Tiny Bookshelf
@tinybookshelf.itch.io
Makin' little games you can play! Run by @ericvbailey.bsky.social. Previously: Octobug, Super Moxio Bros. Currently: Working on Shplief and Tyrant Slayer!
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yeah i'm not sure the player really needs a fire-mode indicator textbox 🤔
February 15, 2026 at 2:43 AM
yeah i'm not sure the player really needs a fire-mode indicator textbox 🤔
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New content!! 🎉
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator Content Update 2 is OUT NOW!
This free update brings SCENARIOS MODE featuring...
💽 New Challenges Outside Campaigns
📈 Six Scenarios each with a Challenging New Twist
👽 Unlock Mode Specific Portraits and Titles
Full notes
store.steampowered.com/news/app/364...
This free update brings SCENARIOS MODE featuring...
💽 New Challenges Outside Campaigns
📈 Six Scenarios each with a Challenging New Twist
👽 Unlock Mode Specific Portraits and Titles
Full notes
store.steampowered.com/news/app/364...
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
New content!! 🎉
February 13, 2026 at 4:23 AM
wrote a new function tonight, please clap
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 AM
wrote a new function tonight, please clap
One of the easier Shplief puzzles... or, at least, what I sure HOPE would be one of the easier ones. 😅
hashtag indiedev gamedevelopment etc.
hashtag indiedev gamedevelopment etc.
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
One of the easier Shplief puzzles... or, at least, what I sure HOPE would be one of the easier ones. 😅
hashtag indiedev gamedevelopment etc.
hashtag indiedev gamedevelopment etc.
hello, i am shelf
February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
hello, i am shelf
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Who wants to play Forbidden Solitaire?
We had a think about the potential audience for our '90s-inspired, found media horror:
www.patreon.com/posts/forbid...
We had a think about the potential audience for our '90s-inspired, found media horror:
www.patreon.com/posts/forbid...
Forbidden Solitaire - Who Wants to Play? | Grey Alien Games
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February 3, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Who wants to play Forbidden Solitaire?
We had a think about the potential audience for our '90s-inspired, found media horror:
www.patreon.com/posts/forbid...
We had a think about the potential audience for our '90s-inspired, found media horror:
www.patreon.com/posts/forbid...
All right, gonna take this new logo/profile pic out for a spin, see how I like it.
It's still very me-oriented and not marketing-oriented lol. I like that color blue, it's my own handwriting, I like the books-on-a-shelf idea per each game release, etc. But it just might do.
It's still very me-oriented and not marketing-oriented lol. I like that color blue, it's my own handwriting, I like the books-on-a-shelf idea per each game release, etc. But it just might do.
February 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
All right, gonna take this new logo/profile pic out for a spin, see how I like it.
It's still very me-oriented and not marketing-oriented lol. I like that color blue, it's my own handwriting, I like the books-on-a-shelf idea per each game release, etc. But it just might do.
It's still very me-oriented and not marketing-oriented lol. I like that color blue, it's my own handwriting, I like the books-on-a-shelf idea per each game release, etc. But it just might do.
maybe the idea of a Tiny Bookshelf just doesn't lend itself well to a logo lol but i'll probably return to this someday 🤔
February 3, 2026 at 5:59 AM
maybe the idea of a Tiny Bookshelf just doesn't lend itself well to a logo lol but i'll probably return to this someday 🤔
sadly i must report despite efforts to Manifest Visions or Dream Big or Plan Goals or Have Ideas or Brainstorm or Hop On A Call or Promote or Post -- my most consistent progress in game development has reliably come from Locking In and Doing The Work
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
sadly i must report despite efforts to Manifest Visions or Dream Big or Plan Goals or Have Ideas or Brainstorm or Hop On A Call or Promote or Post -- my most consistent progress in game development has reliably come from Locking In and Doing The Work
a fair warning: buried within my next game is a pun, beautiful and terrifying, horrible and wondrous
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 PM
a fair warning: buried within my next game is a pun, beautiful and terrifying, horrible and wondrous
one encouraging sign -- my kids LOVE my next game
they are intensely interested in each new puzzle i add, they get into little fights about who gets to play it on a device, they love solving and playing and befuddling themselves over it
feels like this bodes well
they are intensely interested in each new puzzle i add, they get into little fights about who gets to play it on a device, they love solving and playing and befuddling themselves over it
feels like this bodes well
February 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
one encouraging sign -- my kids LOVE my next game
they are intensely interested in each new puzzle i add, they get into little fights about who gets to play it on a device, they love solving and playing and befuddling themselves over it
feels like this bodes well
they are intensely interested in each new puzzle i add, they get into little fights about who gets to play it on a device, they love solving and playing and befuddling themselves over it
feels like this bodes well
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 AM
January 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
currently working on what might be the dumbest puzzle game of all time :)
cannot wait to see what people think of it :)
cannot wait to see what people think of it :)
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
currently working on what might be the dumbest puzzle game of all time :)
cannot wait to see what people think of it :)
cannot wait to see what people think of it :)
January 28, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I, too, am not immune to the "it's hard to focus on creative stuff when there's So Much Going On" feelings I see so many sharing lately.
I see you. I'm with you.
As for me, I will continue making my little lofi shooter game called Tyrant Slayer.
I see you. I'm with you.
As for me, I will continue making my little lofi shooter game called Tyrant Slayer.
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I, too, am not immune to the "it's hard to focus on creative stuff when there's So Much Going On" feelings I see so many sharing lately.
I see you. I'm with you.
As for me, I will continue making my little lofi shooter game called Tyrant Slayer.
I see you. I'm with you.
As for me, I will continue making my little lofi shooter game called Tyrant Slayer.
ah, the two modes of gamedev
"i am a wizard, thriving and delighting richly in the exploration of my innermost creativity, fully self-actualized and in my element"
and
"i am going to throw my laptop out the window. i am going to scream. and i am going to murder someone."
"i am a wizard, thriving and delighting richly in the exploration of my innermost creativity, fully self-actualized and in my element"
and
"i am going to throw my laptop out the window. i am going to scream. and i am going to murder someone."
January 21, 2026 at 5:28 AM
ah, the two modes of gamedev
"i am a wizard, thriving and delighting richly in the exploration of my innermost creativity, fully self-actualized and in my element"
and
"i am going to throw my laptop out the window. i am going to scream. and i am going to murder someone."
"i am a wizard, thriving and delighting richly in the exploration of my innermost creativity, fully self-actualized and in my element"
and
"i am going to throw my laptop out the window. i am going to scream. and i am going to murder someone."
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progress continues on Shplief 😏
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
progress continues on Shplief 😏
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SHPLIEF
January 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
SHPLIEF
progress continues on Shplief 😏
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
progress continues on Shplief 😏
might start a Tiny Bookshelf youtube channel, figure it would make sense for game announcements and trailers and whatever other indiedev-brand stuff
thoughts ?
thoughts ?
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
might start a Tiny Bookshelf youtube channel, figure it would make sense for game announcements and trailers and whatever other indiedev-brand stuff
thoughts ?
thoughts ?
never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, or a game developer their marketing plan
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, or a game developer their marketing plan
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just a reminder of a very fun thing we did with @tinybookshelf.itch.io in the old, old days of bluesky (2024)
our bounty for tying/beating our WR's still stands. post a screenshot of your finish screen. win a prize.
Coinless - 350
Any% - 355
our bounty for tying/beating our WR's still stands. post a screenshot of your finish screen. win a prize.
Coinless - 350
Any% - 355
January 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
just a reminder of a very fun thing we did with @tinybookshelf.itch.io in the old, old days of bluesky (2024)
our bounty for tying/beating our WR's still stands. post a screenshot of your finish screen. win a prize.
Coinless - 350
Any% - 355
our bounty for tying/beating our WR's still stands. post a screenshot of your finish screen. win a prize.
Coinless - 350
Any% - 355
I don't think it's fully hit me yet than I am making my next game(s).
Not just talking about ideas, not just tooling around in free web games or proof-of-concepts, not taking a 'break' or getting frustrated -- I'm making good process! Sticking with it! I'm doin' the thing. Neat.
Not just talking about ideas, not just tooling around in free web games or proof-of-concepts, not taking a 'break' or getting frustrated -- I'm making good process! Sticking with it! I'm doin' the thing. Neat.
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I don't think it's fully hit me yet than I am making my next game(s).
Not just talking about ideas, not just tooling around in free web games or proof-of-concepts, not taking a 'break' or getting frustrated -- I'm making good process! Sticking with it! I'm doin' the thing. Neat.
Not just talking about ideas, not just tooling around in free web games or proof-of-concepts, not taking a 'break' or getting frustrated -- I'm making good process! Sticking with it! I'm doin' the thing. Neat.