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Robert Carlson
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Professional programmer, aspiring writer, and sometimes solo game developer. Designer of "The Amateur Deity Society": https://store.steampowered.com/app/3241070/The_Amateur_Deity_Society/
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robertcarlson.bsky.social
Mine's a text adventure/point-and-click hybrid hitting Steam in two weeks. Not much screenshot variety since it's mostly words, but I promise the game is dense with good words.

That said, there's also a playable in-game retro desktop environment.

store.steampowered.com/app/3241070?...
Screenshot of early gameplay from the adventure game "The Amateur Deity Society." Shows the main character pondering ways to ditch an annoying classmate in the school library. Screenshot from the adventure game "The Amateur Deity Society." Shows an implementation of Conway's Game of Life on the in-game school computer.
October 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM
robertcarlson.bsky.social
I'm no artist, so my game's primarily text-based, but I feel really good about the toy OS I added for visual/mechanical variety. Loved watching playtesters forget about the main goal to open and re-size windows for a minute. Also, 480x360 is great because it *feels* authentic and scales well
Screenshot from the game "The Amateur Deity Society." Shows in-game computer and text editor, the text in which reads, "This is a functional textbox - you can type whatever you want here and even save it. I'm using it right now while taking screenshots for the Steam store page."
October 18, 2024 at 2:27 PM
robertcarlson.bsky.social
Describing my game to new people is a challenge. It's first and foremost a story- and character-driven text adventure, but it plays more like a LucasArts-style point-and-click, and it also features an in-game computer with a faux-retro desktop interface.

#indiedev #pointandclick
Screenshot from the game "The Amateur Deity Society." Shows in-game computer and text editor, the text in which reads, "This is a functional textbox - you can type whatever you want here and even save it. I'm using it right now while taking screenshots for the Steam store page."
October 16, 2024 at 5:28 PM