07/02/2025
🎮 Fighting Monsters with Magic: Why I Make Games
The honest truth about life?
You have to keep hustling.
I wish a bright idea and some talent could carry you all the way. But it doesn’t. Not by itself. There’s always hard work, bills, and the cost of simply existing. And sometimes, you just have to stop and readjust — to find a new way forward.
For me, that way has been mobile video game development. I’ve been at it full time for the past five years. Before that, I worked as an Art Director, Commercial Artist, Game Artist, and Brand Designer. But no matter what job I had, one thing was always there with me:
My OCD Monster.
It wakes up with me.
It eats breakfast with me.
It follows me into the shower, and sits beside me whether I’m sketching Darth Vader or updating the UI of my latest game.
I’ve never liked talking about it — even now, I can feel its presence. But over the years, I’ve learned its voice. Its breath. Its patterns.
With the help of medication, therapy, and support groups, I’ve survived the monster.
And the biggest advantage I’ve ever had?
Game development.
Not just because it keeps me busy, but because it gives me purpose. It gives me a safe, whimsical world to live in — even if just for a little while.
My hope is that the games I make, and the stories I tell, offer that same escape to others who are fighting their own monsters — whether it’s OCD, anxiety, depression, or something unnamed.
The worlds I build are slow. There’s no rush.
Just peaceful paths, strange little mysteries, absurd laughter around every corner, and friendly faces that make you feel like it’s okay to be here.
So stay tuned. I’ll be sharing more soon. This story is big — a lifetime in the making — but it’s only just getting started.
– Amazingly Strange
I hope you try one my whimsical mobile games. Here is the link to all my games available on Android and iPhone.
