Oh fantastic! I'll watch this tonight :)

Am I remembering correctly that you had writer's block on an earlier version of Old Skies? If so, what did you do to get through that, and also, how was the old version (Older Skies?) different to the final game?

Huge congratulations to our amazing friend James Harrison (the incredible composer behind THE BELLEMORE BOOGIE) for winning Best Contribution to Music in the 2026 Panto Awards! After seeing him in the Sheffield Lyceum's Aladdin last Christmas, it's easy to see why he won!

❤️🤡👻

Secret Stories on Steam

As a huge Broken Sword fan since childhood, I am over the moon about this.
We've teamed up with the incredible @revolutionsoftware.bsky.social to offer a Broken Sword / Foolish Mortals bundle! Buy them together and get a 20% discount! store.steampowered.com/bundle/72038...

Game Dev Blog #1 - Project Lion Welcome to my new development blog! Hello, and thanks for subscribing! Given the state of social media these days, I figured it would be best to go back to a...

My first Development Blog for Project Lion is out!

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Highly recommended!

I just backed Broken Sword Smoking Mirror: Reforged - Collector's Edition by @revolutionsoftware.bsky.social on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/rev...

Congratulations Francisco and @jesshaskins.bsky.social! A fantastic result, and very well deserved!! :)

Less Miserables: A point-and-click parody of Les Miserables A historical comedy adventure game, with hand-drawn art and live voice acting.

I just backed Less Miserables: A point-and-click parody of Les Miserables by @collegefungames.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...

(And there are still some available through our website!)

This is an awesome surprise! Foolish Mortals has been shortlisted for Physical Release of the Year in the @debugmag.com Indie Game Awards @debugawards.com! I really packed as much into that box as I could, so it's lovely to see it get spotlighted!

A new point & click adventure game demo! And their Kickstarter is coming next week! (Feels like ages since there's been an adventure game Kickstarter...!)

A selection of press quotes about Rosewater. Gameffine - 97 “Rosewater is the best point-and-click adventure game I’ve played this decade...a tour de force of the genre” Checkpoint Gaming - 8.5/10 "Rosewater is an epic point-and-click Western adventure that will satisfy fans of both genres" Adventure Game Hotspot - 90 "Rosewater’s sharpshooting lies with its wonderful production value and freedom of choice in this A selection of press quotes about Rosewater. Gameffine - 97 “Rosewater is the best point-and-click adventure game I’ve played this decade...a tour de force of the genre” Checkpoint Gaming - 8.5/10 "Rosewater is an epic point-and-click Western adventure that will satisfy fans of both genres" Adventure Game Hotspot - 90 "Rosewater’s sharpshooting lies with its wonderful production value and freedom of choice in this character-driven Western" Voxelsmash - 8/10 "Rosewater is a beautiful hand-drawn trek through the Wild West" 33bits - 90 "Rosewater is a gold mine, both literally and figuratively" Entertainium "If you were looking for a solid adventure which nicely expands the singular world of Lamplight City, Rosewater delivers" Ragequit.gr - 90 "Rosewater is an epic adventure that will be etched in your mind and heart" Press Play Media - 8.7/10 "Rosewater is a journey more than worth taking, especially for fans of narrative-driven adventures" MonsterVine - 4/5 With a great presentation, interesting puzzles, and a good cast of characters, it’s worth taking a look at" VulgarKnight "An Elegant, Meaningful and Cinematic Aroma" VICE "If you’re looking for a charming, dynamic adventure through the Western Frontier, strap in those boots and saddle up" AdventureGamers - 100 "Rosewater is a modern classic, a story of how one may find and form a family through road trip exploits" RPGFan - 90 "Rosewater is truly an impressive achievement among point-and-click games" PC Gamer - 78 "Western point-and-click Rosewater is a worthwhile journey"

Well I'll be! ROSEWATER is one year old today!

My original plan was to release an update with developer commentary, but I've been way too busy working on my new game. So instead, I'm going to do an all day AMA!

Ask anything about the game, the development process, or whatever else!

If you suddenly had a magical budget boost during development, what cut content would you want to add back in?

Dear Francisco, We are thrilled to announce that your talk submission has been accepted for NarraScope 2026! Here are the details for your session: Talk Type: Standard Presentation (45 min) Title: Going Union Part 2: How Indies Can Hire Top-Tier Talent And Not Break Their Budget

Excited to announce I’ll be speaking at Narrascope this summer!

A sequel to my 2023 talk, I’ll be explaining the new tiered budget agreements and recounting my experiences with Rosewater and Foolish Mortals.

Thank you :D I hope you enjoy it!

Professional VA doesn't even need to be that expensive. We voiced 8,000 lines of dialogue in our debut game with 13 voice actors, and did so as an actual SAG-AFTRA project. SAG were really easy to work with, and have a cost tier that understands indie game budgets. It was worth it.

Thank you! :)

That's tremendously kind, thank you :)

Yes! I think so many people have downvoted it, that it's become harder to find for everyone *else* who wants to downvote it. It's lovely that there are far more nice people in this community :)

Have you watched Last One Laughing?

We made one! It’s even available as DLC. The reviewer just didn’t want to listen to evidence.

The luck I need is to avoid people like that reviewer!

Thank you. The response from everyone has been wonderful, and really lifted my spirits after a few days of being really down about this.

“Look at the hands! That’s proof it’s AI!!”

No it’s not, dude. Artists have been making mistakes like this for centuries. All you’re doing is harming actual artists and - most importantly - not stopping actual AI use (because the AI bros don’t care and also love the attention). Don’t do this.

Thanks George! I've posted it on our Discord, and lots of people have kindly told me they've reported it :) Hopefully Steam does pay attention - my experience has been they only take stuff down if it explicitly breaks there TOS, and disinformation doesn't count. :/

I really appreciate the support, Dave. Thank you!

I am, indeed, the artist who made these pieces quite a few years ago.

Needless to say, I did not use AI, I have never used AI in any of my work. As @inklingwood.bsky.social puts it: AI wasn't even a thing you COULD use back in 2021

Haha, better late than never!