One of the greatest games ever made. Theme Park paved the way for the Rollercoaster Tycoon series, but Theme Park featured far more enjoyable in-game events, from putting out fires to cleaning puke and sacking workers always sneaking in a smoke break. #Gaming #Gamers #IndieGame #ScreenshotSaturday

Someone gave #CrimsonDesert a negative review because of ..... gravity. #gaming #gamers

I'm so pleased with how the soundtrack for Kingdom of Hope is turning out. I find myself staying a bit longer in each scene just to listen to it. Can't wait to share it.

The AI debate in #gamedev is missing the point. I grew up on games that made me feel the story. AI lets solo devs like me build that story rich game I've always wanted to make in 1 year. I don't believe the anger isn't wrong. It's just misdirected...

Strip the land too far and the soil turns against you. Pollination drops. Crops fail. Growth slows. The world responds. Restore the balance, and it thrives again. Trees, plants, flowers aren’t just decoration. They are a living ecosystem. #CozyGames #FarmingGame #LifeSim #PixelArt #PixelGame

As I understand it, Steam updated its AI disclosure policy in January 2026, and as I only use AI to assist with code development, bug checking and templating ideas (which become my designs as I rework them via Pixelmator Pro), I can remove the AI disclosure. I will be doing this today.

“2D game enemies are easy to beat.” Meanwhile in Kingdom of Hope: • Enemies hear you if you are loud nearby • Overcommitting at close range makes you vulnerable to counter-attack • Punches and parry forces knock-back • Button-mashing increases the enemy’s chance to counter-attack. And much more...

What an incredible achievement. I really enjoyed learning how quickly so much evolved during development. It’s wild to think that Stardew Valley almost included a goblin village and cave-wall mining similar to Core Keeper. youtu.be/geiTg6Z7w3A?...

Timing. Positioning. Reading your opponent. Even a common roadside bandit can Parry → Riposte if you get careless. #CozyGames #FarmingGame #LifeSim #PixelArt #PixelGame

I'm very keen to avoid hand-holding in Kingdom of Hope — no rigid tutorials or forced onboarding. Players are free to explore, experiment, and shape their own journey through discovery and consequence.

Feeling haptic feedback from my PS5 controller the first time I chopped a tree today was genuinely surreal.

Hemp was a fundamental crop in medieval Europe, used to make rope, paper, fishing nets and durable clothing in textile production. Which is why it will feature in Kingdom of Hope. #CozyGames #FarmingGame #LifeSim #PixelArt #PixelGame

🌱 Farming in Kingdom of Hope feeds into crafting with great depth and some realistic knock-on effects for the player if they forget to take action in some cases. I'll leave this here as a clue for one of the food chains. #CozyGames #FarmingGame #LifeSim #PixelArt #PixelGame

Really bad photo, but happy to say that PS5 controller support will be available on release. #CozyGames #FarmingGame #LifeSim #PixelArt #PixelGame

Trailer 1 just got a full revamp on @steampowered.com 👀 And yes… there are clues hidden inside. This is only a tiny piece of a much bigger update. store.steampowered.com/app/4086550/... #CozyGames #FarmingGame #LifeSim #PixelArt #PixelGame

Playing @hytale.bsky.social and really enjoying it. I never got into Minecraft, but I can see myself exploring this game in my spare time.

Cannot wait to share this month's update next week!

On another note, still very much happy and excited about the game progress so far! 😆 A lot of new features went in over the Christmas break, will reveal more towards the end of January!

Indie dev rant: @nintendousa.bsky.social You let crap like this on your store, but reject solo devs making an effort to deliver something magical. If anyone wonders why they can't find games on Switch 2, it's because we're busy dealing with Nintendo bureaucracy. #IndieGameDev #gamedev

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone happiness in the year ahead.

New content in the trailer! store.steampowered.com/app/4086550/... #KingdomOfHope #Gaming #Farming #Crafting #CozyGame #Retro #LifeSim #Crafting #Game

The great thing about having the freedom to develop your own game is that you just don't have to stick to any rigid project schedule/structure. I've just taken a side-track because I know it will be epic.

I've just had an absolutely cracking idea for the game. I'm so excited about it, it's what I know people will love. Furiously going to be scribbling notes after this and badly draw diagrams.

I’ve reached out to multiple talented artists I’d love to work with. Many are booked through 2026. At the same time, indie devs are criticised both for games “taking too long” and for using AI. If you write off game devs for adapting with AI, you need to question the logic of that criticism.

Potato -> Baked Potato #Farming #Crafting #CozyGame #RetroGame #PixelArt

We can’t afford a $1M trailer slot 😔 But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️ If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!

I'm planning on doing a developer commentary playthrough of Kingdom of Hope in the New Year to help spread the word. Trailers can be very static, and to be honest, so much has changed since the last trailer. The live feedback would be great as well Join me if you can! www.twitch.tv/o1bgames/sch...

Everyone who loves crafting and farming 2d pixel art games should play this now. It's so good, and there's a new content update today. store.steampowered.com/app/1139980/...

Development Update Nov/Dec: o1b.games/posts/novemb... #KingdomOfHope #Gaming #Farming #Crafting #CozyGame #Retro #LifeSim #2D

"You're not an artist if you use AI"

So many new features and design changes to cover in (the now) November/December update coming soon via o1b.games #KingdomOfHope #Gaming #Farming #Crafting #CozyGame #RetroGame

Remember and credit the people who lift you up along the way

Turns out you can merge K-pop with ambient electronic.

It's been a difficult week for me personally, but having kind people (who you don't even know) send messages like this really makes a difference when you know how much you are putting in.

This looks awesome

KYORA's first biome hides a plethora of mysteries beneath it's surface...

Music is so important, it brings those visuals to life, ensuring you're connected to the game. It has to be captivating and catchy. Making you want to hum the tune on random occasions when you're not even playing. #Gaming #Farming #Crafting #CozyGame #RetroGame #PixelArt #KingdomOfHope

Is GamesRadar+ seriously not on Bluesky yet?

Mining can be hard work. Restore your energy in the local hot springs. #Gaming #Farming #Crafting #CozyGame #RetroGame #PixelArt #KingdomOfHope

"Why fence my crops?" Well..... otherwise you might face a few problems, and one of those problems is THIS guy 👇 #Gaming #Farming #Crafting #CozyGame #RetroGame #PixelArt

I love the idea of having two ingredients placed into a cooker and you get visual feedback on what dish outcome that would make + energy and health boosts -without having to learn a recipe. This is something I first experienced playing RuneScape: Dragonwilds on Steam. Lets code this later.

I'm hopeful the Steam Store page will be up in the next few days so that people can Wishlist the game. It's just going through their review process now. I already made SOOO many improvements since I recorded the trailer, I may have to do another trailer soon at some point. 🤪

Storytelling is at the heart of the game. It’s one of the tags I always look for on Steam, and I want to make sure #KOH truly earns that story-rich label through its dialogue and quests.

Spending a lot of time on the music for the game. Being Neurodiverse, I have such a positive, calm reaction to uplifting ambient tones with gentle beat/bass. It's so important to want to feel and spend time on farming/crafting. #Gaming #Farming #Crafting #CozyGame #RetroGame #PixelArt

o1b.games/posts/septem... #FarmingGame #LifeSim #CozyGames #StoryRich #2dgame #PixelArt

Throw everything, including the kitchen sink, at o1 when prompt engineering.

"We are now confident we know how to build AGI as we have traditionally understood it." "We believe that, in 2025, we may see the first AI agents 'join the workforce' and materially change the output of companies." blog.samaltman.com/reflections

Saving on those expensive o1-preview API calls by using Ollama and Qwen qwq running locally to reason over 53 structured JSON results that were created using PydanticAI via OpenAI's gpt-4o-mini. 🤯 🤯

My latest Medium article on building an advanced business sales agent with Pydantic AI ai.gopubby.com/structured-d...