Adventure Jampilation is now my most redeemed game on Steam! The fact that it's free might have played a role 🤣 BTW... I only have 5 reviews and one is negative because it's "crappy 2D minigames" 🥲 care to give me a hand? store.steampowered.com/app/4096750/...

The weight of parenthood

Went to a chess tournament thinking it would be the usual people, just to get my FIDE rating for blitz. It turned out to be of a much higher level, there was even a GM playing. Got kicked in the ass. But if my calculations are correct I'll be rated 1609, which is good for me.

Playing around with Popochiu because I'm really fed up with Unity. The fact that it's inspired by PowerQuest is a plus - I love that framework. If I manage to get my "force look first" thing going, I might really consider switching.

A great old school game. And by that I mean one that makes your brain hurt and keeps you stuck for days. We need more of that!

Just because the game is free it doesn't mean I won't care about reviews 😏 don't forget to leave a thumbs up to let everyone know how good it is!

At work we had some interviews for an internship in our team. It felt SO WEIRD to be on the other side of the interviewing process.

I feel like I should agree with a page called "Abolish the Guga hunt"

Now that Jampilation is out I might as well take a better look at Popochiu. I'm gonna miss PowerQuest so much, but I'm starting to be really fed up with Unity. I'd actually love to make my own framework on Godot, but why reinvent the wheel?

My ✨FREE✨ compilation of short adventure games is now available on Steam! 10 point and click games from various game jams, each roughly 30 minutes each. 5 hours of gameplay 😁 and more will come in the future. Check it out here: ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/4096750/...

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The 30th of March has a great symbolic value for me. It's Thimbleweed Park's release date, so I released also Kill Yourself and the unofficial Thimbleweed Park Italian dub package on this date. And today, Adventure Jampilation! 🤩

Adventure Jampilation releases ✨TOMORROW✨ and I'm still fixing small bugs. Last minute panic is the source of my powers!

Two days until I release Adventure Jampilation and of course I'm finding more bugs. And of course it's always Nebraska Smith.

My 10yo daughter keeps saying "that's AI" in a disgusted tone whenever she sees AI images somewhere. I'm glad she can 1) easily spot them and 2) feels the need to tell everyone how much they suck.

OpenAI is shutting down Sora? I want to see the reaction of those who claimed that AI was going to "democratize art".

At work we had a training session on AI tools 🙄 I get it, fear of missing out. However: I've been asked if I use AI tools in my gamedev projects. My reply? It's something I do for my own enjoyment, where's the fun if I let a machine draw or write or make music for me?

Only 7 days before I release (same date as my first game and also Thimbleweed Park), I think I fixed the last bugs and everything's ready. Can't wait!

Oh, right - The Will of Arthur Flabbington is on sale on Steam right now! If you're looking for an old school adventure game that challenges your brain, give it a try. And it looks so shit that you won't even THINK there's AI involved. 100% human made, baby! store.steampowered.com/app/2174720/...

Oh, right - The Will of Arthur Flabbington is on sale on Steam right now! If you're looking for an old school adventure game that challenges your brain, give it a try. And it looks so shit that you won't even THINK there's AI involved. 100% human made, baby! store.steampowered.com/app/2174720/...

My upcoming release on Steam is going to be ✨free✨ but if you want to support me, I'll be releasing a small DLC that adds developer commentary to all the games (and you can turn it off so you don't have to hear my voice) Wishlist it here: store.steampowered.com/app/4120390/...

Technology nowadays is surely amazing

I reached my first milestone of my 2026 goals (1800 Elo in online chess, publish a game, run a 10K). In 20 days I should reach the second goal too. 2026 is off to a good start 💪

Happy birthday Sally! Here's what I say about you and your work in the dev commentary for No Rest for the Wicked 😁 I loved working with you for both that game and TWoAF.

My daughter found a game breaking bug in Nebraska Smith, and I don't know how to reproduce it. Ah, the joys of gamedev.

Who's ready to face Sister Dali's wrath? Roughly one month until her wooden spoon makes its appearance on Steam! Wishlist "Adventure Jampilation", a ✨FREE✨ compilation of short adventure games store.steampowered.com/app/4096750/... #indiegames #adventuregames #pointandclick #screenshotsaturday

I think I'll be able to release my Jampilation - as well as the dev commentary DLC - before end of March. I might need some testers soon. If anyone is interested, you can contact me on Discord.

A new law is being discussed that would outlaw horse meat for human consumption in Italy. And since I'm Cagliari I might as well enjoy my last one before it's too late #cavallo #ghiavallo #ticoddidi

Aaaand finished. And most importantly, REVIEWED. Don't forget to review your Steam games, folks. It helps with visibility!

Shadow of the Afterland - 2.5hrs in, and the plot thickens! I knew it has a possession mechanism and I was looking forward to it, but now I wonder if this sentence was intentional 🤣 Anyway... absolutely recommended, get it ASAP store.steampowered.com/app/2506100/...

OMG my first reference in another adventure game 🥲 thanks @arumastudios.bsky.social , you made a grown man shed a tear of joy

Aaaaalmost done with the developer commentary for Jampilation. I have to revise text a bit, then record my lines, and then test test test and test. I think I'm in good shape to release before end of next month!

@arumastudios.bsky.social let's see how this goes!

I'm revisiting the code for Dinner at the Gugas for the Jampilation and I'm thinking I really need to do another game like that, a simple "choose your own adventure" where every choice affects what will happen in the future. For a game made in 7 days, it wasn't that bad.

At my town's costume parade, ready to pass in front of the retirement home to remind them what's coming

While writing commentary for Eulogy For Nonno I discovered a bug in my infrastructure and now I have to fix all my other PowerQuest games 😩 I thought I was basically done! #gamedev giveth and gamedev taketh away.

While extending Eulogy For Nonno to include developer commentary, I messed up the translations in the options GUI 🤣

I just finished the dev commentary on Death of Fo-Gu, part of the Adventure Jampilation I'll be releasing *for free* on Steam in the next few weeks. Only 3 games left to comment, then testing and I should be good to go! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/4096750/... #wishlistwednesday

Assumption of the Virgin, by Guido Reno, 1598-99, 📸 by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey

Currently at the concert and... one of the violins just broke. It snapped, an enormous crack in the wood between the neck and the body. We're now waiting for someone to bring a substitute violin, but I can't help but feel I jinxed the whole thing by sponsoring it.

Tap water at my office tastes bouba while tap water at home tastes kiki

Checking old messages for my dev commentary of TWoAF (jam version), and I "discovered" something I had completely forgotten. Artie was going to look much younger. He had hair. He was slim. But when @tallstorygames.bsky.social sent me the voice lines, the vibes were off, so I had to redo the sprites.

My daughter's class organized a fundraiser concert and asked local businesses for sponsorship. Technically I *am* a local business, so... why not 😁 Now, I don't know where they got the logo from - I haven't been using that one since 2021, but hey, I'm on a flyer

Working on the dev commentary DLC for Adventure Jampilation. Is there something you'd like to know about my games? Wishlist it here ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/4096750/... #adventuregame #indiegame #pointandclick

Am I the only one who is creeped out by MrBeast's eyes and smile? They're so... empty.

Dilbert used to be my absolute favorite comic. Seeing Scott Adams turn into like one of the worst people on Earth was hard for me, and now I can't give half a fuck about his passing. And it ruined Dilbert for me, because I can read a weird undertext even in old comics now that I know how he was.

After a while stuck at 113 reviews we finally got our 114th, and it's positive! How long until we get to 115? store.steampowered.com/app/2174720/...

I've been exclusively using his fonts since 2022. A must-have for retro game developers who want to translate their games.

In case you're wondering why I'm not making progress with my gamedev, I present to you my latest hyperfixation: card magic!

During dinner, my daughter takes a serving of the main course but carefully avoids all the greens. "I can't help but notice you don't have any vegetables on your plate", I say. "I can't help but notice you don't have any hair on your head", she replies.