Robin Ward
@eviltrout.com
Check out “The Roottrees are Dead” on Steam. Now working on “The Incident at Galley House.” Previously: co-founder of Discourse
The game: https://roottrees.com
My blog: https://eviltrout.com
The game: https://roottrees.com
My blog: https://eviltrout.com
A surprising amount of narrative game developers at #AdventureX are using Godot for their next projects. I’m not sure if this is just indie game developers in general or something specific to the niche
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A surprising amount of narrative game developers at #AdventureX are using Godot for their next projects. I’m not sure if this is just indie game developers in general or something specific to the niche
Really enjoying @celia-14.bsky.social 's new game The Daily Spell - jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp... - it's a daily drop quote game that expands the lore of a magical world.
The Daily Spell by jamwitch, Celia
Drop letters into place to unscramble today's magical headline. ✨ New puzzle and story daily!
jamwitch.itch.io
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Really enjoying @celia-14.bsky.social 's new game The Daily Spell - jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp... - it's a daily drop quote game that expands the lore of a magical world.
Post a female character you love
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Post a female character you love
Valve isn’t perfect, but I think it’s worth pointing out how open their hardware is. You can boot to Linux or install whatever you want. If you want to use Steam you just have to pay them $100 for unlimited builds during development. It’s worth it just to avoid sending builds constantly!
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Valve isn’t perfect, but I think it’s worth pointing out how open their hardware is. You can boot to Linux or install whatever you want. If you want to use Steam you just have to pay them $100 for unlimited builds during development. It’s worth it just to avoid sending builds constantly!
I’m in London all week. Would love to grab coffee with any game devs / puzzle game lovers. Send me a DM or email. Alternatively, tell me what I must see!
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I’m in London all week. Would love to grab coffee with any game devs / puzzle game lovers. Send me a DM or email. Alternatively, tell me what I must see!
I generally consider myself a puzzle game sicko and try to play all the games I can, but I cannot for the life of me figure out sokoban games. I just suck at them and don’t find them fun.
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I generally consider myself a puzzle game sicko and try to play all the games I can, but I cannot for the life of me figure out sokoban games. I just suck at them and don’t find them fun.
I’m really impressed with public transit in Munich. It’s so easy to use and clean and convenient. Also they have bike lanes everywhere! Toronto should aspire to be this good.
November 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I’m really impressed with public transit in Munich. It’s so easy to use and clean and convenient. Also they have bike lanes everywhere! Toronto should aspire to be this good.
I honestly wouldn’t mind losing to any of these games. They’re all so good!
November 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I honestly wouldn’t mind losing to any of these games. They’re all so good!
I am curious if the Steam Machine will support Netflix and other streaming services. It could be the most powerful set top box on the market if so!
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I am curious if the Steam Machine will support Netflix and other streaming services. It could be the most powerful set top box on the market if so!
Reposted by Robin Ward
Wow! The Roottrees are Dead has been nominated for Best Narrative Game at the Indie Game Awards!
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Wow! The Roottrees are Dead has been nominated for Best Narrative Game at the Indie Game Awards!
Pretty big milestone for The Incident at Galley House: we finished recording all the voice over for all scenes!
This was my first time doing voice over on this scale and it was a blast, thanks to our amazing casting agent and director @soundswilde.bsky.social
This was my first time doing voice over on this scale and it was a blast, thanks to our amazing casting agent and director @soundswilde.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Pretty big milestone for The Incident at Galley House: we finished recording all the voice over for all scenes!
This was my first time doing voice over on this scale and it was a blast, thanks to our amazing casting agent and director @soundswilde.bsky.social
This was my first time doing voice over on this scale and it was a blast, thanks to our amazing casting agent and director @soundswilde.bsky.social
@powerhoof.com I really loved The Drifter! I am very curious how you did the lighting in the backgrounds, that changes subtly back and forth. Have you spoken or written about how the effect was done?
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
@powerhoof.com I really loved The Drifter! I am very curious how you did the lighting in the backgrounds, that changes subtly back and forth. Have you spoken or written about how the effect was done?
Made it to Munich, despite a (frankly rude) snowstorm in Toronto the day I left. What a charming city! Order some random apple pasty I couldn’t pronounce and it blew my mind.
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Made it to Munich, despite a (frankly rude) snowstorm in Toronto the day I left. What a charming city! Order some random apple pasty I couldn’t pronounce and it blew my mind.
There are so many cool games being worked on in Godot. Hopefully I can meet some of these developers next week at GodotFest!
The Godot 2025 showreel is out! We're so grateful for every submission, vote, and support from our community 💙
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwE...
Godot Engine – 2025 Showreel
YouTube video by Godot Engine
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
There are so many cool games being worked on in Godot. Hopefully I can meet some of these developers next week at GodotFest!
Is it weird for a middle aged man to be blasting the K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack? Asking for a friend...
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Is it weird for a middle aged man to be blasting the K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack? Asking for a friend...
Do you want to keep your contractors happy? Pay them on time! Better yet, pay them quickly! Do you not have the money available to pay them? Then why did you hire them in the first place?!?
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Do you want to keep your contractors happy? Pay them on time! Better yet, pay them quickly! Do you not have the money available to pay them? Then why did you hire them in the first place?!?
I am probably going to back to Apple as my main development platform once the Pro/Max M5s come out.
Microsoft has introduced a bizarre bug with Task Manager in the latest Windows 11 update 😵💫 After the October 2025 optional update, Task Manager duplicates itself when you close it. It leads to multiple versions of Task Manager running, using CPU and RAM resources 😬
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I am probably going to back to Apple as my main development platform once the Pro/Max M5s come out.
It's surprising that in Substance painter you can't configure output resolutions for different types of maps. I almost never want my metal or roughness exported at the same resolution as albedo! #gamedev
October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It's surprising that in Substance painter you can't configure output resolutions for different types of maps. I almost never want my metal or roughness exported at the same resolution as albedo! #gamedev
This is a very cool video about a piece of software that allows you to paint in the real world and have it instantly preview on a 3D model’s texture. It’s kind of like a webcam input for Substance Painter.
youtu.be/fdI1ZJtAJmI?...
youtu.be/fdI1ZJtAJmI?...
Can I texture 3D objects with oil paint?
YouTube video by BOBERT_art
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is a very cool video about a piece of software that allows you to paint in the real world and have it instantly preview on a 3D model’s texture. It’s kind of like a webcam input for Substance Painter.
youtu.be/fdI1ZJtAJmI?...
youtu.be/fdI1ZJtAJmI?...
I started playing Old Skies and was delighted to hear both of the voice actors from Roottrees in the first 30 minutes!
October 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I started playing Old Skies and was delighted to hear both of the voice actors from Roottrees in the first 30 minutes!
The Incident at Galley House will have controller support, and I've found it surprisingly complex to implement from a UI perspective compared to the mouse stuff we did in Roottrees. With a mouse, you can easily say, oh is the cursor in the visible thing?
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Incident at Galley House will have controller support, and I've found it surprisingly complex to implement from a UI perspective compared to the mouse stuff we did in Roottrees. With a mouse, you can easily say, oh is the cursor in the visible thing?
Since I was already crossing the ocean for @adventurex.bsky.social, I decided to leave a little earlier and go to #GodotFest in Munich the week before. I'm very excited for both conferences!
October 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Since I was already crossing the ocean for @adventurex.bsky.social, I decided to leave a little earlier and go to #GodotFest in Munich the week before. I'm very excited for both conferences!
Reposted by Robin Ward
Before coffee: I hate everybody
After coffee: I feel good about hating everybody
After coffee: I feel good about hating everybody
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Before coffee: I hate everybody
After coffee: I feel good about hating everybody
After coffee: I feel good about hating everybody
I quite enjoyed this demo. Before Roottrees I was working on a crossword puzzle game and this is exploring a lot of great ideas in that space.
🚨The RITA Demo is live on Steam 🚨
Rita is one smart chicklet, with a knack for solving word puzzles. 🐤
🗺Explore a delightfully cozy world
📰Collect letters to solve puzzles
👨👦Be a part of her legacy
Watch the NEW TRAILER below, try the DEMO, and don't forget to WISHLIST!🙏
Rita is one smart chicklet, with a knack for solving word puzzles. 🐤
🗺Explore a delightfully cozy world
📰Collect letters to solve puzzles
👨👦Be a part of her legacy
Watch the NEW TRAILER below, try the DEMO, and don't forget to WISHLIST!🙏
October 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I quite enjoyed this demo. Before Roottrees I was working on a crossword puzzle game and this is exploring a lot of great ideas in that space.
