So many improvements thanks to the latest round of playtests! Probably my last blog post of the year. goldengratus.com/2025/12/04/l... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

my problem with gyoza is that they normally come in an order of about 6, but what I really need is 100 of them

Art imitating life. Yes she’s sad cone girl because she’s been scratching from allergies. #gamedev #indiedev #cat

Added a minor but significant change. Previously, enemy attacks would perfectly track the player, but now they're slower at rotating based on the size/weight of their weapon. It feels and looks a lot better, as it should allow players to play more with spacing and positioning. #gamedev #indiedev

New post about my time at SXSW Sydney! It was an awesome week. goldengratus.com/2025/10/24/s... #devblog #indiedev #gamedev #sxswsydney

🖥️ The Desktop Explorer demo is back! 💀 Play the first chapter starting October 10th right in time for spooky season. 🎃 Discover some new eerie details lurking in the background. 💾 Add it to your Steam library and start exploring NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/2533590/... Write us a review pls!

In response to the blatant corruption in our country, I felt inspired to create a new enemy called a capitalist creature. They carry briefcases and throw bills that do 1 damage to the player. #gamedev #TrillionPesoMarch #BahaSaLuneta

Quick recap of whatever went down in the Philippines yesterday #TrillionPesoMarch #BahaSaLuneta

Feels weird to create or update game mechanics and have it run smoothly. There's always that itching feeling that I've overlooked something, and it'll bite me later. Oh well, I'll always find out sooner or later. #gamedev

Silksong's first boss is tricky as hell

goldengratus.com/2025/09/04/o... Short post on what I've been up to~ #gamedev #devblog #indiedev #indiegame

Crazy to think I've been working on this since 2022. Time flies when you're doing what ya love.

Memoirium's Playtest is open again from August 16-31! store.steampowered.com/app/3294440/... Discord link for feedback/suggestions/vibes: discord.gg/s3pqZYtcyS #soulslike #playtest #indiegame

goldengratus.com/2025/08/01/i... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Happy to be back at PGDX! #pgdx2025 #indiegame #indiedev

Really excited to be at PGDX 2025 next week, and decided to make a teaser-trailer for it. #pgdx #pgdx2025 #indiegame

My love language is being mean to my players, so they can enjoy it more when they beat me. goldengratus.com/2025/07/04/t... #gamedev #indiedev #gaming

goldengratus.com/2025/06/19/c... I push the camera closer, but not as close as GoW (2018), where you can see Kratos' sweat pores. #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev

goldengratus.com/2025/06/12/d... This week I painted shadows and played with magic. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

Incredible to see the 1 Southeast Asian team on here that was picked up by the @outersloth.com <3 And to beat the 1.4% signing rate. Huge congrats to @memoiriumgame.bsky.social by @goldengratus.com ❤️ Fingers crossed that we'll see more SE Asian devs signed in the future.

It's been 🔥 1 year 🔥 since we publicly revealed our game fund Outersloth! For transparency (and fun), we're sharing: ➡️ Info about the signed games ➡️ Data about the teams ➡️ Funding ranges and how many each partner has signed ➡️ Slothcoin counts Read now 🔥 www.innersloth.com/1-year-of-ou...

Really honored to have been selected for SXSW Sydney 2025! Hope I can make it!

Memoirium at SXSW Sydney!

Just spent nearly 2 hours trying to fix a compiling error until I checked to see I was compiling an older project. 🙃 At least after compiling the right thing, there were no errors.

🚨 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 HEY! WE JUST DROPPED OUR DEMO FOR ROGUE ECLIPSE, GO PLAY IT NOW ON STEAM! GOGOGOGOOOOOOOOooooo- Reposts appreciated! 😅🙏 bit.ly/4bRLumD

Gonna be a real busy year! goldengratus.com/2025/05/29/i... #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Print string in Unreal is how I fix 94% of bugs.

This week, I went on a spree. goldengratus.com/2025/05/15/w... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

Playtests are so helpful. goldengratus.com/2025/05/08/p...

sometimes creating is just staring for 5 hours, making small tweaks, hitting the undo on the changes, and then going "fuck you, I'll see you tomorrow"

🌜The House is finally open 🌛 The Horror at Highrook is an occult card-crafting RPG 🕯️Uncover the dark secrets of Highrook Manor 🌙Manage your team of investigators 🔥Summon Ancient Demons www.youtube.com/watch?v=drjG... store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...

Playtests are open! store.steampowered.com/app/3294440/... #game #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Another productive week of gamedev! goldengratus.com/2025/05/01/p...

🏰 The Horror at Highrook 🏰 @highrookhorror.bsky.social One of our funded games releases May 1! ➡️ Plunge into a cosmic-horror world ➡️ Master occults rites with a deep, nonlinear card crafting system ➡️ Choose your path through the darkness 🗝️ Key requests: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Signups for the limited playtest are now open on Steam. It will start on May 2 and end on the 10th. goldengratus.com/2025/04/24/p... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

Hoping to start a limited playtest soon! Will post the dates as soon as I'm ready. goldengratus.com/2025/04/17/l...

brandon sanderson series about people who are just kind of okay at magic

New Thursday new post! I talk about my thought process on designing Memoirium's combat mechanics. goldengratus.com/2025/03/20/t... #gamedev #devblog #game

Not at GDC! I’m Paolo a solo developer from the Philippines. Working on my 2nd game, Memoirium. Ignore the hooman. I am the cat. #WhatAGameDevLooksLike

Found a bunch of awesome open and close animations for doors, chests, and boxes. Naturally, I will spend all day implementing these into the game.

goldengratus.com/2025/03/13/a... Another week and lots of progress. In my weekly blog, I briefly talk about treating all games as puzzles!

Official Bsky account for Memoirium, so I can remain silly on my main! Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3294440/... #game #indiedev #soulslike

Video games are not escapism. Show me another art medium that confronts me with moral quandaries and choice, with personal, unique moments of defeat or victory. Video games allow me to be an active participant in the arguably-beautiful human experience, and there’s nothing avoidant about it.

every monster hunter game: don't worry you just trapped the monster, you didn't kill it. it is VERY much alive. we will take it back to base and study it for science. btw here is its spine as a reward

goldengratus.com/2025/03/06/d... New blog post I really wanted to make to show my undying appreciation to @caseyyano.bsky.social, [mystery funder], and @outersloth.com for allowing me the chance to work on my game full time. It's been a life-changing. Thank you!

Video game developer: personally I think the only thing can save our industry is the indies Dutch trader from the 1600s: ah, I see not much has changed in four hundred years

Playing games is the best type of research and practice of discipline. It's a continuous balance between work and play. MH Wilds is truly testing me. 😅

my default answer to "how is game dev going"

My weekly blog post! This week I quickly talk about how I rediscovered my love for game design by being a DM! goldengratus.com/2025/02/27/p... #gamedev #dnd