Explode patents. Freeze patents. Set patents on fire. Dissolve them in acid. But they'll fight back. A sidescrolling shooter inspired by the awfulness of patent illustrations.
...a giant orange hovering duck shouting "Yes! Yes! Yes!" while occasionally emitting smaller ducks that turn into acid-spitting zombies upon death.
patent blaster: a retrospective
To celebrate the IndieDB announcement of my next game, Space Exploration: Serpens Sector, Patent Blaster is 80% off this week - $1 instead of $5.
patent blaster is 80% off this week
The patents, having come to life by some mysterious process probably involving corporate personhood, waste no time infesting a grand decaying mansion...
house hazards
Acid leaks. Exploding barrels. Jars of mysterious substances. Books that whisper obscenities. Torn wallpaper patched up with patent applications. The...
house update!
I've been hard at work at the House Update, introducing shelves of musty old books, torches, tasteless china dogs, and many more weapons.
house update: progress report
Making a nice hover effect for Patent Blaster turned out to be tricky but ultimately satisfying. Warning: Includes pictures of screaming elephants.
hovering: a history
The Bugfix update improves a bunch of small graphics and performance things. Next: the House Update, with More Stuff!
patent blaster 1.0.1: the bugfix update
I tried putting as much useful information into the target reticle as possible. Here's how it all works.
the many moods of the target reticle
It's perhaps time for me to explain my particular animus against the patent system. There's a lot of rational arguments for why the system is broken...
nice business, would be a shame if something happened to it...
The elephant has launched: Patent Blaster is done and available for download.
patent blaster released, trailer & demo available
A guide to the different kinds of weapons you can get (or get killed by) in Patent Blaster - and what they're best used for.
weapons guide
This is it - the game is in the hands of the testers for one last round, and I'm strapping a rocket to this Elephant: the release date for Patent Blaster...
release date announcement!
Today, I went to the cafeteria of the local university, which is open to non-students, and asked a bunch of people if they could play Patent Blaster...
hallway testing in the cafeteria
As I'm ramping up to release, the game's website is now live. What remains is mostly testing and balancing.
patent-blaster.com goes live
I'm adding new creature graphics to the game, still inspired by the awfulness of patent art.
the menagerie expands
I'm getting ready to launch Patent-Blaster in mid-March, which means taking care of all the little details - like getting a proper logo for the game!
gearing up for launch
Patent blaster is the result of what would probably be diagnosed as a mild manic episode...
some background
No articles were found matching the criteria specified. We suggest you try the article list with no filter applied, to browse all available. Post article and help us achieve our mission of showcasing the best content from all developers. Join now to share your own content, we welcome creators and consumers alike and look forward to your comments.