Winston Tang (gamedev struggler)

Announcement: The Crabmeat Steam Demo is Out Now!

An early segment of the game is available for those willing to brave the ice ❄️



Explore the full depths when the game launches March 10th
store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/... 



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- Being kind to others
- Helping others
- Persistence
- Being a good person

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In 2026, we all need to be Frankenstein's-Creature-maxxing. Prioritise these habits for a great year:
- Fitness
- Reading
- Curiosity
- Expanding your vocabulary

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you sit down to meditate and then 5 seconds in these mfs show up

It was a timed box breathing exercise, but it proved way too cumbersome juggling the fight and a timed sequence that wasn't connected to the combat action. Failed experiment, but I continued since then and will keep trying more ideas!

An early meditation prototype in Project Nirvana was trying out a mindful breathing exercise in the midst of combat. I had read The Warrior's Meditation by Richard Haight that described a form of brief meditation that could be done before/during a fight, so I wanted to try similar

A closer look at the player model in Project Nirvana. I'm still terrible at making my own textures, so I just stencil painted the concept art onto the model lmao.
Concept art by Yuchen Wang @yuchenwang.bsky.social

YouTube video by Unclear Games The Florist - Official Announcement Trailer (4K) Survival Horror

Announcing The Florist, a beautiful #survivalhorror game now available to wishlist on Steam today. Check out the trailer and let us know your thoughts!

Wishlist on Steam - s.team/a/3152440

youtu.be/Sbvgu1hnQkQ

Money well spent.

I'm still working how the level of visual fidelity for assets that feels right and achievable. I love the retro 3D look and would love to be able to do PS2-level visuals, but I'm not good or fast enough for that. So I'm sitting somewhere betwene PS1 - PSP level?

The Game of Go-- An Unexpected Path to Enlightenment ----- Date of access: 20181218------------------ 바둑은 참 오묘한 놀이. 그 놀이에 불교의 사상과 어떤 접점이 있는지를 고찰한 글인데, 특히 "비어있음" (emptiness)과 "연기"(interconnectedness)에 대한 통찰이 흥미롭다. 물론 이건 인간적 관점이다. 내 아내는 과 더 관련이 있을 것이라…

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Just read a great essay about the classic board game Go as a vehicle for Buddhist practice and learning. Some wonderful life lessons to be found as well. I gotta give Go another try.

Link to essay below.

An indie game developer celebrating some wins and doing an intro… of sorts

#gamedev #indie #indiegame

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Thanks! I love Journey. Still trying things out, so never say never!

hey alex, just trying to make gam 🥲

I'm still figuring out how it'll all fit together, but the goal of the prototyping process is to find a way to express that aspect of Buddhist philosophy in digital form.

Yeah, I get the fatigue as well. I think souls-likes (especially FromSoft's) have had very spiritual stories/settings, but I want to make the spiritual journey the focus. In Buddhism, the cycle of reincarnation is a source of great suffering, but it is also the crucible of positive transformation.

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The game is about a warrior trapped in the hell realms, their suffering and journey discovering the Buddhist path.

This project means a lot to me, so I will do my best to make something interesting and meaningful for players. 🙇‍♂️

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A big thanks to VicScreen whose funding support allowed me to work with some amazing contractors that helped with the concepting process. Their work has been awesome, and I will share more in future!

I’m working on PROJECT NIRVANA, a prototype for a souls-like inspired by Buddhist mythology and meditation.
I’ve been learning Unreal, 2D / 3D art and combat game design from scratch, so THINGS WILL BE SCRAPPY! But I want to start sharing my dev journey, so let's go!
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|| Serve the Fuedostate
|| Catch King Crabs
|| Survive

Crabmeat is a short fishing-first-person-point-and-click-survival-horror releasing later this year.

Wishlist now on steam to make sure you meet quota.
store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/...

Big News! The Drifter is coming to Steam on JULY 17!

A pulp adventure thriller where you play as a drifter trying to solve their own murder. 🔪🔪🔪

Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...

Haha omg, welcome to the club! It's really so much fun, the game has evolved so much since the 90s too, a lot more strategy and fun mechanics to it now.