drajjon (Alexis)
@alexisjanson.com
#IndieDev, #GameDesign, engineering, "Artisan of Joy"
TRY MY STRATEGY GAME! - Once Upon a Galaxy - galaxy.fun
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TRY MY STRATEGY GAME! - Once Upon a Galaxy - galaxy.fun
twitch.tv/drajjon
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drajjon (Alexis)
@alexisjanson.com
· Jul 30
Once Upon a Galaxy is now officially in Steam Early Access! Combine fantasy characters and magical treasures in our free-to-play card autobattler- quick to learn, play at your own pace, no AI art, lots of strategic depth to discover. #indiedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3062740/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3062740/...
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Our couples costume this year: the Blue Prince and the Blue Prince Inventory and UI 💙👑✨
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Our couples costume this year: the Blue Prince and the Blue Prince Inventory and UI 💙👑✨
Actually if you’ll allow some mild poetic license
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
sometimes i take a break as a software engineer at a game studio to work on my novel about a software engineer at a game studio
i bet this would make a good game
i bet this would make a good game
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Actually if you’ll allow some mild poetic license
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
sometimes i take a break as a software engineer at a game studio to work on my novel about a software engineer at a game studio
i bet this would make a good game
i bet this would make a good game
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
sometimes i take a break as a software engineer at a game studio to work on my novel about a software engineer at a game studio
i bet this would make a good game
i bet this would make a good game
why is it that I'm so good at wanting to work on something while being so bad at actually getting myself to work on it
October 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
why is it that I'm so good at wanting to work on something while being so bad at actually getting myself to work on it
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i had no idea. and I'd forgotten that specific conversation ages and ages ago.
but it still started a pebble rolling down a hill.
do good, be good, put good out in the world. more good will usually come of it.
but it still started a pebble rolling down a hill.
do good, be good, put good out in the world. more good will usually come of it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
i had no idea. and I'd forgotten that specific conversation ages and ages ago.
but it still started a pebble rolling down a hill.
do good, be good, put good out in the world. more good will usually come of it.
but it still started a pebble rolling down a hill.
do good, be good, put good out in the world. more good will usually come of it.
Everyone has voices in their head. Mine just happen to be cheerleaders.
October 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Everyone has voices in their head. Mine just happen to be cheerleaders.
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This, and also: if your answer is “I can’t afford to be fearless,” ask yourself at least once if you are sure.
You don’t owe it to anybody else to offer a defense but you do owe it to yourself.
You don’t owe it to anybody else to offer a defense but you do owe it to yourself.
The title verse of “We Shall Overcome” and most of the others are in the future tense. One verse is in the present: “We are not afraid TODAY.”
That is the most important message for our current moment. If you can “afford” to be fearless, do it.
That is the most important message for our current moment. If you can “afford” to be fearless, do it.
October 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This, and also: if your answer is “I can’t afford to be fearless,” ask yourself at least once if you are sure.
You don’t owe it to anybody else to offer a defense but you do owe it to yourself.
You don’t owe it to anybody else to offer a defense but you do owe it to yourself.
apparently i've got this new habit where i get so into-the-zone that i forget to breathe consistently and then suddenly my brain course-corrects with a giant one-shot yawn
ngl it's a weird experience
ngl it's a weird experience
October 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
apparently i've got this new habit where i get so into-the-zone that i forget to breathe consistently and then suddenly my brain course-corrects with a giant one-shot yawn
ngl it's a weird experience
ngl it's a weird experience
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The Cosmetic Switcher is here! Check out the details of the most recent patch as we set the stage for Candylar!
🪞🦝♻️
galaxy.fun/patch
🪞🦝♻️
galaxy.fun/patch
Patch Notes: October 8th, 2025
Free Starter Decks, Cosmetic Switcher and Bug/Stability fixes
galaxy.fun
October 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Cosmetic Switcher is here! Check out the details of the most recent patch as we set the stage for Candylar!
🪞🦝♻️
galaxy.fun/patch
🪞🦝♻️
galaxy.fun/patch
My muscle memory has decided to randomize “take screenshot” and “close app” hotkey access and as you can imagine this does not bring me joy
October 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My muscle memory has decided to randomize “take screenshot” and “close app” hotkey access and as you can imagine this does not bring me joy
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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AUTISM ANNOUNCEMENT:
The demo for Lady Dracula, aka "Castlevania with a purple lesbian", hit 50 positive reviews in two weeks!
THANK YOU!
Try the demo and wishlist:
store.steampowered.com/app/4044270/...
Music by @mikhailagkonov.bsky.social
Glitch art (TV shots) by @glitchwolfe.studio
Game by me
The demo for Lady Dracula, aka "Castlevania with a purple lesbian", hit 50 positive reviews in two weeks!
THANK YOU!
Try the demo and wishlist:
store.steampowered.com/app/4044270/...
Music by @mikhailagkonov.bsky.social
Glitch art (TV shots) by @glitchwolfe.studio
Game by me
October 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
AUTISM ANNOUNCEMENT:
The demo for Lady Dracula, aka "Castlevania with a purple lesbian", hit 50 positive reviews in two weeks!
THANK YOU!
Try the demo and wishlist:
store.steampowered.com/app/4044270/...
Music by @mikhailagkonov.bsky.social
Glitch art (TV shots) by @glitchwolfe.studio
Game by me
The demo for Lady Dracula, aka "Castlevania with a purple lesbian", hit 50 positive reviews in two weeks!
THANK YOU!
Try the demo and wishlist:
store.steampowered.com/app/4044270/...
Music by @mikhailagkonov.bsky.social
Glitch art (TV shots) by @glitchwolfe.studio
Game by me
Speaking of "games that get to the point"...
Elechead is a tight retro platform puzzler with Metroid-style exploration and a well-integrated soundtrack. Short, but sweet. (beat in 2hr, est. another 1hr to find everything) Totally worth $5.
store.steampowered.com/app/1456880/...
Elechead is a tight retro platform puzzler with Metroid-style exploration and a well-integrated soundtrack. Short, but sweet. (beat in 2hr, est. another 1hr to find everything) Totally worth $5.
store.steampowered.com/app/1456880/...
Save 50% on ElecHead on Steam
⚡＋🤖＋🧩
store.steampowered.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Speaking of "games that get to the point"...
Elechead is a tight retro platform puzzler with Metroid-style exploration and a well-integrated soundtrack. Short, but sweet. (beat in 2hr, est. another 1hr to find everything) Totally worth $5.
store.steampowered.com/app/1456880/...
Elechead is a tight retro platform puzzler with Metroid-style exploration and a well-integrated soundtrack. Short, but sweet. (beat in 2hr, est. another 1hr to find everything) Totally worth $5.
store.steampowered.com/app/1456880/...
Hey check out these cool emoji i found
🧑🎤👩🎤👨🎤
🧑🎤👩🎤👨🎤
October 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Hey check out these cool emoji i found
🧑🎤👩🎤👨🎤
🧑🎤👩🎤👨🎤
Silksong bosses feel psychologically just like Candy Crush to me- going thru the same motions over and over, the game will eventually reward me but it’s not really “fun” it’s just addictive? Especially with the pointless runbacks.
I get the appeal but my time is so much more valuable these days?
I get the appeal but my time is so much more valuable these days?
October 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Silksong bosses feel psychologically just like Candy Crush to me- going thru the same motions over and over, the game will eventually reward me but it’s not really “fun” it’s just addictive? Especially with the pointless runbacks.
I get the appeal but my time is so much more valuable these days?
I get the appeal but my time is so much more valuable these days?
after my recent 2+ day migraine I am instinctively turning everything to dark mode
I still hate dark mode but I hate migraines more X_X
I still hate dark mode but I hate migraines more X_X
October 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
after my recent 2+ day migraine I am instinctively turning everything to dark mode
I still hate dark mode but I hate migraines more X_X
I still hate dark mode but I hate migraines more X_X
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I did a podcast! On the latest episode of Beacon of Creation (a Magic Design podcast) we break down the design of Once Upon a Galaxy, and discuss what the "Magic" version of its mechanics might look like. A ton of fun, lots of interesting design tidbits!
www.beaconofcreation.com/2025/10/01/d...
www.beaconofcreation.com/2025/10/01/d...
October 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I did a podcast! On the latest episode of Beacon of Creation (a Magic Design podcast) we break down the design of Once Upon a Galaxy, and discuss what the "Magic" version of its mechanics might look like. A ton of fun, lots of interesting design tidbits!
www.beaconofcreation.com/2025/10/01/d...
www.beaconofcreation.com/2025/10/01/d...
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Crossover ep of the Beacon of Creation this week with a special guest, @alexisjanson.com! Tim and Alexis go through all the design elements of Million Dreams' game Once Upon a Galaxy and even get a preview card for Candylar!
www.beaconofcreation.com/2025/10/01/d...
www.beaconofcreation.com/2025/10/01/d...
October 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Crossover ep of the Beacon of Creation this week with a special guest, @alexisjanson.com! Tim and Alexis go through all the design elements of Million Dreams' game Once Upon a Galaxy and even get a preview card for Candylar!
www.beaconofcreation.com/2025/10/01/d...
www.beaconofcreation.com/2025/10/01/d...
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i know it's an artist cliché and everything, but seriously, if you write a ton of songs, some of them will be good. seriously just do it over and over and learn. also: it's extremely useful to learn real basic music theory and i don't mean mozart/beethoven/whatever just go learn some keys & chords
September 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
i know it's an artist cliché and everything, but seriously, if you write a ton of songs, some of them will be good. seriously just do it over and over and learn. also: it's extremely useful to learn real basic music theory and i don't mean mozart/beethoven/whatever just go learn some keys & chords
I’m a little scared to relive my teenage years but if you’re ever curious what i was doing as an indie dev in high school, I’m not sure you could find a better set of historical documents. #megazeux
Finally, all of The NL, a '90s games mag by teens, focusing on games made in Epic's 1st engine, ZZT, & @alexisjanson.com's unofficial followup MegaZeux!
Writers include @kohler.bsky.social, @aghastronaut.com, Hubz of @gamingalexandria.bsky.social, and me
museumofzzt.com/article/view... #indiegames
Writers include @kohler.bsky.social, @aghastronaut.com, Hubz of @gamingalexandria.bsky.social, and me
museumofzzt.com/article/view... #indiegames
The NL ZZT/MZX Newsletter Archive - Museum of ZZT
A release of the complete archives of a ZZT and MZX newsletter
museumofzzt.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I’m a little scared to relive my teenage years but if you’re ever curious what i was doing as an indie dev in high school, I’m not sure you could find a better set of historical documents. #megazeux
finally gave up and unhid my windows taskbar for good. think i have to turn in my hacker card now.
September 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
finally gave up and unhid my windows taskbar for good. think i have to turn in my hacker card now.
Tell people when they make something you love. Whether it’s a book or an art or an #indiegame or a music or whatever.
We all like to hear when we’ve made someone’s life a bit brighter.
We all like to hear when we’ve made someone’s life a bit brighter.
September 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tell people when they make something you love. Whether it’s a book or an art or an #indiegame or a music or whatever.
We all like to hear when we’ve made someone’s life a bit brighter.
We all like to hear when we’ve made someone’s life a bit brighter.