Charlie @ CrooksPeak
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crookspeak.bsky.social
Charlie @ CrooksPeak
@crookspeak.bsky.social
Solo game dev at UK indie VR game studio.
Check out my games: https://crookspeak.link
Making "Full Steam Undead", made “By Grit Alone”
Getting cover art commissioned is one of my absolute favourite parts of each game (which is why I usually get two pieces each time!). Had a fantastic time working with both Tom and Jimmy.
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I was combing the press for any info on this, an easy win for existing OpenXR Quest store apps if it "just works". If it's running linux I also wonder if you'd be better off providing a low spec linux binary over an android apk, I'm sure it'll get benchmarked when it goes public.
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Awesome, can't wait to try it out. Big fan of Cosmodread, it was one of the inspirations for my own VR game, but it must be nice to take a break from horror for a bit!
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Well done! This would turn me into a nervous wreck without save scumming.
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Second time in a row Kady takes the naming credit!
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I know making a premium VR game right now is probably a bad commercial idea, but I love it. The response and fellowship I got from the VR community, the players, the press and my fellow devs releasing By Grit Alone was amazing, so thank you all. This ones for you!
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'm trying to build on from By Grit Alone, taking the best bits and adding some new:
- An open world with no loading screens
- French, German, Spanish and Chinese subtitles and translations
- More accessibility and difficulty features
- A flying rune powered steam engine!
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A VR game winning game of the year, incredible. Well done and very well deserved, it's a fantastic game that I really enjoyed and the quality spoke for itself. Big inspiration for all us VR devs 👍
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I seem to not think about it for the first half of a game's dev cycle, then have sunk cost fallacy for the second half.
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
@kroyvr.bsky.social Should all be fixed now in the new patch that just went live; better performance on High settings and no more screen FX being chopped off the screen edges. Cheers and enjoy!
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Cheers Kroy, that's awesome, love watching players shoot their way through! I'll get those bugs sorted ASAP, I should have a Steam patch update coming out start of next week with a load of fixes 👍
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Awesome to hear; I hope you enjoy it! Also missed Value marketing opportunity: he should have made one of the yachts a steam boat.
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thanks for playing By Grit Alone! Love the Next Fest coverage, so it's really cool to be in the mix this time👍Next game I'm aiming for PCVR day one (announcement soon-ish this year)
October 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Thanks Elijah! By the way "Make Us Whole" was absolutely awesome 👍
October 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM