@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.

A question about indie games release strategy: I have a free game, but I'll also have a developer support DLC. The game is ready. The DLC not yet. Should I wait until the DLC is ready to release both at the same time? Or should I release the game first, and the DLC later?

Every year vicek83 asks adventure game developers their plans for the new year. You can find me at 01:05:09 among SO MANY OTHERS 😱 remember when they said the genre was dead? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vddm...

I just got the news that Cecilia Giménez passed away a few days ago 😢 thanks for some of the best laughs in my life

2026 is here, so here are my goals. Publish Adventure Jampilation. Start working on a new long game. Join another jam. Get back to running. Run at least one race. Get back to less than 70kg. Reach 1800 rapid and 1500 blitz on chesscom. Increase my FIDE Elo. Get a FIDE trainer license. I can do it!

10 hours and 2025 will be finally over. What a shitty year it was for me. Only positive note, the release of Eulogy for Nonno. Everything else was mediocre or outright bad.

Our town has a conference hall named "Cosmos" so whenever we organize an event there I end up saying stuff like "I have the keys to the Cosmos" as if I'm some sort of Saint Seiya character

I heard good things about this game! Enter the competition for one free copy!

Today is #PointNClickFriday and yes, I’m proudly hosting this week’s edition! 📝 How to jump into the fun 🧵 🔶 Share your adventure game in the comments 🔶 Explore new titles and wishlist them all ♥️🔄 Your support keeps this thread thriving!

Ah yeah, Steam Winter Sale started. If you haven't heard of this game yet I don't blame you, but maybe it's time to check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/2174720/...

This time I took pictures.

On the SIXTH day of #Pointandclickmas Santa Villainy gave to meee... Foolish Mortals for one lucky winner on Steam! 🎄 Visit the competition link to enter: buff.ly/UYKZefP 🎁 Winners drawn on 25th December! ❄️ @inklingwood.bsky.social #giveaway #indiegames

Speak for yourself, I have *thousands* of ideas, and so do all the creative people I know. The issue is that we're lacking the time and means to work on those due to an economic system that favors wealth hoarding and number growth instead of the general wellbeing of its members.

My point cloud approximation algorithm failed spectacularly, but it created a nice logo for a sports apparel company

On the FOURTH day of #Pointandclickmas Santa Villainy gave to meee... 3 x copies of @dave.powerhoof.com The Drifter on Steam! 🎄 Visit the competition link to enter: buff.ly/SKs1NSx 🎁 Winners drawn on 25th December! ❄️ #Giveaway #Indiegames

FINALLY! I hoped to release... uh, one month ago, but now I'm aiming for February. store.steampowered.com/app/4096750/...

I regret not taking pictures, but I saw a few posters in Zurich about a woman who was looking for her missing Prosciutto di Parma. There was even a picture of her hugging the ham.

In case it wasn't clear from my Spotify Wrapped, I'm an old fart with daughters.

Tom's Hardware Italia published yesterday a quiz on "how well you know Monkey Island". The questions, however, seem to be AI generated. Like, "What's the code to the jukebox in the SCUMM Bar"... 10 points if you can tell me, because I never saw a jukebox there. www.tomshw.it/videogioco/q...

...ok, now... is it the pac-man poster in The Halloween Party? The dark side of the moon in THP? The Lucasarts logo in THP? 2112 in Duty First? At least now I know, for fuck's sake!

For the first time I donated to Wikipedia. For the first time I feel like misinformation on the Internet is really unstoppable, so this is my way of fighting back.

My daughter asked if she could put something on Spotify. Sure, why not. I didn't expect her to put Last Christmas on purpose to make me fail Whamageddon right on the first day.

During my PhD a paper of mine was so heavily scrutinized that once accepted, 18 months had passed and we already had a follow-up paper that we were trying to publish, leading to the first one being scrapped and we could only publish the second method. 15 years later THIS got accepted on NATURE.

@steampowered.com I keep getting my build refused due to "third party IP violations". I'm sure it's a false positive because everything in my game is my creation, but that's not my question. I want to ask: how can I resolve the issue if you can't tell me WHAT triggered your system?

Aaaand another failure. Fuck Steam.

Another attempt at making Steam happy. This time I removed No Rest for the Wicked. Let's see what happens in 3 to 5 days. All this mess for a free app? I want my 100$ back.

Everyone having fun at AdventureX but me, but I grilled some eggplants so it's even I guess

Another failed attempt. I removed Nebraska Smith from the package, but it wasn't that. What should I remove next? Will it be No Rest for the Wicked, because it shares the title with a more famous game? Or Mutiny on the Clodia, because its logo contains a reference to an Italian shipping company?

As "Guga" is a pretty common nickname in Brazil, my e-mail has been used throughout the years by many people who somehow thought it was theirs. Yesterday someone gave my mail to recover their Apple password, then asked four times for an one-time code because they probably didn't receive anything.

Yet another attempt at making the Steam algorithm happy, yet another failure. I thought it was the Nebraska Smith logo that was too similar to the Indiana Jones one, but no. And Steam won't tell me what it is. I'll remove Nebraska Smith altogether to see if that is the issue.

🎂It's the 10th of November! 🎂 To celebrate its second anniversary, The Will of Arthur Flabbington will be HALF PRICE on Steam for the next 24 hours! 🥳 This is your chance to get one of the best adventure games of 2023 at a very convenient price! #pointandclick #adventuregame

The Steam store page is live! If you liked my jam games, you'll be happy to know that I'm putting them all on Steam FOR FREE, all in one place, for your convenience. And I'll be expanding it every time I join a new jam! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/4096750/...

Life imitates art gugames.itch.io/eulogy