Demajen

Honestly, I don't know why I do this to myself sometimes... #SilverPines

Silver Pines goes into my A Tier for metroidvanias. All endings, all items, all achievements. Great time.

People complaining that Silver Pines isn't a metroidvania because of "equipment gating" rather than "ability gating" really need to go & look at the Metroid games. You wanna argue that Bombs, Power Bombs, Missiles, Super Missiles aren't equipment?! Stupid hill to die on, but that's fanbases for ya.

One of the most complicated games I've ever mapped. Game #152, "End of Abyss".

Up to 27 hours on mapping End of Abyss now. Probably the most complicated game I’ve ever tried to map.

Loved the Belmont's Curse demo, frankly. I thought it was great. Super excited to play a CV game that isn't tied to the igavania label.

-\\22.10.2026//- We finally have the release date. Enjoy the trailer! #metroidvania #indiedev #indiegames

I launched my own site today!! www.vgcartography.com all my game maps hi-res, links to videos, and i'm moving any commentary from my blog to get everything in one place free w/o login. tried to make it really easy to use. browse the catalog and gimme feedback!!! 🗺️👀🌐

Over two weeks since launch: 92% positive on 102 reviews so far! I've had a lot of people reach out to tell me how much the game resonated with them; one guy was telling me about how he's been playing it with his son, and he figured out some of the more clever puzzles #indiegame

I made the Ultros map guide less eye-searing. Only took me a couple years to realise it was a problem. 😅 ko-fi.com/post/Ultros-...

My dark fairy-tale metroidvania, Well Dweller, is releasing on PC and all consoles in 1 week!! I'm very excited (and nervous!) for it to finally be out!

Is it just me, or are "Diablo 2" players kind of like the stereotype of vegans and crossfit enthusiasts?

Today, we celebrate the seventh anniversary of Blasphemous. 🖤 Seven years of penance, made possible by your unwavering devotion.

Put it on your wishlist!

I love re-upping this: for decades the main library at UCLA had the generic name University Research Library because the person most responsible for getting it built was an English professor named Hugh G. Dick and the university refused to name it after him.

Haven't made a Steam Guide in a while. I needed a better reference for collecting the last few charms and artefacts in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and all of the guides I found were... well, their organisation didn't help. steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...

Isle of Reveries releases TOMORROW on Steam and consoles! Links ⬇️ #indiegame #zelda I'll also be doing an AMA on r/NintendoSwitch this Saturday at 1PM PST!

Just passed 30,000 wishlists on Steam! 🦉🎉 Isle of Reveries releases THIS FRIDAY on Steam and consoles. Links ⬇️ #indiegame #zelda

Worth it for HAAK alone.

[Exit Queen.]

I just backed Celeste-Inspired Metroidvania: Salene on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/oli...

I'm not a smol bean. I’m a Goddamn sexual Tyrannosaurus and I know how to make games with no money and no AI 🦖

I really wish all soulslike games had the feature that "The Surge 2" has, where they track how many times you die to each boss.

Really rather good.

PS5 and Xbox players, you're up. The Mortal Shell II Beta has arrived on console. Play now: https://mortalshell.com/ https://youtu.be/-wcBqYyfmiU #mortalshell

“Be a fan but don’t be in the fandom” is some of the best advice for anything hobby-related.

amen

I hear people are complaining about the “bright” and “garish” colours in Belmont’s Curse. May I direct your attention to “Harmony of Dissonance”? (Side note, I think CV:BC looks fucking rad and I am VERY excited to play it. It looks 100% Castlevania to me.)

More website work done with asked-for features (alpha version). Let me know if you find any bugs/issues. If you want to help fill out the grey, head to www.demajen.co.uk/mvfeatures

Those moments where Davinci Resolve just crashes while uploading videos are even more annoying than when it crashes when it's actually rendering something. Like, I get that it might overload the PC when it's rendering out a video at 300fps, but when it's not doing that... that's just dumb...

Hard work and time.

Trans rights are human rights always and forever.

At some point, people will rediscover the fairly significant differences between a "review" and "first impressions". Until then, I guess YouTube comment sections are the place to be if you ever need a reminder how far literacy levels have fallen. JFC. 🤦🏻‍♂️

For fickle are the wishes of the Miracle, Sinners. Blasphemous: Martyrs' Edition, a premium physical edition, arrives October 30th, 2026 for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Pre-orders start soon for 49.99€ / $49.99 / £44.99. More info here: bit.ly/MartyrsEdition

Worth it for GRIME alone, but getting Afterimage and Islets in with that makes it a steal.

7 Castlevania games mapped now. I think that’s the lot (until October).

I finished maps for Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow over the last few days. Only right that I do Circle of the Moon. Haven’t played this one since it came out on GBA and boy am I slowly remembering why I never played it again… #castlevania #map

Echo Weaver was a surprise hit for me from the NextFest demos I’ve covered so far. I’m still worried it’s time puzzle shenanigans may challenge my pea brain in later areas, but the demo left me wanting more — which is kinda the point of a demo.

Check out the new Echo Weaver Demo for Steam Next Fest! tinyurl.com/edw7bpzt

Celebrate Pride with a sapphic pose pack! Neri & Kedzi star in our new Soft Romance series. M/M, W/M, and more coming soon! TrueRef: Just the reference you were looking for

Heads up, Returnal is on sale on Steam with 67% off, £16.49 for an absolute all timer! store.steampowered.com/app/1649240/...

Alruna soundtrack now up on youtube 🎉

Blasphemous is $2.49 on US PSN buff.ly/uVGvdvw GOG buff.ly/rkpuWFS #ad $6.24 US eShop buff.ly/Bcna8LH $6.24 Xbox buff.ly/0HlBRdz 1 & 2 bundle $8.99 US PSN (ends tonight) buff.ly/iDVGuc4

Full Castlevania: Belmont's Curse art by Katsuya Terada