Bee, dog in the city

@brodnork.bsky.social

she/they 🐕🐑 Creature that likes to make anything she can. Creator of Frogsong, MOONROT, Stomp and the Sword of Miracles, & Super Fucking Silly Puppy Dream Island World 64 World! https://pupbeedog.world/ https://brodnork.straw.page/

I really hope I don't sound like an asshole when I remind people this game is for me. I'm just trying to be preemptive about my boundaries. I'm trying to be proud of the fact that I'm finally making art for myself again. Puppygame was not something I thought would get an ounce of attention

This might be difficult to understand because of how commercialized games have become but someone can make a game without giving you what you want even if it would be easy to do so. Games are art. You wouldn't lean over someone's shoulder while they're painting a sunset and ask them to add the moon.

Im surprised by how many people are asking for modding support for puppygame. I've never had anyone ask for modding support in one of my games though wnd this feels like the last place someone would ask for it

people need to understand that games on steam largely do not ‘underpeform,’ they either hit the algorithmic tipping points and become viral successes or they do not exist. they sell bad day at a garage sale numbers. this is a reality constructed and encouraged by valve

I grew up in a small town with pretty much no queer scene at all so it's a little funny going out and seeing queer people in public in the city and my response is "!!!" and they seemingly don't even register me because queer people are just normal to them

Basically the art style I'm employing here makes no attempt to hide the digitalness of its nature. Nor is it trying to accurately emulate any old consoles. It's almost a caricature of that vibe while being modern in other ways (there's plenty of high res textures, audio isn't usually compressed etc)

Bee, dog in the city@brodnork.bsky.social · 5d ago

i think if you were to pet her, her "fur" would feel like that fuzzy layer of static that builds up on a CRT screen. do you understand what im saying

I try to be friendly and kind and keep my space online welcoming and comforting but remember I am effectively a stranger to you. This game is a space for me to play and goof off, and the puppy is a representation of myself.

To summarize this thread more bluntly: dont make me regret sharing this project with you. Not that anything all that bad has happened, but I know how weird people can be to creators. This is a game I'm making to heal my relationship with art. I don't want it ruining my connection to my sona.

Bee, dog in the city@brodnork.bsky.social · 5d ago

The thing about me is I'm literally just some random girl none of you know making a video game about herself as a puppy for fun and to recover from burnout. I'm literally just a stranger playing with toys for fun over here.