Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social

Lead developer on #CityOfBeats at @torchedhill - buy now on Steam: #roadtoballhalla (PC/XO/PS4/Switch).

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

It's out! 😱

[Torched Hill 🎶 City of Beats is out now! 🎶 @torchedhill]

Fight your way through a city driven by music! #CityOfBeats is OUT NOW on #Steam

@Steam: https://t.co/kEkrRJvTBF

Discord: https://t.co/ITSOaicldS
Wiki: https://t.co/IuSqAOgEy2

#IndieDev #GameDev #LaunchDay #Gaming #PC

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

@MathildeSound huge congrats!!! 🧡🎵🥳

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

@lara_irl Template link: https://t.co/K0NqP0oC2L

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

My personal ranking of all #guildwars2 maps. Each of the S-tier maps has some of my favorite gaming experiences - from finding my first jumping puzzles in Old LA to commanding over 50 random players to defeat a huge world boss in Dragon's End.

Thanks for the template @lara_irl !

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

My favorite TV show. Lots of references to it in my games (there's even a Smokey ball trail in Ballhalla), and quite a big inspiration for our next project.

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[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

20 years ago today, ‘LOST’ premiered.

[otterhands @otterhandsgames]

Just turned 30 yesterday! 🦦 🎂

And 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 🌱 🏠 my first #solodev game got its store page on #steam

https://t.co/FXmd8GlDC8

#indiedev #indiegame #cozy #citybuilder #refarm

[Nicholas Singer @nicholas_singer]

Here's how we used @fmodstudio to make some of the systems that earned #CityOfBeats three nominations at the G.A.N.G awards this year; if you're interested in adaptive music, rhythm-driven gameplay or context sentitive harmony then have a look!
https://t.co/sGFcwjo0D7

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

This looks insane! 🎵

[chriszuko @ChrisZukoArt]

What does a musical spaceship look like?

The First Major Update for Mix Universe is now Live!!

New UI + Lots more
4k Video Link below!

Likes and Retweets are highly appreciated! Thanks!!
#MusicGame #UnrealEngine #Indiegames #Gamedev #Solodev #indiedev #interactivemusic

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

Huge congrats to @nicholas_singer for the 3 (!) Game Audio Network Guild Award nominations for our game #cityofbeats , including "Best Audio for an Indie Game" 😮🥳🎵

https://t.co/cuGVBqXILm

#indiedev #gameaudio

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

@Creactstudios Awesome!!🥳Will have to check it out😄

[Studio Sterneck @StudioSterneck]

Happy to announce that Crabling will take part in the #SteamNextFest starting monday October 9th.

Play the demo and get some crabling hook action. Short and crunchy 🦀 either bash your head in or have fun trying.

[Torched Hill 🎶 City of Beats is out now! 🎶 @torchedhill]

Surprise! Today we're launching #CityOfBeats on Nintendo Switch! 🥳 Check out the launch trailer: https://t.co/UqcSJx8n3n

Store page: https://t.co/LbNPAQ3ZRY

Have fun!
#indiedev #music #rhythm #indiegames

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

@ALEDreamgameon Glad you're enjoying it! 🧡

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

@JKArgick Definitely! EoD is great and also has the best meta-event, commanding a squad of 50 random players to victory there while barely knowing the event mechanics & getting support from all those players on the map was one of my top gaming moments😅

[Nicholas Singer @nicholas_singer]

Debug is a lovingly created, beautifully made and super high quality magazine with a focus on indie games and their development.
Best of all, issue two features a review of City of Beats plus a short interview with myself about its audio.
Grab a copy, in print or digitally:

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

@Critney_ Yeah, we got both as negative reviews - too easy and too hard😅 The default difficulty is balanced for players that have already played twin-stick shooters before, but you can enable "Survival Assist" if it's too hard, and unlock challenge modes after beating a run.

[ehmprah @ehmprah]

🚨 Landnama is out now on Steam! 🚨

Face the judgment of winter’s deadly toll as you lead the first Viking clans to settle Iceland in this non-violent, rogue-lite survival base builder.

👉 https://t.co/N5AFwqt9IB

An #indiegame made by 3 friends with ❤️ and #godot.

[Nicholas Singer @nicholas_singer]

Some chill music and atmos from the City Heights ☁️

City of Beats, our music-driven flow-state shooter is out now on Steam 🎵🎶

#gamemusic #gameaudio #indiedevs #gamedevs
https://t.co/Fwxyl3xNMp

[Torched Hill 🎶 City of Beats is out now! 🎶 @torchedhill]

BIG UPDATE: We just added a new instrumental weapon to the game: the ACID LINKGUN

Also: Key Rebinding, balance tweaks & QoL features!

More details: https://t.co/FY9DRsa8wO

🎵 Enjoy!🎵

#cityofbeats #indiedev #indiegames #music #rhythm

[Kai Hillenbrand 🦋kaitorched.bsky.social @kaitorched]

@MathildeSound @StudioSterneck Well-deserved, congrats! 🎉 Was one of my most-played soundtracks when it released 😅