#lazuli does game dev

[lazuliquetzal]

This is between ME and YOU!

hey remember when i stopped writing fic so I could make a video game?

bone apple teeth.

https://lazuliquetzal.itch.io/save-me

[lazuliquetzal]

so what's the game about?

HELLO ILY

There are actually 2 games (I am the idea hopper).

1) The game jam game.

So I joined the 2025 RPG Maker Game Jam. The theme is "Beyond Expectations," which, if you've read my fic, you know that plot twists and sending shit off the rails is one of my specialties, so I kind of had to join.

I'm currently at the stage of the creative process where I can't tell if it's good or not, but it's too late to swerve because it's due in two weeks and I have to finish. But the premise is basically "Doki Doki Literature Club meets Zelda meets Lazuli™️". This obviously makes it sound like the best thing in the world, but it is my first ever game so who knows.

2) The Worm Game

This was because @yellowocaballero said that, given my jack-of-all-trades skill set, I should make a game, and I was like "you know what I do have RPG Maker sitting untouched on Steam," so here I am.

The short version is that it's a murder mystery told through the eye of a worm, with some puzzles.

The other short version is that I work in a biotech startup.