Xavi
@xavibell.bsky.social
Writer and game maker. Sometimes in Melbourne.
Spider Land is out!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3246230/Spider_Land/
Spider Land is out!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3246230/Spider_Land/
Possible cryptid sighting
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Possible cryptid sighting
Getting kind of attached to the random stock photo guys I'm using as placeholders
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Getting kind of attached to the random stock photo guys I'm using as placeholders
The lighthouse in question:
October 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The lighthouse in question:
You wouldn’t interfere with a lighthouse
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
You wouldn’t interfere with a lighthouse
I also found these in the same cupboard 👍
September 21, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I also found these in the same cupboard 👍
The moral of the story: here's a photo of my dog.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The moral of the story: here's a photo of my dog.
One day after the release of Rodeo Clown, I started Spider Land. Then I immediately burnt out. The end.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
One day after the release of Rodeo Clown, I started Spider Land. Then I immediately burnt out. The end.
The night scenes are the best. I don't think anyone bothers to look around during this portion of the game, but they should.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The night scenes are the best. I don't think anyone bothers to look around during this portion of the game, but they should.
This is one of the things I was whining about during my Parallels talk. Every one of those options leads to a different conversation, and to see them all you'd need to play this scene 9 times! Nobody is doing that!
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This is one of the things I was whining about during my Parallels talk. Every one of those options leads to a different conversation, and to see them all you'd need to play this scene 9 times! Nobody is doing that!
Another very late addition: character descriptions. I had lots of fun with these, although I don't think anyone read them. I spent a lot of time on useless shit in this last month of development.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Another very late addition: character descriptions. I had lots of fun with these, although I don't think anyone read them. I spent a lot of time on useless shit in this last month of development.
Added a proper save system in the last month of development. Genuinely the worst idea I ever had.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Added a proper save system in the last month of development. Genuinely the worst idea I ever had.
Bit of an ohfuckohfuck moment here. Very humbling.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Bit of an ohfuckohfuck moment here. Very humbling.
It took me a while to actually start working on the ending. I was too busy writing scenes where you talk to inanimate objects.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
It took me a while to actually start working on the ending. I was too busy writing scenes where you talk to inanimate objects.
I had a Twin Peaks phase mid-development. Zero subtlety.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I had a Twin Peaks phase mid-development. Zero subtlety.
I still had no idea what the UI was going to look like at this point. I was still using the theming from Trail of the Wretched, which was completely out of place.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I still had no idea what the UI was going to look like at this point. I was still using the theming from Trail of the Wretched, which was completely out of place.
I actually had most of the town's major buildings in by the second month of development. Kind of insane to think about in hindsight, considering I didn't release the game for another 8 months.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I actually had most of the town's major buildings in by the second month of development. Kind of insane to think about in hindsight, considering I didn't release the game for another 8 months.
The fabled payphone showed up next. I modelled this without knowing what it was going to be used for. I ended up using it during the intro scene, so the time I spent on all the details was worth it.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The fabled payphone showed up next. I modelled this without knowing what it was going to be used for. I ended up using it during the intro scene, so the time I spent on all the details was worth it.
Jessie and Jos (the best characters) showed up early in development. I ripped that Texas flag mural straight out of a Better Call Saul episode, because I thought it looked cool.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Jessie and Jos (the best characters) showed up early in development. I ripped that Texas flag mural straight out of a Better Call Saul episode, because I thought it looked cool.
There was a brief period where I thought the game was going to be black and white. Not sure what the idea behind that was. Also, power lines. Who doesn't love power lines.
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 AM
There was a brief period where I thought the game was going to be black and white. Not sure what the idea behind that was. Also, power lines. Who doesn't love power lines.