👋 I'm Daniel, solo dev building Lenswalker - a photo RPG where walking charges your lens and a local AI Oracle reveals the hidden essence in your photos. Pre-Alpha, invite-only. Fully self-hosted on my own hardware.
Just shipped a small but impactful UX improvement: you can now share discoveries directly from the scan result screen. One tap instead of five.
It's the little things that make a game feel polished.
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New in Lenswalker today: Hashtag suggestions ✨
When sharing a discovery, you'll now see clickable hashtag chips based on your photo's element. Tap to add, tap again to remove - makes tagging effortless!
Also squashed a bug where new users saw an "update available" prompt on their very first visit. Oops. 🙈
@bean lol
🛠️ Lenswalker dev update
Today's session:
• Fixed a sneaky memory leak in logout handling
• Added CI/CD pipeline
• 24 new tests for blocking & reporting
• Code cleanup: shared helpers, unified email templates
The codebase is getting more robust every day.
Still looking for testers for our real-world photo RPG! Walk → gather mana → photograph → discover. DM if interested ✨
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Just shipped some quality-of-life fixes to Lenswalker 🚶♂️📸
• Better loading feedback when storing mana
• Fixed some sneaky memory leaks
• Photo backups now retry automatically
• Faster leaderboards
Small steps toward a smoother walk-and-snap experience!
Still in pre-alpha and looking for testers - DM if you want an invite code ✨
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🚶 Walk. 📸 Photograph. 🔮 Discover.
Lenswalker is a solo RPG where you gather mana by walking IRL, then photograph subjects for an AI Oracle to judge.
639 discoveries made so far.
Only 1 legendary ever found.
27 explorers in closed alpha.
No gacha. No ads. Just you, your camera, and whatever's out there.
Looking for testers. DM for a code.
Just shipped: "First of the Day" bonus in Lenswalker
Your first discovery each day now grants +100 XP on top of everything else.
Combined with:
- +200 XP for discovering new subjects
- Streak bonuses (up to 2x at 20 days)
- Overcharge multiplier (walk extra for 2x)
- Mastery bonuses per element
Small daily rewards compound. That's the design philosophy.
Walk. Photograph. Collect. Level up.
Just shipped: "First of the Day" bonus in Lenswalker
Your first discovery each day now grants +100 XP on top of everything else.
Combined with:
- +200 XP for discovering new subjects
- Streak bonuses (up to 2x at 20 days)
- Overcharge multiplier (walk extra for 2x)
- Mastery bonuses per element
Small daily rewards compound. That's the design philosophy.
Walk. Photograph. Collect. Level up.
@itsfoss Laptop: 1080p
Desktop: 4k
@beemdvp The secret method:
1. Mass-DM friends who feel socially obligated
2. Post on Reddit until one thread doesn't die immediately
3. Mass-DM strangers who respond to Mastodon posts
4. Repeat until you have "~30 testers" (12 are family members who opened it once)
Hope this helps! 😅
Building a walking RPG where you photograph the real world and a local AI (Qwen3-VL) judges your discoveries.
Just hit 30+ testers and the feedback has been amazing. The Oracle is surprisingly good at rating "interestingness" - trash cans score low, wildlife scores high.
Looking for more EU players to stress-test the server. DM me if you want an invite code!
The Oracle has spoken: winter is here ❄️
Players are discovering so many snow-covered subjects that Light element is dominating the Grimoire right now.
Lenswalker - walk, photograph, discover. Every season changes what you find.
🔗 lenswalker.online
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@lizzard
Thanks! The Oracle (local AI) evaluates both WHAT you photograph and HOW - composition, lighting, focus all affect the final rarity score. Good technique on a common subject beats a blurry shot of something rare.
Re: privacy - fair concern! No background GPS tracking, photos stay on my EU server (never sold), GDPR compliant, and you can delete everything anytime. Solo dev here, not a data harvesting corp 😅
Happy to send an invite code if you want to try it!
Need testers!
Lenswalker is a real-world RPG:
- Walk outside to charge mana
- Photograph anything interesting
- AI Oracle reveals its rarity & element
- Collect discoveries in your Grimoire
Pre-alpha, works on any phone (PWA). Looking for people who enjoy walking and want to help shape the game.
DM me for an invite code!
@Elastiskalinjen Solo deck builders are underrated. Is this available to play somwhere?
🔔 New in Lenswalker: Social Features
You can now:
• Follow other explorers and see their discoveries
• Get notified when someone you follow shares a find
• Celebrate milestones (🏆 "You reached 50 likes!")
• Like & comment on posts in the Chronicle
The world is more fun when explored together.
🔑 Still have pre-alpha keys - DM me!
@itsfoss exactly my approach 💪
@NekoNina Fully local & private! It runs on my own Linux server with an RTX 4090 in my shop - an 8B LLM, no cloud services involved. Your images never leave the machine.
🎮 Introducing Lenswalker
A solo RPG where the real world is your dungeon.
• Walk to charge your camera
• Photograph interesting things
• AI rates your discovery's rarity
• Build your Grimoire collection
• Level up your explorer
🌐 lenswalker.online
🔑 Pre-alpha keys in the comments - just ask!