HopBound, AppSir's latest game, is a horror platformer in the same vein as DERE EVIL EXE. However, instead of focusing on fourth-wall-breaking meta-horror, HopBound focuses on psychological horror inspired by my experiences watching Matthew Weiner's Mad Men. If you haven't finished HopB…

The past three days may have been the most meaningful 72 hours I've had this year. If my life was a sitcom, that would've been the season finale.


Two days ago, I got a call. This teacher was looking for the father of "Noel" which is my nickname when I was still a kid. I told the t…

Just wanted to share this. Whenever I feel lonely, I think about the fact that millions of people all around the world have played games I made, and games I helped make. It's not the awards and accolades these games get, it's the connection I got to make with all those people even for a fe…

You ever have those days/months/years where you feel like everyone just wants something from you? And then you freely give and give and give. Because that's just how you are. And then you feel sad.
But people won't validate your sadness. It's impossible because you're smart, can le…

It’s been a while since I wrote on this blog.
For a while things have been very sunny. Zack Griset from Buildbox made a sort of documentary featuring me and the guys. Stayed over at our country for a week and it was a hell of a great time.

Then, DERE EVIL EXE was named one of the finalists for the…

With my games, I hype the crap out of them. I make it seem like it's a game the gods themselves would play, like its source code is a holic relic on par with the Apple of Eden, and the game design documents were written with pens forged from the fires of a dying star.
I use traditional marketi…

lol why are some teachers grading student projects based on number of 'likes'?
The projects don't even have anything to do with social media marketing sometimes. Likes do not determine if your photo/drawing/art project is the best-looking one. In this case, I think it's best to gra…

A lot of people have been asking me how I get people to download my games. It's a good question. After all, marketing can be so overwhelming that most people would rather give publishers a cut of their earnings than do the marketing themselves. While it's true that marketing can be challen…

I just saw a video from Youtuber JacksFilms saying he feels burnt-out with his antics on his Youtube show YIAY. Other Youtubers have recently taken a break or quit the platform altogether. According to them, it's because they got tired of doing that one thing again and again and they feel trap…

This is the first of a hundred topics about indie game marketing I want to talk about. It's not about the actual marketing yet and it's very basic, but I think you'll learn a few things about social media algorithms and how your real social life will be affected on your way to the top.…

A couple of years ago I found out that Archive.org had support for emulating MS-DOS programs and amazing archivists like Jason Scott were curating the MS-DOS Software Library on the site.
Now, if you've made an MS-DOS game or program of your own, you can upload the program on the site and othe…

Gimmicky domain name, ain't it? I love it. Brings that modern tech startup CEO vibes.
This is like my 5th website. This one will be different from the other ones.
How so? Well, for starters, this one won't be canon to the AppSir, Inc. Universe. AppSir, Inc. is a game development company th…