The character artist for Parallel Dungeons just released a really fun game! (also, I wrote about ten lines of code for it.) In addition, people who own Parallel Dungeons can get a 10% discount on Jamhouse using the bundle we just launched.

I've been meaning to draw more, so I forced myself to sketch out a silly comic. It's also set in the 5/N Step Steve universe because why not.

Artist's first episode has been added to the free demo of Parallel Dungeons: epicpikaguy.itch.io/parallel-dun... In addition, the full game is 20% off on Steam right now as part of the Spring sale.

Pleased to announced that I am adding DLSS 5 to 5 Step Steve!

Parallel Dungeons is a very original take on the roguelike genre, give it a shot

Version 1.3 of Parallel Dungeons brings a new character: Artist! All four of his episodes are now available to everyone who owns the game. Players who don't own the game will be able to play the first Artist episode in the soon to be updated demo. store.steampowered.com/news/app/405...

The new update for Parallel Dungeons is done, but I need some more time to test and release it. Kind of awkward as we're now at the point where I said I was going to be taking a break, but I guess things like this happen.

New blog post, in which I talk about the upcoming new character for Parallel Dungeons. Also, how I made a "you can't lose" ability balanced. nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

The Ace Attorney series is in such a weird spot right now. Capcom is still supporting and promoting it, the audience for it is definitely still there, but we haven't gotten a new (non remake) game in years.

I feel this, and my advice for marketing is as follows: become the kind of person that is an uptick in the quality of life for as many people as possible. Then people might want to play your game.

Still working on 🐐💬🧩

In this unique roguelike with goofy enemies and abilities, you have to try to stay alive across multiple universes!

Seems like we'll need to get really good at recycling electronic components.

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

I got an email, apparently from a streamer, asking me for a key for Parallel Dungeons to review. It linked to a Twitch channel, so I went to it, and...

Jamhouse finally got a Steam page! Let's gooooooooo!

Bad news: Notepad++ was hacked for a solid period of time and there's a chance you might have an infected copy. You might want to update. notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacke...

Doing some organizational work for my "review one game a day" challenge. I plan on keeping this going until I run out of Steam games that I want to leave a positive review on. Which... might take a while. But I think that's a good thing!

The game is finally out!

New daily challenge: Writing a positive Steam review for an indie game I like. Day 1: Gentoo Rescue by @jagriff.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/2830480/...

I legitimately wanted to play Highguard, but I keep getting an error whenever I try to start a match. The tutorial was pretty neat though! There's a nice, subtle painterly look to the whole thing, which *might* just be a result of my low graphics settings, but still.

I am proud to announce that Parallel Dungeons releases on January 30th!

As a child I remember thinking "when I grow up, I'm going to make a drag-and-drop-blocks interface for otherwise text based languages so I can use them like they're Scratch." I have long since abandoned this desire.

Thought: Fandom spaces have developed their own definition of "media literacy" that's very different from academic spaces, which concerns me. Not because I think academia is inherently above fandom, but because fandom is pulling from the aesthetics of academia without engaging with the substance.

The game is basically done at this point (minus the game trailer and getting a build approved) and will launch in a few weeks. But I heard (from myself) that creator/reviewer/streamers could potentially get a copy of the game early.

Apple: We need to gatekeep what you can and cannot install on your phones in order to make sure that only high quality apps can be on your phone. Also Apple:

Let me be clear.. EVERYBODY who has admin or mod privileges in ANY discord server that is even remotely adjacent to gamedev needs to @ everyone about what's going on, and they need to do it YESTERDAY. More ppl got caught up in this, coulda been avoided. Dont click links from ANYONE w/o interrogation

@dcellgames.com This is going to sound passive aggressive or whatever but I promise this is a genuine compliment: The overworld movement system in Unbeatable is *just* janky enough to be extremely funny. Truly the punk rock of movement systems.

The thing about how "pixel art was designed for CRTs" always kind of annoys me because: Pokemon wasn't. Pokemon was released on the Game Boy, which used a liquid crystal display. Nobody ever seems to think to bring this up. Drives me mad!!!

📢 NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT What's the Password? is a minimalistic puzzle game where you decode 4-digit passwords. Featuring over 100 puzzles! Coming 2026. 🔎 Wishlist on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4095490

New blog post. I talk about how and why I added item (card) removal to my roguelike. nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

I've barely posted on this kind of social media anywhere but I have a reason to now. I made a game!! It's called nuworm and you can play it for free in the browser. I worked on it over three years, it might take you three hours to experience. cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm

Developer of Bee Magic and N Step Steve, Ethan Clark, gave a multipurpose talk about making multipurpose puzzles! @ethanclark.bsky.social

A plea for help. 🙏 One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor. His story, contact and donor information can all be found on iggyland.org Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙

The demo for Parallel Dungeons is out! Even if you have roguelike fatigue (I know I do,) I promise this game brings something unique to the table. So please give it a try. bsky.app/profile/nuvo...

How it feels when you're doing last minute work on your demo and you discover that using bool(value) to cast to a bool basically crashes the game but ONLY on web builds and ONLY in Chromium.

Realizing that I never put out a monthly blog post, so let's just do a quick mini-thread on what I've been busy with.

I playtested this game and can confirm: it is at least twice as good as Cosmic Express. Perhaps thrice as good, even.

In an effort to stay relevant with the kids, I have made a brand new N Step Steve level based on current trends. Level code in alt text if you want to play it.

Part 5 in my "How to make a game engine for WebAssembly" blog post is out. We *finally* get write gameplay code! nuvobloggo.medium.com/how-to-make-...

In which I showcase the new character art that @lumsel.bsky.social made for Parallel Dungeons: nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

Just released Snekcross, a dense open-world puzzle about a very long snek crossing a very wide chasm #puzzle #freegame #webgame

New blog post! I show you the prototypes for Sea Magic. nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

I think my copy of the new Homestuck trailer is broken.

It's absurd and dystopian that payment processors get to decide what we can and can't see on the internet. That companies like Visa and Mastercard can use their enormous size to bully companies into taking stuff offline - based on the reactionary politics of a small group.

New blog post! I talk about the design process for Bee Magic. nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

Corru Observer is still one of the coolest (free!) things you can experience in your web browser. A wildly creative genre-hopping xenofiction mystery adventure about hacking into an alien biocomputer to discover why a visiting species cut off contact with humanity. Huge recommendation from me.

Part 4 in my "How to make a game engine for WebAssembly" blog post is out! nuvobloggo.medium.com/how-to-make-...

Out TODAY!! Leaving Home, my point-and-click adventure filled with quirky puzzles and moody tunes 💛 Free on mobile iOS: apps.apple.com/app/leaving-... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Premium experience on pc Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3726770/... Itch: bartbonte.itch.io/leaving-home

"The game only exists in the player's mind" is a decent design philosophy. Lots of very good results come from that mode of thinking, which is why it's adopted by approximately 99% of the industry. But I don't think it should be treated like a universal truth.