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december postcard sent & thanks page updated!

last postcard timelapse before the new year!

thanks page has also been updated: https://npckc.net/#thanks 

thank y...

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 startin...

new game: snack machine change

my last game of 2023 is out! (my second & likely last game to be made in unity...!)

snack machine change is a 10-minute story about a boy who is waiting at the ...

download: snack machine change - early access

this game has actually been done for a while since i made it for a short game collection that hasn't come out yet... but i've decided to release it ahead of the short game collection release becaus...

download: pico-8 christmas card - early access

i was so annoyed with google play all week & not being able to get anything done on that front (still haven't! they won't let me update A TAVERN FOR TEA or one night, hot springs - & it doe...

A TAVERN FOR TEA update issues

edit: THE CRASHES HAVE BEEN FIXED (i think!) i managed to update the app by reverting to apk instead of app bundle because google play's app bundle check process is broken right now (:

A TAVE...

december update!

it's the end of the year! 2023 has been a lot & i am glad it is coming to an end, to be honest.

for this month, my plans...

• releas a new game! this is not exactly true - or we...
  2023-12-06 04:05:14 +0000 UTC View Post

introduction in #WeArePlay!

my story was included in google play's #WeArePlay! it was very cool to be included along so many incredible developers. (i still feel very strong imposter syndrome about calling myself a dev but st...

november postcard & thanks page

the thanks page on my site has been updated & postcards have been sent out for november!

this month's postcard was actually originally supposed to be a game that i wanted to make with mou...

playtested downpour & made a game!

i had the chance to try downpour, a new game making app you can use on your phone. i made a very short & simple little thing... i think the app is pretty cute so i'm excited to see where it wil...

this week in taiwan!

i'll be flying to taipei later this week to take part in this event (https://www.goethe.de/ins/tw/en/kul/sup/ga...

interview with gamedeveloper.com

i had the chance to talk to joel couture for this lovely interview with gamedeveloper.com. i thought quite hard on some of the answers because i wanted to be frank about some of the troubles i'd fa...

douZINE#3 is out now!!!!!!

as per the title!!!

issue 3 includes 5 games as usual but also 1 long interview with zep of Lexaloffle Games, a kichijoji-based game designer who created PICO-8 and has an event/coworking spa...

november update - douZINE#3 releases sooooon!

hello! i am still recovering from some stressful stuff that happened in october, but i'm happy to announce that douZINE#3 is going to be out this friday november 10th - here's a timelapse video of ...

october postcard doodle

hello! instead of an email postcard this month i am sharing a doodle in this post.

(thank you for all the support, as always!) 

a pet shop after dark &c. released on GOG.com!

a pet shop after dark, A TAVERN FOR TEA & A HERO AND A GARDEN have been released on GOG.com for halloween! get these spooky games during the 10% off launch sale 🎃

(actually as of the t...

Marron's Day steam page is out!!!!!!!!!

as per title!!!!! i have been dealing with steam trying to make capsule images for like the past forever and it has been miserable but it is finally out!! the page is up! look at the cute capsule a...

space frog has a lesson plan o:

acmi in australia has a lesson plan for space frog! sharing because i thought it was cool...

2023-10-18 05:23:50 +0000 UTC View Post

marron's day key visual timelapse

i fussed over this a lot (this is like version 3 of it... i couldn't figure out an art style i wanted to go with) but finally came up with some art i'm ok with for the key visual for marron's day! ...

mew's under the truck out now!

i made a little bitsy for #bitsyfest the latest bitsy jam! check it out in your browser now https://npckc.itch.io/mews...

download: mew's under the truck - early access

sent out codes for a little bitsy thing i made for bitsy fest! it's about one of my favourite gaming rumours.

it took me really long to manually draw the pixel art into bitsy this time haha.<...

october update!

hello it's the month of october which means it's the spooky month 👻

that said i don't really have any spooky things planned exceeeeept i am going to try to release a few games on GOG, a pe...

packed to the gills timelapse

here is a timelapse of the art i made for packed to the gills! it was fun figuring out how to draw the sea creatures to fill the 80x80 grid to work with the game mechanics.

made Packed to the Gills for ludum dare!!

for ludum dare 54 i made an underwater train-catching game with friends!! you can play it right in your browser (though if you have performance issues i recommend downloading!)

this time i wo...

#gbpixelartjam entry!

https://npckc.itch.io/gb-pixel-art-reading-adventure

i made a gameboy pixel art background for the...

september postcard & thanks page

september postcard has been sent out & thanks page (https://npckc.site/#thanks) updated! still working on marron slowly... i've been ...

rip to my unity projects

so i don't really plan on trying to use unity any more (in case you haven't seen the news, here is an article 2023-09-15 10:18:36 +0000 UTC View Post

my games at pax!!

a hero and a garden & a year of springs were available to play at pax west this weekend! i didn't go myself but i had the opportunity to have my games shown through midboss's season of pride/pa...

september update

it's september now! it's still really hot out but i'm trying to persevere through the awful weather 💦

here are my plans for this month:

• marron game!!!!!!!! since i was working ...
  2023-09-01 07:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

august postcard & thanks page

hello, i've sent out my august postcard & updated the thanks page on my site! https://npckc.site/#thanks

i like to imagine the ...