GUERNSEY in
​the GRAVEYARD

GAME DESIGNER

You are Guernsey, groundskeeper of the Hudson Hollow Graveyard. You rake the leaves, tend the graves - and once in a while, you help the residents attend to their unfinished business.

PLAY

Grave Happenings

In the fall of 2020, with the pandemic in full swing, I decided to make a simple game for NaNoWriMo.  It was going to be a graveyard game -- kind of a walking simulator / collect-a-thon / adventure game hybrid.  I resolved to post about it on Twitter every day to hold myself accountable.

Then I just... kept working.  As of writing this post, I have not missed a day of work on Guernsey in nearly six years. Power outages, work trips, camping trips, COVID, Christmas -- every single day, some Guernsey work has happened, no matter what.

Guernsey in the Graveyard is built in Unity, and I've coded progression systems, character controllers, cutscene systems, gameplay interactions, UI screens, and my own tools to make building the game easier. It's been a tremendous learning experience.

Guernsey in the Graveyard is still in progress, but the finish line is coming into view.  Expect to see it on Steam someday soon!