http://store.steampowered.com/app/581120/Griptape_Backbone/ Wubalubadubbub!!! Have an interactive existential crisis with an amazing soundtrack and aesthetic open world.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/581120/Griptape_Backbone/ Wubalubadubbub!!! Have an interactive existential crisis with an amazing soundtrack and aesthetic open world.

Come visit me at the booth if you're in Austin during that time! https://gaming.sxsw.com/expo/student-showcase/

Come visit me at the booth if you're in Austin during that time! https://gaming.sxsw.com/expo/student-showcase/

Today I went back to school after having a relaxing winter break of binge gaming. My sleep schedule was really messed up though, I had been going to sleep at 5am which is the time I have to wake up on my school routine so I couldn't sleep at all last night leaving me exhausted today. However, I got a good burst of energy once I found out I had an honorable mention in the IGFs (the independent game festival). I don't really know that means in terms of GDC or the awards ceremony, but I do know who else got mentions... and wow. These are like teams of grad students, some of which go to USC (my all eggs in one basket dream school that I just applied to this fall *fingers crossed, wish me luck), and then there's me a highschool solo dev with a weird game. I'm very happy, very tired, and very confused about what that mention entails or GDC. Regardless I'm super glad I entered the game and thankful to all of you who have played the game and wrote to me. Awkward was pretty awkward in retrospect, it WAS NOT my first game by any means (seriously I made like 30+ games before this), though it was my first real legit release of a game and certainly has taught me a lot. Also on a side note, Awkward isn't finished; it's just on hiatus for now. Awkward Dimensions Redux will be my life's dream journal and diary, not just my teen years. So I'll pick it back up later in college, then in my 30's, 40's, 50's, and so on until I die and then someone will have to export whatever I had left and push it through steampipe or whatever Steam uses to manage builds then. It's a bit ambitious of a proposition, but almost everyone has a journal in their life... I just want to make mine interactive. One more thing: I promise to add a functional toilet in Awkward, which is a shame that there isn't one at the moment and probably the sole reason why the game has been getting lower ratings in the past few days. This issue will be addressed and patched next update, whenever that will be. ;)

Today I went back to school after having a relaxing winter break of binge gaming. My sleep schedule was really messed up though, I had been going to sleep at 5am which is the time I have to wake up on my school routine so I couldn't sleep at all last night leaving me exhausted today. However, I got a good burst of energy once I found out I had an honorable mention in the IGFs (the independent game festival). I don't really know that means in terms of GDC or the awards ceremony, but I do know who else got mentions... and wow. These are like teams of grad students, some of which go to USC (my all eggs in one basket dream school that I just applied to this fall *fingers crossed, wish me luck), and then there's me a highschool solo dev with a weird game. I'm very happy, very tired, and very confused about what that mention entails or GDC. Regardless I'm super glad I entered the game and thankful to all of you who have played the game and wrote to me. Awkward was pretty awkward in retrospect, it WAS NOT my first game by any means (seriously I made like 30+ games before this), though it was my first real legit release of a game and certainly has taught me a lot. Also on a side note, Awkward isn't finished; it's just on hiatus for now. Awkward Dimensions Redux will be my life's dream journal and diary, not just my teen years. So I'll pick it back up later in college, then in my 30's, 40's, 50's, and so on until I die and then someone will have to export whatever I had left and push it through steampipe or whatever Steam uses to manage builds then. It's a bit ambitious of a proposition, but almost everyone has a journal in their life... I just want to make mine interactive. One more thing: I promise to add a functional toilet in Awkward, which is a shame that there isn't one at the moment and probably the sole reason why the game has been getting lower ratings in the past few days. This issue will be addressed and patched next update, whenever that will be. ;)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=813233316 If you at all enjoyed Awkward and would like to support me, please vote YES for my newest free game Griptape Backbone a vaporwave skateboarding game. I could really use your help to get this game on steam so it can be enjoyed by all of you. Thank you so much, love you all.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=813233316 If you at all enjoyed Awkward and would like to support me, please vote YES for my newest free game Griptape Backbone a vaporwave skateboarding game. I could really use your help to get this game on steam so it can be enjoyed by all of you. Thank you so much, love you all.

What are you waiting for?! Play it now!!! It's FREE!!!

What are you waiting for?! Play it now!!! It's FREE!!!

The game has been in development on and off since summer of 2014, and at the time I could not have imagined it to be anywhere near where it is today. Today I got the store page approved and perhaps tomorrow the game builds. Today, my dreams finally come true! To everyone whom voted for the game on Greenlight and those at Valve, I cannot thank you all enough for believing in this game and in me. To the lets players, reviewers, and the people kind enough to write me a personal letter or casual dm... you remind me how art can truly bring people together and show you another person. This game has been an outlet for me to record some of my dreams, crack jokes, vent, and bare my soul. I cannot wait for you to be able to play the game when it is released, and until then au revoir! Sincerely, Steven Harmon

The game has been in development on and off since summer of 2014, and at the time I could not have imagined it to be anywhere near where it is today. Today I got the store page approved and perhaps tomorrow the game builds. Today, my dreams finally come true! To everyone whom voted for the game on Greenlight and those at Valve, I cannot thank you all enough for believing in this game and in me. To the lets players, reviewers, and the people kind enough to write me a personal letter or casual dm... you remind me how art can truly bring people together and show you another person. This game has been an outlet for me to record some of my dreams, crack jokes, vent, and bare my soul. I cannot wait for you to be able to play the game when it is released, and until then au revoir! Sincerely, Steven Harmon