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Broken is Itchfunding Now! Some Expanded Thoughts on Broken's Design for Launch Day
July 19, 2022
Today is the day! Broken is live itchfunding now. While writing this, we're already more than halfway to funding our first goal, but we have a long way to...
Benjamin Franklin and a Talking Raccoon Taught Me about BROKEN: a Tragic Romance Game
June 28, 2022
We're officially three weeks away from launching the crowdfunding campaign for Broken: a Tragic Romance Game to fund completing the game and releasing the...
BROKEN Launch Notification Page is LIVE! Here's a look at what we're working on
June 21, 2022
This is an exciting day, because with a little less than a month left till we launch the itchfunding campaign for Broken: a Tragic Romance Game, we are ready...
The Hard Lessons Itchfunding (Successfully!) and More!
May 6, 2022
In this email I wanted to share with you all a story I thought was really compelling about the inspiration for The Hard Lessons, then share some of what I'll...
Exciting Updates from Ben aka ThatGamerPriest
April 20, 2022
Hello, dear subscribers, First of all, another huge thank you to you for subscribing to this email newsletter. Right now, we do not have many subscribers....
Surprise, its my first published game!
April 9, 2022
Surprise! Well, if you follow my newsletter updates you likely will be by this announcement. I have released my first published game, and it is not one I've...
Why Is This Game Different?
April 8, 2022
This is the busy time of year for clergy and churches, which of course, I am (well the former, not the latter). Palm Sunday is days away, and that marks the...
Core Design Philosophy: Getting Out of the Way
March 29, 2022
I learned a lesson as a new game designer I didn't now I needed to learn. It seems obvious to me now, and fundamentally important, yet I had never even...
Imposter Syndrome, Anxiety, Depression, and Finding Your Audience
March 10, 2022
I don't think I'm the only one out there who feels this way. If you're a new game designer, I'm almost certain you've felt it: the almost crippling...
Welcome!
February 28, 2022
Hello and welcome to Thoughts from ThatGamerPriest! I'm Ben, thatgamerpriest obviously, and this e-newsletter is titled that because I couldn't think of a...