Whatever Works

@whtvrwrks

Solo game dev in the process of learning and making whatever works. 🌐 whtvrwrks.io 🎮 whtvrwrks.itch.io/ 📺 youtube.com/@whtvr-wrks ☕ Play SHUNNED LAND: whtvrwrks.itch.io/shunned-land

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Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· 6d

All the puzzles of my game planned out. It doesn't seem like much, but I already know I'll spend the next few months implementing everything #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #wip #screenshotsaturday

Screenshot of a flowchart with most of the text boxes blurred.

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· 8d

The bulk of the research I'm doing for my game is basically googling "17th century [thing]" and seeing if the [thing] I had in mind matches the overall vibe of the results #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Screenshot of Google Search history with multiple 17th century things searched, like "17th century pew", "17th century pipe organ" and "17th century door".

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· 13d

I never get tired of just walking around something I created, even at an early stage like this #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #blender #b3d #wip #screenshotsaturday

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· 20d

It's starting to look like a church #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #blender #b3d #wip #screenshotsaturday

Blender viewport render of a very bare-bones, low-poly church.

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· 22d

I am now realizing the main gimmick of my new game will be a nightmare to implement, but we'll make it through

"Stressed girl drawing with crayons" meme

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· 27d

Started the blockout of the main area in my new project #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #wip #screenshotsaturday

A very rough and early 3D model of a church, rendered in the Godot viewport.

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Jul 20

Had surgery last week and couldn't work, but at least I had plenty of time to think about my next project. It's gonna be a short "escape the room" game set in a 17th-century church #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #horror

3D model of church doors covered in growths resembling arteries. At the center, the working title of the game: "Penetralia"

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Jul 10

Spent most of my day off making this 3D model of the sea roach from SpongeBob #blender #b3d #3dart #digitalart #fanart #cartoon #animation

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Jul 2

"THE SHINING UNLICENSED RACING GAME" IS OUT! Available to play on browser and download for Windows, Linux and Android! whtvrwrks.itch.io/tsurg #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame #godot #gamerelease #freetoplay #browsergame #html5games #pcgaming #androidgames #linuxgaming

"The Shining Unlicensed Racing Game" Play for free! https://whtvrwrks.itch.io/tsurg

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Jun 29

#gamedev #indiedev #dev #github

Screenshot showing three Github commits. The oldest one (2 days ago) is titled "Almost done", the middle one (21 minutes ago) is titled "DONE!!!", and the most recent one (just now) is titled "NOW it's done".

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Jun 28

I tried to run my game on a Linux virtual machine, but Danny didn't like it and decided to skedaddle #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #wip #linuxgaming #theshining

Screenshot from the Linux VM with the game window open, showing the famous trike from "The Shining" unoccupied (a.k.a. the player character's mesh didn't load).

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Jun 27

Making all the graphic elements of your game from scratch takes a lot of time, but for someone who's still learning art it's a good way to practice #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #blender #b3d #wip #screenshotsaturday

Graphic elements representing the joystick and keyboard controls for the game.

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Jun 20

The game is almost ready, now I'm working on the not-so-exciting stuff like menus and input mapping #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #wip #theshining #screenshotsaturday

A screen prompting the player to choose a game mode: "Overlook Hotel - Racing", "Overlook Hotel - Free Roam" and "New mode - coming soon!"

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Jun 14

This week was ROUGH. Had some IRL stuff that took my mind off of gamedev. But now I'm back! Managed to make an alt version of the on-screen controller today #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #wip #theshining #screenshotsaturday

Screenshot of my game showing the on-screen controls: on the left side, a steering bar, a button labeled RESET POS and a button labeled PAUSE. On the right side, three buttons, labeled GO!, BRAKE and REVERSE.

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Jun 7

Spent the better part of the afternoon trying to make this on-screen controller for mobile devices. It's still pretty bad, but at least it works! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #wip #theshining

Screenshot from my game, showing the joystick on the right and three buttons on the left, labeled "brake", "reset" and "pause".

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· May 30

There's a small chance for the player to fall out of bounds in my game. Instead of fixing the collisions, I decided to handle it like this #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #wip #screenshotsaturday #theshining #backrooms

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· May 23

After years of using Godot, I've finally decided to take the time to learn how to properly make a scalable UI #godot #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #wip #screenshotsaturday #theshining

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· May 16

Now it's finally starting to look like a game #theshining #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #wip #screenshotsaturday

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· May 9

I just know Stanley Kubrick would be as pleased with this game as Stephen King was with the movie adaptation #theshining #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #blender #b3d #screenshotsaturday

Danny Torrance taking his trike for some sick jumps in the Overlook Hotel.

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· May 7

When a person who used to only like my posts starts liking AND reposting them

The character Kip, from the movie Napoleon Dynamite, saying: "so I guess you could say things are gettin' pretty serious."

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· May 2

Rebuilding the Colorado Lounge vertex by vertex #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #blender #b3d #wip #screenshotsaturday

Incomplete 3D model of the Overlook Hotel's Colorado Lounge, from The Shining.

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Apr 29

I'm trying to make a game based on The Shining and it's going alright I guess #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #blender #b3d

Danny's trike stuck on the stair rails of the Overlook Hotel's Colorado Lounge

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Apr 29

Made a mobile-friendly version of the trailer for SHUNNED LAND. If this looks like your kind of game, check it out! whtvrwrks.itch.io/shunned-land #trailertuesday #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegames #horrorgame #freetoplay #pcgaming

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Apr 23

SHUNNED LAND had a great debut on Twitch with @hordeofviscount.bsky.social! You can watch the VOD here: www.twitch.tv/videos/27552... #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame #horrorgame #twitch #streamer

A screenshot of Horde of Viscount's stream.

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Apr 21

Turning my cat's meow into a monster's roar #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame #horrorgame #flstudio #sfx #soundeffects #spooky #cat

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Apr 18

I wrote up an answer before realizing Itch doesn't give an option to reply to private reviews, so I'm sending it here as a screenshot. Thank you for the feedback!

Hey! I'm flattered you liked the atmosphere and worldbuilding, these were my main focus when making the game. In fact, it was supposed to be just a walking sim at first, with no puzzles or enemies, but I was worried it wouldn't be engaging enough.

Your point about the bowls puzzle is totally fair, it highlighted a design flaw I hadn't considered and will be addressed in the next patch. I'm also thinking of including audiovisual cues for when the player is on the right path to solving it.

The fact that you dedicated so much time on a frustrating task (and on writing this review) is in itself a great compliment. Thank you, I appreciate it!

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Apr 18

Was editing a video of my game for Tiktok (to reach the younger demographics) and thought this shot looked kinda nice, very ominous #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #horrorgame #indiegames #liminal #godot #screenshotsaturday

A 3D scene with a red filter, showing spikes protruding from the ground.

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Apr 18

Hey! Don't know if you still need it, but this is the answer. If you think one or more hints from the trumpets or murals don't make sense, please let me know

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Apr 16

SHUNNED LAND IS OUT! You can download it for FREE right now on whtvrwrks.itch.io/shunned-land Thanks to everyone who gave me support and feedback on this journey! #indiedev #indiegame #horrorgame #freetoplay #games #pcgaming #itchio #godot

Whatever Works@whtvrwrks· Apr 11

Even a solo dev needs help sometimes, especially when it comes to voice acting #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #horrorgame #godot #wip #screenshotsaturday