SQYD.studio

Independent game development that follows the fun.

Dev Blog

Here you’ll find musings on our game development journey. Including the troubles and triumphs of our current work; some thoughts on structure, engine, assets, and lessons learned; and maybe the odd essay about designs in other games we feel are particularly interesting.

Updated weekly (in theory).

  • Best Bang for Our Time – How to Prioritize like a Goblin

    Hello anyone! I’ve had a really nice week. Played a lot of new board games and met some cool people at Breakout Con last weekend. Left feeling tired- but happy, and inspired by how much creative energy game designers are bringing to the table every day. I really am privileged that I am able to…

  • Quick Updates and One Million is a Big Number

    Hello anyone! Happy Saturday. Seems like writers block is hitting hard this AM, so instead of a big ramble about a single topic, I’m to do a series of quick rambles about what we have been and will be up to. WOFG! The great goblin rework is still underway. The framework for the new character…

  • Back to BACKFIRE

    Hello anyone! It’s Saturday and I’ve got a streak to protect. It is time to write some words and hurl them into the void of cyberspace. Great news! Joel and I announced the the re-launch of his premium mobile game BACKFIRE yesterday. Here’s a link to the BACKFIRE Steam page. If you want to click…

  • I Have No Idea What I’m Doing But This Seems to Work – Bootstraps and Scriptable Objects for Settings

    Hello anyone! I’m back and blogging again. Work has been busy, so progress on my game dev projects has slowed down a bit. That said, I’m very happy with how the new Goblin is shaping up. I’m content with slow and steady progress as long as it’s heading in the right direction. Give it time…

  • Refactoring Gobland 4 – What the Heck is a Goblin?

    Hello anyone! I’m back. Bloggin’ fast and loose with another edition of Refactoring Gobland. This week I’m going to explain what a Goblin is. Not in an abstract way- we all know what a goblin is even if we can’t perfectly articulate it- but in a game dev way. I want to walk you through…

  • New Year, New Routine: Let’s Make it Stick

    Hello anyone! It’s a new year. For some reason that makes people, like me, motivated to break routines and forge new healthier habits. In the spirit of new year’s resolutions I’ve setup a new dev schedule. Antithetical to the spirit of new year’s resolutions, I’m going to stick to this schedule and I won’t let…

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