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Celeste is a game I had the privilege of working on, and it launches tomorrow (25th Jan) on Switch, PS4, Steam and the day after (26th Jan) for Xbox One!
All the details are here


I recently completed the main story path again on Switch,

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/celeste-game-launch/936edfba-31cd-42a1-addc-683aa273fbf0Thu, 25 Jan 2018 03:16:11 GMT

new game+ / Celeste launches tomorrow!

Celeste is a game I had the privilege of working on, and it launches tomorrow (25th Jan) on Switch, PS4, Steam and the day after (26th Jan) for Xbox One!
All the details are here


I recently completed the main story path again on Switch, and it feels weird to say that this game is in my list of all time favourites. It is, though. I adore this game.

The love and attention poured into Celeste really shows, and the whole team worked together to create something great that'll stick with me for a long while. I'm honoured to have worked with them, and I respect every one of the people that poured the heart of this game from their own.

new game+ / Celeste launches tomorrow!

Worth it!

Even though Celeste is a challenging precision platformer (and wow some of the extra side levels are challenging), it still has an accessible main story path that a lot of people will be able to complete. It's worth the challenge, and makes the game so good at what it is. I'd encourage you to try it if you're able!

If for any reason you'd like a different way to play, the game includes Assist Mode. This allows you to play without dying, slow down time, have infinite dashes and more - so if you just want to exist in the world and experience the story,
you're welcome to.

new game+ / Celeste launches tomorrow!

The game has 700+ areas with a ton of secrets, challenges, and lore and it's such a rich experience. The speed running aspect of the game later on is going to be so much fun to watch, too.

I hope you'll love it as much as I do!

p.s The soundtrack is ridiculously good, as well as the B-sides soundtrack.

p.p.s Don't miss Theo's instagram every day, TheoUnderStars.
Looks like Theo is on the way to the mountain...


new game+ / Celeste launches tomorrow!

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<![CDATA[Sky Rogue 1.0 (I did a thing!)]]>Sky Rogue is a fun fast paced rogue-lite flight simulator that oozes with style. I knew the developer for some time and enjoyed playing the game, but was also fortunate enough to have the opportunity to do some writing for it as well! The release of V1.0 is out

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/sky-rogue-1-0-i-did-a-thing/e05e5770-cad9-457a-afb6-2e0ab5156b90Thu, 24 Aug 2017 23:10:10 GMT

Sky Rogue is a fun fast paced rogue-lite flight simulator that oozes with style. I knew the developer for some time and enjoyed playing the game, but was also fortunate enough to have the opportunity to do some writing for it as well! The release of V1.0 is out today too.

Sky Rogue 1.0 (I did a thing!)


I've been writing since as long as I can remember but this was the first time I decided to put myself out there, and try to write for something specific. Kenny was kind (brave?) enough to give me the opportunity to put a shipped title in my (writing) portfolio and I'm pretty happy with the outcome (so far). It was interesting to work on, as there's a bunch of lore that isn't surfaced (yet?) but a lot of it can be found in the aeropedia in game.

I'll probably write more about the process, as I had a lot of fun with it, and it'll be up here in the very near future on this blog, you can follow me on twitter to find out when.

Sky Rogue 1.0 (I did a thing!)

You can view the rad 1.0 trailer below and buy the game from:

itch.io

humble

steam


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<![CDATA[Drifter 0.6.9 to 0.6.13 released]]>Drifter updates have been weekly so I collated the last few updates into one post. The updates are live on Steam and the Humble store.


Weekly releases continue, and we're aiming for one last update in the 0.6.x range since 0.7.0 is nearly done.

Add it

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/drifter-0-6-9-to-0-6-13-released/77f583b2-9e71-4fd1-a810-455bb35f2bbcSun, 11 Sep 2016 07:39:00 GMT

Drifter updates have been weekly so I collated the last few updates into one post. The updates are live on Steam and the Humble store.


Weekly releases continue, and we're aiming for one last update in the 0.6.x range since 0.7.0 is nearly done.

Add it to your Steam wishlist if you haven't, review it if you're inclined. Thanks!

You can read the full announcements here.

• 0.6.9
• 0.6.10
• 0.6.11
• 0.6.12
• 0.6.13

Drifter 0.6.9 to 0.6.13 released Drifter 0.6.9 to 0.6.13 released Drifter 0.6.9 to 0.6.13 released Drifter 0.6.9 to 0.6.13 released Drifter 0.6.9 to 0.6.13 released

The store widgets to buy it are behind "read more", for your convenience.



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<![CDATA[Drifter 0.6.8 released]]>header

The ninth Narcissus update for Drifter!
The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.


Weekly release as usual, a variety of content while we work on the new game systems.

Add it to your wishlist if you haven't, review it if you're inclined. Thanks!

Here's the latest update

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/drifter-0-6-8-released/5a1639b3-d95a-40e0-8803-98551c36fe5aMon, 08 Aug 2016 18:11:03 GMT

Drifter 0.6.8 released

The ninth Narcissus update for Drifter!
The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.


Weekly release as usual, a variety of content while we work on the new game systems.

Add it to your wishlist if you haven't, review it if you're inclined. Thanks!

Here's the latest update notes! You can read the announcement post in full here.

Drifter 0.6.8 released

The store widgets to buy it are behind "read more", for your convenience.



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<![CDATA[Drifter 0.6.7 released]]>header

The eight Narcissus update for Drifter is out!
The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.


Weekly releases still continue, some new sound effects, icons, and work on future stuff that doesn't land this build.

Add it to your wishlist if you haven't, review it if you're inclined

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/drifter-0-6-7-released/ab96eab4-ddd2-435e-bd85-bc545ebdeae3Mon, 01 Aug 2016 23:28:04 GMT

Drifter 0.6.7 released

The eight Narcissus update for Drifter is out!
The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.


Weekly releases still continue, some new sound effects, icons, and work on future stuff that doesn't land this build.

Add it to your wishlist if you haven't, review it if you're inclined and as usual, have fun!

Here's the latest update notes! You can read the announcement post in full here.

Drifter 0.6.7 released

The store widgets to buy it are behind "read more", for your convenience.



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<![CDATA[Drifter 0.6.6 released]]>header

The seventh Narcissus update for Drifter is out!
The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.


Our weekly releases continue, this week more gameplay related additions, tweaks, and fixes. I've been busy working on the last of the interiors and still, more new icons.

Grab it while it's

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/drifter-0-6-6-released/5c3f744d-5435-4420-80af-651cca615e63Sat, 23 Jul 2016 01:49:45 GMT

Drifter 0.6.6 released

The seventh Narcissus update for Drifter is out!
The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.


Our weekly releases continue, this week more gameplay related additions, tweaks, and fixes. I've been busy working on the last of the interiors and still, more new icons.

Grab it while it's hot, add it to your wishlist, review it if you're inclined and have fun!

Here's the latest update notes! You can read the announcement post in full here.

Drifter 0.6.6 released

The store widgets to buy it are behind "read more", for your convenience.



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<![CDATA[Drifter 0.6.5 released]]>header

The sixth Narcissus update for Drifter is out!

The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.



As mentioned, we're now doing weekly updates and trucking along to release 1.0. Be sure to try out the new NPC combat this week as it may surprise you.


Here's the

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/drifter-0-6-5-released/dec82939-8e7c-4330-981f-f4b18f691cadSat, 16 Jul 2016 13:46:02 GMT

Drifter 0.6.5 released

The sixth Narcissus update for Drifter is out!

The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.



As mentioned, we're now doing weekly updates and trucking along to release 1.0. Be sure to try out the new NPC combat this week as it may surprise you.


Here's the latest update notes! You can read the announcement post in full here.

Drifter 0.6.5 released


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<![CDATA[Drifter 0.6.4 released]]>header

The fifth Narcissus update for Drifter is out!

The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.



We're reworking our development process to wrap up the game, and are now doing weekly updates instead of the larger milestone based builds. The larger stuff will just be included in increments

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/drifter-0-6-4-released/b8a08196-7946-461e-b02e-244f8b7d2fd9Sat, 09 Jul 2016 05:54:08 GMT

Drifter 0.6.4 released

The fifth Narcissus update for Drifter is out!

The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.



We're reworking our development process to wrap up the game, and are now doing weekly updates instead of the larger milestone based builds. The larger stuff will just be included in increments along with more frequent bug fixes, polish and content week at a time.


Here's the latest update notes! You can read the announcement post in full here.

Drifter 0.6.4 released


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<![CDATA[Drifter 0.6.3 released]]>header

The fourth Narcissus update for Drifter is out!


The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.


We're including some information about future updates as well:
Here is some concept art for some of the other interiors and facilities heading into the game. They're obviously WIP!

matsyn

exp

biolab


Here's the latest

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/drifter-0-6-3-released/b259aeca-17f4-4a24-ad1b-43bae6cd206bWed, 16 Dec 2015 21:19:09 GMT

Drifter 0.6.3 released

The fourth Narcissus update for Drifter is out!


The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.


We're including some information about future updates as well:
Here is some concept art for some of the other interiors and facilities heading into the game. They're obviously WIP!

Drifter 0.6.3 released

Drifter 0.6.3 released

Drifter 0.6.3 released


Here's the latest update notes! You can read the announcement post in full here.

Drifter 0.6.3 released


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<![CDATA[Drifter 0.6.2 released]]>header

The third Narcissus update for Drifter is out!


The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.


Here's the new update notes! You can read the announcement post in full here.

0.6.2 update notes


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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/drifter-0-6-2-released/2010ccf5-27b5-4483-806e-50ed8c2df86dMon, 07 Sep 2015 10:08:37 GMTheader

The third Narcissus update for Drifter is out!


The update is live on Steam and the Humble store.


Here's the new update notes! You can read the announcement post in full here.

0.6.2 update notes


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<![CDATA[Drifter 0.6.1 released]]>0.6.1 header

Relatively hot on the heels of 0.6.0, here is the second release in the Narcissus update series to Drifter.



The update is live on Steam and will be on the Humble Widget soon.

This update includes a lot of concluding things that were done in 0.6.0

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/drifter-0-6-1-released/22a0e53d-2061-4ffb-bce4-ae05735e317aSat, 21 Feb 2015 14:51:28 GMT0.6.1 header

Relatively hot on the heels of 0.6.0, here is the second release in the Narcissus update series to Drifter.



The update is live on Steam and will be on the Humble Widget soon.

This update includes a lot of concluding things that were done in 0.6.0 specifically on the UI. The full notes are below.

0.6.1 release notes

As always, sharing and telling your friends is much appreciated.

Here's the Drifter home page.
Here is the official 0.6.1 update on Steam in full detail.


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<![CDATA[Drifter 0.6.0 released]]>0.6.0 header

After a few months of working on it, we have just released the 0.6.0 update to Drifter on Steam and the Humble Store.


This update was pretty challenging but includes a lot of big stuff that marks a great jumping off point for moving forward with quicker update

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https://notes.underscorediscovery.com/drifter-0-6-0-released/777051ff-4203-43e6-929c-a91087b37ef7Sun, 11 Jan 2015 06:00:37 GMT0.6.0 header

After a few months of working on it, we have just released the 0.6.0 update to Drifter on Steam and the Humble Store.


This update was pretty challenging but includes a lot of big stuff that marks a great jumping off point for moving forward with quicker update cycles.

It's always fun to collate everything from an update into one place, which you can see below, but below the fold there is a tad more about the update.

0.6.0 update


The update includes a whole lot of ground level work on the UI for portability, maintainabilty and flexibility as well as the first pass on the interiors for the stations. There are a bunch of new ships which make for interesting choices when it comes to specializing a ship for mining or doing runs in dangerous systems - and will open up more interesting opportunities when we start adding the exploration and crafting gameplay stuff later.

Starting off the year strongly feels great, and we are kicking off a bunch of more frequent updates and ways to follow more closely with it that we will announce soon.

I'll have a ton of posts about the processes and things that I struggled with and lessons learned, particularly from the perspective of coder-doing-art and how the things I know from game design and coding have helped me get things done (and conversely, how they can get in the way).

We also managed to get hold of http://driftergame.com finally, so if you're spreading a link, it's easier to remember now!

Here's the Drifter home page.
Here is the official 0.6.0 update on Steam in full detail.

Tell your friends!

p.s If you do Youtube/Streams of the game, you can find an email address and permission here for getting in touch. Be sure to post the videos on the forums, we love to see what people get up to. We also love to jump on streams and chat with the community.

Onward to 0.6.1!

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