Charles Whetstone

Building Electric Crust solo. Getting close: iOS/Android in January, Steam in April. Trailer: youtu.be/5r9vE7ijeYc Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/5… Free demo: electriccrust.itch.io/electr… #electriccrust #indiedev #gamedev

the October 31 Android update on Google Play's closed testing track cut the download from 287 MB to 126 MB. iOS build 40 reached TestFlight the same day and passed all seven device checks, both landscape orientations included. #indiedev #gamedev #electriccrust #mobilegames

Featuring nomination is in. Now it's back to the regular grind, and wishlists still matter just as much as ever. Wishlist link in bio. #indiegame #shmup #shootemup #pizza #electriccrust

the opening asteroid field now follows the difficulty you pick at the main menu. Easy spawns lighter, Hard spawns heavier and sometimes sends them in pairs, always with a gap your ship can fit through. #electriccrust #indiedev #gamedev #shmup

the free Electric Crust demo is live on Steam. Valve cleared it and it went out October 30. Windows, Full Controller Support, and the download button sits right on the main store page. wishlists are open too. #indiedev #electriccrust #steam #shmup #gamedev

happy halloween from the crew flying deliveries through hostile space. #indiegame #pixelart #shmup #halloween #pizza #electriccrust

the free Electric Crust demo is planned to go live on Steam today at 12 PM Central, as long as Valve's review clears in time. Windows, keyboard or controller. it'll show up as a button on the main store page. #electriccrust #indiedev #steam #shmup #gamedev

testing the Windows build with an Xbox controller, the d-pad was moving a menu selection nobody could see. now every selected button gets a white pixel ring, and a lost selection comes back on its own. #electriccrust #indiedev #gamedev #shmup

One purchase, the whole game, no ads and no IAP ever. If that sounds like a good deal, wishlisting helps make sure you see it when it launches. Wishlist on Steam today! #indiegame #shmup #shootemup #pizza #electriccrust

every stage in Electric Crust was built by hand. no procedural generation, just a lot of late nights and a level editor. #indiegame #shmup #retrogaming #pizza #electriccrust

the Steam release date is set: Electric Crust is planned for April 7, 2027, with mobile first on January 26. before that, a free Windows demo is planned for this Friday, if Valve's review clears in time. wishlists are open now. #indiedev #gamedev #shmup #steam #electriccrust

this week on Electric Crust: full controller support in the Windows build, a new CONTROLS tab in Options, and an opening asteroid field that scales with the difficulty you pick. #electriccrust #indiedev #gamedev #shmup

locking a store listing sounds simple. it is not simple. screenshots, crops, category selection, age ratings, all of it has to agree with itself. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #shmup #pizza #electriccrust

Store pages are locked as of yesterday. If you haven't wishlisted yet, now's a great time. Wishlist on Steam today! #indiegame #shmup #shootemup #pizza #electriccrust

Store listings are locked today for both iOS and Android. That's one of the last big checkboxes before submission. Getting real now. #indiedev #indiegame #shmup #pizza #electriccrust

Big one this week: locking the store listings for both iOS and Android. Getting very real, very fast. #indiedev #indiegame #shmup #pizza #electriccrust

stage 11, dark matter. the palette shift starting around here is doing a lot of narrative work without saying a word. #indiegame #pixelart #shmup #pizza #electriccrust

Getting closer to store listing lock. If Electric Crust is on your radar at all, wishlisting now is the easiest way to make sure you don't miss launch. #indiegame #shmup #shootemup #pizza #electriccrust

Ace flies a ship that's seen better decades. she's not attached to it. she's attached to getting paid. #indiegame #shmup #retrogaming #pizza #electriccrust

Electric Crust just hit closed testing on Google Play 🍕🚀 Retro pixel-art space shooter. Deliver pizza through 15 stages and 15 bosses. No ads, no tracking. #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #shmup

spent today on audio polish. SFX and music preload timing, mostly invisible work that only matters when it's wrong. #indiedev #indiegame #shmup #pizza #electriccrust