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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · 27d

Sometimes the simplest of things can take the longest. Late after missing deals, but it's here. Exhausted.

A survival rouguelite, ARPG game with a "kitchen-sink" type of open-world/sandbox design, meant for easy play, immersion and lots of replayability.

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Oct 7

Probably last update on the matter, as 2 submissions came in today, ending a career as a gamedev. Started as a short post, ran out of space so made a blog instead.

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No more grip

Welp, after several months more, the end has truly come for me and my self-proclaimed gamedev career. I just received two more rejections in

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Sep 16

Re-upload as the video got nuked (copyright claim).

Gandalf talks more about how cooked Frodo the Developer is with his shoddy prototype of a game.

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Gandalf talks more about how cooked Frodo the Developer is with his shoddy prototype of a game.

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Sep 15

Quite the fun this, and a bit of a secret as well (can't post that long here). It's an insider joke, explained in the description for the really curious; a heartbroken rant more like this.

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Gandalf reveals what the enemy learnt from Gollum: MVP-Traction! The bane of existence for dev Frodo

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Sep 14

Working motion tracker.

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Sep 11

More random top-down shenanigans.

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Sep 9

Random top-down shenanigans.

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sweeping up the last bits of the story, and sharing how it went with the scouting. Oh and a bonus GIF and the end about a small VFX.

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Chasing the crumbs

Continuing from last time, because I managed to stumble upon a few interesting bits while I tried to save it all (my career and a project, e

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Aug 30

Though to clarify the state of DSC, as I kept seeing incoming traffic, and didn't really stamped the state of DSC all over that I'm no longer working on it. Closer to be embraced!

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DSC Newsletter 30.08.25 - Game over - Deep Sea Claustrophobia

That's it folks. The project is no longer being worked on as explained in the previous post. Bringing you the last update here.

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Aug 22

So Tom just suggested in a comment that my approach for finding an agent might not be best, but don't know what else I could try; I replied in the link. Thoughts?

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The audacity of a man

This blog is the continuation of my latest “series” on what could be described as "trying to save one’s career” (playlist). We’ll talk about

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Aug 21

New blog post talking about the events of the past few weeks. Back to the classic blog format this time.

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From the twelfkingdoms community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the twelfkingdoms community

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jul 30

The thinking was to document the arduous journey, the same way as in the previous video, in hopes that people could learn about how the industry works, and what obstacles you might encounter.

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jul 29

An unintentional follow-up to my previous video, as things are turning out to be quite ridiculous, along with trying to bring back a dead project.

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Can we bring back the dead? Not this one, the other one! #gamedev

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jul 29

An unintentional follow-up to my previous video, as things are turning out to be quite ridiculous, along with trying to bring back a dead project.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegaming #indiegames #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #solodev #funding #business #publishers

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Can we bring back the dead? Not this one, the other one! #gamedev

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jul 14

Quick update about the things happening in the background.

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DSC Newsletter: In the bog - Deep Sea Claustrophobia

Sharing some of the insights behind the radio silence and some talk about the WIP procedural map.

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jul 5

A few people already told me how they're going through similar issues in their lives, and are in a rough patch. And that they appreciate me sharing mine.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegaming #indiegames #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #solodev #funding #business #publishers

theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jul 4

Sharing the realities I faced during these last couple of years, and my thoughts on what it feels like chasing publishers for a living: Fighting to make games and value.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegaming #indiegames #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #solodev #funding

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The realities of being a solo developer for 5 years

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jul 4

There's probably a lot more to discuss, so in case anyone have questions or something was missing from the video, do let me know, as I'm more than happy to answer.

theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jul 4

Sharing the realities I faced during these last couple of years, and my thoughts on what it feels like chasing publishers for a living: Fighting to make games and value.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegaming #indiegames #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #solodev #funding

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The realities of being a solo developer for 5 years

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 28

In case you've missed it, there's a short story of some conspiracy set in the depths of the Atlantic. Follow the link below!

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 27

Dusted off my pen, and spent a day or two coming up with a better story for the game as the ending was kind of hanging in the air. A short story masked as an update!

#gamedev #indiedev #horror #indiegames #solodev #earlyaccess #casual #submarine #freedemo #spoilers

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DSC Newsletter: Rewriting the story and other bits - Deep Sea Claustrophobia

The story behind DSC has been partially rewritten as the end was lacking and needed some love. You can read about it here and some of the spoilers. Also sharing a test for a new capsule.

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 27

Dusted off my pen, and spent a day or two coming up with a better story for the game as the ending was kind of hanging in the air. A short story masked as an update!

#gamedev #indiedev #horror #indiegames #solodev #earlyaccess #casual #submarine #freedemo #spoilers

www.indiedb.com/games/deep-s...

DSC Newsletter: Rewriting the story and other bits - Deep Sea Claustrophobia

The story behind DSC has been partially rewritten as the end was lacking and needed some love. You can read about it here and some of the spoilers. Also sharing a test for a new capsule.

www.indiedb.com

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 20

Took a better screenshot to show it's really under Dune, not just saying things! 🙂 Happens on this small screen sometimes...

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 20

Wow, soo, thank you for Gamespress.com for hosting Deep Sea Claustrophobia on their page! Very nice of them! Just noticed it coming online, and it's right below Dune awakening! 😄

#gamedev #indiedev #horror #indiegames #solodev #casual #retro #earlyaccess #submarine #psx

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 20

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 19

Back to the long form of blogging this time, talking about my current progress with procgen, and more importantly about values in gaming as it keeps popping up on my radar. Enjoy!

#gamedev #indiedev #horror #indiegame #freedemo #earlyaccess #submarine #casual

www.indiedb.com/games/deep-s...

DSC newsletter 16.06.25 feature - Deep Sea Claustrophobia

DSC newsletter about starting to work on a procedural terrain generator and expanding a bit more on the story of the industry from the previous article, talking about values.

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 19

Back to the long form of blogging this time, talking about my current progress with procgen, and more importantly about values in gaming as it keeps popping up on my radar. Enjoy!

#gamedev #indiedev #horror #indiegame #freedemo #earlyaccess #submarine #casual

www.indiedb.com/games/deep-s...

DSC newsletter 16.06.25 feature - Deep Sea Claustrophobia

DSC newsletter about starting to work on a procedural terrain generator and expanding a bit more on the story of the industry from the previous article, talking about values.

www.indiedb.com

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 17

Sharing this screenshot as we managed to break into the small digits over at IndieDB as we speak. The ranking is highly volatile, but this is a first at being this low!

#gamedev #indiedev #horror #indiegame #freedemo #earlyaccess #submarine #casual

Last Blog: www.indiedb.com/games/deep-s...

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theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 17

#gamedev #indiedev #casual #horror #psychological #freedemo #indiegaming #indiegames #submarine #earlyaccess #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #retro #pixelart #psx #lowpoly #solodev #unrealengine

theaaronstory @theaaronstory.bsky.social · Jun 16

A new build has been released, mixed in with some casual blogging about how things are going, so expect a little bit more out of this one, and not just a quick list of things. Cheers!

#gamedev #indiedev #horror #indiegame #freedemo #earlyaccess #submarine #casual

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Build update June 16th news - Deep Sea Claustrophobia

New version update for the build, and bunch more goodies. Bit longer article as well.

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