You can get a lot of crazy, disparate and dizzying feedback from people when you playtest a game. i’ve come to understand that when one person gives you a suggestion, you should note it and give it some consideration. But when many players give you the same feedback, you gotta make that change. Once piece [...] Keep Reading

Barring our earlier Oculus Rift shenanigans, this is the first “official” Spellirium Minute video. This one takes us back – waaaaay back – to five years ago, when we were applying for funding to get this weird little game off the ground. We were reticent to just go ahead and start building the game, because [...] Keep Reading

The first in our series of development vlogs (or “video blogs”, if you’re like me and are uncomfortable with “v” and “l” appearing in such unnaturally close proximity) is an exploration of the very, very two-dimensional Spellirium on the very, very three-dimensional Oculus Rift. The Oculus Rift is a Kickstarter-supported pair of shielded goggles that [...] Keep Reading

The Spellirium Pre-Order campaign has been running for a week and a half now, so i thought it would be a good time to check in with stats and reportage. Although we don’t have a fundraising target posted, a dream scenario would have us raising $50000, so that we can cover off voice-over comfortably (at [...] Keep Reading

The Powerups system in Spellirium is pretty cool, but it was hastily-built so you might not even know it’s there. Here’s how it works: (click to read the fine print) Powerups can add different types of letters to your grid (vowels, and high- and mid-scoring words), the can increase your energy, protect your energy from [...] Keep Reading