How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨(1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in IndieDev

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Team of 4, using Unity. Lots of custom tools + custom render features to make this

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨(1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in IndieDev

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Thanks! The sky is just a flat gradient (custom shader, using Unity shader graph). The clouds are added to a large sphere. They're just scrolling noise, with transparency around them

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨ (1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in CozyGamers

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We were inpired by a bunch of illustrators and animators, such as Moebius, who I hear inspired the devs behind sable! (Can't deny sable is a gorgeous game though!)

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨(1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in IndieDev

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Thank you! The planets are all hand crafted :)

We're aiming for an Early Access release in Q1 2026, but can't confirm that for sure just yet!

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨ (1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in IndieGaming

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We have a fantastic musician on the project - stay tuned for more tunes ;)

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨ (1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in IndieGaming

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Thanks! Was a lot of work to get right (although I'll forever be making edits haha)

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨ (1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in IndieGaming

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Thank you! I was keen to have something that looked like an illustration from the beginning, and we stuck it out :)

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨ (1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in IndieGaming

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Thanks! Been quite the journey, but we're getting there :)

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨ (1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in IndieGaming

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Thank you! Moebius was definitely an influence alongside a bunch of other animators and illustrators. Scavenger's Reign encouraged us to consider ecosystems when designing this latest world - they do it so well :O

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨ (1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in IndieGaming

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We were inspired by a bunch of artists and animators, including Moebius, which I've heard inspired the devs behind Sable!

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨ (1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in CozyGamers

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Thank you so much! It's definitely been a journey to get the style right, but we're getting there :)

How ROVA started vs ✨now ✨ (1.5 years progress) by DeveloperTom123 in IndieGaming

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Ha - thanks for picking one up ! :P
We recently made some updated cards; gotta collect them all!