Minds Eyes News

Hello, everybody. I hope you are all doing very well.

I wanted to let you all know that my latest horror Is Simon There? will be releasing tomorrow at 10am PST / 11am Mountain time.

Is Simon There? will be slightly different from some of my more recent releases (i.e. Within Skerry and Inside Depth 6) in that it will focus primarily on creating an atmosphere for the player to dive into.

Is Simon There? will have fewer required puzzles (excluding optional puzzles) and fewer "aimless, eventless wandering". My goal is to tell a story while keeping you on the edge of your seat, while anticipating the next event to happen.

Of course, like my previous games, Is Simon There? will include 3 endings and 1 Easter Egg/ special ending. I've toned the difficulty of these optional puzzles down a little so that the vast majority of players can experience all the game has to offer without relying on too many guides.

AND finally, no more getting knocked-out black screens. Nothing but silky smooth progression, a dark story, a neat little Easter Egg, and a hand full of intuitive puzzles to keep you thinking, throughout the 40 minute long journey.

Once again, Is Simon There? will be releasing tomorrow (May 06, 2022). And as always, if you play the game, please leave an honest review. I would love to know what you enjoyed and disliked about the game.

Once Is Simon There? has been published, I will be spending some time researching new mechanics / systems to implement into new games (i.e. controller support, advanced AI, potential VR, etc)

Cheers, everybody!

Stan. T

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1961300/Is_Simon_There/

Hello friends,

I am very pleased to finally announce that Within Skerry is now officially available and playable on Steam.

I may be biased when I say this, but I believe that this may be my scariest project, to date. But who knows! I will let you all be the judge of that :)

As always, if you play the game, please leave a review highlighting your thoughts. Whether you enjoyed the game or disliked the game, all feedback is extremely valuable and heavily appreciated.

Thank you, everybody. and Happy Gaming!

Stan. T

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1871510/Within_Skerry/

Hello everybody, I hope everything is going well on your ends.

I wanted to let you all know that Within Skerry will be releasing on Steam on February 8th, 2022. The Steam page is now live, and all we need to do now is wait for release :)

I have yet to figure out how to end the game, but I am slowly brainstorming - trying to put together a "true ending" that does not feel abrupt and nicely summarizes the story of the game. Only 9 days left to figure it out and build it / test it. No pressure :)

Not to mention I have yet to put in an Easter Egg, too! I wanted to create a different type of Easter Egg for Within Skerry that is not as simple as the ones in Inside Depth 6 or Suite 776 - Guess I need to get on that, too.

Stay safe, everyone, and see you on release date!

cheers,

Stan. T

Hello everyone,

I am super pleased to finally release the Steam Page for Within Skerry. Please note, the game is not yet complete or out, but the page is now available with a trailer, screenshots, and a bit of additional information.

Within Skerry was an absolute joy to develop, so I am truly looking forward to you all playing it!

I will do my best to post weekly development updates before the release, providing some screenshots, added functionality, and % of completion.

Within Skerry is scheduled to release on February 8th, 2022!

Thank you, everybody, Happy gaming! and please let me know what you think of the page :)

cheers,

Stan. T

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1871510/Within_Skerry/

Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well.

I wanted to let everyone here know that Inside Depth 6's Steam page is now LIVE! After many months of development, I am very happy to say that the game is almost finished and ready to provide you all with some long awaited spooks.

I have learned a lot from Suite 776 and lots of the feedback received. I have taking this feedback very seriously and have applied the following to Inside Depth 6:
- Multiple endings,
- A random variant system (some events will trigger differently for everybody),
- Longer gameplay and a stronger focus on story,
- Significantly more exploration relative to Suite 776,
- More secrets and optional puzzles to take part in,
- and of course, an Easter egg; who doesn't love a little bit of Easter egg love?

So what are my plans once Inside Depth 6 is released?
Once Inside Depth 6 is fully live, I intend to push out a couple of updates to the game within 1-2 months time. This is to scrub a couple of triggers, add a couple of additional areas to explore and a few additional scares.

Most of my time after launch will be focused on research. Due to Covid, I am focusing full time on Game development and Youtube, so this will allow me to focus on researching areas of game development like advanced AI, animations, and most importantly, for me, it gives me time to finally look into virtual reality (VR). It has been a long-awaited dream of mine to delve into some VR development, so now with all of this extra time to focus on game dev, I can allocate a lot of resources to VR research, And who knows, maybe I will be able to add VR support to Depth 6 and Suite 776 within the next several months.

Another area of importance for me is to research controller support and localization. I know that controller support and a lack of additional languages is a major negative to my titles, so I hope to implement some form of controller support and localization in the future - please bear with me on that! :)

So as always, I wish you all a safe and enjoyable 2021, happy gaming, stay safe, and I look forward to hearing from you all once Depth 6 has been released March 12!

Please feel free to provide some of your thoughts in the comments below :)

Steam page link:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1553320/Inside_Depth_6/