Piers ๐Ÿ’ซ

Piers ๐Ÿ’ซ

@piers.zip

Solo dev cat person ๐Ÿ“ Brisbane ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ’ซ Working on Freeline! - a frenetic, kinetic, parkour speedrunning platformer. โœจ https://parkourcat.com/ - Wishlist Now! ๐ŸŒ https://piers.zip/ 20 | They/Them

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the behind-the-scenes shots are bonkers because like, that's just the movie but there are people touching it. what the fuck

the crowd was actually nice, but I used up all my energy while ninajirachi was on and then spent the rest of the show on the verge of passing out with red hair dye running down my face

I think MIGW is getting steadily worse. which is like, not so great... but omg the people I get to hang out with are so incredible and inspiring.

games week getting concerningly close. I've officially stopped fiddling with my demo and now I am just vibrating in place

a small (and slightly scuffed) demo of Freeline will be playable at ACMI on the 4th Oct! :)

Frosty Games ๐Ÿฆ@frostygamesfest.com

Come play some of the coolest games from ANZ at ACMI in Melbourne on October 3 & 4 ๐ŸŽฎ We're showcasing 20 games across the weekend as part of a free Game Showcase! Big thank you to our 2026 sponsors @nz-code.nz and strangescaffold.bsky.social, without their support, Frosty's showcases don't happen ๐Ÿ’™

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It also just knows when to get out of the way. It drops you in a world of bizarre, abstract landmarks and leaves you to figure out what ridiculous language you'll use to find your way.

Anyway, I really, really love this game. It was exactly as silly and fun and special as I hoped it would be. Really lovely experience :)

It's just so clever!!! They've rethought every interaction I'd usually take for granted, into something that creates a "moment". The whole game plays out in this fluid dance of collaborative problem-solving, even when you aren't in a puzzle.

I'm setting up a blog for myself right now. Thinking I might spend some time documenting the cool things I've done for Freeline and how they work..

I feel really bad for the guy who tried to hit on me earlier today because he had to watch my swag aura instantly evaporate the second he tried to interact with me

cuteness aggression is really dumb because sometimes I'll look at my cat and go "omg you're so cute we have to catapult you into the sun" and then I get sad because I don't really want him to be catapulted into the sun at all

It was always a pleasant surprise in past jams when I came across a Godot game, so it's been really weird seeing people have that reaction to my Unity game this year ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Game Maker's Toolkit@gamemakerstoolkit.com

Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. ๐Ÿค– Godot - 47% ๐ŸŽฎ Unity - 34% ๐Ÿ› ๏ธGameMaker - 5% ๐Ÿš€ Unreal Engine - 3% โœจ Other - 11%

I've spent the last month kinda mystified by how so many people seem to know my email, and I've just discovered that it has in fact been on my website all along and I just forgot