Kyynelkanavaa by Samuli Pietikäinen a meditative puzzle-platformer.

Play here:
comfiedev.itch.io/kyynelkanavaa

Kyynelkanavaa,
a more traditional take on video game creation. It's a methodical puzzle-platformer about retracing your steps.

Out now! (Web & Windows)

built from a thousand bricks. or something. it's all I've dreamed about. really.

break the targets!

Celebrating 55 wishlists on "Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa", it's always remarkably flattering to see people pick up interest in my... not-so-accessible line of work.

However, it's all heart, and that's how it's meant to be.

Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa. on Steam A hand-crafted interactive political allegory written in the author's mother tongue. One intricate vignette about 19 national birds, a red planet and freedom.

Get immersed in something foreign.
It's nice here, I promise.

store.steampowered.com/app/4409290/...

Celebrating 55 wishlists on "Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa", it's always remarkably flattering to see people pick up interest in my... not-so-accessible line of work.

However, it's all heart, and that's how it's meant to be.

Something about "Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa." that I find impactful mention, is how the game is structured to serve as a politically fueled allegory. One that's rooted in present time, and feels ever-so-relevant even when inspected through an ancient lense.

I love how pixel art is like "here's 4 pixels" and we're like "yep, that's a bubble 👍"

Worked on this infrastructure scene for #screenshotsaturday! The still shot paves way for one of the game's 20 poems.

Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa. on Steam A hand-crafted interactive political allegory written in the author's mother tongue. One intricate vignette about 19 national birds, a red planet and freedom.

You can wishlist "Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa." on Steam, here: store.steampowered.com/app/4409290/...

Worked on this infrastructure scene for #screenshotsaturday! The still shot paves way for one of the game's 20 poems.

Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa. on Steam A hand-crafted interactive political allegory written in the author's mother tongue. One intricate vignette about 19 national birds, a red planet and freedom.

Still, there's a clear motif of love and hope baked into the seemingly solemn outer shell of it all. I do hope that it conveys itself to players, even though I can never be fully certain.

You can wishlist the game on Steam through this link: store.steampowered.com/app/4409290/...

Thank you!

Something about "Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa." that I find impactful mention, is how the game is structured to serve as a politically fueled allegory. One that's rooted in present time, and feels ever-so-relevant even when inspected through an ancient lense.

Sounds like a dream. A dream I'd love to live in.

A hand-crafted interactive political allegory written in the author's mother tongue. One intricate vignette about 19 national birds, a red planet and freedom.

My upcoming game "Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa." can now be wishlisted on Steam! (link below)

Thank you so much Bulboka! It's funny, as I often think about you and your games while developing this one. In any case, you're far too kind.

Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa. on Steam A hand-crafted interactive political allegory written in the author's mother tongue. One intricate vignette about 19 national birds, a red planet and freedom.

Wishlist it here, if you dare: store.steampowered.com/app/4409290/....

A hand-crafted interactive political allegory written in the author's mother tongue. One intricate vignette about 19 national birds, a red planet and freedom.

My upcoming game "Kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa." can now be wishlisted on Steam! (link below)

Been tirelessly working on an announcement, paired with a Steam page! It's coming soon.

In the meantime, here's a small concept for something. Things take a long time to materialize when you're working alone.

Prototype for a surreal language learning game. Imagining this as the sequence that happens when you have achieved full understanding of a word.

looking down a giant spiral staircase. light glows through the windows.

a perfect view down an infinite spiral staircase. windows glow with light.

the entry up the tower.

screenshots from today.
i'm working on the ending now! the rest of the world is done.
after that i have to do audio and music...
also a big thanks to this video for explaining the missing pieces of procedural content generation www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPWK...
#GameDev

4 cartoon faces drawn in microsoft paint. one green, one gray, one red, and one yellow

a mass. (2025)

a little coffin made of cardboard and decorated with pink fabric lying on a table with scisors and a piece of soap beside it

it took me a ridiculously long time to make (the wrinkles!!), but i'm happy with the result.
theme of the jam is "we've all been dead for a long time"

orpo — kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa.

adore nothing more than walking home under the stars after spending the night with friends

thank you Bulboka! it’s something from a game that has been in the works for far too long…

orpo — kansallislintuja; punaisessa planeetassa.