Keely (Chicken Scratch)
@keely-brown.bsky.social
Game Dev from Canada working on a chicken game:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2267230/Chicken_Scratch/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2267230/Chicken_Scratch/
Hey hey #PitchYaGame, I'm developing a multiplayer drawing party game where you work together drawing and guessing strange prompts with your friends.
Earn enough birdbucks or Mr. Talons will DISAPPROVE.
Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/2267230/...
#gamedev #indiegames
Earn enough birdbucks or Mr. Talons will DISAPPROVE.
Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/2267230/...
#gamedev #indiegames
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Hey hey #PitchYaGame, I'm developing a multiplayer drawing party game where you work together drawing and guessing strange prompts with your friends.
Earn enough birdbucks or Mr. Talons will DISAPPROVE.
Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/2267230/...
#gamedev #indiegames
Earn enough birdbucks or Mr. Talons will DISAPPROVE.
Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/2267230/...
#gamedev #indiegames
There are some moments in the game where sections of the drawing screen are undrawable. I wanted to add better feedback for the player for understanding that - so the cursor changes when you hover over a region that's undrawable.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There are some moments in the game where sections of the drawing screen are undrawable. I wanted to add better feedback for the player for understanding that - so the cursor changes when you hover over a region that's undrawable.
#gamedev #indiegames
#gamedev #indiegames
there is nothing more humbling than getting absolutely destroyed by boolean logic probably around 10 times in the last two days.
I get the "<" mixed up with the ">" and it make me pay for it.
I get the "<" mixed up with the ">" and it make me pay for it.
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
there is nothing more humbling than getting absolutely destroyed by boolean logic probably around 10 times in the last two days.
I get the "<" mixed up with the ">" and it make me pay for it.
I get the "<" mixed up with the ">" and it make me pay for it.
random thing, but
@kennysun.com, I just wanted to inform you that your game has 1337 reviews right now which seemed like a pretty cool achievement.
@kennysun.com, I just wanted to inform you that your game has 1337 reviews right now which seemed like a pretty cool achievement.
October 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
random thing, but
@kennysun.com, I just wanted to inform you that your game has 1337 reviews right now which seemed like a pretty cool achievement.
@kennysun.com, I just wanted to inform you that your game has 1337 reviews right now which seemed like a pretty cool achievement.
In the flip drawing mode - the drawing that you have to copy gets flipped upside down. Players were having some trouble understanding it.
I added this little effect to help make that a bit clearer (rather than just showing the flipped image immediately).
#gamedev #indiegames
I added this little effect to help make that a bit clearer (rather than just showing the flipped image immediately).
#gamedev #indiegames
October 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In the flip drawing mode - the drawing that you have to copy gets flipped upside down. Players were having some trouble understanding it.
I added this little effect to help make that a bit clearer (rather than just showing the flipped image immediately).
#gamedev #indiegames
I added this little effect to help make that a bit clearer (rather than just showing the flipped image immediately).
#gamedev #indiegames
September 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
September 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
August 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Been working on upgrading the scoring machine to have a bit more juice and feel more grounded.
Any input on anything in terms of how it works right now?
#gamedev #indiegames
Any input on anything in terms of how it works right now?
#gamedev #indiegames
August 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Been working on upgrading the scoring machine to have a bit more juice and feel more grounded.
Any input on anything in terms of how it works right now?
#gamedev #indiegames
Any input on anything in terms of how it works right now?
#gamedev #indiegames
Yesterday we ran a table at the Toronto Expo for Chicken Scratch! Went in with very low expectations and ended up spending 11 hours straight showing the game to people. 🤯
Lots of notes for improvements to make and got a lot of positive reception! Super rewarding experience. 😄
#gamedev
Lots of notes for improvements to make and got a lot of positive reception! Super rewarding experience. 😄
#gamedev
August 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Yesterday we ran a table at the Toronto Expo for Chicken Scratch! Went in with very low expectations and ended up spending 11 hours straight showing the game to people. 🤯
Lots of notes for improvements to make and got a lot of positive reception! Super rewarding experience. 😄
#gamedev
Lots of notes for improvements to make and got a lot of positive reception! Super rewarding experience. 😄
#gamedev
I think that one might be too distracting (even if I agree that it would be very funny :P)
The version of it that I ended up getting working has a pretty similar idea/feel (just less.. motion lol):
The version of it that I ended up getting working has a pretty similar idea/feel (just less.. motion lol):
August 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I think that one might be too distracting (even if I agree that it would be very funny :P)
The version of it that I ended up getting working has a pretty similar idea/feel (just less.. motion lol):
The version of it that I ended up getting working has a pretty similar idea/feel (just less.. motion lol):
Honestly, now that you say it, totally agree. How about now? Does this seem more clear that the player is running out of time?
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August 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Honestly, now that you say it, totally agree. How about now? Does this seem more clear that the player is running out of time?
#gamedev #indiegames
#gamedev #indiegames
People have been saying that it hasn't been clear when time is running out in Chicken Scratch. I've been working on this effect, but I'm worried it's a little too subtle. What do you think?
#gamedev #indiegames
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August 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
People have been saying that it hasn't been clear when time is running out in Chicken Scratch. I've been working on this effect, but I'm worried it's a little too subtle. What do you think?
#gamedev #indiegames
#gamedev #indiegames
Animating the drawings in the presentation has been on my todo list for ages.
Super stoked with how this is turning out so far.
#gamedev #indiegames
Super stoked with how this is turning out so far.
#gamedev #indiegames
August 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Animating the drawings in the presentation has been on my todo list for ages.
Super stoked with how this is turning out so far.
#gamedev #indiegames
Super stoked with how this is turning out so far.
#gamedev #indiegames
I've been working on a clearer way of communicating scoring in Chicken Scratch. The Calcutron shows an itemized list of sources of birdbucks & penalties before it prints the money you earned on an order.
#gamedev #indiegames
#gamedev #indiegames
August 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I've been working on a clearer way of communicating scoring in Chicken Scratch. The Calcutron shows an itemized list of sources of birdbucks & penalties before it prints the money you earned on an order.
#gamedev #indiegames
#gamedev #indiegames
But, it also plateaus very quickly and the engagement with each view hasn't been particularly strong (only 10-20% of viewers stay to watch). I'm guessing that's mainly because of the content of the shorts I've been posting so far. I need to think more about how to pull people in right off the bat.
August 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
But, it also plateaus very quickly and the engagement with each view hasn't been particularly strong (only 10-20% of viewers stay to watch). I'm guessing that's mainly because of the content of the shorts I've been posting so far. I need to think more about how to pull people in right off the bat.
After posting the first short - it was a little surprising just how much exposure the video gets. In the graph here, within the first three hours of basically every short I've posted, I got at least a few hundred "views". Which feels like way more exposure than you would ever get with longer videos
August 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
After posting the first short - it was a little surprising just how much exposure the video gets. In the graph here, within the first three hours of basically every short I've posted, I got at least a few hundred "views". Which feels like way more exposure than you would ever get with longer videos
All of the videos I've been posting are highlights like this from playtests. I'm planning to eventually try some other forms of content, but I mainly wanted to post similar content over the course of a week to see how small changes would affect how many views each short would get.
August 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
All of the videos I've been posting are highlights like this from playtests. I'm planning to eventually try some other forms of content, but I mainly wanted to post similar content over the course of a week to see how small changes would affect how many views each short would get.
Another another video from tests!
August 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Another another video from tests!
Another video from tests.
August 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Another video from tests.
Workshopping a new case type called Body where you and another player draw a person with a quality for the head and a quality for the torso.
Might still need a bit of work in terms of how it works (maybe with a clearer guessing sheet) but I do think the drawings are fun.
#indiegames #gamedev
Might still need a bit of work in terms of how it works (maybe with a clearer guessing sheet) but I do think the drawings are fun.
#indiegames #gamedev
August 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Workshopping a new case type called Body where you and another player draw a person with a quality for the head and a quality for the torso.
Might still need a bit of work in terms of how it works (maybe with a clearer guessing sheet) but I do think the drawings are fun.
#indiegames #gamedev
Might still need a bit of work in terms of how it works (maybe with a clearer guessing sheet) but I do think the drawings are fun.
#indiegames #gamedev
You know that whole "is it a rabbit or is it a duck" illusion? We uh.. accidentally made it last night. Four of us had to work together to draw "Original Bird" and the final guesser thought it was "Vaulting Ear". One of my favourite moments from playtesting, I was dying.
#gamedev #indiegames
#gamedev #indiegames
July 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
You know that whole "is it a rabbit or is it a duck" illusion? We uh.. accidentally made it last night. Four of us had to work together to draw "Original Bird" and the final guesser thought it was "Vaulting Ear". One of my favourite moments from playtesting, I was dying.
#gamedev #indiegames
#gamedev #indiegames
Here's a pair of fun drawing chains from a recent playtest of Chicken Scratch.
How would you go about drawing Watering Shampoo? 🤔
I tried my best and failed 😔
#indiegames #gamedev
How would you go about drawing Watering Shampoo? 🤔
I tried my best and failed 😔
#indiegames #gamedev
July 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Here's a pair of fun drawing chains from a recent playtest of Chicken Scratch.
How would you go about drawing Watering Shampoo? 🤔
I tried my best and failed 😔
#indiegames #gamedev
How would you go about drawing Watering Shampoo? 🤔
I tried my best and failed 😔
#indiegames #gamedev
July 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM