People keep asking us how to get started making games. Instead of giving a one-on-one lessons to each person who asks, we decided to write down our secrets. distantillusions.com/blog/post/th...

this is a cat

A little late (because I forgot about this last weekend) but I've added the Cascadence tracks up for download on my website, over at the link at the end of this post. Go on. Click it. It's good for you. catonator.net/music/

Man am I glad to see this game actually got out. A weeklong game jam is definitely a bit weird to work on, ludum dares are a little more palitable but with the menus taking so long at the end, a shorter gamejam would've lead to this game getting jammed at the end of development god this is a bad pos

here's what im cooking for the #FallingBlockJam so far! i decided to restart that puzzle game concept of mine... except NOW it's competitive >:)

Happy 40th birthday Super Mario Bros.

It's that month again. You know the one. There was a song about it or something. Anyway, as usual, the newsletter is out for all the ones that missed it last week by not being subbed to our mailing list. Like massive Lamerz.

WE LOVE ADS!! We wish the internet was entirely made of ads!! We love ads so much that we'll make games that ARE ads! And after our last one, we wrote a retrospective on how those went: distantillusions.com/blog/post/di...

we're getting our game all over that scom. it's good, there's a part where you can learn to kill aura. let's hope next year more distant illusions makes it to the floor than just a game

I love chain letters!!!! Anyway, my very first paid steam game was Serious Sam 3, after playing it pirated for years. With that damn immortal Arachnoid. I didn't have a means to pay online at the time, so I'd go out and buy gift cards for myself with my pocket money to buy games on steam...

jotted down these two last night

What a pain. Probably the biggest opportunity we've ever had, down the drain because of things neither of us have control over. At least some engine progress was made along the way

yakuza 5 miku real

being a programmer do be like this sometimes

background music related

I got fed up with JSON's shit, so I ended up writing my own markup format for Radium. Even though the code is really scuffed, the entire language only took around 2 days to write, so I'm pretty proud of it

Our latest newsletter is up! We crunched the numbers on the Operius DX launch, and it turns out we're now the proud owners of at least dozens of dollars! Come read about our stunning financial success and what we're (irresponsibly) spending it on next.

Updated my site with a music collection, since SoundCloud is really going down the drain as of recent. It's still missing some stuff but I got tired of cataloguing my horrible mess of a music folder, so I'll add some more over time. Maybe unreleased stuff as well? catonator.net/music/

you better make like a BSP node and split

We've had quite a few people ask us about how the rendering in Operius DX works, because yeah, you can instantly tell there's some interesting stuff going on there! Don't worry fam, I gotchu. distantillusions.com/blog/post/th...

We here at Distant Illusions have experimented with sounding, and consider ourselves somewhat of experts in the field. Once you buy the Operius DX soundtrack album, maybe you too can become a sounding expert! The Operius DX soundtrack is out now on Steam (and on Bandcamp).

Plebeians everywhere rejoice, last week's newsletter is now out for everyone to read and boggle over. distantillusions.com/blog/post/di...

Tempest-Inspired Tube Shooter 'Operius DX' Makes Its Debut On Nintendo Switch Today. (Image: @StudioIllusions)

CHAT ARE WE HYPE??? it feels surreal seeing my own game here. i never thought id make it to the switch, or any official nintendo platform, for that matter from making mario fangames to launching a full game here, with NO publisher. insane thank you all for supporting me on this journey 🥹

least scuffed game release ever

WE ARE LIVE NOW!!! TUNE IN!!! www.twitch.tv/distantillus...

We got another new blog post! This one has been a long time coming... "Soulja Boy Was Right"

don't talk to me or my son ever again

(me daring the C++ compiler to compile my stupid overengineered templated function) if I pull that off, will you die?

An important announcement regarding Operius DX.

In other news, our first newsletter is also up, where we go in a bit more detail into the circumstances surrounding the delay, alongside the other things we are up to. As usual, our mailing list subscribers get to read these a week early (and it's 100% free).

complicated discussion about input api design at distant illusions today

Hey hey hey, just a heads up: We have a mailing list! We send out a newsletter at the start of every month with dev updates, rants, and whatever else we're legally allowed to share. First edition drops tomorrow, talking about Operius DX and other future projects. Sign up now or miss it forever!!!

as all my friends by now know, whether they want to or not, I complain about social media and the state of the internet a lot. mors wrote a blogpost that really aligns with my feelings on it too over on our site

see you next platform, maybe it'll be a forum this time

New blog post is live! "Games are made by individuals"

New blog post is live! "The AI gaming revolution is lamer than I thought" https://distantillusions.com/blog/post/the-ai-gaming-revolution-is-lamer-than-i-thought

I love Uchikoshi's games but the man can go fuck himself for naming his series that. Now I have to take AI off my blocked words list so I don't miss cool fanart and shit again

Reminder that we've got a Discord server, and you should probably be in it! If you want to chat with us, share your thoughts, or just hang out, this is the place. discord.gg/4jgSARF

You know, I don't think frogs eat those things. Made for @ryankeeton.bsky.social's game Gramary using #SuperMIDIPak! #music #chiptune #16bit 🎮: ryankeeton.itch.io/gramary 🎧: rinjeon.bandcamp.com/album/gramar...

YOU CAN WISHLIST MY GAME NOW!!!!!!!! store.steampowered.com/app/3281050/...

marthula barthula

database? more like datacringe

Man I wish I could say launching the site was the end point... Still a lot of stuff to do. I'm really hoping I get to show off more exiting stuff soon Please follow @distantillusions.com! I worked really hard on everything we've posted today!!!

Our high-speed arcade shooter, Operius is back. Sharper, faster, and louder than ever. Operius DX. Enhanced visuals, new game modes, additional color schemes, and more. May 9th, 2025. Steam & Nintendo eShop. store.steampowered.com/app/3281050/... Wishlist it now.

We are back.