#MonthlyRecap 2026-01
- Job hunting
- Played #Firewatch
- Had a stomach bug
- Watched seasons 1 and 2 of #Primal
- Started watching Better Call Saul

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Deck system
- Updated the options UI
- Changed speech bubble layout
- Came up with a plan to release this year!

📝 January 2026 Recap

Thought it'd be fun to start doing these monthly recaps! Here's the post for January:

https://sainthood.xyz/blog/posts/january-2026-recap

#indieWeb #SmallWeb #PersonalWeb #PersonalWebsite #blog #blogging #monthlyRecap #bloggingRecap #bulletjournal #bulletjournaling

This #January flew by in a second (while usually I'm one of those people who feel like it lasts three months on its own 🙈)

I can't complain about this start of the year! Thank you Jan, you were lovely! 🩵

Let's hope February keeps up the trend <:

#January2026 #MonthlyRecap #Wisesnail

#MonthlyRecap 2025-12
- Celebrated our anniversary
- Attended a few Christmas dinners
- Started reading Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
- Started playing Cave Story
- Had a fun NYE! 🥂

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Damage previews
- Mael's battle sprite
- Remade some VFX
- A lot of planning

#MonthlyRecap 2025-11

- Saw some jack-o-lanterns
- Had a big pizza
- Had two Thanksgiving dinners

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Impact frames
- Improved hitstop
- Made a pitch deck
- Added better sounds

The highlight was definitely having Star Spark show up on Kotaku on Thanksgiving Day!

#MonthlyRecap 2025-10
- Started playing Final Fantasy Tactics
- Staying consistent with the gym and guitar

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Finished the Thug sprite
- Made the JoyFlow Games website
- Started on sound effect improvements
- Launched the Steam page for Star Spark 🎉

#MonthlyRecap 2025-09
- Job hunting
- Worked on my static site generator
- Read #Bakuman
- Played some of #WanderStars and #TicTactic

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Steam trailer 95% done
- Steam page contents updated (not live)
- Made a Thug sprite for the Thug Battle event
- End of run stats

I know I say it every time, but I can't believe that this month is already over!

Thank you #September - you were rich in friends, places and foods! 🩵

#September2025 #MonthlyRecap #Wisesnail

#MonthlyRecap 2025-08

- Job hunting
- Started on a static site generator
- Started playing #MetalGearSolid Delta

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Made all 10 battle arenas use parallax
- Added 14 new skills
- Added pre and post-fight character dialogue
- Started working on the Steam trailer

#MonthlyRecap 2025-07

- Started going back to the gym
- Saw the new Superman
- Went to some birthday parties
- Job hunting

For #StarSpark:
- Updated the combat UI
- Tweaked the damage formula
- Bugs fixed
- Credits updated
- Rebalanced character stats
- Key art planned out

#gamedev #indiegamedev