How a Tiny Dev Can Make Enough Content for a JRPG

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JARPUG's not aiming to be huge. And I've obviously got an excellent composer making the music for the game. But the rest of this is still a lot for me to make. I'm programming, modeling, doing level design, sound design, writing scripts for this game, and... everything else. I've got years of experience in those things! And I've spent the previous years of JARPUG's development setting up systems to make this doable.

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JARPUG is live on Kickstarter!

Go back JARPUG on Kickstarter!

It's been a good few years working on JARPUG and this Kickstarter could help me make this little dog JRPG/platformer bigger and better. Your sharing and support are much appreciated!

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SUPER ROBOT SPACE FIGHT!

My 1-4 player planetoid jump & shooter is out now
🌑It's called SUPER ROBOT SPACE FIGHT!🌑

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I ported this from THE OUYA. FOR YOOOOU.
SUPER ROBOT SPACE FIGHT! is playable on itch.io

It's free, but you can pay more if you want! I've been working on porting this between other projects for a long wh...

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Gelemental!

My 1-4 player elemental brawler is out now!

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🔥🪨It's called Gelemental! 🪨🔥

Play the preview here for free: https://tyrus.itch.io/gelemental

This is the second of 3 couch multiplayer games I'll be releasing this week! I'm collecting them here.

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Squandits!

My 1-4 player co-op squirrel heist game is out now!

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🐿️ It's called Squandits! 🐿️

Play it here for free (...or maybe... MORE than free, if you're feelin' it!)

https://tyrus.itch.io/squandits

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this is the first of 3 couch multiplayer games I'll be releasing this week! I hope you enjoy your...

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Welcome to SUPERHELL

jarpug-thesebeautifuldogs Alpha 0.6 of JARPUG is out! And it's got a free demo! Please go try it! And maybe wishlist it on Steam if you're into that.

The main thing alpha 0.6 adds is SUPERHELL, which can be accessed at the end of both the current full game and demo.

SUPERHELL is a randomly generated dungeon with a powered up boss at the end. It adds a new layer of SUPER equipment and mutations to help you handle the tougher challenge and build a beautiful tower of hats.

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JARPUG alpha 0.5 is out now for Windows AND Meta Quest 2!

JARPUG alpha 0.5 is out now!

This update adds:

  • more story!
  • Pet Hell: new enemies, new friendlies, new puzzles!
  • a new playable character, Rex. He specializes in traps
  • battle combos let you combine any two character skills, sometimes stupidly
  • combo crystals for charging...
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December Update

I've been wanting badly to get a new release out for feedback and some perspective. It's very close at this point, but I did add one more big thing that's caused delay.

Rex is the newly playable third character! He makes traps and hits things with a stop sign. Hit Puddle Trap with lightning to fry...

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