tykenn
@tykenn.games
Game dev at Wunder, making a survival game called Lost Isle. Also making South Words Hero, a game where your name is your powers: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428450/South_Words_Hero/
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tykenn
@tykenn.games
· Oct 19
In South Words Hero, your name decides your powers. Rip letters out of your name and use them to fight monsters, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets. Different names open new possibilities, so every adventure is unique.
Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2428450/...
#indiegame #gamedev
Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2428450/...
#indiegame #gamedev
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I revisited my "Trees Hate You" project. I'm just continuing to come up with new ways to get bullied by foliage. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #ragegame
November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I revisited my "Trees Hate You" project. I'm just continuing to come up with new ways to get bullied by foliage. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #ragegame
I was going to make this farming game's "shipping bin" a mysterious rift into the void or something, but then I figured a giant mouth would make more sense.
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev
August 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I was going to make this farming game's "shipping bin" a mysterious rift into the void or something, but then I figured a giant mouth would make more sense.
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev
I'm experimenting with NPCs and dialogue that transform mid-conversation #indiegame #gamedev
August 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I'm experimenting with NPCs and dialogue that transform mid-conversation #indiegame #gamedev
I made a dumb little game about trees being mean to you that can play for free here: tykenn.itch.io/trees-hate-you
It was meant to just be a gag for a different project, but I was having too much fun placing traps and turned it into a whole obstacle course thing.
#gamedev #indiegame
It was meant to just be a gag for a different project, but I was having too much fun placing traps and turned it into a whole obstacle course thing.
#gamedev #indiegame
June 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I made a dumb little game about trees being mean to you that can play for free here: tykenn.itch.io/trees-hate-you
It was meant to just be a gag for a different project, but I was having too much fun placing traps and turned it into a whole obstacle course thing.
#gamedev #indiegame
It was meant to just be a gag for a different project, but I was having too much fun placing traps and turned it into a whole obstacle course thing.
#gamedev #indiegame
Finally got a demo for South Words Hero posted on Itch. Still a WIP, but the plan is to get some feedback and fix things up before publishing the demo on Steam. So if you want to try a silly game about using power from the letter in your name, please check it out!
tykenn.itch.io/south-words-...
tykenn.itch.io/south-words-...
South Words Hero (Part 1) by tykenn
Important question: What is your name?
tykenn.itch.io
May 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Finally got a demo for South Words Hero posted on Itch. Still a WIP, but the plan is to get some feedback and fix things up before publishing the demo on Steam. So if you want to try a silly game about using power from the letter in your name, please check it out!
tykenn.itch.io/south-words-...
tykenn.itch.io/south-words-...
May 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
*Almost* ready to open the demo to the public (at least on Itch for now, Steam will come later). I even made a web version. This week was a lot of dialogue revisions and bug fixes, but I did sneak in a few new features as well.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
May 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
*Almost* ready to open the demo to the public (at least on Itch for now, Steam will come later). I even made a web version. This week was a lot of dialogue revisions and bug fixes, but I did sneak in a few new features as well.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
May 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Just crossing the 4th wall to drop a strange box into the not-so-infinite void, as one does.
(The story will make sense eventually, maybe, I hope)
#gamedev #indiegame
(The story will make sense eventually, maybe, I hope)
#gamedev #indiegame
May 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Just crossing the 4th wall to drop a strange box into the not-so-infinite void, as one does.
(The story will make sense eventually, maybe, I hope)
#gamedev #indiegame
(The story will make sense eventually, maybe, I hope)
#gamedev #indiegame
Focus this week was on adding little differences between playthroughs. Goal is to make starting over with a new name feel like stepping into an alternate universe where things aren't *quite* how you remember them.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
May 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Focus this week was on adding little differences between playthroughs. Goal is to make starting over with a new name feel like stepping into an alternate universe where things aren't *quite* how you remember them.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
I revised the tutorial section over the weekend, making sure every possible timeline has a simple "first puzzle" to solve, no matter which letters may or may not be in your name.
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
May 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I revised the tutorial section over the weekend, making sure every possible timeline has a simple "first puzzle" to solve, no matter which letters may or may not be in your name.
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
I *could* learn the software designed specifically for doing the thing I'm trying to do.....Or I could just figure it out in Unity. If you squint, every problem looks like a game, in a way.
#gamedev
#gamedev
April 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I *could* learn the software designed specifically for doing the thing I'm trying to do.....Or I could just figure it out in Unity. If you squint, every problem looks like a game, in a way.
#gamedev
#gamedev
So the idea is to de-cozify the farming game genre by making seasons less predictable and always moving (In the actual game, they'll be much slower, and the crops will die)
#indiegame #wip #gamedev
#indiegame #wip #gamedev
April 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
So the idea is to de-cozify the farming game genre by making seasons less predictable and always moving (In the actual game, they'll be much slower, and the crops will die)
#indiegame #wip #gamedev
#indiegame #wip #gamedev
April 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
January 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
January 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
December 31, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Lots of miscellaneous updates this week:
- Snow scene
- Party follow fixes
- Buffs/fixes to J, U and many other letters
- Option to disrespect pottery
- Main story sequences fully functional for ch 1
- Combat improvements
- Letter and quest help added to menus
#ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev
- Snow scene
- Party follow fixes
- Buffs/fixes to J, U and many other letters
- Option to disrespect pottery
- Main story sequences fully functional for ch 1
- Combat improvements
- Letter and quest help added to menus
#ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev
December 28, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Lots of miscellaneous updates this week:
- Snow scene
- Party follow fixes
- Buffs/fixes to J, U and many other letters
- Option to disrespect pottery
- Main story sequences fully functional for ch 1
- Combat improvements
- Letter and quest help added to menus
#ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev
- Snow scene
- Party follow fixes
- Buffs/fixes to J, U and many other letters
- Option to disrespect pottery
- Main story sequences fully functional for ch 1
- Combat improvements
- Letter and quest help added to menus
#ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev
December 27, 2024 at 7:10 PM
I'm in that dev phase where I feel like I make a ton of progress, get excited to show it off, and then realize it still *looks* mostly the same.
"The game no longer locks from this long list of weird edge cases" isn't something you can capture in a screenshot.
Anyway, here's Fontia Town again:
"The game no longer locks from this long list of weird edge cases" isn't something you can capture in a screenshot.
Anyway, here's Fontia Town again:
December 26, 2024 at 8:02 PM
I'm in that dev phase where I feel like I make a ton of progress, get excited to show it off, and then realize it still *looks* mostly the same.
"The game no longer locks from this long list of weird edge cases" isn't something you can capture in a screenshot.
Anyway, here's Fontia Town again:
"The game no longer locks from this long list of weird edge cases" isn't something you can capture in a screenshot.
Anyway, here's Fontia Town again:
Today I made some improvements to party following:
- They move faster when farther and slower when closer to try to stay near the ideal follow range.
- They use a nav mesh but are still affected by physics and can be shoved out of the way as needed.
#gamedev #indiegame #madewithunity
- They move faster when farther and slower when closer to try to stay near the ideal follow range.
- They use a nav mesh but are still affected by physics and can be shoved out of the way as needed.
#gamedev #indiegame #madewithunity
December 24, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Today I made some improvements to party following:
- They move faster when farther and slower when closer to try to stay near the ideal follow range.
- They use a nav mesh but are still affected by physics and can be shoved out of the way as needed.
#gamedev #indiegame #madewithunity
- They move faster when farther and slower when closer to try to stay near the ideal follow range.
- They use a nav mesh but are still affected by physics and can be shoved out of the way as needed.
#gamedev #indiegame #madewithunity
When you get a Steam achievement, everyone stares at the notification.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
December 21, 2024 at 4:36 PM
When you get a Steam achievement, everyone stares at the notification.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
December 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM