Tiny Bookshelf
@tinybookshelf.itch.io
Makin' little games you can play! Run by @ericvbailey.bsky.social. Previously: Octobug, Super Moxio Bros. Currently: Working on Shplief and Tyrant Slayer!
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Maybe I've already said this, but it's been a challenging year.
But! I really have been feeling great in a renewed commitment to this 'gamedev' stuff. It's clicking, it's routine, it's coming along steadily. The dormancy is shaking off. So excited for what's ahead.
But! I really have been feeling great in a renewed commitment to this 'gamedev' stuff. It's clicking, it's routine, it's coming along steadily. The dormancy is shaking off. So excited for what's ahead.
December 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Maybe I've already said this, but it's been a challenging year.
But! I really have been feeling great in a renewed commitment to this 'gamedev' stuff. It's clicking, it's routine, it's coming along steadily. The dormancy is shaking off. So excited for what's ahead.
But! I really have been feeling great in a renewed commitment to this 'gamedev' stuff. It's clicking, it's routine, it's coming along steadily. The dormancy is shaking off. So excited for what's ahead.
If you see these two game objects, and your mind immediately thinks "Monkey Saw"...
... then, I'm sorry. You might not be ready for Shplief. smh.
... then, I'm sorry. You might not be ready for Shplief. smh.
December 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If you see these two game objects, and your mind immediately thinks "Monkey Saw"...
... then, I'm sorry. You might not be ready for Shplief. smh.
... then, I'm sorry. You might not be ready for Shplief. smh.
this project is going pretty well, too
December 17, 2025 at 5:51 AM
this project is going pretty well, too
the thing about Shplief is, in what other game can you PAUSE a STUMP?
huh?
WELL?!
huh?
WELL?!
December 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
the thing about Shplief is, in what other game can you PAUSE a STUMP?
huh?
WELL?!
huh?
WELL?!
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I'm sure there's lots of games you're looking forward to, indie and otherwise.
But do those games let you do THIS?! 😏
Shplief: GOTY
But do those games let you do THIS?! 😏
Shplief: GOTY
December 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm sure there's lots of games you're looking forward to, indie and otherwise.
But do those games let you do THIS?! 😏
Shplief: GOTY
But do those games let you do THIS?! 😏
Shplief: GOTY
I'm sure there's lots of games you're looking forward to, indie and otherwise.
But do those games let you do THIS?! 😏
Shplief: GOTY
But do those games let you do THIS?! 😏
Shplief: GOTY
December 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm sure there's lots of games you're looking forward to, indie and otherwise.
But do those games let you do THIS?! 😏
Shplief: GOTY
But do those games let you do THIS?! 😏
Shplief: GOTY
"hey Tiny Bookshelf, how's development going on Shplief?"
it's going very Target Zebra Pants, thank you :)
it's going very Target Zebra Pants, thank you :)
December 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"hey Tiny Bookshelf, how's development going on Shplief?"
it's going very Target Zebra Pants, thank you :)
it's going very Target Zebra Pants, thank you :)
Oh, don't mind me. I'm just an indie game developer, enjoying another day of making games without using A.I. 🙂
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Oh, don't mind me. I'm just an indie game developer, enjoying another day of making games without using A.I. 🙂
encountered a bug
tracked it down
figured out what was going on
fixed it
tested the fix
seems okay now
all took about ten minutes
...
dang that feels kinda nice lol
tracked it down
figured out what was going on
fixed it
tested the fix
seems okay now
all took about ten minutes
...
dang that feels kinda nice lol
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
encountered a bug
tracked it down
figured out what was going on
fixed it
tested the fix
seems okay now
all took about ten minutes
...
dang that feels kinda nice lol
tracked it down
figured out what was going on
fixed it
tested the fix
seems okay now
all took about ten minutes
...
dang that feels kinda nice lol
this is the placeholder title screen (/logo) for Shplief
as tempting (genuinely) as it is to keep it so basic and janky i should probably put a little more effort into it at some point lol
as tempting (genuinely) as it is to keep it so basic and janky i should probably put a little more effort into it at some point lol
December 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this is the placeholder title screen (/logo) for Shplief
as tempting (genuinely) as it is to keep it so basic and janky i should probably put a little more effort into it at some point lol
as tempting (genuinely) as it is to keep it so basic and janky i should probably put a little more effort into it at some point lol
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I have had enough of this bullshplief!
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I have had enough of this bullshplief!
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Let's get Shpliefy with it!
December 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Let's get Shpliefy with it!
Jason... is ready for Shplief.
Are you?
Are you?
A new game is coming?
I'm in dishplief! 🤯
I'm in dishplief! 🤯
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Jason... is ready for Shplief.
Are you?
Are you?
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Can you tell which item is the ant and which one is the chair?
How fast can you find the cookie?
If the "Special Rules" of the game told you not to touch the tank...
... would you still touch the tank?
Shplief is coming. You might as well start preparing for it.
#Shplief
How fast can you find the cookie?
If the "Special Rules" of the game told you not to touch the tank...
... would you still touch the tank?
Shplief is coming. You might as well start preparing for it.
#Shplief
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Can you tell which item is the ant and which one is the chair?
How fast can you find the cookie?
If the "Special Rules" of the game told you not to touch the tank...
... would you still touch the tank?
Shplief is coming. You might as well start preparing for it.
#Shplief
How fast can you find the cookie?
If the "Special Rules" of the game told you not to touch the tank...
... would you still touch the tank?
Shplief is coming. You might as well start preparing for it.
#Shplief
Is a handwritten font *ideal* for low resolutions like 320x180? Probably not... but I'm having fun with it.
Remember the indie development motto: NOBODY CAN STOP YOU
Remember the indie development motto: NOBODY CAN STOP YOU
December 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Is a handwritten font *ideal* for low resolutions like 320x180? Probably not... but I'm having fun with it.
Remember the indie development motto: NOBODY CAN STOP YOU
Remember the indie development motto: NOBODY CAN STOP YOU
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Hey.
I don't mean to scare you, but...
If you can recognize stuff, you might be pretty good at Shplief. 👀
Puzzle game. Working on it. More info to come. Budget title. Aiming for late 2026 release.
Weird little games forever. 💚
I don't mean to scare you, but...
If you can recognize stuff, you might be pretty good at Shplief. 👀
Puzzle game. Working on it. More info to come. Budget title. Aiming for late 2026 release.
Weird little games forever. 💚
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hey.
I don't mean to scare you, but...
If you can recognize stuff, you might be pretty good at Shplief. 👀
Puzzle game. Working on it. More info to come. Budget title. Aiming for late 2026 release.
Weird little games forever. 💚
I don't mean to scare you, but...
If you can recognize stuff, you might be pretty good at Shplief. 👀
Puzzle game. Working on it. More info to come. Budget title. Aiming for late 2026 release.
Weird little games forever. 💚
Can YOU tell the difference between an Alien and a Snowman? 🤔
If you can, you should consider playing Shplief [when it's released next year]!
If you can't, well.
That's okay, buddy. That's okay.
If you can, you should consider playing Shplief [when it's released next year]!
If you can't, well.
That's okay, buddy. That's okay.
December 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Can YOU tell the difference between an Alien and a Snowman? 🤔
If you can, you should consider playing Shplief [when it's released next year]!
If you can't, well.
That's okay, buddy. That's okay.
If you can, you should consider playing Shplief [when it's released next year]!
If you can't, well.
That's okay, buddy. That's okay.
Can you tell which item is the ant and which one is the chair?
How fast can you find the cookie?
If the "Special Rules" of the game told you not to touch the tank...
... would you still touch the tank?
Shplief is coming. You might as well start preparing for it.
#Shplief
How fast can you find the cookie?
If the "Special Rules" of the game told you not to touch the tank...
... would you still touch the tank?
Shplief is coming. You might as well start preparing for it.
#Shplief
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Can you tell which item is the ant and which one is the chair?
How fast can you find the cookie?
If the "Special Rules" of the game told you not to touch the tank...
... would you still touch the tank?
Shplief is coming. You might as well start preparing for it.
#Shplief
How fast can you find the cookie?
If the "Special Rules" of the game told you not to touch the tank...
... would you still touch the tank?
Shplief is coming. You might as well start preparing for it.
#Shplief
Let's practice.
Say it together, everyone:
"Shplief."
Just like it looks.
Rhymes with "oracle!"
[ Just kidding. ]
[ Or am I? ]
[ 🤔 ]
Say it together, everyone:
"Shplief."
Just like it looks.
Rhymes with "oracle!"
[ Just kidding. ]
[ Or am I? ]
[ 🤔 ]
I might be good at playing Shplief, but I will probably be bad at pronuncing Shplief.
December 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Let's practice.
Say it together, everyone:
"Shplief."
Just like it looks.
Rhymes with "oracle!"
[ Just kidding. ]
[ Or am I? ]
[ 🤔 ]
Say it together, everyone:
"Shplief."
Just like it looks.
Rhymes with "oracle!"
[ Just kidding. ]
[ Or am I? ]
[ 🤔 ]
Hey.
I don't mean to scare you, but...
If you can recognize stuff, you might be pretty good at Shplief. 👀
Puzzle game. Working on it. More info to come. Budget title. Aiming for late 2026 release.
Weird little games forever. 💚
I don't mean to scare you, but...
If you can recognize stuff, you might be pretty good at Shplief. 👀
Puzzle game. Working on it. More info to come. Budget title. Aiming for late 2026 release.
Weird little games forever. 💚
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hey.
I don't mean to scare you, but...
If you can recognize stuff, you might be pretty good at Shplief. 👀
Puzzle game. Working on it. More info to come. Budget title. Aiming for late 2026 release.
Weird little games forever. 💚
I don't mean to scare you, but...
If you can recognize stuff, you might be pretty good at Shplief. 👀
Puzzle game. Working on it. More info to come. Budget title. Aiming for late 2026 release.
Weird little games forever. 💚
let's get Shpliefin'! 🥳
December 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
let's get Shpliefin'! 🥳
now have two projects at a point where my kids are debating me as to which one will release first
that bodes well
i should probably start promoting them soon 🤔
that bodes well
i should probably start promoting them soon 🤔
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
now have two projects at a point where my kids are debating me as to which one will release first
that bodes well
i should probably start promoting them soon 🤔
that bodes well
i should probably start promoting them soon 🤔
📢📣📢📣READABILITY TESTING 📢📣📢📣
Do you feel you recognize each of these objects?
Do you think you can name each one (one word each)?
Do you feel you recognize each of these objects?
Do you think you can name each one (one word each)?
![Eight icons, each 64 by 64 pixels, arranged in a row against a gray background. They are intended to be choices of simple, common, recognizable objects that can be named in one word. [Spoiler:] Saw, mic, hat, ear, heart, lock, tie, rose.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vj4ge3pifziuqcrahsxyyc43/bafkreibxt5i5wcocwwiu67eco7qefzfmcjh6zsigzg6f5idvjadffd4ep4@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
📢📣📢📣READABILITY TESTING 📢📣📢📣
Do you feel you recognize each of these objects?
Do you think you can name each one (one word each)?
Do you feel you recognize each of these objects?
Do you think you can name each one (one word each)?
Hey, you.
What would you call this object?
🤔
What would you call this object?
🤔
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hey, you.
What would you call this object?
🤔
What would you call this object?
🤔