One of the very first prototypes prepared by our developers: automatic movement from point A to point B + camera control.

In the video - a genre classic: a cube (the hero) moving among other cubes (trees). Graphics? Placeholder. Gameplay? It works. And that was what mattered most 😄

Fun fact: the camera has barely changed since that moment and is still used in the current playtest version. Sometimes you get something right at the very beginning - and there’s simply no reason to touch it 😎

This is how game foundations are born: ugly, simple, but effective 💪

Thanks for reading, and see you in the next devlog!

Holidays, holidays… and now they’re over!

Perfect time to pause for a moment and look back at what we’ve built together in Dominus Automa this year. What did we manage to do?

• This year was a huge step forward for us - it’s the year

• we actually started working on the project!

• we built the core of the game and its main systems

• we iterated on gameplay a lot, based directly on your feedback

• we launched playtests and kept expanding them

• we built an active, super engaged community around the game

And the numbers? They’re kind of wild:

• 1,300+ wishlists

• 500+ players

• hundreds of hours spent in the game

• tons of feedback, bug reports, and suggestions that actually shaped the game

• and… almost 500 people on Discord - we honestly didn’t expect growth like this

Your support - both financial and through feedback - lets us work on Dominus Automa long-term, with less stress and bigger ambitions. It really means a lot. Big thanks to everyone who:

• tested the game

• reported bugs

• jumped into discussions

• supported the project with kind words

• was active in any way

A new year and new milestones are ahead. We can’t wait to keep pushing the project and finally just leave our PC or phone running, farming XP and smashing big bosses together with you.

Thanks for being here - and Happy New Year!

~The Dominus Automa Team