new game projects and a screensaver

I haven't posted in quite a while, about 10 months. This is because I have been busy with real life dilemmas and work. However, I have been squeezing in a tiny bit of game dev work in my free time.

Firstly, in December of last year I participated in Ludum Dare 40. I made a game called Surplus Snakes, it's available for download on itch.io, or you can play the browser version on Newgrounds. The theme for LD40 was "The more you have, the worse it is," so I made a traditional-ish snake game where a new snake is birthed at your tail every time you eat a pellet.

In January this year I released a new screensaver which I have been tinkering with on and off for a long time. It randomizes the design it creates every 10 seconds or so, so you can get some interesting varieties. It's available for download on itch.io.

I've also recently been working on a 2 player volleyball game, which now has online 2 player functionality, thanks to YellowAfterlife. It's very close to being finished right now, I just have to decide on a title and finish up some small details.

Customizable headwear and hairstyle, woohoo!

 

Earlier this month I also began working on another game, temporarily titled clumpheads. The game has both a single player mode and a 2 player mode. In some respects it's a typical platformer, but the levels are randomly generated and there are items which can be picked up and used in a similar fashion to Spelunky.

It takes quite a bit of verve for me to keep up all these different hobbies and projects, which is why I haven't spent much time writing on this blog for the last several months. Anyway, keep an eye out for the volleyball game, because I should be releasing it very soon. Thanks for reading!

-John