Introduction
What is This?
Hey there, welcome to my blog. This is where I ramble incoherently about game development, I hope you enjoy your stay.
The purpose of these blogs is threefold:
Firstly, an archive of my newsletters (sign up to my mailing list here -- subscribers will gain access to the closed beta once it launches)
Secondly, a more public place I can share my processes and learnings with others who share my passion for games
Thirdly, a means of holding myself accountable to get stuff done so I have something to write about here every month or so.
But it all comes down to community in the end, if that interests you feel free to stick around, I won't be offended if you don't.
Who Am I?
My Name is David Neudorf, I'm a Canadian solo indie developer and creator of Sometimes Skillful Games. I've been working on my current project in my off hours since Dec 2023. I will eventually be looking to hire an artist and composer so if you like what you see stay tuned in case that could be you, I'll likely post about it here in the future.
What do I do?
I like deep crunchy systems, which suit my skillset as a software developer first and foremost. My favorite genres to play are soulslikes and metroidvanias. However those require a lot of content that cannot be easily generated nor reused, less than ideal for a solo indie that couldn't draw to save his life. Thankfully I also enjoy strategy games though (both real time and turn based), and those are a much better match for me so my main project at the moment is putting those thousands of hours of experience towards building a roguelike deckbuilder.
Check out my other blogs to learn more!