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jestercraft.bsky.social
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Making 24 (Steam & Itchio) Games in 24 Months. https://www.patreon.com/Jestercraft
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Turnbased strategy card game! Game 3 is in production for the Shipping 24 Games in 24 Months!

Runewood: Hundred Nights is on Steam but also on Itchio

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/4161360/...
Itchio demo: jestercraft.itch.io/runewood

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamedevelopment #gaming
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
I'm Shipping 24 Games in 24 Months on Steam. My third game: Runewood!

store.steampowered.com/app/4161360/...

If you like turn-based card games: Try the game on itchio and/or wishlist it on Steam. It would mean a lot to me. ❤️

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegame #cardgame #indiegamedevelopment
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Runewood is on Steam! Wishlist it there to prepare for the 1st of December release!

store.steampowered.com/app/4161360/...

You can also play the demo on itchio. Just google "runewood itchio"

#indiegame #gamedevelopment #gaming #indiegamedev #gamingcommunity
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Shipping 24 Games in 24 Months - Game #3 here we go!

Autobattler, survival, roguelike card game

Runewood: Hundred Nights Steam page is open!

store.steampowered.com/app/4161360/...

#gamedev #indiegame #gamedevelopment #sologamedev #gaming
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
I made a game about my #burnout. It's a #horror visual novel and it's coming out tomorrow on Steam.

Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3320020/...

#gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #sologamedev
October 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Explaining the SUPER EFFECTIVE system in my first game: Seeker Quest

#indiegame #gamedevelopment #gamedev #gaming #sologamedev
October 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
I just released my first game for the 'Making 24 Games in 24 Months' and the Post-Mortem is now available through my Patreon

Patreon.com/Jestercraft

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiedev #sologamedev
October 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
My first game for the 'Making 24 Games in 24 Months' is now released!

SEEKER: QUEST IS AVAILABLE ON STEAM!

It's a monster collector shooter game. I hope you like it!

store.steampowered.com/app/2300100/...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegame #indiegames
October 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Come listen to my speech "Making 24 Games in 24 Months, but why?"

TODAY - 5 PM (GMT + 3)

On my Discord: discord.gg/Cb9hY8y

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegamedev
September 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
I'm going to have a 'rehearsal speech' on my Discord tomorrow (15th of September) to prepare for my Northern Game Summit topic: "Making 24 Games in 24 Months"

Come join my Discord to get notified when we go live (and get the recording)

discord.gg/Cb9hY8y

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev
September 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Working with the Spirit Island for my game - Seeker: Quest

#gamedev #procreate #gamedevelopment #indiedev
September 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
My "Indie Game Developers Handbook" introduction video. Have you met anyone who've been in the game industry for two 'centuries'?

No? Now you have. (Must be true, since that's what it says)

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment
August 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Come listen my speech on Game City Kajaani Discord in less than two hours (5 PM Finnish time)

Growth From a Developer to a Founder

Discord: discord.gg/ZNJxqFBRxf

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment
August 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
I think I nailed it. #gamedev
August 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
I found my old indie Game Development card game prototype. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment
August 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Big news! I've decided to dedicate into shipping 24 Steam games within 24 months. You can support & follow my journey on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/Jestercraft

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev #sologamedev
August 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
My first #gamedev book is now available for pre-orders.

Looking forward to hear what people think about it!

Pre-Order here: www.patreon.com/Jestercraft/...

#indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #solodev #sologamedev
Indie Game Developers Handbook - Is now open for Pre-Orders! It's the first book I've ever written from start to finish but also: It's the first time I'm sharing my career experiences so transparently. I would even call that some sort of "life story". Here is a short description of the book: Indie Game Developer’s Handbook: Chapter 1 – Roots of Our Craft A personal story from a solo indie game developer who’s been in the industry since 2009. This book shares the ups and downs of the journey so far — but also takes a deeper look into the motives and mindset behind choosing the indie path. Alongside the stories, you’ll find hands-on tools: Practice Modules — short, practical exercises for learning what it means to be (or become) an indie game developer. These include: - Design guidelines – How to create clear rules for your game designs to stay focused, reduce scope creep, and keep development time manageable. - Art guidelines – How to define an art style that’s readable, simple, and uniquely yours. - System guidelines – Practical advice for building game code structures that cover essential functionality — without overengineering. - Find your authentic motives – Exercises to help you discover what truly drives you to make games, and how to build around that purpose.
August 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Indie Game Developers Handbook: Roots of our Craft is NOW AVAILABLE for pre-orders! 🤩

Sharing my 15 years journey as an independent game developer, but also some practical tips

(Code: PREORDER = 25% OFF)

Store: www.patreon.com/Jestercraft/...

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegamedev
August 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Is this a little too much? I want to be honest here with my thoughts, but.. Am I just crazy?

(Part of my upcoming book: Indie Game Developers Handbook, Roots of our Craft)

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #art #writing
Like everything in life that brings joy and excitement, comes with a risk of addiction. Addiction brings bad and unsustainable habits that destroy its bearer in the long run. Even if I’m not physically there, building my imaginary worlds on my computer or tablet, I may still be there. In my head. With my eyes wide open. It’s consuming in the long run. I’ve been learning to knowingly pull myself out from that bubble of mine. Just to make sure that I reserve my energy when it’s time to work again. Since I can’t be working all the time, even though it feels exciting. So, there is a lot to learn to work with something I’m passionate about. To keep myself focused on the right things, on the right time but also to not destroy myself during the journey. What if I’m ready to go through this discovery and learning journey? What if I could keep myself working with the things I’m passionate about? What if I could make a steady income from that hobby of mine? If you ask me, most of us spend way too much time working with things we don’t even like in the first place. We just do it for the sake of money, to pay the bills, and cover the costs of our (ex.) hobbies. For me it’s a no-go. To spend over half of my waking hours on something I’m not interested in. To me, it feels like a waste of time. A waste of life.
August 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Part of my Indie Game Developers Handbook

Crafting art (games) is beautiful, but dangerous.

My book is ready for pre-orders soon, become a member on my Patreon to get notified!

www.patreon.com/jestercraft/

But also to motivate me to finish it.

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev
I’ve discovered that creating art is a complicated assignment for one to do every single day. One day I may be able to do hours and hours of work without problem. I may also be very efficient on that given day. Getting things done. It’s like hammer time! But the second day: Everything is hard. It may be like navigating through mud with a frozen brain. I’ve learned that not every day is a good day to work. Sometimes it’s just better to take a walk, go to a coffee shop, theatre, see friends or do something totally different. But the thing is: I need to have a deadline. Without it, I may find myself dodging work for a very long period of time. With deadlines, it’s easier to allow myself to rest today, tomorrow and maybe even the day after tomorrow. But then I need to get my stuff together and continue where I left. Most of the time, it feels good when getting back to work. Usually starting things is the most painful process. Ten minutes in and I’m already in the flow: Travelling through my imagination and building things I’m super excited about. I may be in that bubble of mine for hours. Not many things in life bring such pure joy. It’s beautiful. But at the same time, it’s a dangerous place. Like everything in life that brings joy and excitement, comes with a risk of addiction.
July 31, 2025 at 7:21 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
My #GameDev book can be soon pre-ordered through my Patreon!

Indie Game Developers Handbook - Chapter 1: Roots of our Craft

Become a member to get notified: www.patreon.com/jestercraft/

#indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment
July 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Meet 'Kippo'.

One of the main characters in my Seeker universe.

This is him as a card in my physical card game I've created - Seeker: Battle Cards

#furry #gamedev #indiedev #digitalart #art #cardgame
July 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
jestercraft.bsky.social
I welcome thee, to the world of #IndieGameDevelopment

Does that make any sense?

Part of my upcoming book:

Indie Game Developers Handbook: The Roots of our Craft

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev
I welcome thee to the world of indie game development. It’s a world of trial and error. It’s the promised land of experiments. And like experiments usually do, these will as well: They fail. My experiments are no different than the rest of the games released on Steam. It’s a shot in the dark, a blank ticket without promises. The sooner I realize this, the easier it is for me to start advancing through the modern markets. And to pursue my dream of making profitable indie games. My perfectionism is my biggest enemy. My doubts are the ones which slow me down the most. Slow me down in doing the thing I’m supposed to be doing: To do more experiments and ultimately: To ship more games.
July 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
Trying to simplify how #GameDesign works within my upcoming book.

Does it make any sense?

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegamedev
July 27, 2025 at 6:36 AM
jestercraft.bsky.social
My book got its cover!

... Or the first version of it. What do you think?

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev
July 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM