PatientRock
Games and experiences by Austin Auclair
A hungry crab saves the bay!
A short, cheerful action-adventure game where you guide a crab in search of food. Avoid a variety of predators, sea-born obstacles, litterers, rival crustaceans, and explore the hostile waters to find all the tasty treats.
murderworld (in development)
Murder's the game, and these mutant superheroes are about to discover what they won.
A text adventure with an old-school text parser system where you guide a team of superheroes to escape the lair of a murderous multimillionaire villain.
I'm looking for some early testers! It's a big game, but it's broken up into easy-to-finish chapters. The game has six playable characters and the second section has a lot of systems and characters moving about, so I'd love some help looking for things I might have missed.
If interested, please contact me using the form below!
Nanjemoy (prototype)
A swarming lawn mower game you'll itch to explore.
A top-down, “shoot em up” style video game where you meditatively cut grass while fending off hordes of enemies, engage in branching conversations with a cast of characters, and complete quests to earn new weapons and abilities.
Prototype
This is currently a well-rounded and fully playable prototype, but a prototype nonetheless. The art, animation, and music are just placeholders. I'm going to add in a few more enemy types and "boss" battles, more character dialogue, and more secrets hidden around the world. I'd love some more feedback on the game so if you're up for it, please download, play, and send me your thoughts.
Download available at itch.io.
His Majesty's Royal Space Navy Service Handbook
A text adventure of paperwork, office politics, and sci-fi space battles.
It's Friday night and Sheryl hasn't yet left the office. That isn't unusual; she's a dedicated service member of His Majesty Smurg IV, the Decisive's Royal Space Navy, and she spends far more time at the office than her tiny apartment. Just as she is packing her bag, however, the phone at her desk rings, she answers, and discovers her boss on the line. He has a special assignment that only Sheryl Swift, Sub-Lieutenant of the Human Resources Command, can accomplish.
Winner of the 2023 IFDB Award for "Best Worldbuilding".
On itch.io I've listed a few options for playing the game.
My Mail Carrier is Always on the Phone
An interactive essay in which I interrogate a question I've had for years.
Built in Twine for the 2023 Neo Twiny Jam which had the requirement that games couldn't feature more than 500 words.
The LeaF Blower
A suburban revenge fantasy.
Based on my real daydreams about my loud neighbors.
A simple, short experience I created in Bitsy for BitsyJam #70, February, 2023.
Other Games and Experiences
Scavenger and puzzle hunts, augmented reality, location-based gaming, and more.
For years I've created a wide variety of games and experiences. Over on my blog I've got a gallery of my projects. Peruse it and see what catches your eye!
About PatientRock Games
Austin Auclair
A game, narrative, and quest designer (among many talents).