Townscaper Running in the Browser

#1

Post by krstffr » Wed, Dec 01, 2021, 3:17 PM UTC

Townscaper Running in the Browser
oskarstalberg.com

Re: Townscaper Running in the Browser

#2

Post by _Microft » Wed, Dec 01, 2021, 3:35 PM UTC

There is also another game/toy by Oskar Stålberg in which you can build a teeny, tiny block of house(s) on a 5x5 grid. Very cute, especially with all the well decorated balconies.

https://oskarstalberg.com/game/house/index.html

The author is on Twitter and sometimes tweets about development of his games and the techniques involved.

https://twitter.com/OskSta

Re: Townscaper Running in the Browser

#3

Post by julius_deane » Wed, Dec 01, 2021, 3:37 PM UTC

_Microft wrote: post #2

There is also another game/toy by Oskar Stålberg in which you can build a teeny, tiny block of house(s) on a 5x5 grid. Very cute, especially with all the well decorated balconies. https://oskarstalberg.com/game/house/index.html The author is on Twitter and sometimes tweets about development of his games and the techniques involved. https://twitter.com/OskSta

looks like the precursor to Townscapper

Re: Townscaper Running in the Browser

#4

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 01, 2021, 3:37 PM UTC

julius_deane wrote: post #3

_Microft wrote: post #2

There is also another game/toy by Oskar Stålberg in which you can build a teeny, tiny block of house(s) on a 5x5 grid. Very cute, especially with all the well decorated balconies. https://oskarstalberg.com/game/house/index.html The author is on Twitter and sometimes tweets about development of his games and the techniques involved. https://twitter.com/OskSta

looks like the precursor to Townscapper

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Re: Townscaper Running in the Browser

#5

Post by julius_deane » Wed, Dec 01, 2021, 3:38 PM UTC

Full version is available in Steam.

Re: Townscaper Running in the Browser

#6

Post by _Microft » Wed, Dec 01, 2021, 3:40 PM UTC

Here is a third party tool that lets you explore your Townscaper creations from a first person view.

https://meliharvey.github.io/threescaper/

Re: Townscaper Running in the Browser

#7

Post by and0 » Wed, Dec 01, 2021, 3:57 PM UTC

_Microft wrote: post #2

There is also another game/toy by Oskar Stålberg in which you can build a teeny, tiny block of house(s) on a 5x5 grid. Very cute, especially with all the well decorated balconies. https://oskarstalberg.com/game/house/index.html The author is on Twitter and sometimes tweets about development of his games and the techniques involved. https://twitter.com/OskSta

Also wanted to pop in to recommend his Twitter. Watching these games get made has been a blast. Just the right mix of interesting math and creativity. I always dig into his blog posts and threads.

Re: Townscaper Running in the Browser

#8

Post by evilhackerdude » Wed, Dec 01, 2021, 3:58 PM UTC

Interesting, according to Oskar it’s straight up exported from Unity for web:

https://twitter.com/OskSta/status/1466063657582931974

Re: Townscaper Running in the Browser

#9

Post by _Microft » Wed, Dec 01, 2021, 4:05 PM UTC

julius_deane wrote: post #5

Full version is available in Steam.

It is also available on GOG if for some reason you do not have or do not want to use Steam.

https://www.gog.com/game/townscaper

Re: Townscaper Running in the Browser

#10

Post by m12k » Wed, Dec 01, 2021, 4:14 PM UTC

_Microft wrote: post #2

There is also another game/toy by Oskar Stålberg in which you can build a teeny, tiny block of house(s) on a 5x5 grid. Very cute, especially with all the well decorated balconies. https://oskarstalberg.com/game/house/index.html The author is on Twitter and sometimes tweets about development of his games and the techniques involved. https://twitter.com/OskSta

The house toy has a cute little easter egg: If you remove all the foundation pieces of the structure, the remaining structure above starts bobbing up and down slowly, hovering - very subtle way to acknowledge "yep, I did in fact think about that case too".