Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

@coreyjohnson.bsky.social

(He/Him) Full time dad making Little Rock Shop Wishlist! --> https://store.steampowered.com/app/4205970/Little_Rock_Shop/ Technical Lead @pacificember.com

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Little Rock Shop game update! I'm still working on the next update for the game: in game events (like mineral shows) a new approach for the shop some adjustments to the mineral sample drops/rockhounding/lapidary progression 😊 Hard to balance #gamedev with parenting, but doing my best!

I've also been trying to do more field research on rockhounding! Hiking on nearby trails and trying to better understand how hard rock breaking/prospecting works, to try gamifying that a bit more!

So excited to see that Little Rock Shop already has 10 sales πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³ Our humble little game built from a love of rockhounding and rocks is out in early access! Can't wait to keep building it!! store.steampowered.com/app/4205970/... check it out if you love #rocks or #geology or #rockhounding! ❀️

store.steampowered.comLittle Rock Shop on SteamLittle Rock Shop is a casual clicker game all about rocks! Rockhound then polish those rocks! Donate to the museum to get upgrades, and sell the rest!

Today is #InternationalRockDay?? Hey #geology and #rock people!! Check out my family's game!! πŸ˜†

Corey Johnson@coreyjohnson.bsky.social

Little Rock Shop is coming out tomorrow!! So excited to launch into early access, with your feedback we can make the coziest rock game ever 😍 The game is a super fun and an easy way to kick back and relax, while polishing rocks! store.steampowered.com/app/4205970/... #indiegames #gamedev

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Little Rock Shop is coming out tomorrow!! So excited to launch into early access, with your feedback we can make the coziest rock game ever 😍 The game is a super fun and an easy way to kick back and relax, while polishing rocks! store.steampowered.com/app/4205970/... #indiegames #gamedev

store.steampowered.comLittle Rock Shop on SteamLittle Rock Shop is a casual clicker game all about rocks! Rockhound then polish those rocks! Donate to the museum to get upgrades, and sell the rest!

Little Rock Shop is coming out tomorrow!! So excited to launch into early access, with your feedback we can make the coziest rock game ever 😍 The game is a super fun and an easy way to kick back and relax, while polishing rocks! store.steampowered.com/app/4205970/... #indiegames #gamedev

store.steampowered.comLittle Rock Shop on SteamLittle Rock Shop is a casual clicker game all about rocks! Rockhound then polish those rocks! Donate to the museum to get upgrades, and sell the rest!

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Happy #wishlistwednesday ! Little Rock Shop is coming along nicely as we get closer to release in July! Make sure you wishlist if you're into #rocks or #geology! We'll keep doing our part to make sure the game is stable and ready to launch into early access! #gamedev #indiegames

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Humans collected minerals before written history β€” early tool-making required knowing your rocks. That curiosity never left us. πŸͺ¨ Read how rockhounding evolved from survival skill to global hobby: https://agatesfrommexico.com/blog/rockhounding-origins

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Star Spark is a roguelite turn-based fighting game in which you battle your way through a survival tournament using real time combos and a deck made of attack, defense, and support skills. Check it out if you enjoyed DBZ: Legendary Super Warriors πŸ™‚ Wishlist on Steam: s.team/a/3639950 #PitchYaGame

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We've taken that third person adventure game and transformed it! Little Rock Shop is now a clicker game! More accesssible! More rocks! More rock polishing fun! More rocks! store.steampowered.com/app/4205970/... Also -- the game is now made with #godotengine πŸ”₯ #indiedev #gamedev

store.steampowered.comLittle Rock Shop on SteamLittle Rock Shop is a casual clicker game all about rocks! Rockhound then polish those rocks! Donate to the museum to get upgrades, and sell the rest!

I'm (still) doing this thing! AND IT'S CLOSER NOW THAN IT'S EVER BEEN! Game dev + Full time dad + ADHD = Extreme roller coaster life lmao BUT I AM GONNA SHIP THIS GAME! I HAVE TO SHIP THIS GAME! IT'S SO FUN! AND PEOPLE NEED TO SEE WHY ROCKS ARE THE BEST #gamedev #rocks #adhd

Pacific Ember Studios@pacificember.com

We've taken that third person adventure game and transformed it! Little Rock Shop is now a clicker game! More accesssible! More rocks! More rock polishing fun! More rocks! store.steampowered.com/app/4205970/... Also -- the game is now made with #godotengine πŸ”₯ #indiedev #gamedev

Nothing builds my confidence like asking "is the new version of the game boring" to my little one and getting the response "UH, YEAH. It was more fun before" Brutal. Direct. Totally fair. Can't even be mad πŸ˜† #gamedev

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Game dev while doing parenting full time is tough as hell, sprinkle some adhd and general life vibes in there and it's chaos. I haven't given up though! Not even in the slightest 😊 I appreciate everyone's patience with me, and couldn't be where I'm at without the support of family and friends ❀️

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Added 9 new pets (and remade all previously included, added 4 new animations for each) to these free #gameassets, they'll be released Thursday March 26th!

For #indiegame projects worked on from an artistic POV rather than business What do you do when you outgrow your narrative or artistic inspirations on a project, but the project doesnt feel like it's truly "done" yet? #gamedev

#gamedev while doing full time parenting is like Early morning! Time to work! Why is the little one opening my door 🫠 Its okay, theres still nap time... Oops jk, adhd stubborn + toddler stubborn = god mode nap resist Early bed time though? Just have to clean up the hurricane before tomorrow πŸ˜‰

Been using affinity for my 2D art stuff on Little Rock Shop and most of the time it's fine but lately my files have gotten to the point where there are too many art boards and saving starts to chug 😭

Been stuck on some of the shopkeeping/crafting mechanics for Little Rock Shop, and visited Moore Than Rocks in Kent, WA to get some inspiration and ideas 😊 My little one helped me pick out some tumbled rocks to try to add into the game as well! #gamedev #process