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Wisploft

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Games built after bedtime.

Drag to look around. Click the glowing things. The wisp's around here somewhere.

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On the shelf

Achievements

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Name Found

Wisploft has a name. The first tiny flag is planted.

Target: Studio name

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Named the Studio

Wisploft finally got its name.

Unlocked 2026-06-25

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Domain Secured

The home for the studio is claimed.

Target: Domain live

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Domain Secured

wisploft.com is mine.

Unlocked 2026-06-25

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Origin Story Written

The reason behind the build is finally written down.

Target: Story page

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Studio Registered

Filed the paperwork to make Wisploft official.

Unlocked 2026-06-25

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Site Went Live

The public build log has a place to live.

Target: Website live

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Tools Ready

Set up the AI tools I build with every day.

Unlocked 2026-06-25

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Website Live

The build-in-public site is up and running.

Unlocked 2026-06-30

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First Game Idea

The first real game idea, Hotel Caos, was born.

Unlocked 2026-06-29

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First Prototype

A game you can actually play, rough but real.

Unlocked 2026-06-29

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First Web Game Live

My first game is playable on the web.

Target: 1 web game

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First Game Idea

The first game concept is clear enough to chase.

Target: Game idea

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Three Web Games

Three small web games are out in the world.

Target: 3 web games

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First Prototype

A small build exists, even if it is rough.

Target: Prototype build

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Five Web Games

A little shelf of web games exists now.

Target: 5 web games

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First Playable

One tiny level can be played from start to finish.

Target: Playable build

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Ten Web Games

Ten web games shipped. The web is home base.

Target: 10 web games

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First Real Bug Fixed

A broken thing was understood and repaired.

Target: Bug fixed

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Featured on a Portal

A portal like CrazyGames put a game on a page.

Target: Featured

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First Night Build

A build made after everyone else went to sleep.

Target: Night build

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First Web Play

Someone outside the build played a web game.

Target: 1 play

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1,000 Plays

A web game crossed a thousand plays.

Target: 1K plays

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10,000 Plays

Ten thousand plays on the web.

Target: 10K plays

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100,000 Plays

A hundred thousand plays. Real reach.

Target: 100K plays

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1,000,000 Plays

A web game hit a million plays.

Target: 1M plays

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First App Submitted

A game is submitted to the App Store.

Target: Submitted

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Apple Developer Joined

The studio can publish on Apple platforms.

Target: Apple Developer

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First App Live

My first iOS game is live on the App Store.

Target: 1 app live

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Store Page Ready

Screenshots, text, privacy and terms are ready for a game.

Target: Store page

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Three Apps Live

Three iOS games are on the store.

Target: 3 apps

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First Game Submitted

The first game has been sent for review.

Target: Submitted

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Five Apps Live

Five iOS games shipped.

Target: 5 apps

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First Game Released

The first Wisploft game is public.

Target: Released

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First Download

Someone downloaded a Wisploft app.

Target: 1 download

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Three Games Released

The studio is no longer a one-game experiment.

Target: 3 games

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1,000 Downloads

A thousand App Store downloads.

Target: 1K downloads

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Ten Games Released

A real catalog starts to exist.

Target: 10 games

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10,000 Downloads

Ten thousand downloads on iOS.

Target: 10K downloads

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100,000 Downloads

A hundred thousand iOS downloads.

Target: 100K downloads

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1,000,000 Downloads

A million downloads on the App Store.

Target: 1M downloads

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First Wishlist

Someone wishlisted a game before launch.

Target: 1 wishlist

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First Player

Somebody outside the build has played a Wisploft game.

Target: 1 player

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100 Wishlists

A hundred people are waiting for a launch.

Target: 100 wishlists

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10 Players

The first tiny group has arrived.

Target: 10 users

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1,000 Wishlists

A thousand wishlists before a game ships.

Target: 1K wishlists

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100 Players

The game has reached its first real room of players.

Target: 100 users

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5,000 Wishlists

Five thousand people waiting on a launch.

Target: 5K wishlists

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1,000 Players

A small crowd now knows the game exists.

Target: 1K users

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10,000 Wishlists

Ten thousand wishlists. A real launch ahead.

Target: 10K wishlists

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10,000 Players

The game has travelled further than the first circle.

Target: 10K users

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100,000 Players

The player count has become a serious signal.

Target: 100K users

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1,000,000 Players

A Wisploft game has reached a million players.

Target: 1M users

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First Player

The first real player outside the build.

Target: 1 player

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First Subscriber

Someone asked to hear what comes next.

Target: Subscriber

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100 Players

The first full room of players.

Target: 100 players

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First Feedback

A player told us what they felt.

Target: Feedback

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1,000 Players

A thousand people have played something.

Target: 1K players

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First Player Bug Report

A real player found something we need to fix.

Target: Bug report

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10,000 Players

Ten thousand players across all the games.

Target: 10K players

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First Fan Message

A message arrived that made the late nights feel real.

Target: Fan message

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100,000 Players

A hundred thousand players total.

Target: 100K players

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1,000,000 Players

A million players have touched a Wisploft game.

Target: 1M players

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First Follower

Someone followed the build.

Target: 1 follower

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10 Hours Logged

The first ten hours are on the record.

Target: 10 hours

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100 Followers

A hundred people are watching the journey.

Target: 100 followers

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100 Hours Logged

The work has crossed one hundred documented hours.

Target: 100 hours

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1,000 Followers

A thousand followers across the channels.

Target: 1K followers

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500 Hours Logged

This is no longer a weekend idea.

Target: 500 hours

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10,000 Followers

Ten thousand people following the build.

Target: 10K followers

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1,000 Hours Logged

A thousand hours of learning, building and repair.

Target: 1,000 hours

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100,000 Followers

A hundred thousand followers.

Target: 100K followers

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First Subscriber

Someone joined the email list.

Target: 1 subscriber

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100 Subscribers

A hundred people on the launch list.

Target: 100 subscribers

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First Devlog

The first build-in-public video is up.

Target: 1 video

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First Viral Clip

A clip crossed a hundred thousand views.

Target: 100K views

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First Feedback

A player told me what they felt.

Target: 1 feedback

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First Euro Spent

The first real cost of the studio is recorded.

Target: First spend

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First Bug Report

A real player found something to fix.

Target: 1 bug report

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100 Euro Invested

The build has crossed its first money milestone.

Target: 100 euro

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First Fan Message

A message that made the late nights feel real.

Target: 1 message

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First Euro Earned

The studio has earned its first euro.

Target: Revenue

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First Review

The first store review landed.

Target: 1 review

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Break Even

The games have earned back what the build cost.

Target: Break even

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First 5-Star

Someone left five stars.

Target: 5 stars

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100 Reviews

A hundred reviews across the games.

Target: 100 reviews

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First Night Logged

The first night is on the record.

Unlocked 2026-06-25

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10 Hours Logged

The first ten hours are tracked.

Unlocked 2026-06-26

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100 Hours Logged

A hundred documented hours of work.

Target: 100 hours

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500 Hours Logged

No longer a weekend idea.

Target: 500 hours

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1,000 Hours Logged

A thousand hours of building and fixing.

Target: 1,000 hours

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7-Night Streak

Seven nights in a row in the workshop.

Unlocked 2026-07-01

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30-Night Streak

A full month of nights without a gap.

Target: 30 nights

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Ten Night Notes

Ten journal entries written.

Target: 10 notes

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Hundred Night Notes

A hundred nights documented.

Target: 100 notes

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100 Days In

A hundred days since day one.

Target: 100 days

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First Euro Spent

The first real cost is on the books.

Unlocked 2026-06-25

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100 Euro Invested

The build crossed its first money mark.

Unlocked 2026-06-25

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1,000 Euro Invested

A thousand euro put into the studio.

Target: 1,000 euro

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First Euro Earned

The studio earned its first euro.

Target: 1 euro earned

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100 Euro Earned

The first hundred euro came back.

Target: 100 earned

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Break Even

The games earned back what the build cost.

Target: Break even

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1,000 Euro Earned

A thousand euro earned from the games.

Target: 1,000 earned

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First Payout

The first real payout from a platform.

Target: First payout

On the desk

Night journal

Night Note #0092026-07-02

Going back over the site with harder eyes

The same night, once the game was packed up, I went back over the whole website slowly and looked for the things that were quietly wrong. The kind you...

Night Note #0082026-07-02

Day 8: dressing the hotel, and doubting myself a little

A shorter night, about an hour, spent making the game feel like a place instead of a screen of buttons. The menu sits in a real hotel now, the rooms h...

Night Note #0072026-07-01

Day 7: making the game fair, and claiming the name

Hotel Caos was funny, but it had one real problem. You had to learn the rules before you could play well, and the first tester hit the same wall I did...

Night Note #0062026-06-30

Day 6: making the site honest and fast

Tonight was about turning the website from something that looks finished into something that actually holds up. First I wired up the honest ledger, so...

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