Ben
@reallynicegames.bsky.social
He/They.
Games Dev with too many interests. Witty. Enthusiastic. More words.
Looking to write about my experiences here and talk about this gorgeous form of entertainment. Always thinking about new game ideas.
https://reallynicegames.itch.io/
Games Dev with too many interests. Witty. Enthusiastic. More words.
Looking to write about my experiences here and talk about this gorgeous form of entertainment. Always thinking about new game ideas.
https://reallynicegames.itch.io/
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Ben
@reallynicegames.bsky.social
· Aug 17
Memento Manor by Ben (RNG)
Leave the waking world behind and enter the Manor to face your past.
reallynicegames.itch.io
Welcome to the Manor. Leave the waking world behind...
Memento Manor is a top-down spooky RPG with a mission-based format in a manor haunted by paranormal Residents. You are Mara Kalina, a paranormal investigator stuck in the nightmares of her past cases...
reallynicegames.itch.io/memento-manor
Memento Manor is a top-down spooky RPG with a mission-based format in a manor haunted by paranormal Residents. You are Mara Kalina, a paranormal investigator stuck in the nightmares of her past cases...
reallynicegames.itch.io/memento-manor
Well, it took a little longer than expected, but the postmortem for Memento Manor is now available for your reading pleasure! Warning to the less-nerdy: this one is very long (just over 18k words, wowee). I suggest looking at the topics that interest you!
reallynicegames.itch.io/memento-mano...
reallynicegames.itch.io/memento-mano...
Memento Manor - A Paranormal Postmortem Introspection
Introduction The Main Menu in the Godot editor So, here at last! Phew, it has been a longer road than I expected during the development of Memento Manor, but I am happy with the result! I am also very...
reallynicegames.itch.io
September 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Well, it took a little longer than expected, but the postmortem for Memento Manor is now available for your reading pleasure! Warning to the less-nerdy: this one is very long (just over 18k words, wowee). I suggest looking at the topics that interest you!
reallynicegames.itch.io/memento-mano...
reallynicegames.itch.io/memento-mano...
Currently still in the middle of the final write-up for Memento Manor! Oh boy, it is a BIG one. Having spent a year creating this game, I have so much to talk about, both for the purpose of sharing what I have learned with anyone interested and also for self-reflection on what has been learned.
August 26, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Currently still in the middle of the final write-up for Memento Manor! Oh boy, it is a BIG one. Having spent a year creating this game, I have so much to talk about, both for the purpose of sharing what I have learned with anyone interested and also for self-reflection on what has been learned.
Oh! And did I mention? You can play Memento Manor with a gamepad as well as keyboard!
August 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Oh! And did I mention? You can play Memento Manor with a gamepad as well as keyboard!
If you have any feedback or find any bugs along the way, please contact me here! Or even if you're just having a good time with the game, all input is appreciated. <3
August 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
If you have any feedback or find any bugs along the way, please contact me here! Or even if you're just having a good time with the game, all input is appreciated. <3
And as always... Many thanks to all of the generous asset creators on itch who provide gorgeous art and music for us lowly programmers who want to spend our time building functionality.
It's because of them that I can focus on the parts I love to build and enjoy bringing the assets to life!
It's because of them that I can focus on the parts I love to build and enjoy bringing the assets to life!
August 17, 2026 at 10:55 AM
And as always... Many thanks to all of the generous asset creators on itch who provide gorgeous art and music for us lowly programmers who want to spend our time building functionality.
It's because of them that I can focus on the parts I love to build and enjoy bringing the assets to life!
It's because of them that I can focus on the parts I love to build and enjoy bringing the assets to life!
Phew. Well, now! That took a while, but I am both happy with the result and ready for bigger things.
I'll be working on a reasonably-sized writeup about this whole project in the coming week! But for now, please check out Memento Manor, linked in the previous post.
I hope you enjoy your stay...
I'll be working on a reasonably-sized writeup about this whole project in the coming week! But for now, please check out Memento Manor, linked in the previous post.
I hope you enjoy your stay...
August 17, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Phew. Well, now! That took a while, but I am both happy with the result and ready for bigger things.
I'll be working on a reasonably-sized writeup about this whole project in the coming week! But for now, please check out Memento Manor, linked in the previous post.
I hope you enjoy your stay...
I'll be working on a reasonably-sized writeup about this whole project in the coming week! But for now, please check out Memento Manor, linked in the previous post.
I hope you enjoy your stay...
Welcome to the Manor. Leave the waking world behind...
Memento Manor is a top-down spooky RPG with a mission-based format in a manor haunted by paranormal Residents. You are Mara Kalina, a paranormal investigator stuck in the nightmares of her past cases...
reallynicegames.itch.io/memento-manor
Memento Manor is a top-down spooky RPG with a mission-based format in a manor haunted by paranormal Residents. You are Mara Kalina, a paranormal investigator stuck in the nightmares of her past cases...
reallynicegames.itch.io/memento-manor
Memento Manor by Ben (RNG)
Leave the waking world behind and enter the Manor to face your past.
reallynicegames.itch.io
August 17, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Welcome to the Manor. Leave the waking world behind...
Memento Manor is a top-down spooky RPG with a mission-based format in a manor haunted by paranormal Residents. You are Mara Kalina, a paranormal investigator stuck in the nightmares of her past cases...
reallynicegames.itch.io/memento-manor
Memento Manor is a top-down spooky RPG with a mission-based format in a manor haunted by paranormal Residents. You are Mara Kalina, a paranormal investigator stuck in the nightmares of her past cases...
reallynicegames.itch.io/memento-manor
Are you the right person for the job?
August 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Are you the right person for the job?
The clock is ticking. Will you help her? The doors will open soon...
August 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The clock is ticking. Will you help her? The doors will open soon...
Who do you want to be...?
August 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Who do you want to be...?
Oh, and... I feel like it would be a bit rude if I didn't show a tiny little teaser.
February 2, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Oh, and... I feel like it would be a bit rude if I didn't show a tiny little teaser.
I have been awfully busy with my current project (far busier than anyone at my experience level should be...), but I'm happy to say progress has been constant and steady, albeit slower than I anticipated. Par for the course, you might say, in regard to games development.
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I have been awfully busy with my current project (far busier than anyone at my experience level should be...), but I'm happy to say progress has been constant and steady, albeit slower than I anticipated. Par for the course, you might say, in regard to games development.
Update: I think I've defeated the doors.
August 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Update: I think I've defeated the doors.
Why are doors so complicated? Too much opening, shutting, validating, and signalling. It's like having to look both ways before crossing the road; otherwise, you'll slip under the fabric of reality.
August 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Why are doors so complicated? Too much opening, shutting, validating, and signalling. It's like having to look both ways before crossing the road; otherwise, you'll slip under the fabric of reality.
500 million years, huh? Yeah, I doubt any instance of my game will be running for that long. This'll do.
July 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
500 million years, huh? Yeah, I doubt any instance of my game will be running for that long. This'll do.
I'm really starting to feel the current project come to life. However, I particularly want to nail down the main game loop before I'm 100% convinced this project is working and worth talking about yet.
July 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm really starting to feel the current project come to life. However, I particularly want to nail down the main game loop before I'm 100% convinced this project is working and worth talking about yet.
In my spare time between working on my current project, I've been playing the new Deltarune chapters. Highly recommend them! I've had a blast. A certain battle in it has been living rent-free in my head for a few days now.
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June 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
In my spare time between working on my current project, I've been playing the new Deltarune chapters. Highly recommend them! I've had a blast. A certain battle in it has been living rent-free in my head for a few days now.
I love getting ambitious with my games, but I think it's important that I keep it a little more reasonable in the future (at least for a bit). The current project is coming along nicely, though, and when I have something worth teasing about it, I'll certainly talk more on that.
June 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I love getting ambitious with my games, but I think it's important that I keep it a little more reasonable in the future (at least for a bit). The current project is coming along nicely, though, and when I have something worth teasing about it, I'll certainly talk more on that.
I'm essentially investing in the future of my skills as a developer by taking the time to explore and understand now so that I have a solid foundation later. However, I want to try and develop smaller projects for a short while after this current project for portfolio reasons.
June 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I'm essentially investing in the future of my skills as a developer by taking the time to explore and understand now so that I have a solid foundation later. However, I want to try and develop smaller projects for a short while after this current project for portfolio reasons.
I enjoy backwards engineering the ideas I have and seeing how I can implement them with my current skills. It teaches me about how things are made, why they are made in such ways, and what approaches do or don't work. This method certainly increases development time, but I've learned a lot from it.
June 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I enjoy backwards engineering the ideas I have and seeing how I can implement them with my current skills. It teaches me about how things are made, why they are made in such ways, and what approaches do or don't work. This method certainly increases development time, but I've learned a lot from it.
Apologies, folks! I haven't updated in a while as I've been hard at work on the next project. I'm still fairly new to game dev overall, and learning many new techniques takes quite some time! My current project, in particular, requires many new features that I've never programmed before.
June 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Apologies, folks! I haven't updated in a while as I've been hard at work on the next project. I'm still fairly new to game dev overall, and learning many new techniques takes quite some time! My current project, in particular, requires many new features that I've never programmed before.
Well now! That was less brief than I thought it would be! I love a good ramble, even if sometimes it ends up a bit spontaneous or poorly structured.
I think "ramble" is just my cheat word to spew many words into the ether in an unstructured manner.
I think "ramble" is just my cheat word to spew many words into the ether in an unstructured manner.
April 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Well now! That was less brief than I thought it would be! I love a good ramble, even if sometimes it ends up a bit spontaneous or poorly structured.
I think "ramble" is just my cheat word to spew many words into the ether in an unstructured manner.
I think "ramble" is just my cheat word to spew many words into the ether in an unstructured manner.
I think in conclusion, I've continued to come up with better system ideas that I'll take into future development with me, but I don't think I want to go back and make those changes to Phantom Forest unless it's completely necessary.
In some ways, I kind of want it to exist for what it is.
In some ways, I kind of want it to exist for what it is.
April 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I think in conclusion, I've continued to come up with better system ideas that I'll take into future development with me, but I don't think I want to go back and make those changes to Phantom Forest unless it's completely necessary.
In some ways, I kind of want it to exist for what it is.
In some ways, I kind of want it to exist for what it is.
One last thing I think is worth mentioning, and this was a system implemented fairly last minute.
In the same way that I could've tracked obtained IDs, I could've done the same for the weapon progression system. I ended up just preventing weapons from being sold to keep it simple.
In the same way that I could've tracked obtained IDs, I could've done the same for the weapon progression system. I ended up just preventing weapons from being sold to keep it simple.
April 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
One last thing I think is worth mentioning, and this was a system implemented fairly last minute.
In the same way that I could've tracked obtained IDs, I could've done the same for the weapon progression system. I ended up just preventing weapons from being sold to keep it simple.
In the same way that I could've tracked obtained IDs, I could've done the same for the weapon progression system. I ended up just preventing weapons from being sold to keep it simple.