Alan Hazelden is creating free webgames

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Who are you?

Hi, I'm  Alan Hazelden! I'm 28 and have two brothers and no pets. I'm an above-average juggler, a below-average dancer, and I'm the only person to have ever completed Mega-GIRP.

More pertinently, I make videogames such as the PAX10/IndieCade nominated Sokobond, the ridiculous BRICK[bricksmash]SMASH and the adorable A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build.

I love making small weird games like Shit Snake, You're Pulleying My Leg, Mirror Isles and more and releasing them for free, but unfortunately this isn't a great business model. I'd love it if you could fund me to make more games like this and release them for free with no ads.

When you become a patron, you're agreeing to give me a small amount of money for each game I make. With your support, I'll aim to create between 6-12 games a year.


What kind of games do you want to make?

Mostly I expect to use PuzzleScript to make puzzle games like these:
From time to time I may also create non-PuzzleScript games such as:

With music from...

I want to collaborate with different musicians, with a particular focus on people who aren't white cis men. Not that there's anything wrong with white cis men, but when a disproportionate number of notable game musicians that I'm aware of fit that bill, then maybe it's time to start signal-boosting all the other people making beautiful game music. They'll get 20% of the money for the month.

It won't always be practical to work with a musician but I'd like to do it as much as possible. The people who have initially agreed to be involved are:

Paying it forward

I'm not the only person making games who's asking for money and I'm definitely not the most deserving. I believe that if I'm somehow able to make a small amount of money from this, I should use that position to help others.

With this in mind, I will set aside at least 10% of the funds from this campaign to supporting game developers and game critics on Patreon.

Additionally, any month that I use PuzzleScript, I will send Stephen Lavelle 10% to thank him for the hard work he has put into this amazing tool.

Another way I can help out is to highlight some of the less successful [arbitrarily defined as under $500/month] Patreon campaigns that you may wish to contribute to instead of my own:
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