I decided to spend last month making a quick project for the Spooktober game jam. The game, Nightmare Neighborhood, is out now on itch.io. Even though I intended to work on Motives simultaneously, it did end up taking all my time, so development on Motives was effectively paused. So this month I'll be unpausing development and working to complete all the sprites for Motives, and maybe some initial backgrounds — but there are so many characters in this first Arc that I expect it may take all mont

Writing on Arc One has finished. Here's what I got done since the last devlog: • Wrote 9 ChaptersBy setting weekly writing goals, even at my notoriously slow pace I managed to finish writing the rest ...

Writing on Motives continues. Here's what I got done since the last devlog: • Wrote 2 Chapters • Composed two music tracksThe reason it took most of the month to just write a few chapters is that the ...

As I mentioned in my 15 Year Anniversary post, there are 9 Arcs planned for Motives . Though I've spent most of the past few months working on things like the Prison of Lies translation and recovering...

In this short visual novel, four prisoners on death row are cleared of all charges. But the prison has a quota to meet. The four are put in a room and asked to decide among themselves over the course ...

It's the 15 Year Anniversary of LockedOn Games! It's been a while since the 10th Anniversary Presentation, and I did end up deviating from the plan I laid out there. However, I still intend to bring e...

March Mystery Gamedev Bundle II: 8 items for $47.97

File 06's development continues into the new year!What I worked on since the last update: • Blocked out all backgrounds, finished 15 • Rendered placeholders for CGs, unfinished backgrounds • Made anot...

Characters are finished!What I worked on since the last update: • Finished the designs and sprites for the characters • Coded the game to a "playable" state • Finished File 06 UI recoloringThis month ...

I have finished writing File 06!What I worked on since the last update: • Finished writing File 06 • Created 2 music tracks • Designed 3 charactersWell, it took a little longer than I thought, but I f...

Writing has begun on File 06!What I worked on since the last update: • Outlined the mystery for File 06 • Wrote Chapter 26 • Designed 1 character • Finished Part 2 of The Art of MethodsI've begun writ...

Hangout Five has been written!What I worked on since the last update: • Wrote Hangout Five • Implemented 3 Outfits • Coded all HangoutsThe biggest hurdle has finally been overcome — writing Hangout Fi...

So, File 05 is already completed and we're finishing up translation! But how did I get it done so quickly??During File 04's development, I was secretly developing File 05 simultaneously! Every time I ...