The Patreon page has crashed through the $100 ceiling, completely breaking it and leaving only destruction in its wake. A thank you of massive proportions to anyone supporting me over the years, now or in the past. I initially made this page on a whim, I'm glad that it actually went anywhere. I'll try my best to not let you down.
To be completely honest, there's another reason why I'm using this rather arbitrary milestone to write a post: namely to mention that I've made a few subtle ch...
2024-11-28 15:57:12 +0000 UTC
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Summer's done searing,
Smell of mushrooms, coloured leaves,
Autumn's way too short.
Anyway, time to look back at my most recent game, what I've been up to recently and what I'll finally be working on again for quite a while.
Pent
In a way, Pent's Wacky, Zany Road Trip to Adulthood was another attempt to break away from the status quo, in the same...
2024-11-08 14:06:19 +0000 UTC
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Tl;dr: Break -> Ludum Dare -> Quecto, maybe halloween -> CT
I realised I've been quiet on here for a whole month. It's only fair that you get updated once in a while. What next? The answer is more concrete than usual.
Reset
After finally finalizing the final versions of Pent's Wacky, Zany Road Trip to Adulthood for different platforms today, I'll be on hiatus starting tomorrow. The past year reached peak chaotic productivity: my focu...
2024-09-19 21:19:14 +0000 UTC
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Well, I hope that was worth the wait, because this one took forever. I sincerely have no idea if people will like this one; I've yet again shaken things up a bit and tried some different things. None of my games have had this much dialogue, that's for sure. Anyway, without furhter ado:
Pent's Wacky, Zany Road Trip to Adulthood follows the endeavors of an aspiring full adult pentagon, who is tasked with driving the Most Dangerous Road in the World. Even getting there is a grand adventure...
2024-08-20 13:11:09 +0000 UTC
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Context and such
It's gotta happen someday, right? At some point in the future I'll finally succeed in making a fully-fletched shmup that's actually good. For those unaware, shmups refer to the shoot 'm up genre of video games. The ones where you control a small player, shooting and dodging enemies and other hazards appearing above you while the screen scrolls upwards. Kinda like Space Invaders, but with a vertically scrolling screen. Like Ikaruga. Like...
2024-06-18 16:08:32 +0000 UTC
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I took way too long to put out another one of these posts, so let's get right into it.
Currently
My current project is something that, if I do indeed finish it (which is very much the plan) and release it as a web game, will be one of my largest games. I had hoped to get it done last month, but apparently after having made this many games I am still incapable of estimating the amount of work a game needs. The takeaway might be that games require a lot of ti...
2024-05-02 22:08:26 +0000 UTC
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UPDATE: I used a link for Past the Sky here that didn't work. This has now been updated to one that does work. Whoops!
What the heck have I been doing lately? Well...
Project Amidst progress
I've gone back to working on Project Amidst for a while. I got the the feeling most people really don't mind the sequel to Amidst the Sky getting cl...
2024-03-10 13:19:27 +0000 UTC
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I made an early prototype of a top-down, action-adventure with a bunch of bullets and some puzzles. It's web-based, so no spooky scary downloads. Go play it!
This is the result of messing about with the genre in Lampyrid Fog. I have no idea when to finish this and in what form, but at least there's already some decent stuff to (hopefully) enjoy. Feedback is very welcome, but of course completely optional.
2024-02-05 20:18:55 +0000 UTC
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In short
Working on multiple, previously mentioned things, it's going well and I'm looking forward to releasing things more frequently when those are done, I'll be releasing an early prototype of one of those projects in less than a month and also there's a new Quecto for >=$3 tier patrons bye.
In long: Bullet hell-like
For those of you who've found the wacky secrets within the 2024-01-30 21:55:37 +0000 UTC
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Quectooooo~
I've been informed that today is, in fact, the Christmas. What better way to celebrate than with a brand new Quecto game (I can think of a couple, but let's move on)! Any Patron who has at least the Tower Climber (>=$3) tier can download the updated version RIGHT HERE I hope. You do still need an Itch account.
This month's Quecto, Psychic Golf
2023-12-25 13:10:47 +0000 UTC
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For >= $3.00 Patrons (Quecto):
New month, new Quecto! This specific month brings you something completely different from last month: a fishing game. One that is actually, unironically, no-string-attached, meant to be sort of relaxing. We also see the introduction to badges: each Quecto will have a Normal, a Hard and a Secret badge to collect. I've done the whole Patreon-Itch integration thing, so downloading is slightly different. This link and download should work i...
2023-11-16 22:09:09 +0000 UTC
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Here it is! The first of the monthly "Extremely Small Games", the >= $3 tier reward is done.
What?
Quecto Games (or Quectos) is a collection of very small games. It's an outlet for whatever I feel like. A Quecto could be a concept for a game that I didn't think could be something bigger, a little brain teaser, or an interactive pixel art. One singular Quecto aims to provide you with at least multiple real life minutes of entertainment. Since they'll vary a lot in ...
2023-10-15 02:33:40 +0000 UTC
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Lost in Lampyrid Fog released little over a week ago and that's going well. After my hiatus I did forget one thing though: namely how exhausting a release is mentally. At least for me. As such, the first batch of the $3 tier rewards are taking a bit longer than I have previously stated, but I'm back at work again. The first "extremely small" game will release this Saturday (October 14).
I also feel the need to temper any expectations a little bit: these "extremely small" monthly games ...
2023-10-09 21:12:49 +0000 UTC
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Well, that took a while, but I've finally released a new game. If you liked Lost in Firefly Forest I'm 96% sure you'll like this one as well, since it's based on that. Lost in Lampyrid Fog got a bit bigger than its predecessor though, so finding your way might prove even more challenging!
Play it on Itch HERE.
Also, I've made a Discord server. You can join 2023-09-30 11:09:11 +0000 UTC
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Tiers have been updated, I think you have to manually switch to a higher one, even if your monthly contribution is already enough for it. The timing's a bit awkward, as I'm releasing a full game this week, but also want to release the "extremely small games" for the >=$3 tier asap so you can play them. I'd like the demo of the latter to have its own release, but don't want to draw attention away from the Lost in Firefly Forest sequel.
The most likely scenario is that Firefly's seque...
2023-09-25 21:31:35 +0000 UTC
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In 5 days it'll be exactly a year since I created this post here on Patreon, where I discussed upgrading my Patreon page into something a bit more interesting in the near future. I've been thinking trying to figure out what to do next with my work, especially regarding generating some sort of actual revenue. Unsurprisingly, completely free web games, while not running any ads myself, is not the mos...
2023-09-20 11:54:51 +0000 UTC
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For the last couple of months, my work has been spread on so many different projects, it feels like I'm accomplishing a lot and very little at the same time. There's been progress on Sunken City, on some webgames I intend to release soon, and on a significant number of side projects that could go anywhere. While trying out new ideas is fun and can lead to some cool stuff, it's time to regain focus and actually finish some projects. We've already reached March of this year without a new releas...
2023-03-19 22:21:50 +0000 UTC
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Hello~
Here's a prototype for a challenging, mouse-based skill game, for patrons only.
Unlike most of my work, this one's a downloadable for Windows. That allowed me to make it look a little bit fancier than usual. And it was just way more convenient.
Click on the link above or here to go to the Itch page and download Flower Flight.
Hope you enjoy. I like h...
2022-11-16 22:59:13 +0000 UTC
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I made a little fishing game for fun, you can play it here: https://ferociter.itch.io/generic-fishing-game
Just don't look at the tags and ignore today's date...
Furthermore, I've changed the page's billing schedule to: immediately pay when you join, then monthly on that same day (e.g. if you join on the...
2022-10-31 16:59:34 +0000 UTC
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I originally made this Patreon page because I noticed there was an interest (albeit limited) in making donations for my work. As such, I never really expanded upon a basic Patreon page that fulfills that purpose. Time to change that a bit. Consider this post an announcement, these changes are to be implemented next month.
Tiers
I'll be adding 2 more tiers, resulting in 3 tiers total. All of these might change, but this is what I'm thinking as of this moment:<...
2022-09-25 14:26:24 +0000 UTC
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Hey, hope you're having an at least relatively acceptable summer. Here's an update on what I'm doing right now and what I will be doing in the (near) future.
Right now I'm working on multiple projects, namely:
- Cursed Travels: Sunken City. As you're probably already aware, this huge entry in the Cursed Travels series can be wishlisted on Steam right here. Currently the ...
2022-07-28 22:28:09 +0000 UTC
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And there it is, the fourth game in the Cursed Travels series: Cursed Travels: Below the Factory. This is also very likely the last one as a free web-based game, at least until Sunken City is done.
Anyway, play it on Itch.
I'm quite happy with this one. Hope you enjoy it as well.
Onto Sunken City..!
2022-05-21 16:26:00 +0000 UTC
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The next major step towards the climax of the Cursed Travels series has been made. The Steam page for Cursed Travels: Sunken City is live and the first trailer is done.
Wishlist the game on the Steam store page.
Some facts from the announcement mail I'm writing:
- The game will be multiple times bigger than all of the web games... combined!
- Features the familiar...
2022-05-14 19:00:00 +0000 UTC
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As I've mentioned in my previous post, here's the Patron-exclusive release of how far I got with a shmup before I abandoned it indefinitely. During development I came to the realisation that my approach for designing this project didn't quite work for this genre. Being used to platformers, puzzle games, and everything in between meant that something as densely designed and action-packed as a shmup wasn't as easy to design as one might hope. So if I ever return to this project, the levels will...
2022-03-23 11:21:23 +0000 UTC
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Whoops, I got sick there for a while and couldn't get anything done for a while. Here's an overview of where things are.
Cursed Travels
The good news is that I had already almost finished the fourth Cursed Travels before being reduced to a sniffling pile of mucus and headaches. All that's left are the ending cutscene and some audio balancing stuff. I'm working on the ending right now. Well, I'm writing this post right now, but you get the point.
2022-03-15 20:40:50 +0000 UTC
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The third game in the Cursed Travels series can be played right now for free on Itch and on Newgrounds.
While I'm at it, here's a small update. In case you missed it, I wrote a blogpost on my plans for the series, and therefore most of this year, on my blog. Here's 2022-02-05 13:41:49 +0000 UTC
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I decided to make another metroidvania, so I made another metroidvania. Also, you can play it right now with the link above.
The game got a bit larger than I anticipated, but I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Hope you or anyone enjoys it. Don't go in expecting anything easy though!
2021-11-23 11:23:27 +0000 UTC
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Hope you all had nice Halloween. Here's a quick(?) update on what I'm currently working on. The content of this update is ordered by how likely it is something will actually be released/worked on.
Certain
Two Cursed Travels games, a (relatively) large challenging 2D platformer, and a Steam game are in development. These are their current statuses:
- Cursed Travels #3 (Free, Web): Most musc, graphics and backgrounds are done and implemented. I finished ...
2021-11-01 10:32:02 +0000 UTC
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My latest game is done! The Shattered Labyrinth is the second instalment in the Cursed Travels series. Explore a dark labyrinth beneath an ominous mausoleum by moving its pieces. Solve puzzles and riddles and rid the ancient mausoleum of a very angry spirit.
As a side note: the first one, Flame of the banshee, was too much fun to make, so expect even more Cursed Travels in the future. For now, I hope you enjoy this one.
2021-09-07 09:17:57 +0000 UTC
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This game isn't going anywhere in the foreseeable future, but a fair chunk of it is perfectly playable. Figured I might as well share it with just you. Just click the link above and see how far you can get, if you'd like.
Note that it lacks sound effects here and there and ends a bit abruptly. One other reason I've halted development on this one is that stuff like the gameplay and difficulty balance need some reworking. More of my own criticism in the game's description.
Making bosses i...
2021-08-10 10:30:56 +0000 UTC
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