Wizard Duel Arena

Devlog

• Beginnings of a facelift
  August 18, 2026 by ObscureWizardGames#icons, #facelift, #ui

  While I am currently in the middle of enhancing the spell workshop to drift closer to my vision, I also went off on a tangent and started to make things prettier. The main thing that was bugging me is... Continue reading

  
• Spell Mechanics
  August 12, 2026 by ObscureWizardGames#spellbuilding, #spellcrafting, #spellworkshop, #solo-developer

  I want to talk a little bit about some of the design discussions that I've been having with Claude Code. This one is interesting in two ways. One, I find it hilarious that the AI was able to 'talk me... Continue reading
• Spell Workshop
  August 05, 2026 by ObscureWizardGames#spellbuilding, #spellworkshop, #spellcrafting

  I've been thinking a lot about the spell workshop. It will allow players to modify spells they already know to create new ones to match their style. It is not ready to be implemented as it is pretty c... Continue reading
• Fighting Ogres
  August 01, 2026 by ObscureWizardGames#solo, #ogre

  Did I mention that I had added an option where you could fight a creature instead of a human opponent? It was mainly just another way to test things, but it has become fun in its own right. I started... Continue reading

  
• Store UI plus better event tracking
  July 31, 2026 by ObscureWizardGames

  I found that even though I know how this game works, I was having a hard time seeing what happened. Where stuff moved, who attacked who, etc. It was frustrating. Each turn contains seven rounds where... Continue reading

  
• Game name
  July 31, 2026 by ObscureWizardGames

  I tend to think of this game as "The Arena", but I'm going to follow Dragon Magazine's lead and drop the "The". Originally their magazine was called "The Dragon" but then they changed it because peopl... Continue reading
• Protecting players from harassment
  July 30, 2026 by ObscureWizardGames#pvp, #player-matching, #harassment, #stalking, #blocklist, #blocking

  Hey! I've got the game hosted and it is playable now. But I ran into a dilemma. The game is about dueling wizards but I really don't have any player matching stuff yet. Right now, every wizard can cha... Continue reading
• Just getting started
  July 28, 2026 by ObscureWizardGames#browser, #text-based, #fantasy, #magic, #strategy, #turn-based, #solo-developer, #early-development, #devlog

  Greetings! The indie community is very new to me, so I'm figuring things out as I go. There is a game I've been wanting to create since before the Internet. I've called it the Arena. I've wanted to bu... Continue reading