u/ThatDavidShaw

Almost a year ago I posted a gif here of my work in progress walking castle I'm making for a video game. I've since redone most of the art. It is a strategy game with RPG elements set in a feudal sci-fi world. The backstory is that you built a walking castle out of a crashed asteroid mining space ship.

Roaming around in a walking castle has been a fantasy of mine since I was a kid. So, I want to make the world really atmospheric and fun to explore. I want players to be able to explore a huge map to mine resources, trade, and defend against monsters that show up when your castle sits down to build a base.

If you want to see more, there are lots of screenshots, gifs, and game lore on the Steam page.

If you have any feedback or suggestions for how I can add even more character, I'm excited to hear it.

Here is the basic gameplay loop. You can see more gifs of the gameplay on Steam.

• Hunt down and salvage scrapfalls (crashed space ships and stations)
• Build a temporary base around the site (mines, factories, and weapons)
• Destroy the aliens infesting the scrapfall as you cut it apart.
• Profit, upgrade, trade, explore
• Repeat

The game is also set in an open world with multiple factions that you can interact with.

Some of what I've added to Scraptory in the eight months since I last posted here: I totally reworked the art, added mini-castle units, added resource pipes that snap together to connect buildings, added dialog and trade systems, a faction relationship system, procedurally generated wave based encounters, trees you can crush, a big laser on top, optimization, and the game has a story.

I also hired a capsule artist and totally redid the Steam page, please check it out. I’m editing an announcement trailer now. So, keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks.

Scraptory is a “feudal sci-fi open-world sandbox strategy roguelite.” If that sounds interesting, please consider wishlisting it on Steam or joining the Discord. I am all ears for marketing advice and feedback. If you visit the Steam page, be sure to scroll down to the gifs!

It has been eight months since I last posted about my walking castle game, and I’ve been working on it almost every day since. Here are the highlights: totally reworked the art, added mini-castle units, added resource pipes that snap together to connect buildings, added dialog and trade systems, a faction relationship system, procedurally generated wave based encounters, trees you can crush, a big laser on top, optimization, and the game has a story.

I also hired a capsule artist and totally redid the Steam page, please check it out. It’s finally all coming together. At least enough that I think I can start trying to market it. I’m editing an announcement trailer now. So, keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks.

Scraptory is a blend of genres, but I’ve decided to call it a “feudal sci-fi open-world sandbox strategy roguelite” If that sounds interesting to you, please consider giving it a wishlist on Steam or joining the Discord. I am all ears for marketing advice and feedback. If you visit the Steam page, be sure to scroll down to the gifs!