end of 2023 post!

hello, it's the end of 2023 so this is a summary of everything game-devvy i did this year...!

it was a busy year for me since i quit my job at the end of march to be a fully indie dev starting april. i was able to make this decision largely because of having your patreon support here, so thank you!! i'm still figuring things out to try to find a good balance for myself but i think i'm doing ok so far (: 

now, to list things up chronologically...

• Greenfinger! - started the year off jamming with friends!
• RooTile - a physical tile game made with a team for global game jam!!!
• okutama station 3 - a bonus game for global game jam
• douZINE issue 1 - love all the games in this but in particular i got to translate DON'T SAY YES for this & it's lovely...!
• A TAVERN FOR TEA - full release on steam/itch/android with new epilogue content. i've wanted to do a little more in this universe for a while so i'm happy i got to
• you are dough - i love bitsy & i'm always happy to make bitsy games... i'm very happy with how this turned out
• plastic tape - a short visual novel where i played with the mechanics
• Rain on Their Parade! - more jamming with friends!
• douZINE issue 2 - issue 2!!! same format as issue 1
• gb pixel art: reading adventure - this was fun since it's not actually a game & just art! it was nice to draw something that wasn't for a game
• Packed to the Gills - another jam with friends (i love all of the games i've made in teams for jams but i think i'm the proudest of this one...! i did a lot of the art & i love how it turned out)
• mew's under the truck - i like telling stories about nostalgia & how it affects us currently so i liked working on this
• douZINE issue 3 - issue 3 which is a big update with more pages & bigger paper!!
• 30 minutes until boarding - a tiny game i made to test downpour
• where is the star? - a little pico-8 christmas card 
• snack machine change - my final unity game ever...
• bonus: december 24 - a very very very silly downpour game

i also exhibited at a bunch of events (some personally, some with just my game being exhibited for me!):

• tokyo game dungeon 
• storyteller's festival
• now play this
• toronto games week
• big festival
• pax west
• zentame
• digital games expo
• female protagonists
• retro creators
• #WeArePlay

besides that i did a bunch of other updates like porting games to new platforms & adding translations & new content stuff... honestly there was so much stuff i might have missed things in this post. 

i think i actually probably did too much this year so i need to recalibrate for next year so i can make sure my pace is sustainable & i don't burn out! my main goal for 2024 will be working on finishing marron so i can release it for pc & gameboy (& probably no longer android... while i was previously planning on doing this, i am unhappy with google play as a platform right now because of issues i've been having with their support as well as their recent policy updates) - with luck i will be releasing for windows/mac/linux for steam/itch & physical carts as well as digital roms for gameboy! 

thank you for all your support throughout this - & see you in 2024! 💜

(postcards for december will be sent out after this post!)