The Gem Room Games Blog Devlog - itch.iohttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blogthat's it, it's our game design blog here on itchhttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/1283806/2025-on-sabbatical-kinda2025 on Sabbatical: Kindahttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/1283806/2025-on-sabbatical-kindaWed, 31 Dec 2025 18:09:34 GMTdevlogIn which Kali reflects upon a year spent in sabbatical-ish. Preface Some way through 2024, as we approached DUKK BÖRG fulfillment, we looked around and realized that we were exhausted. We’d been pu...

]]>https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/1091045/overloading-the-faction-relationshipOverloading the Faction Relationshiphttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/1091045/overloading-the-faction-relationshipThu, 23 Oct 2025 15:25:04 GMTdevlogOverloading the Faction Relationship Dan is working on a small game between bigger projects so obviously that means he needs to write a whole blog post to justify the inevitable scope creep! I Like Fa...

]]>https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/941011/the-divine-factionThe Divine Factionhttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/941011/the-divine-factionThu, 08 May 2025 20:05:26 GMTdevlogThis post is going up too late for the conclave blog trend. Dan is still posting it despite the implied schism it will cause. In dungeon fantasy, the gods have some consistent observable traits. They...

]]>https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/869999/the-problems-departmentThe Problems Departmenthttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/869999/the-problems-departmentFri, 31 Jan 2025 23:20:43 GMTdevlog

This probably isn't a new idea, but this time Dan is writing it! The Problems Department Recently Vincent Baker posted a useful thread describing how the various Apocalypse World playbooks create prob...

]]>https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/864118/why-and-how-to-blog-on-itchWhy and How to Blog on Itchhttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/864118/why-and-how-to-blog-on-itchThu, 09 Jan 2025 18:28:54 GMTdevlog

Why and How to Blog on Itch Enough people have been surprised to see our recent blog posts being hosted on itch.io that it seemed worthwhile to write up an overview on how the experience has gone and...

]]>https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/862611/20-reasons-the-dungeon-is-timed20 Reasons the Dungeon is Timedhttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/862611/20-reasons-the-dungeon-is-timedSat, 04 Jan 2025 23:42:02 GMTdevlog

20 Reasons the Dungeon is Timed (that don't involve running out of food or torches) Special Thanks to S. Quinn "Authenticity Trip" Morris of 200 Proof Games for their contributions. The Dungeon only c...

]]>https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/858334/lowlife-diceLowlife Dicehttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/858334/lowlife-diceFri, 27 Dec 2024 23:16:22 GMTdevlogThis post is brought to you by Prismatic Wasteland's New Year's Resolution Challenge , and serves as a distillation of loose design ideas collected over the past year. Citations Inspired by how accura...

]]>https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/858333/the-monsters-implied-adventureThe Monster's Implied Adventurehttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/858333/the-monsters-implied-adventureFri, 27 Dec 2024 23:12:41 GMTdevlogA new part of the Gem Room Games newsletter has been the inclusion of missives from Gem Friend and “all purpose explorer” Hyronimus Canard. Reviewing the extensive (arguably exhaustive) amount of...

]]>https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/857920/every-snake-his-otaconEvery Snake His Otaconhttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/857920/every-snake-his-otaconFri, 27 Dec 2024 19:19:40 GMTdevlog

This post is intended for games where the players operate as a cohesive team or unit with access to some kind of home base or support team and a means to contact them regularly and easily. FIST is the...

]]>https://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/855678/hello-worldHello Worldhttps://gemroomgames.itch.io/the-gem-room-games-blog/devlog/855678/hello-worldThu, 26 Dec 2024 19:18:37 GMTdevlog

This is to test how blogging via itch.io works! If you are reading this, here is some skateboarding! Update: everything about this has worked swimmingly except I cannot for the life of me find this po...

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