We're updating the game for your enjoyement, Bugfixes:

• Fixed a soft lock on Skill Tree
• Fixed the map in Lighthouse so you can't fall and get stuck in some stairs
• Fixed a bug that could make you gain speed on Credits
• Fixed a bug where level 2 boss would be counted as beaten, if you lost to him and reloaded
• Fixed a bug where a door in level 10 could not be passed via walking like any other doors

QoL:

• You can now right-click instead of drag and drop on the dice during combat.
• Now Achievements are also checked whenever you load a save. If you had a connection issue preventing Achievement unlock, it still unlocks it at next load

Misc:

• Reduced the game size by 20%
• EN, JP, and FR text updates
• Expanded the Credit section to include new assets

As always, if you encounter any issue, hit the Steam Forums, send us an email at hello@tsukumogami.software or join our discord . Enjoy your time in the dungeon,

[ 2025-04-11 16:57:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

Release went well without any major problem. We're patching the following for your enjoyment: - Made the hole riddle in first level more obvious. We talked about it in previous devlogs, but seeing players battle with it, we decided to make it more obvious. - Boss of Level 2 nerf. Too many player struggle with it. - Boss of Level 9 nerf. Too brutal. - Fixed an issue when a controller would not work after hotpluging it or switching it. - Fixed missing Shop translation file for French We'll be on lookout for feedback and make the game even better. Enjoy your time in the dungeon,

[ 2025-04-06 17:40:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Thank you for your interest in Dice'n Goblins.
We're finally able to release Dice'n Goblins. It's a lot of big firsts for us. First commercial game, first game of this scope you get it. We worked a lot on making that game and we hope you will like it. [previewyoutube=qdj5Tr--wk8;full][/previewyoutube] We also want to thank our community members. It would not have been possible without their help, for translations, bug testing, or just eventual cheering that would keep us going.

What's next

In the upcoming weeks, we will take time to listen to player feedback. We have ideas for new adventures for sure, both outside and inside the dungeon, but we want to be sure that what's already there is solid. So no promises yet, let's take care of this game. If you encounter bugs, or give feedback just comment on Steam or join us on Discord

[ 2025-04-04 12:58:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Release Date Announcement Steam Hello everyone, We're proud to announce that Dice'n Goblins will launch on Steam on the 4th of April 2025. Delve into our mysterious dungeon and save your kin from the mysterious Builders. Explore our full game at launch on PC, Linux, and Mac. Dice'n Goblins is a complete game, with unique characters, story, and gameplay. It will take 12 hours or more to beat, depending on skill level. [previewyoutube=qdj5Tr--wk8;full][/previewyoutube] We also hired an extra professional translator for Turkish to improve the game. Please look forward to it! Unfortunately, we could not afford a Korean translator and decided to drop support for the language rather than give you a poor translation. If you're a content creator, apply for a review key here! To get more info, follow us on Discord, or Bluesky.

[ 2025-03-21 13:37:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're honored to be part of two amazing sales event: Women's Day Sale from Feb28 to March 9 celebrate women led studios: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/womensdaysale
Dice Dimension is a festival about all things Dice. Perfect for our game: Check it out at: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/DiceDimensions

[ 2025-03-05 18:40:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dice'n Goblins is part of the Steam Next Fest! With the game being close to its final form, it's the perfect time to try it (again?). We worked hard on the demo, updating it relentlessly (7 times) with your feedback! We even did a small update right now! - Adding NPC and shops on the minimap and map menu. - Adding filters for your inventory. Not very interesting in the demo, however, it was requested by testers who hoarded items at the end of the game. - Adding VFX when you heal. - Overhauling the japanese translation, and altering the font! Please try the demo and share it around! It would mean the world to us!

[ 2025-02-24 16:01:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, Ember speaking! The last month has been BUSY! First we have a teaser trailer! [previewyoutube=FOjEnQhNrI0;full][/previewyoutube] The game is advancing well this month too. Thanks to last month update and tackling performance issue, we have been able to alter a bit the dungeon feel by giving it a outline, which gives a more "crayon" vibe. This was not possible before because of an unforeseen limitation of FSR2.2 which have been removed from the game.
Thanks to your feedback, we also removed vibrations from the game, added an indicator if you forgot to equip skills to control your dices, changed where the dice would be thrown and altered the walking speed. We added a couple of new SFX and received music for later levels. Performance default settings, have been lowered for Steam Deck and Integrated Graphic Cards users. The game have also new tutorials! Instead of showing pictures, it shows now directly the piece of UI and action you can make, instead of big screenshots of the game.
We finally got Japanese, simplified, and traditional Chinese and Korean languages for the full game! As a fan of games released in the eastern part of our planet, I am overjoyed with this.
The full game have been tested by our playtesters! We fixed most of the game breaking bugs and can focus on balancing skills, enemies, and editing the script. New energy recovery has been well received. On another note, we and RogueDuck Interactive decided to stop working together. We wish them the best. What does it means for the game? Well not so much! We hired translators from our pockets and the release date won't be pushed. On a final note, we'll be appearing in Steam Next Fest on the 28th of February! If you didn't try the game, it's the perfect time to! If you tried, I think there were enough changes in the past months, so you can revisit! In the upcoming weeks, we have even more things to announce so stay tuned!

[ 2025-02-12 13:25:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

This month, the traditional two posts about demo and full game progress will be merged into one. We're doing well, after the Christmas holidays with our families. We hope the new year treats you well! We're preparing to have the best demo we can for the Next Fest next month! That means we go over the feedback you left at the end of the demo.

Performance

• A big concern was the poor performance at the start of the game. It is mainly due to Shader Compilation in Godot. In the next version of Godot 4.4, there exists a solution, but unfortunately, it won't be out before the game's release.
• Another concern was the transition to combat, which made you bump a monster, dissolve the dungeon around you, and make you enter the combat. I liked it a lot, but most people disliked it.
• We deactivated the default shadows. Their FPS cost on small computer was too important. You can activate them from the Settings menus.
• Similarly, you can tweak other graphical options such as FPS and FSR in the Settings.

We resolved both issues by implementing a new transition, that is less demanding, as well as hiding some compilation during loading time!

Feedback

• Menus were poorly responsive with the controller. You can now navigate menus with a single stick flick! You can also close all menus with the cancel button (B or Circle by default) like most RPGs.
• Text is tiny for the Deck users, we increased the font size across the board.
• Chests now displays the item that is inside.
• If you don't have stars in combat, the combat doesn't require you to press for each phase anymore.
• Updated Tutorials. Hopefully, they are a bit more clear and the first combat requires you to ingest less information at once.

Gameplay

• Star/Energy regeneration came a lot in the feedback, with requests of items allowing you to get back stars. While you have items to replenish your stars in the game, they are on other levels.
• We changed how you gain stars in the demo. You used to gain stars when you had none because the game is not funny if you can't do anything. Now, you gain stars if you don't do anything one turn. That means you can choose to not re-roll on certain turns, to amass energy for the good and bad turns. I hope people will feel more in control that way.
• If you're out of energy, the game doesn't require you to pass turns manually anymore.

Translations

• We finally encoded all the strings of the game! We have a story content of around 10k words and a lot of item descriptions.
• Translations of Asian languages are about to start! I'm excited!

Misc

• Our testers are finding bugs all over that we squash without mercy! The game is about 80% tested and playable right now!
• Steam Deck and Big Picture users can now use the gamepad to enter their notes on the map.
• Changes to some assets, like the fire.
• Added a bunch of VFX during combats.
• Plenty of little boring things.

We continue to work on the final version of the game in the meantime! Thanks for reading and thanks for playing!

[ 2025-01-20 07:53:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're deploying a new update of the demo, just for the end of the year! In it, we're making mostly quality of life: - After testing with more casual audience, we realized that many people missed the levers. We added a white outline around it to make it easier to spot.
- We also made some enhancement to the minimap. Locked and Unlocked Doors are showing, and when something is activated, the ping last longer:
- Locked Doors are now visually different as well:
- As the full game content is finished, we can finally think of polishing more stuff, starting with dice look.
We're also bugfixing the game, but if something is not right, please send us a message! It's the end of the year, so I wish you happy festivities!

[ 2024-12-15 11:59:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

I completely missed this announcement, but Dice'n Goblins was nominated during the TGAGWCAGA. It's a fun event for indies who can't throw money at big events. You can find the video recording of the event below (will you be able to find Dice'n Goblins amongst all those indie titles ?) [previewyoutube=prrLRWxntgg;full][/previewyoutube]

[ 2024-12-15 11:10:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

For the past month, we have worked hard on the last levels of Dice'n Goblins. The game is now playable from start to finish.
We created items for the end of the game. It will include a selection of D12, D20, and even some 2D12. Those items come with very powerful combos that will be necessary to defeat the final enemies. We also added a few side quests and improvements to the second third of the game (maps 4/5/6). This will help make your progression smoother and the exploration more interesting. There's also now a mini-boss at the end of the first map, which you can already fight in the Demo version.
To improve the quality of life, we also updated the map. Doors are now more obvious which should make it a lot more readable. Also to improve quality of life, we chose to highlight unactivated levers in the dungeon.
For people playing the game with a PS5 controller, the controller is now correctly recognized and the game will display the appropriate icons.
We also now have a functional Discord integration. Not only it shows that you are playing Dice'n Goblins but it also indicates which map you are in. From now on, we will focus on finishing the writing of the end of the game. After that, all we will have left to do will be clean up the bugs and help our translation team. Stay tuned for more news until the game releases!

[ 2024-12-04 10:50:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello, Ember here, In this update we bring you: - A boss fight. We're setting up some story with that guy in a later level. If you already completed the demo, just load the automatic save at the end of demo and turn around, he should be waiting for you. He shouldn't be too hard yet, since we're still balancing the whole game. - Added a toggle dot for people experiencing Motion Sickness. Find it in Settings. - Added a toggle to deactivate camera shake. Find it in Settings. - Reduce Camera shake overall. - It's now more obvious where to go in the infamous "room with holes". I hope. If this doesn't work, I'm gonna try weird lights, something jumping in and if nothing works it will be Yellow Paint lunar2019coolpig - Chests are now in the middle of tiles due to popular demand. - Fixed issue with Lower Skill. - Fixed an issue where restarting your game after finishing, the demo would not clear Player State. - Lot of bugfixes where buttons would not focus correctly, forcing the player to use touchscreen or mouse. About performance/stutters you can encounter, the game engine we're using released an update that should solve most issues. Once it's stable, I'll update the game (and the demo). We're working hard on finishing the game and then giving it the amount of balance and polish it needs. If you encounter issues, contact us!

[ 2024-11-19 11:19:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Last month, we released the Demo of Dice'n Goblins. If you didn't have time to play, you can still download it from your Steam client. We received a lot of positive feedback about the demo, but one thing that stuck out was that the UX needed to be improved. We've taken into account this feedback and decided to simplify the combat interface. Now, it should be more intuitive, require fewer clicks, and make error states impossible:
The inventory system also received a bit of cleanup. It now has fewer tabs, less unused space, and most importantly BIGGER DICE:
The victory screen was also made to be better looking, and generally more readable:
Aside from the feedback received during the demo, we also have been working hard on finishing the moon levels this month. The three moon maps are now entirely playable, with a few hours of exploration, fights, and loot included. From now on, we're moving onto the very last level of Dice'n Goblins. This last map will feature an environment not unfamiliar to our little Goblin. Most importantly, it will feature strong enemies for you to defeat before heading into the final boss and conclusion of Dice'n Goblin story. We're not going to tell you too much about it right now, because we don't want to spoil you too much (yet).

[ 2024-11-01 17:23:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello! It's been a few days since the Demo of Dice'n Goblins is out, and we're starting to get feedback about what you like and dislike about the game. Not all the feedback is positive and we're addressing that. - The Combat UI was streamlined the UI to have fewer clicks and button pushes. It's also friendlier to mouse and you can now drag and drop dice icons during the combat! - Adding some SFX - Thanks to Rogueduck, our publisher, we have translations in Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, and German. - Planned Asian languages (Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) require more attention from our partners. I apologize for the delay. - English text has been edited thanks to the community. - Autosaves have been added on Rest - Fix issue where you could see through walls and object while peeking down. - Fix issue on Steam Deck where you would be forced to use the touchscreen instead of buttons. - Fix issue with the Smite II and III skills by transforming the dice correctly, but not adding the bonus. - And a bunch of little details boring to list and read. Thanks for all your feedback! I hope to see you in the Dungeon at the release date!

[ 2024-10-15 18:40:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

During the Steam Next Fest, we have 4 free game demos up for you to try out. If you played a game published by Rogue Duck Interactive before, you probably love replayable strategy games! Let me start introducing our games, during the Next Fest, download the demos you are interested and become part of the development by giving us your valueable feedback.

New Next Fest Strategy Demos

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2517440/Mini_City_Mayhem/ A city builder where you race against time to build your city! Become the mayor of a tiny town, plop down tiny building blocks to build a working city to progress. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179860/Pairs__Perils/ A memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3056580/HEXAROMA_Village_Builder/ Build your charming medieval hexagon village in this city-builder. Strategize the best hexagon island placements. Place the building pieces strategically, and grow your village and your tiny island. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3204250/Lost_But_Found/ A combination of a job simulator & hidden object game. In a top-down table, you are an officer who oversees the lost items in an airport. Organize those items and distribute them to people who lost their belongings. That's all we have for this Next Fest, we hope you found something you like. In that case, wishlist the games to stay in the loop!

Other Strategy Demos

Additionally, we have other demos, that's not participating in this edition of the Next Fest yet, but soon. Check them out too. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449450/Clonizer/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2655590/Kingdoms_Deck/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/Dice_n_Goblins/ Have a strategy-filled Next Fest event, everyone! Follow us on our social media so you don't miss free strategy goodies!

[ 2024-10-14 17:00:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Let's celebrate upcoming indie strategy games together! During the Steam Next Fest, we have 4 free game demos up for you to try out. If you played a game published by Rogue Duck Interactive before, you probably love replayable strategy games! Let me start introducing our games, during the Next Fest, download the demos you are interested and become part of the development by giving us your valueable feedback.

New Next Fest Strategy Demos

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2517440/Mini_City_Mayhem/ A city builder where you race against time to build your city! Become the mayor of a tiny town, plop down tiny building blocks to build a working city to progress. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179860/Pairs__Perils/ A memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3056580/HEXAROMA_Village_Builder/ Build your charming medieval hexagon village in this city-builder. Strategize the best hexagon island placements. Place the building pieces strategically, and grow your village and your tiny island. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3204250/Lost_But_Found/ A combination of a job simulator & hidden object game. In a top-down table, you are an officer who oversees the lost items in an airport. Organize those items and distribute them to people who lost their belongings. That's all we have for this Next Fest, we hope you found something you like. In that case, wishlist the games to stay in the loop!

Other Strategy Demos

Additionally, we have other demos, that's not participating in this edition of the Next Fest yet, but soon. Check them out too. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449450/Clonizer/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2655590/Kingdoms_Deck/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/Dice_n_Goblins/ Have a strategy-filled Next Fest event, everyone! Follow us on our social media so you don't miss free strategy goodies!

[ 2024-10-14 12:29:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello! It's been a few days the Demo of Dice'n Goblins is out, and we're starting to get feedback about what you like and dislike about the game. Not all the feedback is positive and we'll address that in the upcoming weeks with small patches, to improve aspect of the game. In this very first patch: - Rework the Inventory Screen to be more straightforward and less clunky. We fixed bugs, added sounds, and polished the look - Rework the Victory Screen so it doesn't clash visually with the rest of the game. Added Icons for Gold, Skill Point, and gaining Health - Hide the mouse after a while if you're using only Keyboard or only Controller - Fix a bug on Victory Screen, when, on controller, you would not be able to press "Next" - Fix a bug on Key Remapping that would allow you to bind two keys to the same action And that's all! Next time, we'll focus on streamlining combat UI!

[ 2024-10-08 14:24:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello, this month, it's me Ember writing the devlog. Finally, it's here! The Demo is available to play.
It contains the first level and should give you an idea of what the gameplay would look like. I wanted to show much more, but it's hard to keep it short! Expect more dice, more NPC to talk to, and maps to be slightly bigger, in the next level. If you play now, you can keep your save for the full game. We also got a publisher! RogueDuck Interactive, who published Dice&Fold, another dice-based game. They will help us improve the game and distribute it to new countries. I'm so happy about this.
At the end of the demo, there is a form to leave comments and feedback. Please do it, we're already improving the game based on this. This month, we ensured the demo ran well on all devices, adding support for multiple resolutions, FSR, and other options. As a result, I'm proud to say it runs like a charm on the Steam Deck. Playing your game on a handheld is a nice feeling...
Besides those, the 8th level is completely scripted and the 9th level is mapped. A 3D artist is helping me making the 9th level extra cool. I've also drawn a lot of new monsters and NPC, and I can't wait for you to meet them in the game. The UI also got a coat of paint!
Overall I'm happy how the game is turning and we're getting some positive feedback! We'll continue to polish the Game and the Demo, so be prepared for an update in the next few days.

[ 2024-10-06 09:59:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dice'n Goblins is moving closer and closer to being complete. Since we have been working as a duo for a little while, our workflow has made progress with development and game design much faster. We have now been working on the 7th and 8th levels of the game, both set on the Moon. Those levels will contain scary threats to our little Goblin, but also new non-player characters and lore elements to discover.
We have decided to change the gameplay a bit, by introducing a skill tree. This system makes fighting monsters more rewarding by allowing players to unlock new skills for Gobby as they level up. Skills are used to exchange dice during combat, giving you more control over each throw.
As we're entering the final stages of development, we're paying more and more attention to fixing bugs and polishing the player experience. Thanks to the help of our playtesters, we have been able to catch dozens of issues, which will ensure the game releases in a stable state. We've also spent considerable time making sure the game animations and sound effects are satisfying.
On another note, we are very close to having a demo ready. The demo will contain the full first level of Dice'n Goblins. It will allow you to try out the exploration and combat before the game releases. Stay tuned for more updates about this!

[ 2024-09-03 10:27:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dicen Goblins is still advancing steadily. This month, Ive received the help of my business partner Alice, and a bunch of stuff is moving at a greater pace. On my side, I finished designing, scripting, and filling the levels 4, 5 and 6. The scenario for this part have been written as well. The game have a main story, but each set of level have their own storyline. This particular set focus on your companion Skelly, and his old friends. The zone contains 15 monsters, all with their moveset and with 10 unique sprites. Im pretty happy with how its turning out. Overall, this part of the dungeon has been a lot of work and it's great being able to move from it!
On UI side, we have improved the look of things a lot again, with a combat disk, breaking down combat turns.
We have drag and drop for the inventory, because I was seeing playtesters fight with the controls. I develop my games aiming for controllers, since I find it more comfortable after a day of development or drawing. This is why playtests are important. The game has full controller support, as well as keyboard and mouse+keyboard and you can rebind controls to your liking.
We added particules and animation on the dice during combat to better explain what was happening.
Finally, I added some bigger dice for the end game! Poor Gobby drowning under all the dice!
The most fun this month must have been working on cutscenes. I feel like Im directing a little movie and its very rewarding. Alice worked on getting a Steam Build and the Steam integration for the game (Achievements and such), something we wont have to rush at release. Next month will be full of surprises! First, Im taking some holidays (my arms will fall if I code more), Im starting the Moon Levels for which I have plenty of ideas and we will prepare a demo, to be hopefully released in September. Here some development picture of next zone:

[ 2024-07-27 16:08:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! I'm Ember, the solo developer of Dice'n Goblins, and I will talk about the development. Dice'n Goblins is a Dungeon Crawler, where you move on a grid and you resolve conflicts with turn-based dice-based combat. I have been developing it for around a year, and most of its bones were made from earlier games and prototypes. The game will be divided into sections of 3 levels, distinct from each other in themes and encounters. As I write this, the first section has been completed and the second section is about to be completed. That's roughly 50% of the content I envision for the game.

Dead City

While the first set of levels is in a traditional dungeon environment, the second set is in a portion of the dungeon populated by the Undeads, next to a grim sea. The main inspiration has been the City of Lost Children, but it also references Tim Burton's movies, various mythological hells, and stories from Jules Vernes. I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out.
Of course, being next to the sea allows me to add water. Adding water allows me to do underwater sections, and have oxygen-based puzzles. (Sorry, I'm the type of person who loves water levels). [previewyoutube=HB9g-FbWWSE;full][/previewyoutube] Despite being only a programmer, I've been drawing a lot of battlers for this section, and I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out!

Gameplay Updates

I'm spending a lot of time playtesting to ensure the combat will be fun and that you have to make meaningful decisions. In Dice'n Goblins you equip several items allowing you to throw different dice and achieve special combos. During combat, you have various abilities to roll, change faces, or transform your dice to achieve those combos. In earlier builds, enemies had their own set of dice and combos. Tracking your dice, your enemy dice, your combos, and your enemy combos was easy in the first levels. But as you unlock more dice, combos, and special action, you quickly enter Information Overload! To help with this, I made it so only your dice manipulation affects the outcome of the battle, making it even more strategic. I'm also centering the UI and making it cleaner, bit by bit, to achieve a slick look.

Translations

I've also developed a way to translate the game. I will translate it into French, my mother tongue, but if you want to contribute to your favorite language, just message me on Discord, twitter, or by email. You can find that information, on the Store Page. That's all I have to say for today! Have a lovely day! Remember to wishlist and share the game :)

[ 2024-06-26 14:14:07 CET ] [ Original post ]