I can see why you would give that advice Grammarly, but as a maker of roguelites, synergies are the reason why my customers get up in the morning 😂

I want to play more indie Steam demos, so I thought I would start recording them. I’m not expecting to live off the YouTube views it generates, but maybe some of the devs will watch them. Stackflow was fun but a bit too easy. I think it was made by ‪@caueferrareto.bsky.social‬

youtu.be/zJiq6aOFE-Q

My Submission to the GMTK Jam. Had a lot of fun making this one. And who would have thought that I was actually somewhat of a capsule art maker myself :D
mortiperius.itch.io/time-looped

Being cringe is my superpower

So the day after we release the release trailer for SpreadCheat, Viken filmsenter drops that @derek-lieu.com will be joining Spillkonvent this year! Are they trying to tell us something?1?

Career goal - Make gameplay trailer that is so good it gets accused of being cinematic mock-up trailer.

GDC was great, except that I don't socialize and prefer watching lectures on YouTube, and finally revisiting San Fransico after nine years was sad.

3D Peggle was not nearly as fun in the prototype as it was in my head. I guess that’s a good thing - I don’t need any more game ideas that I want to put into production.

She: Talk dirty to me
Me: I only type my variables so I can get autocomplete

Italy is lucky that FIGS is such a catchy acronym, 'cus those Italian sales certainly aren't justifying any extra translation costs :)

Gameplay prototypes should use programmer art. Production value is a trap!

Achievements - Getting Data Without Analytics
We add achievements to our Steam demo for SpreadCheat and designed the achievements so we get good funnel stats - without having to implement a tracker or ask the players for consent!

I knew we had found the right PR partner when they suggested making the press release as a spreadsheet!

I did not. They are also giving off some "Killer in the Cabin" vibes in the pictures, so they must be die-hard fans.

Engangment on Bluesky vs Twitter. Our Twitter account has 200 followers, and Bluesky has 15.

Made an account for Games People Play, and added a startpack for the Norwegian game studios on the platform. Let me know if there is anyone I missed.

Creating a cozy game has been such a fun challenge. It has made me rethink a lot of what I’ve learned about game development, especially how to make things enjoyable and rewarding without relying on difficulty. But without a doubt, my favorite part is the audience. Love the positivity and kindness!