What it feels like when you're an indie developer on a tiny team juggling multiple roles. Catching your breath for a moment hoping the monkeys don't show up.

This is what Cake Maker's main menu currently looks like! It's spoliered for those who would rather keep it a surprise.

Did you guys mean to suggest that AI is crushing the way things used to be done and that we're being forced into a "new era"? That's not an encouraging message.

In the Super Mario Galaxy games, the staff credits text is always loaded into RAM despite not being needed until the ending. While horribly inefficient, this is inadvertently heartwarming as the games appear to honor their creators by keeping them in memory at all times.

What an interesting game design insight!

As Gutterbean buttons up a few things I need to do final game balance checks. Fine tuning the play area and its objects to get the right level of play. #indiedev #indiegamedev #independentgamedev #gamedevelopment

Holy crap! We're making a video game! A real video game! I hope you all enjoy it.

One of the things I've had to do as the one doing most of the work on Cake Maker is I made an official bluesky account for my developer title! Go follow @astralknightstudio.bsky.social! Things will show up there eventually. #indiedev #indiegamedev #indepdendentdeveloper #indiedeveloper