So, I’ve been plugging away at Slay the Beast and posting builds on IndieDB. It’s… pretty cool actually. I admit that I was a bit cautious going into the whole “open development” thing, but posting regular builds to IndieDB has been really enlightening and encouraged me to ferret out many bugs that I might otherwise have let fester. So, yay that!

In other, highly-related, news, I’ve release version 0.0.9 of Slay the Beast for your consumption.
Since the last build I have:

• Fixed characters not flashing red on fatal blow
• Knight will now fall in different directions depending on direction of fatal blow
• Added blue glow at base of flame attacks
• Added particle effects to fireball and slash impacts
• Fixed race-condition crash going from menu to in-game
• Archdemon can now turn-around by pressing RB (Right Bumper) / P on Keyboard
• Fixed some garbage collection issues
• Added particle effects on Knight and Archdemon death
• Fixed Knight knockback logic to be framerate independent
• Fireballs that land outside arena no longer spawn flames inside the arena
• Added shadow under fireballs
• Added breakable candles that release power-ups that can be used by heroes

Hit the link to enjoy the chaos:

Anyway, YouTuber and Twitterer (Tweeter?) @xtomass recently uploaded a video of his play-through of version 0.0.6 of Slay the Beast and I would be remiss not to share it.

So, enjoy!

A new version of my latest indie game, Slay the Beast, is now available on IndieDB. This build fixes several bugs and adds new Knight abilities.

New features / fixes in this build:

• Made Demon spit attack slightly faster
• Added Dash / Air-Dash ability to Knight
• Fixed bug where demon could get stuck in a waiting-to-respawn state
• Fixed animations and particles persisting between rounds
• Added Slash Projectile when Knight attacks with full HP
• Made life bars dual-layered so it’s easier to see recent damage inflicted
• Fixed intermittent boot crash

Just hit the button below to download version 0.0.3:

Click this banner to visit Slay the Beast on IndieDB:

This is an early PRE-ALPHA version of the game. This means that it is very far from feature complete. It is not representative of the final product. As development continues, this game will continue to be updated and have new features added regularly.

This version of Slay the Beast is for 2 players to compete in a 2-round match between a heroic Knight and a powerful Archdemon.

Just hit the button below to download the build (Version 0.0.1):

UPDATE:
Version 0.0.2 now available:

Or click below to visit Slay the Beast on IndieDB:

As proof, here’s a (very) early work-in-progress screenshot of my current indie game project, Slay the Beast:

Slay the Beast is a versus fighting game where one player controls a huge boss-level monster. While the other player controls a puny (but respawning) hero. The sprites are from Oryx Design Lab‘s Hifi Gothic Set and animation is done with Spine, from Esoteric Software.

The game is still at an early stage of development. Heck, I just started this project a few weeks ago! However, I plan on making WIP builds available soon. Stay tuned for more news.

EDIT:
Here are some more screenshots for your viewing pleasure:

And one more for people who’d like to see how characters look in-editor: