The Hobo Dev

One coin. One name. Forever. It's raining. You're in a back street you probably shouldn't be in. There's a man standing there. Stay a bit... don't be afraid. Five minutes That's how long this takes, and it isn't pretending otherwise. No combat. No puzzles. Nothing to fail. Just listen to this strange man. Relax, there's a fire to stand near. A radio you can turn on. A stool, if you'd rather sit. One wall is covered floor to ceiling in post-it notes — a name on every square. The man hands you a pen. Your name will go up, with a number that belongs to nobody else. Why it costs a coin I'm a solo developer, and I'm building a bigger game called SCRAWLERZ. This is a way I'm paying for it — one coin at a time, from people who stopped. The wall is the receipt. The small print Your name stays on the wall for as long as you own a game copy in your library. If enough people stop, this might end up as the longest list of names on Steam.... But that part isn't up to me.