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We're working on our next game! It's about dwarves that are also samurai-- it's SAMURAI DWARVES! Concept art by Luke Beatrice. When Luke told me that he studied Kurosawa in school, I knew we were in good hands. I'm stoked about these concepts, and with spring starting to hit me, I'm just going to let that enthusiasm flow, no filter. Grab onto something! Dwarves would be the best fantasy race to hang out with. They aren't aloof like elves. A dwarf would come to your cookout. T

It has been a bit since I last wrote something down here so let's remedy that. The new level is lots of fun and pretty difficult. What better place to homestead than the town dump. Yup! Cruft is still puttering along that long, rural road to greatness. We cooked up a new level that flips the game around on its head. Most of the folks you trade with are willing to give you stuff for free... as long as you take their Cruft with it. It is a fun take on the game's economy. As a d

Finding good people that are willing to help you out is hard. That's why I'm stoked to give a shoutout to NinePointFive who the twitch algorithm surfaced to me while I was scouting for folks that might really like Cruft, and might be willing to play it on their stream. Kelsey, AKA Nine, who has nine and a half fingers thanks to an alligator, hits the perfect intersection of crafty, crazy, and genuine that makes her a great ambassador for your game. It's funny (scary?) how go