Made the official announcement on steam too, plus some tips to avoid scams, just to be safe. store.steampowered.com/news/app/324...

The rented apartment I have been living in the past 6 years need to be emptied (owner want to give it to their grandson). I have until February 16th. Development for TOWST is now halted until I found a new accommodation or change country and settle in, and perhaps even longer. Happy new year.

Smol update: the small issues found in the latest playtest have been fixed; working now on bigger issues. Tutorialization, settings and keybinds QOL, refactoring things that are not working. I have a long list and already the possible solutions, but time is lacking. Cheers and happy holidays!

I feel weirdly proud when instead of procrastinating by doing something stupid I procrastinate by doing something stupid and fun. Bonus points for screaming at the recording, hoping the message can go back in time and reach the player. (At least I don't need to restraint myself in these scenarios)

I see things that I want to see.

#screenshotsaturday is just a very quick grab from the editor because I was supposed to finish 0.7 yesterday but I am still missing some core stuff.

#gamedev #nextfest GL HF to everyone; suggestions are welcome too;

For #screenshotsaturday and #gamedev, I wanted to share how proud I feel when I manage to use static/baked lights to "fake" lumen/rtx light bounces, without the need of any post process either. Ain't much, but I do what I can.

Come solve puzzles in TOWST, we have: -thermal baths to relax in when you are not solving puzzles -probably more things

I found certain non-puzzle elements to be too flat: red pillows (zabutons) on brown wood. Activating the colorblind setting will, among other things, change the pillows color to something that works better for everyone.

Very excited to announce that ThinkyCon is back for 2025! 🎉 Join us on 5-7 November for lots of wonderful talks about making thinky games - puzzle design, coding, production, and more. Everyone is welcome! Talk submissions are also now open 👀

Cool time-loop game, I enjoyed the demo.

For once, I come prepared for #screenshotsaturday Sorry for the awful camera work/movement, it was something I recorded in the spun of the moment. (Also the area is still WIP and missing a lot of beautification).

For #screenshotsaturday I present an aerial view of a WIP area. It ain't much yet, but it capture of what this area is about.

gamedev is just this over and over again

The Mysterious Update for Isles of Sea and Sky is OUT NOW!!! New puzzles, new areas, new layers of mysterious secrets… Isles of Sea and Sky is 66% off until August 13!!! Now is a great time to pick it up! store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

The upcoming content update for Isles has some really unconventional puzzles... store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/... #gamedev #indiegame

Not much left for collecting signatures for the initiative. If you are European and love games, read it and consider signing. Stop%20Destroying%20Videogames eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/

I'm making a puzzle game where you manipulate light! Demo out NOW on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3081690/Chromatic_Conundrum #gamedev #indiedev

I know the text/fonts are awful, and a hundred different things, but I really like how the shot/composition turned out for this one. A good f placeholder. Bonus pic in the first comment.

Despite having a steam page for TOWST for a while, only now I switched from GameJolt to Steam for sharing playtest keys. It takes a bit of time and effort, but heavens, once set up, it works so good, and allow a #solodev to get comfy with steamworks stuff early, before the full release. Ty #Steam <3

Announcement on Steamdeck and Linux support. store.steampowered.com/news/app/324... 🦋 TL;DR: At the moment I am struggling with just windows, and my attempt at making a linux build have failed.💔 Thanks to proton and ingame settings it will be playable, just not "officially". 🧙

0.6.X playtesting is going great, with very few bugs; making some optional WIP puzzles in the meantime; I like to give a #TOWST spin to easter eggs to make them fit; if you know the reference you will see it, if you don't, you still get a puzzle that make sense. (still not used to characters limit)

TOWST 0.6.0 Story update is finally here. I implemented half of the things half as well as I should have: more than half of what I'd hoped for. CLOSED PLAYTEST ONLY Req: -PC with windows or linux (or a steamdeck) -like puzzle games Interested? Write me here or on discord: discord.gg/cWhZwckXU3

New followers, who dis? I am Aaron, this is #TOWST #theonewhoseesthings, a work in progress #indie #puzzle curiosity-driven #game with emphasis on story. These are two latest screenshots that fit in these filters: -not a spoiler -not too ugly -not code -recent Wish you all a nice day!

#TheOneWhoSeesThings will have a over-world map, interiors, caves and [REDACTED]. Explore at your own pace, it's non-linear. Or don't. You will be able to finish the game "at any time", unless you feel you are missing something. #howitstarted #howitsgoing

I have signs with name of locations, but hate it. It was also confusing players. I replaced it with a logo for each place. Some are easier, some require a bit more attention. They look ugly AF for now, but I need to test if they work before making them pretty.

Just sharing a "library_logo_v2_test(1).png" for my first person puzzle game with a couple of hashtags like #solodev #gamedev #indie #unskilled #puzzle #outerwilds #antichamber #thewitness #chromazero #thelooker #theonewhoseesthings #theponderer #ishouldreallygobacktoworkonthegame

First 100 steam reviews are in, and 99 are positive! The (long...) road to 500 reviews begins. I'm not sure it'll get there anytime soon, since it's a pretty niche game, but at least the audience I made it for seems to be enjoying it.

Adapted the "dialogue system" in my game (The One Who Sees Things) for an easter egg. For copyright and spoilers, it's only meant to "resemble" a certain game, can you guess which? #screenshotsaturday

Too late for screenshot saturday, but I do have the infamy of being slow. This (and wherever this path leads) is something I have been working on today, something I had in my head for a very long time and feels good to finally build up and see it take life. #gamdev #indie #puzzle

There's the 'painting' that "looks real!", and the 'real' that "almost looks like a painting!". Then there is... whatever this is. I still do not know how to solve this puzzle.

Since progress is slow, and I cannot share pictures of [REDACTED], I thought I'd share two older pictures from my first person puzzle adventure.

Chroma Zero is out, today! If you like the niche of open-world adventure/mystery/puzzle in the spirit of Outer Wilds, Anti-chamber, Tunic, I hope you'll give it a shot because I made it just for you. store.steampowered.com/app/3121470/...

Hello all, I am Aaron the #solodev behind The One Who Sees Things, an #indie first-person #puzzle game inspired by the best, but likely not nearly as good. I hope I can bring more news in the future. I am most active on discord.gg/cWhZwckXU3 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3248630/...