John "Ducky" Szymanski
@ducky-dev.bsky.social
Game developer! Made My Friendly Neighborhood and Kyle is Famous. Making Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate.
https://ducky.dev/
https://ducky.dev/
I've been redoing the Wizard Boy AI and at some point corpses started moving around and attacking on their own and it's really unsettling.
August 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I've been redoing the Wizard Boy AI and at some point corpses started moving around and attacking on their own and it's really unsettling.
I just learned that my game is apparently currently topping the Xbox game charts? Can anyone confirm this?
July 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I just learned that my game is apparently currently topping the Xbox game charts? Can anyone confirm this?
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Wizard Boy 1.1 is RELEASED!!! We've got upgrades, missions, an inventory, lots of visual updates, the Spy Lair, and more! TIME TO GET WIZARD.
(Full writeup posted below.)
(Full writeup posted below.)
June 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Wizard Boy 1.1 is RELEASED!!! We've got upgrades, missions, an inventory, lots of visual updates, the Spy Lair, and more! TIME TO GET WIZARD.
(Full writeup posted below.)
(Full writeup posted below.)
Wizard Boy 1.1 is RELEASED!!! We've got upgrades, missions, an inventory, lots of visual updates, the Spy Lair, and more! TIME TO GET WIZARD.
(Full writeup posted below.)
(Full writeup posted below.)
June 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Wizard Boy 1.1 is RELEASED!!! We've got upgrades, missions, an inventory, lots of visual updates, the Spy Lair, and more! TIME TO GET WIZARD.
(Full writeup posted below.)
(Full writeup posted below.)
Wizard Boy just passed into Overwhelmingly Positive!! Thank you all so much! This one seriously means a lot, especially with how weird this little game is.
Update 1.1.0 coming soon! :)
Update 1.1.0 coming soon! :)
June 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Wizard Boy just passed into Overwhelmingly Positive!! Thank you all so much! This one seriously means a lot, especially with how weird this little game is.
Update 1.1.0 coming soon! :)
Update 1.1.0 coming soon! :)
Wizard Boy can now consume everything.
June 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Wizard Boy can now consume everything.
A boy wizard spy is full of secret techniques.
June 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A boy wizard spy is full of secret techniques.
On vacation. These guys called Coatis have infested the beach and are causing complete havoc. Directly after I stop recording jumped on a girl's table and took her nachos. Yesterday one stole my hamburger. Notice the sign warning about the Coatis.
I love them.
I love them.
May 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
On vacation. These guys called Coatis have infested the beach and are causing complete havoc. Directly after I stop recording jumped on a girl's table and took her nachos. Yesterday one stole my hamburger. Notice the sign warning about the Coatis.
I love them.
I love them.
Looking to collab with an artist!
Hoping to find someone who is adept at making likeable characters that have an air of being a little humorously off kilter. If you think smear frames are funny you're in the right mindset.
Shoot me some links/portfolios if you know of or are someone like that. :)
Hoping to find someone who is adept at making likeable characters that have an air of being a little humorously off kilter. If you think smear frames are funny you're in the right mindset.
Shoot me some links/portfolios if you know of or are someone like that. :)
April 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Looking to collab with an artist!
Hoping to find someone who is adept at making likeable characters that have an air of being a little humorously off kilter. If you think smear frames are funny you're in the right mindset.
Shoot me some links/portfolios if you know of or are someone like that. :)
Hoping to find someone who is adept at making likeable characters that have an air of being a little humorously off kilter. If you think smear frames are funny you're in the right mindset.
Shoot me some links/portfolios if you know of or are someone like that. :)
An important character in the Szymanski lore is my cat Oscar who never ceases to find a way to lay on me no matter where I'm sitting.
April 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
An important character in the Szymanski lore is my cat Oscar who never ceases to find a way to lay on me no matter where I'm sitting.
Posted an update about what we're working on in Wizard Boy world, what our plans for the first content update, and some other cool little things along with. :) Link below!
April 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Posted an update about what we're working on in Wizard Boy world, what our plans for the first content update, and some other cool little things along with. :) Link below!
Spider enemy ragdolls are gross.
April 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Spider enemy ragdolls are gross.
My official prediction for the Switch 2 Direct is Super Mario Pancake. No, I will not go into further detail.
April 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My official prediction for the Switch 2 Direct is Super Mario Pancake. No, I will not go into further detail.
"AI Overview is not available." Yeah, sure. Refuse to answer if you want. I'll find out someday.
March 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"AI Overview is not available." Yeah, sure. Refuse to answer if you want. I'll find out someday.
Started playing Ape Escape on a whim and am completely taken by how endearing and creative everything is. Especially the apes themselves.
I see now why Team Asobi MUST make a new Ape Escape game.
I see now why Team Asobi MUST make a new Ape Escape game.
March 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Started playing Ape Escape on a whim and am completely taken by how endearing and creative everything is. Especially the apes themselves.
I see now why Team Asobi MUST make a new Ape Escape game.
I see now why Team Asobi MUST make a new Ape Escape game.
My Discord's 14 users away from 2,000. When we hit it, I'll do a giveaway of whatever random keys I have lying around (probably Wizard Boy, Kyle, maybe I have some others?)
I haven't told them this yet. Go jump in and give them a surprise! :)
discord.com/invite/TPNFGCd
I haven't told them this yet. Go jump in and give them a surprise! :)
discord.com/invite/TPNFGCd
https://discord.com/invite/TPNFGCd
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March 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My Discord's 14 users away from 2,000. When we hit it, I'll do a giveaway of whatever random keys I have lying around (probably Wizard Boy, Kyle, maybe I have some others?)
I haven't told them this yet. Go jump in and give them a surprise! :)
discord.com/invite/TPNFGCd
I haven't told them this yet. Go jump in and give them a surprise! :)
discord.com/invite/TPNFGCd
March 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Trying out "floor is lava" to see if would be fun to add in. :)
March 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Trying out "floor is lava" to see if would be fun to add in. :)
Can confirm.
Just had a fantastic interview with @ducky-dev.bsky.social. We talked about his new game Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate… among other things.
Here’s a non-comprehensive list of some of the games we discussed.
Here’s a non-comprehensive list of some of the games we discussed.
March 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Can confirm.
Beta 1.0.2 is released! Mostly bug fixes and some minor gameplay tweaks. We're also now actively working on the first content update, although currently unsure when it will be ready!
Link to changelog below.
Link to changelog below.
March 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Beta 1.0.2 is released! Mostly bug fixes and some minor gameplay tweaks. We're also now actively working on the first content update, although currently unsure when it will be ready!
Link to changelog below.
Link to changelog below.
Reposted by John "Ducky" Szymanski
@ducky-dev.bsky.social and crew made a real good one
The Best Co-op Game I've Played This Year | Secret Agent Wizard Boy youtu.be/0ozWu6Gd6m0?...
The Best Co-op Game I've Played This Year | Secret Agent Wizard Boy youtu.be/0ozWu6Gd6m0?...
March 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
@ducky-dev.bsky.social and crew made a real good one
The Best Co-op Game I've Played This Year | Secret Agent Wizard Boy youtu.be/0ozWu6Gd6m0?...
The Best Co-op Game I've Played This Year | Secret Agent Wizard Boy youtu.be/0ozWu6Gd6m0?...
Reposted by John "Ducky" Szymanski
Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate by @ducky-dev.bsky.social, @duskdev.bsky.social, & Evan Szymanski, an action sandbox [PC EA]
The wizard school headmaster runs a crime syndicate! Infiltrate as a student & use magic, explosives, & friends to bring it down!
#indiegame
The wizard school headmaster runs a crime syndicate! Infiltrate as a student & use magic, explosives, & friends to bring it down!
#indiegame
March 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate by @ducky-dev.bsky.social, @duskdev.bsky.social, & Evan Szymanski, an action sandbox [PC EA]
The wizard school headmaster runs a crime syndicate! Infiltrate as a student & use magic, explosives, & friends to bring it down!
#indiegame
The wizard school headmaster runs a crime syndicate! Infiltrate as a student & use magic, explosives, & friends to bring it down!
#indiegame
Some of our favorite Wizard Boy clips from week 1.
March 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Some of our favorite Wizard Boy clips from week 1.
It's like the chestburster in Aliens.
March 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It's like the chestburster in Aliens.