Wanderstop - A cozy, narrative-centric game about tea and change.

The wandering mind: A gift we squander - Darius Foroux

Most people treat a wandering mind like a defect. They see it as a leak in their productivity bucket. We’ve been conditioned to believe that if we aren’t staring at a screen or checking off a to-do list, we are failing. But Daniel Goleman, the […]

Planning - The Core Reason Why Gameplay Feels Good

In this post I dig into planning, and how it is a fundamental part of what makes a game engaging. Planning affects many aspects of what is s...

Roam: Why I Love It and How I Use It | Nat Eliason

Author, writer, and creator sharing insights on learning, writing, philosophy, entrepreneurship, and more.

Solarpunk Futures

The social ecological storytelling game where you and your friends build a better world.

Erlend Sogge Heggen (@erlend.sh)

1. solitude: single-player game loop 2. bottomlessness: infinite scroll 3. speed: instant delivery/gratification 4. teasing: generally satisfactory, never perfect; “maybe the next one is exactly what I want” ↘️ quoting NPR (@npr.org): Taken together, these four features can create a trancelike state that can keep us stuck on social media apps or video games for hours. Children are particularly vulnerable. n.pr/4mH6i6s

Kittens Game - a Dark Souls of incremental gaming

Cozy Community Software — Open Indie

As Commune edges closer to an early-access release, I've been musing on the concept of the cozy web vibes that we intend to cultivate in ...

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Steam :: Battlerite :: Reflections and Future of Battlerite

A year and a half ago, we sat down to discuss the future. We were beaten and bruised, but eager; a few half-formed ideas competed with our endless passion to create the most adrenaline-filled competitive experience. It was the beginning of a great undertaking, and a wellspring of ideas came forth. Some ideas were strong, others fumbling. Running on nothing but burning desire, the ideas were solidified, refined and molded into reality.

Why Games? - Pardy Time DevLog

Summer is here - why not let your @rpg.actor enjoy the sun. tilemap.world is a 2d tileset and tilemap editor inspired by Tiled and LDtk It's still very much a work in progress, and while you can walk around the sandbox mode I've got some bigger plans for these maps.

Melvor Idle :: v1.3.1

An Idle/Incremental game inspired by Runescape

(the) Gnorp Apologue

A game where you help small beings called gnorps get rich. It is a unique incremental game with interesting upgrades, and visuals to match the numbers.

Cozy Fiction, Serious Hope: An Ecocritical Look at Becky Chambers - A Flower in Dystopia

In August 2026 I made a presentation for the Society of Ecocritical Studies – Japan.