Author Archives: Erik_de_Roos

Time flies when you are having fun! Past 4 weeks I went to Gamescom 2022, and just before that, we had the demo launch of Find the Gnome 2. Back 2 work These months are always strange months. One moment you are out on holidays, next moment you are back in the 9-to-5 rhythm withContinue reading “49 Work and such”

On Thursday the 25th of August I went to Gamescom 2022 in Köln (or ‘Cologne’ as some name it) This photo here is typical for what I found most on the ‘customer’ part of the Gamescom: playing games is a booming culture right now and all kinds of companies want to jump on that bandContinue reading “Gamescom 2022”

There is so much cool and fun stuff to share with you this blog! I want to tell about how the demo launch went. And what I want to do after the demo. And that my vacation provided me with a bunch of new things to think about. And, as a proper ADHD person shouldContinue reading “48 So much cool stuff”

The Find the Gnome 2 Demo is out now on Steam!https://store.steampowered.com/app/1855160/Find_the_Gnome_2/ The Find the Gnome 2 demo is available starting today, and this article contains everything you need to jump into the action. This demo version will be available alongside the full version from now on. And keep up with the updates on the fullContinue reading “Find the Gnome 2 Demo is out now!”

So much stuff to tell about! That is a good thing I think, that means the demo release is closer than ever. Here is a link for if you haven’t wishlisted the game yet. You can use this same link to get onto Steam to install the demo when it releases. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1855160/Find_the_Gnome_2/ New ideas forContinue reading “47 Demo is even closer”

The demo is very near to release. Finally! If you want a sneak peak watch this post from 2 weeks ago. Rework Finally, my list of things to do before releasing the demo is getting manage-able. Past weeks I completed reworks on levels 3.1 and 4.2. For 3.1 that is the ‘village’ theme level forContinue reading “46 Demo is close”

Sneak peek at the upcoming Find the Gnome 2 demo on Steam. This video is shot on a development environment. Shown two levels are in the demo, accompanied by two other levels for a total of 4 levels. Not shown here, but in the demo there will also be 2 high quality cartoons that showContinue reading “Find the Gnome 2 Upcoming demo”

I am having a hard time getting my thoughts on paper for this update, so this update is simple and straight forward. Not the usual format. Just some interesting things that happened. Overall, I am still working on Find the Gnome 2. Trying to get the hours in, but I am having a hard timeContinue reading “45 Simple update”

Good news: a new video on my game development process! I know a few of my loyal readers really like the development side of game development, and like to know how I approach development. For them: Enjoy this new video! And of course, the regular updates on Find the Gnome 2. With the demo releaseContinue reading “44 Optimize workflows in Unity”

This week I have something new, something special: a video of me showing what I do if I do gamedev. Its 1 full hour of goodies, so, have fun! What is further in this blog: a lot of work is done on the introshots, the music and the collectibles. Peek into a work day AndContinue reading “43 A work day”