A lot of voice work went into #ATalkBeneathTheTree. Want to see how I handled the file organization? Attaching a little demo here, for the curious. #gamedev #vndev
April 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
A lot of voice work went into #ATalkBeneathTheTree. Want to see how I handled the file organization? Attaching a little demo here, for the curious. #gamedev #vndev
June 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Added about 2500 words of new content to #ATalkBeneathTheTree (WIP) this week #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGameDev
September 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Added about 2500 words of new content to #ATalkBeneathTheTree (WIP) this week #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGameDev
Paper+crayons+scanner+acoustic guitar = video game?
One of the main things I'm playing with in #ATalkBeneathTheTree is making everything on my side of the screen as physical as possible. I like to think it brings a little humanity to a character-heavy #choicebasedgame.
Wishlist on Steam! #gamedev
One of the main things I'm playing with in #ATalkBeneathTheTree is making everything on my side of the screen as physical as possible. I like to think it brings a little humanity to a character-heavy #choicebasedgame.
Wishlist on Steam! #gamedev
April 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Paper+crayons+scanner+acoustic guitar = video game?
One of the main things I'm playing with in #ATalkBeneathTheTree is making everything on my side of the screen as physical as possible. I like to think it brings a little humanity to a character-heavy #choicebasedgame.
Wishlist on Steam! #gamedev
One of the main things I'm playing with in #ATalkBeneathTheTree is making everything on my side of the screen as physical as possible. I like to think it brings a little humanity to a character-heavy #choicebasedgame.
Wishlist on Steam! #gamedev
There is a very good reason why my WIP #NarrativeGame project, #ATalkBeneathTheTree now needs 5 times the sprites for the point of view character. I'd love to hear your guesses - but my lips are sealed as to why. #VNDev
September 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
There is a very good reason why my WIP #NarrativeGame project, #ATalkBeneathTheTree now needs 5 times the sprites for the point of view character. I'd love to hear your guesses - but my lips are sealed as to why. #VNDev
#ATalkBeneathTheTree (WIP) is a distillation of one of my game dev obsessions: my quest to carve out my own style of granular yet impactful player choices, particularly inter/intra-personal. Pictured: artistic riffing on a draft flow diagram from one of the routes. #IndieGameDev #ChoiceBasedGaming
September 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
#ATalkBeneathTheTree (WIP) is a distillation of one of my game dev obsessions: my quest to carve out my own style of granular yet impactful player choices, particularly inter/intra-personal. Pictured: artistic riffing on a draft flow diagram from one of the routes. #IndieGameDev #ChoiceBasedGaming
I'm switching gears for the next month or two to put out something a bit different from my longer term work. youtu.be/_AjnlgBnrzg
Stay tuned for more #ATalkBeneathTheTree #IndieGameDev #VisualNovel
Stay tuned for more #ATalkBeneathTheTree #IndieGameDev #VisualNovel
RALWORKS: A talk beneath the tree teaser #1 -- "Reflections"
YouTube video by RALWORKS
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September 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I'm switching gears for the next month or two to put out something a bit different from my longer term work. youtu.be/_AjnlgBnrzg
Stay tuned for more #ATalkBeneathTheTree #IndieGameDev #VisualNovel
Stay tuned for more #ATalkBeneathTheTree #IndieGameDev #VisualNovel
Here's a 10 second teaser for #ATalkBeneathTheTree. The content is ripped straight from gameplay, but I replaced the pretty standard #VisualNovel captioning and image sequence that the real game has with something a bit more dramatic. I still think this fits for #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGameDev
October 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Here's a 10 second teaser for #ATalkBeneathTheTree. The content is ripped straight from gameplay, but I replaced the pretty standard #VisualNovel captioning and image sequence that the real game has with something a bit more dramatic. I still think this fits for #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGameDev
I entered the final stretch of dev for #ATalkBeneathTheTree this week. All the dialogue, options, and endings are hooked up. 2/3 of the voice acting is done. There are only a few more things to wrap up before the big QA marathon. Stay tuned. Trailer coming soon.
#ScreenshotSaturday #VisualNovel
#ScreenshotSaturday #VisualNovel
October 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I entered the final stretch of dev for #ATalkBeneathTheTree this week. All the dialogue, options, and endings are hooked up. 2/3 of the voice acting is done. There are only a few more things to wrap up before the big QA marathon. Stay tuned. Trailer coming soon.
#ScreenshotSaturday #VisualNovel
#ScreenshotSaturday #VisualNovel
I'm learning a lot lately. Making a game is hard. Launching one is a whole other kettle of fish. But what I find is that in this community, we all just want each other to succeed. Everyone you meet is rooting for you, even if your specific game is not really their thing #gamedev #atalkbeneaththetree
March 31, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I'm learning a lot lately. Making a game is hard. Launching one is a whole other kettle of fish. But what I find is that in this community, we all just want each other to succeed. Everyone you meet is rooting for you, even if your specific game is not really their thing #gamedev #atalkbeneaththetree
The tree in #ATalkBeneathTheTree was originally just the location where Celeste and Sylvain happened to meet. But it eventually became one of the central metaphors of the game. It's a tree. It's branching. Get it? #choicebasedgame #indiegame
April 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The tree in #ATalkBeneathTheTree was originally just the location where Celeste and Sylvain happened to meet. But it eventually became one of the central metaphors of the game. It's a tree. It's branching. Get it? #choicebasedgame #indiegame
Did a little sketch of Celeste from #ATalkBeneathTheTree, just because I felt like it. I don't draw for fun as much as I should these days. I'm as much of a workaholic as Celeste is, apparently. #sketch #indiegame
April 28, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Did a little sketch of Celeste from #ATalkBeneathTheTree, just because I felt like it. I don't draw for fun as much as I should these days. I'm as much of a workaholic as Celeste is, apparently. #sketch #indiegame
May 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I'm thinking of making a short series of "in world pamphlet" style infographics for #ATalkBeneathTheTree lore. What are the signs of Demonic Possession? How to cast [x] spell - as if I thought you were a Mage IRL. Stuff like that. Sound fun to anybody else? Cause I'm stoked #gamedev #vn #darkfantasy
April 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I'm thinking of making a short series of "in world pamphlet" style infographics for #ATalkBeneathTheTree lore. What are the signs of Demonic Possession? How to cast [x] spell - as if I thought you were a Mage IRL. Stuff like that. Sound fun to anybody else? Cause I'm stoked #gamedev #vn #darkfantasy
Hey - remember when I was going to work on "a little side project" for "a couple of weeks" ... ? Well it quadrupled in scope. And then I finished it. #Atalkbeneaththetree is coming to Steam Spring/Summer 2026. Exact date TBA.
I am so stoked you guys (!!!) Thanks for being here for it
I am so stoked you guys (!!!) Thanks for being here for it
March 30, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Hey - remember when I was going to work on "a little side project" for "a couple of weeks" ... ? Well it quadrupled in scope. And then I finished it. #Atalkbeneaththetree is coming to Steam Spring/Summer 2026. Exact date TBA.
I am so stoked you guys (!!!) Thanks for being here for it
I am so stoked you guys (!!!) Thanks for being here for it
3 days to launch.
Wishlist to stay on Celeste's good side. She knows how to USE that lightning.
store.steampowered.com/app/4316020/...
#ATalkBeneathTheTree #IndieGameDev #VisualNovel
Wishlist to stay on Celeste's good side. She knows how to USE that lightning.
store.steampowered.com/app/4316020/...
#ATalkBeneathTheTree #IndieGameDev #VisualNovel
June 2, 2026 at 11:52 PM
3 days to launch.
Wishlist to stay on Celeste's good side. She knows how to USE that lightning.
store.steampowered.com/app/4316020/...
#ATalkBeneathTheTree #IndieGameDev #VisualNovel
Wishlist to stay on Celeste's good side. She knows how to USE that lightning.
store.steampowered.com/app/4316020/...
#ATalkBeneathTheTree #IndieGameDev #VisualNovel
Here's a little #animation that I added to #atalkbeneaththetree recently.
Hmmm ... who's this watching Celeste and Sylvain?
I'm more used to bones/light table (hilarious combo ik) and vector animation is comparatively new to me. Really pleased with how this came out. #indiegame
Hmmm ... who's this watching Celeste and Sylvain?
I'm more used to bones/light table (hilarious combo ik) and vector animation is comparatively new to me. Really pleased with how this came out. #indiegame
April 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Here's a little #animation that I added to #atalkbeneaththetree recently.
Hmmm ... who's this watching Celeste and Sylvain?
I'm more used to bones/light table (hilarious combo ik) and vector animation is comparatively new to me. Really pleased with how this came out. #indiegame
Hmmm ... who's this watching Celeste and Sylvain?
I'm more used to bones/light table (hilarious combo ik) and vector animation is comparatively new to me. Really pleased with how this came out. #indiegame
Pretty sure Sylvain doesn't do anything except read, and pray to his lightly cult-coded god. Working in a research lab is the full extent of his social contact, since his falling out with Celeste. You *might* be able to repair that relationship. Or not. #ATalkBeneathTheTree #IndieGame #Characters
May 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Pretty sure Sylvain doesn't do anything except read, and pray to his lightly cult-coded god. Working in a research lab is the full extent of his social contact, since his falling out with Celeste. You *might* be able to repair that relationship. Or not. #ATalkBeneathTheTree #IndieGame #Characters