Jakub Bukala
@dr-braur.bsky.social
Indie game developer and a proud nerd! 🎮🎲
Creator of Radio Commander, Heading Out and Poof! CS.
Studio head, producer, lead programmer and game designer at Serious Sim 🎭 Lecturer at Warsaw Film School 🎓
Additional content warning: sourdough 🍞, doggo
Creator of Radio Commander, Heading Out and Poof! CS.
Studio head, producer, lead programmer and game designer at Serious Sim 🎭 Lecturer at Warsaw Film School 🎓
Additional content warning: sourdough 🍞, doggo
I'm replaying C&C Red Alert 2, and I'm having a really good time. I think it is the best installment in the RA series, maintaining a balance between silliness and neat gameplay. It's also pretty versatile, and playing on hard while trying to beat the arbitrary time limit is pleasantly challenging.
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I'm replaying C&C Red Alert 2, and I'm having a really good time. I think it is the best installment in the RA series, maintaining a balance between silliness and neat gameplay. It's also pretty versatile, and playing on hard while trying to beat the arbitrary time limit is pleasantly challenging.
Reposted by Jakub Bukala
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Reposted by Jakub Bukala
Cozy Quest starts in just few days! We've prepared new level for you to try <3
Thanks @wearesecretmode.com for this awesome event!
#gamedev #indiedev #cozyquest2025 #cozygame #indiegame
Thanks @wearesecretmode.com for this awesome event!
#gamedev #indiedev #cozyquest2025 #cozygame #indiegame
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Cozy Quest starts in just few days! We've prepared new level for you to try <3
Thanks @wearesecretmode.com for this awesome event!
#gamedev #indiedev #cozyquest2025 #cozygame #indiegame
Thanks @wearesecretmode.com for this awesome event!
#gamedev #indiedev #cozyquest2025 #cozygame #indiegame
Reposted by Jakub Bukala
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Heading Out is now on sale (60% off Steam DAILY DEAL) as well as part of the Crunching Koalas Fall Sale 2025!
And that's not all - the game is now a Steam Deck verified title!
store.steampowered.com/verified/164...
Big congrats to @crunchingkoalas.bsky.social for pulling it off!
#steam #dailydeal
And that's not all - the game is now a Steam Deck verified title!
store.steampowered.com/verified/164...
Big congrats to @crunchingkoalas.bsky.social for pulling it off!
#steam #dailydeal
Heading Out is Steam Deck Verified
Heading Out is Steam Deck Verified
store.steampowered.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Heading Out is now on sale (60% off Steam DAILY DEAL) as well as part of the Crunching Koalas Fall Sale 2025!
And that's not all - the game is now a Steam Deck verified title!
store.steampowered.com/verified/164...
Big congrats to @crunchingkoalas.bsky.social for pulling it off!
#steam #dailydeal
And that's not all - the game is now a Steam Deck verified title!
store.steampowered.com/verified/164...
Big congrats to @crunchingkoalas.bsky.social for pulling it off!
#steam #dailydeal
A great piece from GDCO about sessionability.
It discusses how the length and intensity of a single session in a given game affect its "virality," "demo-ability," "content-creativity," and "recommendability."
newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/why-sessio...
#gamedev #knowledge #sessionability #gdco
It discusses how the length and intensity of a single session in a given game affect its "virality," "demo-ability," "content-creativity," and "recommendability."
newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/why-sessio...
#gamedev #knowledge #sessionability #gdco
Why 'sessionability' radically affects game discovery...
A tale of two games. Also: a big Steam debuts week & lots of news.
newsletter.gamediscover.co
October 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A great piece from GDCO about sessionability.
It discusses how the length and intensity of a single session in a given game affect its "virality," "demo-ability," "content-creativity," and "recommendability."
newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/why-sessio...
#gamedev #knowledge #sessionability #gdco
It discusses how the length and intensity of a single session in a given game affect its "virality," "demo-ability," "content-creativity," and "recommendability."
newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/why-sessio...
#gamedev #knowledge #sessionability #gdco
*record scratch* *freeze frame*
Yup that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation :)
The answer is pretty simple - I helped organize the Student Games Festival 2025 and it was a great experience :)
#StudentGamesFestival #gamedev #Warsaw
Yup that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation :)
The answer is pretty simple - I helped organize the Student Games Festival 2025 and it was a great experience :)
#StudentGamesFestival #gamedev #Warsaw
October 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
*record scratch* *freeze frame*
Yup that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation :)
The answer is pretty simple - I helped organize the Student Games Festival 2025 and it was a great experience :)
#StudentGamesFestival #gamedev #Warsaw
Yup that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation :)
The answer is pretty simple - I helped organize the Student Games Festival 2025 and it was a great experience :)
#StudentGamesFestival #gamedev #Warsaw
I've been subscribed to the GOG newsletter for many, many years, and I didn't expect to find my own game in today's email from them :)
An all-time high discount on Heading Out by Serious Sim and published by Crunching Koalas is now live for subscribers!
#gamedev #gog #discount
An all-time high discount on Heading Out by Serious Sim and published by Crunching Koalas is now live for subscribers!
#gamedev #gog #discount
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Our first Ludum Dare comes to an end :)
There is still some time left, but I think our game is good enough at this point.
Thank you @katarzynahaptas.bsky.social <3
Please take a look and leave some feedback!
dr-braur.itch.io/beaver-bailiff
ldjam.com/events/ludum...
#ludumdare #gamejam
There is still some time left, but I think our game is good enough at this point.
Thank you @katarzynahaptas.bsky.social <3
Please take a look and leave some feedback!
dr-braur.itch.io/beaver-bailiff
ldjam.com/events/ludum...
#ludumdare #gamejam
Beaver Bailiff by dr_braur
Ludum Dare 58
dr-braur.itch.io
October 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Our first Ludum Dare comes to an end :)
There is still some time left, but I think our game is good enough at this point.
Thank you @katarzynahaptas.bsky.social <3
Please take a look and leave some feedback!
dr-braur.itch.io/beaver-bailiff
ldjam.com/events/ludum...
#ludumdare #gamejam
There is still some time left, but I think our game is good enough at this point.
Thank you @katarzynahaptas.bsky.social <3
Please take a look and leave some feedback!
dr-braur.itch.io/beaver-bailiff
ldjam.com/events/ludum...
#ludumdare #gamejam
Reposted by Jakub Bukala
I'm very happy with how those monsters turned out! Part of work I did for our #LudumDare game with beloved @dr-braur.bsky.social <3
#LDJam58 #LudumDare58 #gamejam #indiedev
#LDJam58 #LudumDare58 #gamejam #indiedev
October 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'm very happy with how those monsters turned out! Part of work I did for our #LudumDare game with beloved @dr-braur.bsky.social <3
#LDJam58 #LudumDare58 #gamejam #indiedev
#LDJam58 #LudumDare58 #gamejam #indiedev
Ludum Dare 58 Theme: Collector
A tower defense game - but you have to collect taxes first.
#ludumdare #gamejam
A tower defense game - but you have to collect taxes first.
#ludumdare #gamejam
October 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ludum Dare 58 Theme: Collector
A tower defense game - but you have to collect taxes first.
#ludumdare #gamejam
A tower defense game - but you have to collect taxes first.
#ludumdare #gamejam
If you're wondering what the recent Unity security issue is all about, why all your projects have some really-bad-looking warning messages in the Hub, and ultimately what you can do about it, here's a decent explanation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=toRG...
#gamedev #unity #security #exploit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=toRG...
#gamedev #unity #security #exploit
MASSIVE Unity Security Exploit Revealed
YouTube video by Gamefromscratch
www.youtube.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
If you're wondering what the recent Unity security issue is all about, why all your projects have some really-bad-looking warning messages in the Hub, and ultimately what you can do about it, here's a decent explanation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=toRG...
#gamedev #unity #security #exploit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=toRG...
#gamedev #unity #security #exploit
A new round of playtests of Poof! CS starts... today!
It covers all the recent changes -mainly some big efforts to burn down the tech debt from the prototyping stage 🔥We basically reworked the entire technical backend of the game!
I'm super interested to hear what you think!
#gamedev #indie #cozy
It covers all the recent changes -mainly some big efforts to burn down the tech debt from the prototyping stage 🔥We basically reworked the entire technical backend of the game!
I'm super interested to hear what you think!
#gamedev #indie #cozy
October 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
One of my favourite internet creators, Shawn, released a new video essay some time ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyU5...
It's 4h long, and I loved it as a sort of antidote to all the reels and short videos that reign today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyU5...
It's 4h long, and I loved it as a sort of antidote to all the reels and short videos that reign today.
The War on Science
YouTube video by Shaun
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
One of my favourite internet creators, Shawn, released a new video essay some time ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyU5...
It's 4h long, and I loved it as a sort of antidote to all the reels and short videos that reign today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyU5...
It's 4h long, and I loved it as a sort of antidote to all the reels and short videos that reign today.
Artur Ganszyniec is playing The Witcher (yup, the very first one) and commenting on the game's design and narrative from the perspective of its creators, also offering some fun facts and interesting stories from the development :)
#gamedev #witcher #dev #gameplay
www.youtube.com/@artur-gansz...
#gamedev #witcher #dev #gameplay
www.youtube.com/@artur-gansz...
Artur Ganszyniec
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Artur Ganszyniec is playing The Witcher (yup, the very first one) and commenting on the game's design and narrative from the perspective of its creators, also offering some fun facts and interesting stories from the development :)
#gamedev #witcher #dev #gameplay
www.youtube.com/@artur-gansz...
#gamedev #witcher #dev #gameplay
www.youtube.com/@artur-gansz...
I've spent the last 10 days completely reworking interaction system in Poof! Cleaning Services.
My goal was to eliminate the tech debt from the prototyping stage and introduce some cool new features, such as context placement, which you can see in the GIF.
#gamedev #indiedev #cozygaming
My goal was to eliminate the tech debt from the prototyping stage and introduce some cool new features, such as context placement, which you can see in the GIF.
#gamedev #indiedev #cozygaming
September 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I've spent the last 10 days completely reworking interaction system in Poof! Cleaning Services.
My goal was to eliminate the tech debt from the prototyping stage and introduce some cool new features, such as context placement, which you can see in the GIF.
#gamedev #indiedev #cozygaming
My goal was to eliminate the tech debt from the prototyping stage and introduce some cool new features, such as context placement, which you can see in the GIF.
#gamedev #indiedev #cozygaming
Recently, I've started playing three games at the same time:
Disco Elysium (2nd playthrough), The Case of Andrew D. (first time playing this type of weird detective game) and Yes, Your Grace (suprisingly I had never played it before).
I wonder which one is going to win out for my free time :)
Disco Elysium (2nd playthrough), The Case of Andrew D. (first time playing this type of weird detective game) and Yes, Your Grace (suprisingly I had never played it before).
I wonder which one is going to win out for my free time :)
September 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Recently, I've started playing three games at the same time:
Disco Elysium (2nd playthrough), The Case of Andrew D. (first time playing this type of weird detective game) and Yes, Your Grace (suprisingly I had never played it before).
I wonder which one is going to win out for my free time :)
Disco Elysium (2nd playthrough), The Case of Andrew D. (first time playing this type of weird detective game) and Yes, Your Grace (suprisingly I had never played it before).
I wonder which one is going to win out for my free time :)
Our previous game, Heading Out, had 9k wishlists in March 2024, which got us to #1879 on the top wishlists chart. Later, 17k wishlists brought us up to #1342.
Poof! Cleaning Services currently has 15k wishlists, but we're only at #2232.
Wishlist inflation? :)
#indiedev #gamedev #steam
Poof! Cleaning Services currently has 15k wishlists, but we're only at #2232.
Wishlist inflation? :)
#indiedev #gamedev #steam
September 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Reposted by Jakub Bukala
We’re happy to be part of the ✨Cozy Job Simulators Event ✨
with our game Poof! Cleaning Services!
If you’re in need of a cozy experience, check out this selection of amazing games!
store.steampowered.com/curator/4568...
#cozysimfest #cozygames #indiedev
with our game Poof! Cleaning Services!
If you’re in need of a cozy experience, check out this selection of amazing games!
store.steampowered.com/curator/4568...
#cozysimfest #cozygames #indiedev
September 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We’re happy to be part of the ✨Cozy Job Simulators Event ✨
with our game Poof! Cleaning Services!
If you’re in need of a cozy experience, check out this selection of amazing games!
store.steampowered.com/curator/4568...
#cozysimfest #cozygames #indiedev
with our game Poof! Cleaning Services!
If you’re in need of a cozy experience, check out this selection of amazing games!
store.steampowered.com/curator/4568...
#cozysimfest #cozygames #indiedev
An excellent talk by René Habermann about prototyping and validating indie gamedev projects!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJD...
We met at GIC in 2024 and it was the most interesting conversation I had during that conference :)
#gamedev #indie #talk #validation #prototyping
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJD...
We met at GIC in 2024 and it was the most interesting conversation I had during that conference :)
#gamedev #indie #talk #validation #prototyping
Don’t Ship the Wrong Game: A Framework for Choosing What to Finish | René Habermann | GCF 2025
YouTube video by Game Camp
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
An excellent talk by René Habermann about prototyping and validating indie gamedev projects!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJD...
We met at GIC in 2024 and it was the most interesting conversation I had during that conference :)
#gamedev #indie #talk #validation #prototyping
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJD...
We met at GIC in 2024 and it was the most interesting conversation I had during that conference :)
#gamedev #indie #talk #validation #prototyping
August 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Reposted by Jakub Bukala
Strange horticulture fanart :)
August 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Strange horticulture fanart :)
I'm prototyping a board game in my free time, and I'm glad I found nanDECK - a pretty neat tool for generating decks of cards using spreadsheet data.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1IP...
I also recommend the Ludo Lodge tutorials on nanDECK and TTS for prototyping board games.
#tts #prototyping
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1IP...
I also recommend the Ludo Lodge tutorials on nanDECK and TTS for prototyping board games.
#tts #prototyping
nanDECK Tutorial | Introduction and Overview
YouTube video by Ludo Lodge
www.youtube.com
August 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I'm prototyping a board game in my free time, and I'm glad I found nanDECK - a pretty neat tool for generating decks of cards using spreadsheet data.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1IP...
I also recommend the Ludo Lodge tutorials on nanDECK and TTS for prototyping board games.
#tts #prototyping
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1IP...
I also recommend the Ludo Lodge tutorials on nanDECK and TTS for prototyping board games.
#tts #prototyping