- My new game: Mistpaw Ravine πβ¨ - 9 February 2026
Hi there, it's me, Jon!My latest game, Mistpaw Ravine, just got a release date! March 4th 2026!It's a chill city-builder game with magical cats!π Build a city for cats.π£ Blast new ravines and fill them with water or ink.ποΈ Relax in a chill atmosphere without harsh survival conditions. Your cats are immortal!Check it out and maybe give it a wishlist:
- Patch 1.03 - 24 June 2025
Lost Nova has been out for 3 years! That's wild and strange to me. To celebrate, here's a small update for ya: - improved performance, particularly when playing on laptops and lower-end systems - improved load times - added Borderless Fullscreen option Thanks for playing my first game. Check out my other games too if you haven't yet. I'm working on my 4th one now :) Jon
- Check out My Third Game - 7 February 2024
My third game just came out! It's called WitchHand! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420880/WitchHand/ Use cards to build your empire of witches. Maximize the production of your villages and use your resources strategically to upgrade and expand. Focus on trade, alchemy research, or war in order to secure your coven's place amongst the Council of Fates, influencing the destiny of all. WitchHand is a lot less story-focused than Lost Nova, but it has a lot of the same vibes that I think you'll enjoy. It's a card-based city builder about managing villages of witches and defeating the void and I'm super proud of how it came out. Topher came back to produce the WitchHand OST, so if you were a fan at all of the music in Lost Nova, his new jams alone are worth the price of admission. Thanks for sticking with me, friends. I appreciate you!
- I Went and Made Another Game - 1 September 2022
My second game just came out! It's called Mechanibot! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1842510/Mechanibot/ Play as a small robot charged with repairing the dying sun. Build and upgrade your team of robots to survive against the waves of enemies keeping you from your goal. After an extremely dense six months of development, I'm super excited to finally share this world of robots with you. Mechanibot is quite different from Lost Nova but has a lot of the same energy that I think you'll enjoy. The characters are cute and wholesome and the story deals with themes of fate, breaking free of responsibilities you didn't ask for, and solving problems with friendship. And, of course, you know I wasn't able to stop myself from sneaking a few Lost Nova references in. Thanks for sticking with me, friends. I appreciate you!
- Patch 1.02 - 23 May 2022
- band friends no longer appear during the pumpkin event - removed an unwelcome NPC from the museum - adjusted seed store interaction range - adjusted collision walls in Roomwoods - adjusted pushable blocks to behave more consistently with the player's laser - adjusted jumping collision detection - updated goo slime's dialogue - fixed rare iceberg robot disappearance - fixed a bear child being off screen under extremely specific circumstances - auto saving no longer occurs if the player is inside of a rock for some reason (or any other place that you would traditionally not want to be inside forever)
- Patch 1.014 - 17 May 2022
- moved a rock in the hub area a little to the left - updated Painted Desert ground textures - fixed crystal deposits being invulnerable to beam damage - fixed inconsistent ocean dock collisions - fixed the rare ship leaving their pilot behind - fixed store item description alignment - adjusted some collision walls in the Sky Plains - adjusted mouse cursor size
- Patch 1.013 - 15 May 2022
- updated speedy beet store description - gamepad controls added to options - vignettes on/off added to options - fixed player silhouette drawing incorrectly in some situations
- Hotfix 1.012b - 13 May 2022
- fixed fashion boots being too fabulous and causing a crash - fixed ocean buoy collision
- Hotfix 1.012 - 12 May 2022
- credits updated - dialogue updates, corrections, and adjustments - fixed some desert rocks to be easier to jump over - fixed player sprite facing on loading a save - fixed rare crash after repeated save loads while using a gamepad
- Hotfix 1.011a - 11 May 2022
- Fixed rare occurences of getting stuck in ocean coral
- β¨ Lost Nova is out now! β¨ - 11 May 2022
It's here! Lost Nova is now available on Steam! Lost during a vacation gone wrong, help Mia gather what she needs to fix her ship and get home. Use your trusty salvaging laser to harvest resources and earn currency for buying upgrades and unlocking new activities. Meet new friends and help each other get yourselves unlost. After about a year and a half of development, I'm super excited to finally share this cozy world with you. It's just the two of us on the team, so if you're able to do any of the following... Tell your friends Leave a review Share on social media ...it'd be much appreciated! But what about those tunes? Good question. Whatever you do, don't miss Topher's beautiful Lost Nova OST, available here. In addition to the music for Lost Nova, Topher is also responsible for the sound effects and additional programming. Thank you, Topher! I couldn't have done it without you. Yeahβ¦
- Lost Nova Release Date Announcement! - 5 May 2022
Lost Nova just received a release date AND a new trailer! I'm super excited to finally announce the release date for Lost Nova: π MAY 11TH! 2022! π Lost Nova will be launching on Steam and if you'd like a reminder on launch day (and other updates on me and my games), join my mailing list. Thank you all for joining me on this adventure. I can't wait to finally share this world with you. I hope to see you on launch day!
- Racing and Fashion and Pets! - April 2022 Devlog - 15 April 2022
Hey friends! We got a big post today. There's a lot to talk about! There's so many exciting things happening with Lost Nova that it's hard to keep up with. But let's try! A Concerning Need for Speed https://i.imgur.com/3d1zJZ8.jpg Sometimes you gotta go fast. In the Coral Ocean, you'll be able to do just that. If you do it well enough, you'll earn a prize. It's that simple! Just make sure you watch out for all the obstacles. Clothes for your Head https://i.imgur.com/cjELrDx.jpg Introducing the latest fashion craze: Head Clothes! In Lost Nova you'll be able to collect and wear an assortment of various head adornments. For fashion! Want to look like royalty? Want to look like you're taking a casual Springtime stroll through the fields? Want a suspicious leaf sprouting from your head? We got the fashion you need to make all these dreams come true. https://i.imgur.com/FcfBEEH.jpg One such sβ¦
- Delivering Packages and Shooting Rocks - February 2022 Devlog - 7 February 2022
Hey friends! I continue to be absolutely, completely buried beneath a mountain of never-ending work. While I'm still here, my head poking out for a momentary breath of life-giving air, let me tell you about what's going on with Lost Nova lately! He Has a Job for You https://i.imgur.com/faHcExa.png At some point along your journey, this little apple dude will show up. No one knows how, but we do know why! They'll charge you with the task of delivering packages to the peoples of this world. https://i.imgur.com/ljytSug.png Once you find the correct recipient in one of the local towns and deliver them their package, you may find a new friend in need of delivering a new package, thus continuing the cycle. In exchange for this service, you'll receive currency. Which is how jobs work. Breaking Rocks: More Fun Than Ever https://i.imgur.com/yatPu2e.gif I figured that since shooting stuff with yoβ¦
- No-Stress Fishing and Crashing Your Spaceship - January 2022 Devlog - 5 January 2022
Hey friends! Hope the new year is treating you well so far. I have a lot of projects going now, so I've been very busy! Branching out into working on other games is really exciting and allows me to explore different aspects of game development. Not to mention the added benefit of bringing in multiple revenue streams so I can stay afloat. But let's talk about Lost Nova! βοΈ The Sky Plains https://i.imgur.com/mXnHcmd.jpg After the unfortunate and entirely unavoidable crashing of your spaceship, you'll find yourself in the Sky Plains. As the first area of the game, you'll be introduced to the mechanics of the game, chief among them being The Mechanic. https://i.imgur.com/B2kcPc5.jpg The Mechanic runs the store where you can purchase new equipment. They'll also play a critical role in repairing your ship. I recommend making friends with them as soon as you can! π£ No-Stress Fishing https://iβ¦
- Solving the In-Game Map Problem - November 2021 Devlog - 19 November 2021
There's a lot of different ways to do an in-game map. There's a lot of ways to get it right and a lot of ways to get it wrong. As the world of Lost Nova got bigger, I needed to start thinking about how to do my own in-game map. Here's the results! https://i.imgur.com/jLrPm8U.jpg Can you Read It? Map readability was a top priority for me. As a rule, I used high-contrast colors and borders to really emphasize where you can and can't travel. I then immediately proceeded to break that rule for Secret Reasons. Where's the SECRETS There's a lot of secrets in Lost Nova! Would putting them all on the map ruin the fun of exploration? I'm not sure. Instead, I decided to go with a sprinkling of little hints. Certain parts of each map are left open, alluding at hidden pathways. There are tiny pictograms to mark important locations and landmarks. Each map also displays which resources you can find iβ¦
- September 2021 Devlog! - 22 September 2021
Hello friends! Jon here, back again from deep within the game dev mines. I've made the long journey here, to you, with news of Lost Nova's progress. It's going good! Here's some of what I've recently finished getting into the game. π Roomwoods https://i.imgur.com/vuwphZd.jpg The Roomwoods are home to many things. Most of them are mushrooms. But others are bears! The forest is one of the first areas I started working on, but I think the last to be completely finished. It has a really cool atmosphere and Topher's track for it is definitely one of my favorites. π€ Bucky https://i.imgur.com/JdBLK6C.jpg Bucky's work often takes them to distant lands. If you ever find them while on your travels, I'm sure they'd appreciate a ride back to their home in the Roomwoods. (Bucky is the bird, to be clear.) π© Bolt Bot https://i.imgur.com/qmjxaTB.png Inbetween the birds and mushrooms you come across,β¦
- August 2021 Devlog! - 25 August 2021
Hello friends! It's been a busy time since the last update. Work on Lost Nova is progressing nicely! Just last night I put the finishing touches on some of the ending sequences of the game. I've had the ending planned since the beginning and it's pretty wild to see it finally becoming real. There's still a lot of features to add and polish to do, but it's very exciting to see it all coming together. π Coral Ocean https://i.imgur.com/9xvBFQQ.png The desert zone is by far the most complicated zone in the game so far. It has about as many art assets and NPCs as the first two zones combined. It also has the most scripted events and interactions! It's mostly done now though, allowing me start work on the next, extremely secret zone that will definitely, one hundred percent not be teased at the end of this post. π Meet the Bridge Buddies https://i.imgur.com/RfZUqks.jpg The Bridge Buddies arβ¦
- July 2021 Devlog! - 27 July 2021
Hello friends! Here's the first in a series of devlogs leading up to the release of Lost Nova. Exciting! I've been hard at work getting the main content of the game done. Having a game that you can actually play from start to finish is top priority! Even though I really, REALLY want to add that extremely complicated, non-essential minigame I've been dreaming about. ποΈ Painted Desert https://i.imgur.com/q6fmFho.png The desert zone is by far the most complicated zone in the game so far. It has about as many art assets and NPCs as the first two zones combined. It also has the most scripted events and interactions! It's mostly done now though, allowing me start work on the next, extremely secret zone that will definitely, one hundred percent not be teased at the end of this post. πΎ "Farming" https://i.imgur.com/C4u4w7O.png Behold the farms of the future! I wanted you to have more to do evβ¦
- Now broadcasting with KatherineOfSky - 18 June 2021
Prerecorded! Big thanks to KatherineOfSky for providing her wonderful gameplay recording. Check out her YouTube for more good good videos!
