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Hope & Hotfixes is where I share the messy middle of building.

Short posts, reels, game updates, and honest notes about debugging, learning, rebuilding, and finding the hope inside the hotfix.

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What is Hope & Hotfixes?

Hope & Hotfixes is my creative devlog series about building small games, web tools, and portfolio projects while sharing the real process behind them. It is part project archive, part learning journal, and part reminder that broken code is usually just a step before the fix.

Hope & Hotfixes Library

Build stories, project launches, playable games, beta updates, and honest notes from the development process.

Rambling Android writing app beta testing preview

Android Closed Beta

Rambling: Quiet Thoughts

A private Android writing app for journaling, poetry, prayer, reflection, simple sketching, and revisiting past entries. Writing remains stored locally on the device, and the app is currently in closed beta testing through Google Play.

Mobile game development project built from a phone

Development Story

Vibe Coding a Game Entirely From My Phone

A behind-the-scenes look at developing a game almost entirely from my phone using Android, Acode, GitHub, and a very unconventional mobile workflow.

Hockey Gear Rush hidden object browser game

Game Launch

Hockey Gear Rush

A chaotic hockey-themed hidden-object game where players search through piles of gear and random locker-room clutter before warmups. It was also the first game I fully built, pushed to GitHub, and deployed entirely from my Android phone.

Puck in Play live hockey display system

Build Notes

Puck in Play + CSS Cleanup

A two-part Hope & Hotfixes post about cleaning up CSS, rebuilding display styles, and improving Puck in Play after live arena use.

Hockey Shooter browser game

Episode 5

Hockey Shooter

Planning and reveal posts for a hockey mini-game build, with playable game and social updates.

Ferret Life browser game

Episode 4

Ferret Life

A playful simulation concept with planning and reveal posts across platforms.

Acorn Ascent puzzle game

Episode 3

Acorn Ascent

Platform-style concept exploring gameplay mechanics and progression.

Bugged Out tower defense game

Episode 2

Bugged Out!

Cozy tower defense prototype protecting strawberries from waves of bugs.

Coastline Cruiser browser game

Episode 1

Coastline Cruiser

Endless runner beach driving game focused on progression and powerups.