Our youngest playtester this weekend was the son of one of our KS backers… This was his very first experience with a keyboard and PC gaming. He’s 6, so he’s still building confidence with reading and needed a few hints here and there, but he eagerly played the whole demo level and asked his Dad if they could get a floppy drive to play more at home. It’s always been our goal to make classic games that reach both older and newer generations of gamers. Live playtesting at an event like this allows us see how the game is connecting with players of all ages. It’s a thrill to see it turning out exactly the way we envisioned.

The last question on our playtester survey was “After what you played today, how much would you want to keep playing?” Here’s a few of the responses:👇🏻

Hanging out @RetroGamingExpo

💾New on our website - I just posted one of the first interviews we did about Unknown Realm after our Kickstarter. Highlights: - @StirringDragon leading the charge for true single-player RPGs vs. controlled party - Designing within the constraints of the C64 - thoughts about crowdfunding, making indie games, and why Steam should make the Steam Direct fee $1000 This was originally posted in 2017, and it's fun to read now because I can see how we've been consistently dedicated to the vision, despite everything that's been thrown in our path along the way. stirringdragon.games/unknown…

💾Physical Media Forever💾 If you’re lucky enough to playtest our game @RetroGamingExpo this year, you’ll receive a character disk so you can return to our booth throughout the weekend to keep playing. You can also take it home and start where you left off when the official game comes out. Sign up to playtest at booth #760 October 10-11th at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo.

We’ll be at @RetroGamingExpo next month and this time we invited some friends. I’m hosting a panel with @StirringDragon, @FlintDille, @josiahcolborn, and Michael Cranford to talk about game design and storytelling in RPGs. Hope to you there!

Last year at PRGE we talked about why old school RPGs still rule - this year we put together a panel with three other game designers for a conversation about Storytelling and Design Secrets from Tabletop to CRPGs. If you're an RPG dev or fan mark your calendar for Oct. 9th-11th. You won't want to miss it!

Out: “I made this game in 6 months.” IN: “I poured my life blood into this game for 5-10 years.” Exhibit A: @thomasbrushdev Exhibit B: @Jonathan_Blow Coming Soon ™️: @StirringDragon @KnightsFrontier Tag your favorite long haul game dev.

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