Remember me? No? Fair. I just checked how long it’s been since I sent one of these and… yikes.

I won’t go into why I disappeared. Burn out is the modern human condition and the world steadfastly refuses to help by chilling the eff out. You know this tune.

Am I back then? Well…

I have a new game I’ve been talking about for years and working on for a few months now. I’d like to start writing about my progress and process like I did with Jude’s World. So if you’re interested in that nerdy game-dev stuff please do hang around. If, on the other hand, you prefer to just play games then I have good news for you too. I just opened up a play test community I’d love to see some of you there.

My new project is called A Custom of the Sea. It's a horror game set in the Regency era, where you play as shipwrecked characters from a variety social strata trying to survive together. It's both a fun time with scares, humour and romance, AND ALSO a commentary on the British obsession with class. If any of that sounds like your jam then please do join us in the Discord server, where there are bookable play test sessions and a free player rule set to peruse.

Right, that's all for now. Hopefully I won't fall into another vortex between now and next month, but ultimately we can make no promises in this life. Ciao!