Bad Writer

Devlog

• A year ago today Bad Writer was the top selling #1 game on itch! Here's a sale to celebrate
  March 23, 2023 by Riddle Fox Games

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  #sale, #top seller

  That's write! One year ago today, Bad Writer hit the #1 top seller on Itch a week after it's release. To celebrate this momentous occasion, all of our games are on sale now, but only here on itch.io... Continue reading

  
• Bad Writer in the Washington Post!
  January 19, 2023 by Riddle Fox Games

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  #bad writer, #cozy games, #cozy, #news

  Hey all! Just thought I'd share a cool bit of news with you all. Bad Writer was mentioned in the Washington Post, in an article about Cozy Games! https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2023/01/18/... Continue reading
• A surprise game release for October 1st!
  September 27, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

  Yup, coming October 1st a surprise game will drop, called Feline Fantasy. It's a cat based console style RPG. Turn based battles, classes you can choose, all with nine lives and a randomized world. Wi... Continue reading
• Bad Writer coming to Steam
  September 23, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  Yup! So if you want it on Steam or on the Steam Deck, you can get it here- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2141470/Bad_Writer/ Wishlist now, find out more later. I was hesitant to put it up there,... Continue reading
• Monster Heart- the next game from Riddlefox, coming in Spring 2023
  July 11, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

  Hey, check it out! Now we have the official announcement for our next game, Monster Heart. Coming in spring 2023. Check it out here for more info: https://riddlefox.com/monsterheart/ And also here on... Continue reading

  
• New game in the works
  July 05, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  Yup! And pretty soon I'm going to do an official announcement and press release, but for now I'll say it here. Riddle Fox's next game is going to be Monster Heart. Have you ever wanted to care for the... Continue reading

  
• And now we're on the Nintendo eShop for North America!
  May 23, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  Look at that! Should be available for purchase Friday. How exciting. Now I need to go update a billion things... https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/bad-writer-switch/... Continue reading
• Bad Writer is up on the UK Nintendo eShop for the Switch!
  May 16, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  #nintendo switch

  Check it out! https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Bad-Writer-22... And check out the press release for the Switch version of Bad Writer! http://badwriter.riddlefox.com/... Continue reading
• ​We have release dates for Bad Writer on the Nintendo eShop (for the Switch!)
  May 11, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  We have release dates for Bad Writer on the Nintendo eShop (for the Switch!) Nintendo of America- page goes live on May 23rd, and it goes on sale May 26th Nintendo of Europe- page goes live on May 16t... Continue reading
• Switch version and new trailer
  April 30, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  #trailer, #switch port

  The Switch port is coming along very nicely! Hopefully we'll have good news about that soon. I decided to make a better trailer for the switch launch, and then I used that trailer as the basis of a ne... Continue reading
• Recent Branding Change and update
  April 13, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  It looks like there was a similarly named Graybeard Games, so I ended up looking for a new label to do games under. After much searching, looking, making sure there is nothing else with this name, I e... Continue reading

  
• Quick update- minor fix correcting analog stick issues
  April 13, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  Just a small update to Bad Writer, the guy porting it to the Switch created a fix for analog stick drift that was an issue in Bad Writer for gamepads without dpads. Works like a charm! Now you can use... Continue reading
• A few minor updates (news on the Switch Port, and a fun game I played)
  April 03, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  The Switch port is coming along very nicely, I just got to see it run on actual Nintendo hardware, and it rocks. It feels like it comes full circle, to that silly little kid playing games on the NES,... Continue reading
• What's next
  March 28, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  Pretty soon I'll be doing a post mortum on the game, not sure if I will do it here or on some place like the SFWA's blog, or something like that. But I do have a plan in the future for several video g... Continue reading
• Bad Writer is going mobile with a Switch Port!
  March 26, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  Yes! It will be on the Switch! How fun... Continue reading
• A review for Bad Writer!
  March 25, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  SO COOL. Check it out here- http://newsletter.tyschalter.com/issues/i-m-a-bad-writer-gimme-schalter-no-33-10... Continue reading
• Small bugfix update
  March 25, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

  The fix I did yesterday, involving the moving between layers caused an unexpected new bug, where Cleo and the cat would magically change layers randomly. This was easy to fix! I double checked, made s... Continue reading
• #1 Top Seller for 2 days in a row!
  March 25, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

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  Go little game, go! Wow. I had no idea this game would strike a chord with so many people. It really makes me happy. I would've been happy if it had sold a few handful of copies in a month or two, but... Continue reading
• Another minor update
  March 24, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

  Again, I didn't change anything ground breaking or game destroying. I just fixed the quit menu item, and then tweaked that second floor to first floor switch. Should be all good now!... Continue reading
• Minor Updates + Book sale
  March 24, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

  Did some minor updates on the game, fixing one bug that wasn't huge but a little annoying (when moving from the second floor to the first floor, it would sometime trigger the wrong cross fade...not ga... Continue reading
• Bad Writer is a top seller!
  March 22, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

  I hadn't really checked the top sellers page, and I'm pretty sure it was much higher yesterday when it was getting more sales. But I followed a link today, and saw that it was #7, which rocks. I kind... Continue reading
• Bad Writer is now live and ready for love!
  March 18, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games#launch, #short story writer, #simulation, #rpg

  Well, it's a day early, by flabbit, but here it is, alive and ready to roll. I'll be updating the page this weekend with a playthrough video, and I'm working on a website directly for this that will h... Continue reading

  
• Updated release date
  March 15, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games

  Close to being down now, so I'm updating the release date, moving from Sunday the 20th to Sat the 19th. Woohoo!... Continue reading
• Bad Writer- coming in a week
  March 14, 2022 by Riddle Fox Games#text adventure, #life sim, #simulation, #writing, #video game, #pixel art

  That's right! A surprise game I've been working on. A life simulation, where you play a short story writer just trying to make it in the crazy world of publishing. Simple, fun, addicting rogue like st... Continue reading