Got an ad with a British spokeswoman claiming her family spent generations perfecting their curry recipe and I can't help but think there would have been an easier way to figure that one out.

Organizing my itch page and found that I released 4 projects in both 2024 and 2025, and I am on track to have 3 finished by the end of January 2026! Not sustainable!

Gandalf dying is so sad it’s like imagine your weed guy getting killed by a demon.

Little Link painted!

One more week of Jamuary and then it's back to Glyphscape for a bit. I've built a few tools that should make it a lot easier (read: possible) to fix the balance issues, so I'm no longer feeling dread about the prospect.

Jackanope v1.2 - Jackanope Lots of major bug fixes (idk how they made it through 1.1 tbh), and improved audio. geouug.itch.io/jackanope/de...

Got another patch cooking for JACKANOPE, with a great deal of important bug fixes and polish. #SoloDev #PSX #Horror #IndieDev #MadeInGodot

Put on your game jam hats, it's Jamuary 2026

I couldn't find a regular ol' set of looping noise samples so I made my own. Free and CC0. Idk how licensing noise should even work. It's noise. #GameAssets #SoloDev geouug.itch.io/noise-loops-...

Since Glyphscape doesn't have any roguelike elements anymore but still looks like one, it is therefore a Roguelook.

I like #NoAI games, and #NoUI games so it stands to reason that I would like #NoEI, #NoOI, #NoII, and sometimes #NoYI games. Anybody got recs?

Patch 1.0.15 Notes! #Glyphscape #Indiedev #Solodev store.steampowered.com/news/app/310...

Got another patch done (1.0.15), which addresses most of the remaining interface accessibility issues (that I know of). Also, if you were enjoying the absurd DEF values of high-level shields, I'm sorry. #Glyphscape #SoloDev #RPG

Another lil UI update is on the way! Everything important is done aside from some cleanup. This should* now mean every menu is accessible with any combination of mouse and/or keyboard. After that, I can start working on actual content updates.

Patch 1.0.14 is up, which means I get to make a little goblin game as a treat

My work log for getting this one sub-menu fixed is longer than the last two days of crunch to get #Glyphscape shipped. Won't someone invent a UI implementation that's not multiple layers of raw text??

Discovered yesterday that I have reviewed about 1% of the games I own on Steam. New year-end goal is to say something nice for all my indie darlings.

I wanna make a goblin game so bad

Got another patch cooking but it'll take at least another day because it's for some UI stuff and BOY have I coded myself into a corner with the whole "all ASCII everything" rule and also wanting it to be pretty

Every game should come with a demo, but also a complete version that's publicly shared and streamed a la Twitch Plays Pokemon, one input per user per minute.

#Glyphscape Patch 1.0.13 is up, bringing Dvorak and AZERTY layout support, and a fresh redesign of the options interface. store.steampowered.com/news/app/310... #SoloDev #GameDev #RPG #ASCII

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Last day of the launch discount for #Glyphscape! If $7 will break the bank, but $6.30 seems reasonable, act now! #SoloDev #RPG

Dvorak and AZERTY layout options incoming! Tomorrow! Will maybe add a custom remapping option, but these layouts should cover most users' needs for now. #Solodev #ASCII #RPG #GameDev

Censoring art is so stupid. Just close your eyes.

Spotify thinks it's so smart accurately guessing that I'm 30 based on nothing but 2,389 listens of the Disco Elysium soundtrack

I guess I'm playing a game about horses today? 🐎🐎 🏃

Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family

First post-launch patch for #Glyphscape is out! Still have a few quality of life issues (remapping key bindings is high on the list) but this is at least all the really bad bugs. store.steampowered.com/news/app/310...

I really want to do localization for #Glyphscape but my only other language is a bit of latin from HS. Obviously to be a true #SoloDev I will need to become fluent in 9 languages, otherwise I lose my shiny medal.

In 2026, works of art from 1930 will enter the public domain in the US. Ever wanted to make a Nancy Drew game but let silly things like copyright get in your way? Now is your time. itch.io/jam/gaming-l...

Thank you to everyone who has picked up a copy of #Glyphscape so far!! If you haven't yet, it's 10% off until Dec 5! #SoloDev #ASCII #RPG

As long as you're buying something you don't need this #BlackFriday, why not buy something that was made with love? Like such as for instance #Glyphscape??

Today's the day! #Glyphscape is releasing today on #Steam!! store.steampowered.com/app/3103690/... #RPG #ASCII #solodev #MadeInUnity

3 More Days until #Glyphscape releases on #Steam!

Finally figured something out that's been nagging me for a long time-- applying post-processing effects to single layers of the ASCII sprites in #Glyphscape. The top layer is already designated for particle effects, so adding bloom to that layer only adds a nice pop. #Solodev #Indiedev

Baby's First #NextFest is over and the fact that there is a non-zero number of people that played and then wishlisted #Glyphscape warms my heart. #SoloDev #IndieDev

@peteplaysthegames.bsky.social Hey Pete! Thought you might be interested in the current state of Glyphscape, as the first (and so far only) creator to have tried it out on stream. I've just put out a demo and the full release is slated for late November!

I know there are a lot of great game demos in #nexfest this year, but I have an #RPG #demo to throw on the pile. #Glyphscape is like #DwarfFortress adventure mode with a bespoke world, crossed with #TTRPG and a sprinkling of #SoulsLike mechanics #SoloDev store.steampowered.com/app/3103690/...

The final #nextfest demo build has been submitted! ⚔️🪄🔮🐉 I hope it's somebody's cup of tea, this has been the longest I've worked on anything in my life ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/3103690/...

Another #screenshotsaturday post while I'm at it: overhauled the Region Info UI which was sorely lacking before. The region is shown in an expanded 3x3 grid of features (roads, rivers, points of interest). On the right is a season/time-of-day dial and below is a weather readout and region name.

Did some much needed tweaks to how walls are displayed and the result is oh so satisfying. Now actually seems to give the proper perspective illusion I'm going for. #Glyphscape #solodev #screenshotsaturday

Oh we're back on the "What is a Solo Dev" discourse. This is why I write inscrutable spaghetti so there can be no doubt. No one could effect something from this code but me. #solodev

Took a swing at optimizing my display code, and have so far boosted fps by 50% across the board. Frame rates are above the frame limit I've set, so further optimizations are going towards better batter life for Steam Deck/laptop users. #indiedev #solodev #glyphscape

Updated the Turn Order UI for #Glyphscape. Previously, each Monster/Action had its own entry in the table. Hard to parse, and not very pretty. The new UI gives each monster one slot, and reports their current resources only. Also, it's much prettier now. BEFORE/AFTER #indiedev #RPG #solodev

Just registered #Glyphscape for #NextFest! Now the pressure to get the demo finalized is real!

Leveling Up in #Glyphscape has been re-implemented in a simpler way, and adapted to the new combat system. Also about halfway through finally getting the spellcrafting menus to be intuitive. I currently confuse myself while trying to edit spells sometimes... #indiedev #solodev

Really happy with this (hopefully final) iteration of the combat system. I've finally thrown in the towel on my ""unique"" turn-based systems in favor of something a lot more intuitive. It will take a whole lot of rebalancing, but the upside is the new system is actually balance-able.

Hey people who have shipped games, is it a *good* idea or a *bad* idea to overhaul a core system within months of launch? I'm going to do it anyway, just asking. #gamedev #indiedev

Another #RatRace track - New Rat City #MadeInGodot #indiedev #racing