Playing God (Sort Of)
September 2026So here I am, holding myself accountable more than anything, to finally actually move forward with a personal project I've had planned in my head for so long.
This is the first… of possibly many… devlogs over the next few months. Or years. Who knows. Not me.
But here we are, at the first milestone. But first, let me give you a quick overview.
You are a GOD.
Or… a hand. With godly powers.
Inspired by childhood memories of Black & White, I want to recreate that feeling of influencing a colony through your actions, your presence and eventually your rituals.
- Are you good? Are you evil?
- How does that affect the way your colonies look at you?
- How does that change the way they act when your presence is near?
- How does that affect progression? Goals? Rituals? The way the village develops?
Well… I'm working that out.
For now, here are some screenshots and a few clips of the progress so far. Pretty much all of the art is still placeholder, but some of the core village mechanics are now in place — with some AI assistance along the way. Don't crucify me pls.
It's going to be a long process. There's going to be a lot of breaking things, rebuilding things, changing my mind, probably making some terrible VFX…
But I want to make something good. Something really good. And this is the first proper step towards that.