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Defend humanity against a creeping alien fungus in this strategic, turn-based puzzle game. Destroy tiles to isolate the Xenospore organism and protect populations in a minimalistic yet challenging experience.

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World Map with branching progression

Dec 28

Almost done with the world map for Xenospore! 🎉 Took way more time and brainpower than I expected, but it’s finally coming together.

No more boring level select menus - progress freely, pick easier or harder levels as you go, and save tougher levels for later!

Clean the map of infection, choose your next path, and uncover hidden secrets.

Levels can be easily previewed and each level has a unique & thematic name.

Feels like it really turns the game into an experience, not just a bunch of puzzles. Can’t wait for you to play it!

Xenospore

Good, but a couple of things felt missing

1) No way of messing with the main action — like special abilities, items, other rule breakers? Things that you may not be able to use all the time, but that give you an edge over the normal action when it matters. 2) There's zero consequence to losing people. It adds to the aimlessness of the experience. Perhaps the people you save or you don't save could be a resource that you can expend later, or that provide the opponent with penalties or bonuses? So that losing or not losing people becomes a thing ...

Hexaboo

Jun 22 @ 5:21am

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I added an Undo button to Xenospore!

Aug 17

Initially I didn't want any undo mechanics. My goal was for players to feel the pressure of the Xenospore's ruthless spread, and I was worried that an undo feature would take away from that experience.

However, a couple of key things changed my mind:

Player feedback: Several playtesters found Xenospore quite challenging and felt that an undo option would help them work through the puzzles.

Game design: Since Xenospore is a deterministic game, the Xenospore's reactions are 100% predictable once a player understands the rules. This means players can't abuse the undo feature to get new information. It simply lets them use trial and error to better understand the consequences of their moves.

Horror Vibe vs Accessibility: Ultimately, I decided that while the horror vibe is important, accessibility and ease of use are more crucial for a better experience for a wider range of players. The undo mechanic helps with this without compromising the game's core loop.

Feel free to share your thoughts!

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I made some graphical improvements to Xenospore and it looks a lot better now!

May 27

Hi folks!
Xenospore is getting closer to release, and I thought I'd share some progress with you.

I have greatly improved the art, removing black strokes inside the tiles and only left them as outlines, making the tiles a lot less busier and more discernible.

Here's a before and after!