PLOY - A chess game

Devlog

• 💫 3 new Pieces - Patch v0.16.0
  March 30, 2025 by RookGameDev#Turn-based, #Chess, #Ploy, #Pieces, #Update, #English, #Strategy, #Demo, #Free

  Hi everyone. It's the end sprint, and I plan to put this demo on Steam soon. 😋 It will be a milestone for me because I have had this goal for a long time, and I am happy that I will reach it soon... Continue reading

  
• 💫 Tutorial - Patch v0.15.0
  March 23, 2025 by RookGameDev#Tutorial, #Patch, #Chess, #Turn-based, #English, #Update, #Ploy

  Hi everyone! As promised here is the tutorial! It was about time to be honest because I noticed that my testers did not directly understand the game. So now 6 prompts will pop up at the appropriate ti... Continue reading

  
• Audio 🎶 - Patch v0.14.0
  March 12, 2025 by RookGameDev#Strategy, #Turn-Based, #Chess, #Updated, #Sounds, #Audio, #Patch

  Originally, my plan for this patch was mainly to do a tutorial and maybe add sounds. I went the other way. 😁 I started to look into sounds and ended up not having time to add a tutorial yet. Who co... Continue reading

  
• 💫 Encyclopedia and new animations - Update v0.13.0
  March 01, 2025 by RookGameDev#Strategy, #Chess, #Ploy, #Unity, #Pixelart, #Update, #Turnbased

  The new update is out. It brings the encyclopedia. It helps the player keep track of the pieces he/she has found and especially allows you to see what the piece can do, including small videos of its p... Continue reading

  
• 10 new levels, new animation and 2 new cards ♣️ - Update v0.12.0
  February 05, 2025 by RookGameDev#Chess, #Turn-based, #Strategy, #Update, #Devlog, #Unity, #Indie

  I have been busy again! This is update v0.12.0. The most important change that it brings is a level system. The opponent will now increase in strength over 10 levels. Let's see if anyone can beat them... Continue reading

  
• v0.11.1 - Quick bug fix 🪲
  January 27, 2025 by RookGameDev#Untiy, #Strategy, #Chess, #Ploy, #Turn-based

  This is just a quick bug fix that a tester found. I wanted to get it out of the way before starting with v0.12.0. I also refactored the code a little, but nothing that should be noticed. Bug Fixes... Continue reading

  
• Level Up Pieces ⬆️🟢 - Update v0.11.0
  January 25, 2025 by RookGameDev#Unity, #Chess, #Turnbased, #Strategy, #Pixelart, #3D

  Hi everyone. The next update is ready for itch! The game is coming along more and more as I imagined it. I added the possibility to level up the pieces now. 😊 So basically when you are playing they... Continue reading

  
• PLOY -🪲 Bug Fixes v0.10.1
  January 19, 2025 by RookGameDev#Unity, #Chess, #Turnbased, #Strategy, #Update, #English

  My motivation has not left me yet. The opposite is true; it is higher than ever. 😋 Even though this update fixes only bugs, I also did some refactoring which will set me up for the next major updat... Continue reading

  
• Capture Pieces 🕸️, design your start formation - Minor Update v0.10.0
  January 14, 2025 by RookGameDev#Turnbased, #English, #Unity

  I cannot believe it, but I managed to pick up my motivation again. This game will at least go as a demo on Steam at some point no matter what. That is at least the goal. :D Anyway if you try it out pl... Continue reading

  
• Update v0.9.0 - Three New pieces 🥳, and cards with requirements
  August 06, 2024 by RookGameDev

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  #strategy, #pixel-art, #update, #unity, #chess, #turn-based, #v0.9.0

  I managed to push the next update and I am very happy with it. On one side there are three more pieces now which I named Ol, Olly, and Oliver. This however I consider the smaller change. The bigger ch... Continue reading

  
• 💫 Update v0.8.1 - Main menu, camera transitions, font update and fades
  August 01, 2024 by RookGameDev#update, #pixel-art, #chess, #strategy

  I have worked on some smaller fixes before I start working on the next bigger update. My changes are mainly smaller tweaks to better integrate the scene transitions and main menu. As always below is a... Continue reading

  
• Name Release 🤯 PLOY, and Main Menu - Minor Update v0.8.0
  July 25, 2024 by RookGameDev

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  #update, #ploy, #chess, ##pixel-art, ##strategy, #main-menu

  I finally came up with a name for my Game 🤩 I will call it PLOY from now on. I believe it is short and catchy and at the same time is somehow connected to strategy as another meaning of it is "An a... Continue reading

  
• 🪳 Bug fixes v0.7.1 - Updated font, and highlights for UI
  July 09, 2024 by RookGameDev#pixel-art, #turn-based, #strategy, #bug-fixes, #update

  I received some feedback for the latest update on Reddit. The main criticism was that the font was not readable enough so I have updated it. I like the pixelart style of the font so it was important f... Continue reading

  
• New UI 🖼️Scoring System ✨and new Font #️⃣ - Minor Update v0.7.0
  July 06, 2024 by RookGameDev#unity, #turn-based, #strategy, #chess, #update, #pixel-art, #singleplayer, #indie

  I finally managed to bring out the next update! This one includes a UI system and a more detailed end-game screen. You also have a high score now and can select between 3 different Modes: PvP, Monte C... Continue reading

  
• 🎨New color palette - Minor update v0.6.0
  June 04, 2024 by RookGameDev#Update, #Chess, #Turn-based, #Unity, #Pixelart

  Hey everyone! It's time for the next update! I overworked the whole color palette of all sprites and 3D models. The game looked a bit washed out before and the new color palette should change that. I... Continue reading

  
• Minor Update v0.5.0 - Escape Phase 🏃‍♂️, Camera movement 📷, and Transitions 🖼️
  May 20, 2024 by RookGameDev#Unity, #Unity3d, #PixelArt, #Pixels, #Chess, #Turn-based

  Hey again. It says minor update but it does not feel like one. 😁 I worked on implementing an escape phase. Once the match winner is determined (by killing the king or reducing the health bar below... Continue reading

  
• Bug fixes v0.4.2 - Healthbar animation
  May 07, 2024 by RookGameDev#Animation, #Aseprite, #Unity3D, #PixelArt

  I added an animation to the health bar disappearing so that it feels more dynamic and fixed some other issues. Next, I will continue to work on a new "Game phase" where the winner will have the opport... Continue reading

  
• Bug fixes v0.4.1 - Healthbar overhaul
  April 28, 2024 by RookGameDev#Bug fix

  Hey again. I have looked at the health bar I made again and was not happy with how it looked liked. On one side I believe the resolution of the old version was too low for the game. On the other hand,... Continue reading

  
• Minor Update v.0.4.0 - Healthbar❤️
  April 27, 2024 by RookGameDev#2D, #3D, #Chess, #Indie, #Pixel Art, #Turn-based, #Unity, #Minor Update

  I have worked on a health bar for the game that (in the future) helps understand win conditions. I am not 100% done with it but this is my progress up to now. :) Features 💫 Healthbar: Added a dynam... Continue reading

  
• Bug fixes v0.3.1
  April 22, 2024 by RookGameDev#Bug Fix, #v0.3.1

  Bug Fixes 🪲 Fixed "Quit Game" Button not sticking to the bottom right Adjusted Canvas Size for the web version... Continue reading
• Minor Update v.0.3.0
  April 21, 2024 by RookGameDev#v0.3.0

  Release Notes v0.3.0 Features 💫 Added a button to quit the game Added possibility to build Mac applications... Continue reading