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@benjapenguin.bsky.social
🎮 Lead Designer on Voxile @VoxrayGames
❤️ Husband + Dad
🥘 Cook
🏔️ Mountains
📿 Mindfulness
✈️ FullSail alum
🍂 Making a cozy graveyard game
He/Him
❤️ Husband + Dad
🥘 Cook
🏔️ Mountains
📿 Mindfulness
✈️ FullSail alum
🍂 Making a cozy graveyard game
He/Him
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I've been posting updates for my cozy graveyard game on Twitter, and I've been nervous about switching platforms.
...But now, I'm trying out Buffer to help post across several platforms.
So, expect Guernsey updates on BlueSky starting in just a little while! 👻 #gamedev #indieGameDev
...But now, I'm trying out Buffer to help post across several platforms.
So, expect Guernsey updates on BlueSky starting in just a little while! 👻 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Folks, I had a wild day, so -- today's Guernsey: Updated the ghost deer to have one roguish, rakish antler.
Where is the other!? 🦌 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Where is the other!? 🦌 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 24, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Folks, I had a wild day, so -- today's Guernsey: Updated the ghost deer to have one roguish, rakish antler.
Where is the other!? 🦌 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Where is the other!? 🦌 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: In honor of my wife finding a deer shed this morning, I reworked how the ghost deer functions in the game. Now, he guides Guernsey to a mysterious secret!
Also fixed a dumb bug I introduced accidentally the other day. 🦌 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Also fixed a dumb bug I introduced accidentally the other day. 🦌 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Today's Guernsey: In honor of my wife finding a deer shed this morning, I reworked how the ghost deer functions in the game. Now, he guides Guernsey to a mysterious secret!
Also fixed a dumb bug I introduced accidentally the other day. 🦌 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Also fixed a dumb bug I introduced accidentally the other day. 🦌 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: Finishing up this five-day tour through the mysterious Mushrealm!
⛰️Pass to make terrain craggy and irregular
😶🌫️Fog now changes in the mushrealm
🌊Better water
🍄🟫Propping tweaks
I'm MUSH happier with this spooky cave area now! 🍄 #gamedev #indieGameDev
⛰️Pass to make terrain craggy and irregular
😶🌫️Fog now changes in the mushrealm
🌊Better water
🍄🟫Propping tweaks
I'm MUSH happier with this spooky cave area now! 🍄 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 22, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Today's Guernsey: Finishing up this five-day tour through the mysterious Mushrealm!
⛰️Pass to make terrain craggy and irregular
😶🌫️Fog now changes in the mushrealm
🌊Better water
🍄🟫Propping tweaks
I'm MUSH happier with this spooky cave area now! 🍄 #gamedev #indieGameDev
⛰️Pass to make terrain craggy and irregular
😶🌫️Fog now changes in the mushrealm
🌊Better water
🍄🟫Propping tweaks
I'm MUSH happier with this spooky cave area now! 🍄 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: Some more systemic mushrealm improvements!
🔦Guernsey now has a faint, warm aura that can be turned on when underground
🎥The mushrealm now activates a darker vignette when underground
I'll use these in other parts of the game, too! 🙌🏻 #gamedev #indieGameDev
🔦Guernsey now has a faint, warm aura that can be turned on when underground
🎥The mushrealm now activates a darker vignette when underground
I'll use these in other parts of the game, too! 🙌🏻 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Today's Guernsey: Some more systemic mushrealm improvements!
🔦Guernsey now has a faint, warm aura that can be turned on when underground
🎥The mushrealm now activates a darker vignette when underground
I'll use these in other parts of the game, too! 🙌🏻 #gamedev #indieGameDev
🔦Guernsey now has a faint, warm aura that can be turned on when underground
🎥The mushrealm now activates a darker vignette when underground
I'll use these in other parts of the game, too! 🙌🏻 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: Another night where I didn't have a lot in me, so tonight's increment:
💡New radiant point lights in different colors for each activated mushroom
📏Also did tweaks to geo and the main lighting
But a little lighting goes a long way! 😮💨 #gamedev #indieGameDev
💡New radiant point lights in different colors for each activated mushroom
📏Also did tweaks to geo and the main lighting
But a little lighting goes a long way! 😮💨 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 20, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Today's Guernsey: Another night where I didn't have a lot in me, so tonight's increment:
💡New radiant point lights in different colors for each activated mushroom
📏Also did tweaks to geo and the main lighting
But a little lighting goes a long way! 😮💨 #gamedev #indieGameDev
💡New radiant point lights in different colors for each activated mushroom
📏Also did tweaks to geo and the main lighting
But a little lighting goes a long way! 😮💨 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: Didn't have a lot in me today, so a bit more terrain painting and decorating with bushes in the mushrealm! 🍄 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Today's Guernsey: Didn't have a lot in me today, so a bit more terrain painting and decorating with bushes in the mushrealm! 🍄 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: Refurbishing the Mushrealm!
⛰️Terrain and placement to fix camera issues
🍄🟫Light propping with rocks & shrooms
🗑️Litter to give a reward for coming down here!
Need more props and lighting 🤔 Guess this continues for a few more days! #gamedev #indieGameDev
⛰️Terrain and placement to fix camera issues
🍄🟫Light propping with rocks & shrooms
🗑️Litter to give a reward for coming down here!
Need more props and lighting 🤔 Guess this continues for a few more days! #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Today's Guernsey: Refurbishing the Mushrealm!
⛰️Terrain and placement to fix camera issues
🍄🟫Light propping with rocks & shrooms
🗑️Litter to give a reward for coming down here!
Need more props and lighting 🤔 Guess this continues for a few more days! #gamedev #indieGameDev
⛰️Terrain and placement to fix camera issues
🍄🟫Light propping with rocks & shrooms
🗑️Litter to give a reward for coming down here!
Need more props and lighting 🤔 Guess this continues for a few more days! #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: Started on this cave-like redesign of the mushrealm. Been considering this for a while, the old version wasn't really doing much for me. So, let's try this!
🍄 #gamedev #indieGameDev
🍄 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 17, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Today's Guernsey: Started on this cave-like redesign of the mushrealm. Been considering this for a while, the old version wasn't really doing much for me. So, let's try this!
🍄 #gamedev #indieGameDev
🍄 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: This mysterious forest path is a long-dormant prototype that is now resurrected!
What cozy mysteries lurk within? 🧐 #gamedev #indieGameDev
What cozy mysteries lurk within? 🧐 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Today's Guernsey: This mysterious forest path is a long-dormant prototype that is now resurrected!
What cozy mysteries lurk within? 🧐 #gamedev #indieGameDev
What cozy mysteries lurk within? 🧐 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: Didn't have a lot of time or energy so, just added a backdrop to the Japanese maple to fill it out a bit!
Every little bit helps move it forward! 🫡 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Every little bit helps move it forward! 🫡 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Today's Guernsey: Didn't have a lot of time or energy so, just added a backdrop to the Japanese maple to fill it out a bit!
Every little bit helps move it forward! 🫡 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Every little bit helps move it forward! 🫡 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: some tweaking, refinement, definition, and decoration of the area surrounding the Chapter 5 funeral scene.
That's it for today! 👻 #gamedev #indieGameDev
That's it for today! 👻 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Today's Guernsey: some tweaking, refinement, definition, and decoration of the area surrounding the Chapter 5 funeral scene.
That's it for today! 👻 #gamedev #indieGameDev
That's it for today! 👻 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: The bird grave was kinda ugly with its placeholder textures, so I did a quick texture pass on it, and fixed a couple of smol bugs, and lightly propped the area.
Looks nice now! #gamedev #indieGameDev
Looks nice now! #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Today's Guernsey: The bird grave was kinda ugly with its placeholder textures, so I did a quick texture pass on it, and fixed a couple of smol bugs, and lightly propped the area.
Looks nice now! #gamedev #indieGameDev
Looks nice now! #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: A simple one today, just did some propping to make this area make a little more sense and be a little more readable.
Kinda cluttered but... it's a little nook so I think it's okay? #gamedev #indieGameDev
Kinda cluttered but... it's a little nook so I think it's okay? #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Today's Guernsey: A simple one today, just did some propping to make this area make a little more sense and be a little more readable.
Kinda cluttered but... it's a little nook so I think it's okay? #gamedev #indieGameDev
Kinda cluttered but... it's a little nook so I think it's okay? #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey:
🌊 Removed cattails in favor of a lilypad sea
🌊 Fixed walking on water (see screen)
🌊 Fixed bugged lilypad texture
With little things like this -- a random pond full of lilypads -- I hope to give the player a MICRODOSE of WONDER! ✨ #gamedev #indieGameDev
🌊 Removed cattails in favor of a lilypad sea
🌊 Fixed walking on water (see screen)
🌊 Fixed bugged lilypad texture
With little things like this -- a random pond full of lilypads -- I hope to give the player a MICRODOSE of WONDER! ✨ #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 10, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Today's Guernsey:
🌊 Removed cattails in favor of a lilypad sea
🌊 Fixed walking on water (see screen)
🌊 Fixed bugged lilypad texture
With little things like this -- a random pond full of lilypads -- I hope to give the player a MICRODOSE of WONDER! ✨ #gamedev #indieGameDev
🌊 Removed cattails in favor of a lilypad sea
🌊 Fixed walking on water (see screen)
🌊 Fixed bugged lilypad texture
With little things like this -- a random pond full of lilypads -- I hope to give the player a MICRODOSE of WONDER! ✨ #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: Finished up the Willow, I think.
Also, discovered I forgot to turn off collision on those lilypad objects 🐸 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Also, discovered I forgot to turn off collision on those lilypad objects 🐸 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Today's Guernsey: Finished up the Willow, I think.
Also, discovered I forgot to turn off collision on those lilypad objects 🐸 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Also, discovered I forgot to turn off collision on those lilypad objects 🐸 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: Did a pass at making the Willow look more like a tree and less like a temp thing.
Been waiting like... four years to tackle this so why not now y'know? 🙃 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Been waiting like... four years to tackle this so why not now y'know? 🙃 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Today's Guernsey: Did a pass at making the Willow look more like a tree and less like a temp thing.
Been waiting like... four years to tackle this so why not now y'know? 🙃 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Been waiting like... four years to tackle this so why not now y'know? 🙃 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: A bit more work on the art around the Chapter 5 grave area.
🎥Subtle camera change to highlight the bird statues
🪦Moar graves
That's it for today! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🎥Subtle camera change to highlight the bird statues
🪦Moar graves
That's it for today! #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Today's Guernsey: A bit more work on the art around the Chapter 5 grave area.
🎥Subtle camera change to highlight the bird statues
🪦Moar graves
That's it for today! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🎥Subtle camera change to highlight the bird statues
🪦Moar graves
That's it for today! #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: A bit of work sprucing up and adding more props and geometry to the area surrounding chapter 5's funeral scene.
Looking decent! 🍂 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Looking decent! 🍂 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 7, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Today's Guernsey: A bit of work sprucing up and adding more props and geometry to the area surrounding chapter 5's funeral scene.
Looking decent! 🍂 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Looking decent! 🍂 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey:
🍂Added collectibles to the Chapter 5 area
🍃Added more prohibitive collision to C5's casket
🍁Fixed a bunk grave
🍃Casket appears at the right time in the story
That's it for today! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🍂Added collectibles to the Chapter 5 area
🍃Added more prohibitive collision to C5's casket
🍁Fixed a bunk grave
🍃Casket appears at the right time in the story
That's it for today! #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Today's Guernsey:
🍂Added collectibles to the Chapter 5 area
🍃Added more prohibitive collision to C5's casket
🍁Fixed a bunk grave
🍃Casket appears at the right time in the story
That's it for today! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🍂Added collectibles to the Chapter 5 area
🍃Added more prohibitive collision to C5's casket
🍁Fixed a bunk grave
🍃Casket appears at the right time in the story
That's it for today! #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: Main thing was, I added some code that is a bit smarter about checking when Guernsey is behind something, so it doesn't prematurely hide trees way ahead of you.
Now it feels much more organic, in my opinion! 🎥 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Now it feels much more organic, in my opinion! 🎥 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Today's Guernsey: Main thing was, I added some code that is a bit smarter about checking when Guernsey is behind something, so it doesn't prematurely hide trees way ahead of you.
Now it feels much more organic, in my opinion! 🎥 #gamedev #indieGameDev
Now it feels much more organic, in my opinion! 🎥 #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Today's Guernsey Update: A quick one, just tweaks to the pond.
🎥Some better, more robust camera volumes
🎨Painted the pond floor to make it not grassy
That's it! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🎥Some better, more robust camera volumes
🎨Painted the pond floor to make it not grassy
That's it! #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Today's Guernsey Update: A quick one, just tweaks to the pond.
🎥Some better, more robust camera volumes
🎨Painted the pond floor to make it not grassy
That's it! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🎥Some better, more robust camera volumes
🎨Painted the pond floor to make it not grassy
That's it! #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: A new area for the Chapter 5 "Rally the Mourners" segment.
🕊️Bird graves finally have a home
🏃🏻♂️Little jumping puzzle
🌳New fences and tree lines
🪦Moar graves in the graveyard game!
🐦⬛Some crow placement
That's it for tonight! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🕊️Bird graves finally have a home
🏃🏻♂️Little jumping puzzle
🌳New fences and tree lines
🪦Moar graves in the graveyard game!
🐦⬛Some crow placement
That's it for tonight! #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 2, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Today's Guernsey: A new area for the Chapter 5 "Rally the Mourners" segment.
🕊️Bird graves finally have a home
🏃🏻♂️Little jumping puzzle
🌳New fences and tree lines
🪦Moar graves in the graveyard game!
🐦⬛Some crow placement
That's it for tonight! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🕊️Bird graves finally have a home
🏃🏻♂️Little jumping puzzle
🌳New fences and tree lines
🪦Moar graves in the graveyard game!
🐦⬛Some crow placement
That's it for tonight! #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: More work on the Chapter 5 area.
🏃🏻♂️Jumping puzzle refinements
🎥Special cameras for the jumping puzzle
🌳Tracked down a weird but where the willow tree kepot disappearin'
Happy New Year! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🏃🏻♂️Jumping puzzle refinements
🎥Special cameras for the jumping puzzle
🌳Tracked down a weird but where the willow tree kepot disappearin'
Happy New Year! #gamedev #indieGameDev
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Today's Guernsey: More work on the Chapter 5 area.
🏃🏻♂️Jumping puzzle refinements
🎥Special cameras for the jumping puzzle
🌳Tracked down a weird but where the willow tree kepot disappearin'
Happy New Year! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🏃🏻♂️Jumping puzzle refinements
🎥Special cameras for the jumping puzzle
🌳Tracked down a weird but where the willow tree kepot disappearin'
Happy New Year! #gamedev #indieGameDev
Today's Guernsey: More work following yesterday's Chapter 5 stuff
🤺Started adding proper walls and fences
🌊Added a pond jumping puzzle
🪙Distributed some more collectibles
Nice! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🤺Started adding proper walls and fences
🌊Added a pond jumping puzzle
🪙Distributed some more collectibles
Nice! #gamedev #indieGameDev
December 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Today's Guernsey: More work following yesterday's Chapter 5 stuff
🤺Started adding proper walls and fences
🌊Added a pond jumping puzzle
🪙Distributed some more collectibles
Nice! #gamedev #indieGameDev
🤺Started adding proper walls and fences
🌊Added a pond jumping puzzle
🪙Distributed some more collectibles
Nice! #gamedev #indieGameDev