I’m Santiago Zapata, better known online as slashie, a Software Engineer and Independent Game Developer and from Medellín, Colombia.

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Category: La Pensadera

  • La Pensadera: Day 3

    La Pensadera: Day 3

    I did some experiments so that instead of getting 3 new issues every day, you only got two. It took some efforts to balance it and make it still feel challenging, but I think I managed to. I also did another revision to the tutorial text to remove redundant bits…

  • La Pensadera – Day 2

    La Pensadera – Day 2

    Some improvements made over the initial version, based on feedback from the players. The most important change was adding an onboarding sequence to properly teach the players through the game, replacing the rules screen that nobody reads. This is a complex game, made for a jam, players have very little…

  • La Pensadera – Juntos: Game Jam for Venezuela Earthquake Relief

    La Pensadera – Juntos: Game Jam for Venezuela Earthquake Relief

    La Pensadera is a narrative strategy game inspired by the experiences of earthquake survivors. You don’t fight monsters, you fight to keep moving forward. Every day brings new challenges: guilt, nostalgia, illness, hunger, loneliness, and painful memories. You won’t be able to deal with everything. You’ll have to choose what to…