- Happy upcoming New Year! - 31 December 2025
Hi everyone! Happy upcoming New Year! Thank you so much to everyone who continues to follow my work — it really means a lot and is very motivating. I wish you all the very best in the New Year: kindness, peace, great games, and lots of positive experiences!As some of you may know, my new game Hail to the Rainbow was recently released — a project I’ve been working on for the past 6 years. I want to say a special thank you to everyone who was waiting for this project, supported it, added it to their wishlist, or has already purchased it!Since over the past month I’ve had the chance to work with the Steam Deck and optimize the new project for it, I’ve started thinking about updating 35MM to a newer engine version and optimizing the game for the Deck as well. I’d like to finally add full gamepad support, a photo mode, and new languages. I’m not setting any deadlines yet, but it’s something…
- Release trailer of the new project — Hail to the Rainbow! - 14 November 2025
Hello everyone! As some of you know, over the past few years I’ve been working on a new project called Hail to the Rainbow — a retro-futuristic adventure set in a post-Soviet post-apocalypse. It was a long and very challenging journey, but the project has finally reached completion. I’m happy to present the game’s release trailer! The launch is scheduled for November 27. I would be very grateful if you could add the game to your wishlist if it’s not there yet :) Steam page Hail to the Rainbow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8OthTitajE
- Release trailer of the new project — Hail to the Rainbow! - 14 November 2025
Hello everyone! As some of you know, over the past few years I’ve been working on a new project called Hail to the Rainbow — a retro-futuristic adventure set in a post-Soviet post-apocalypse. It was a long and very challenging journey, but the project has finally reached completion. I’m happy to present the game’s release trailer! The launch is scheduled for November 27.I would be very grateful if you could add the game to your wishlist if it’s not there yet :) Steam page Hail to the Rainbow VK GroupYoutubeInstagramTelegramFacebook
- Happy New Year! - 31 December 2024
Greetings, friends! Happy New Year in advance! I wish you all the very best and most positive things—success in your plans, good health, and a peaceful sky above! I would also like to share an article with you about the development of my current project, Hail to the Rainbow. This is the second part, dedicated to creating 3D content, working with materials, and surface shaders. I believe fans of behind-the-scenes game development will find some of the aspects of this process interesting. Unfortunately, this part is available only in Russian, but there is an introductory first part in English, which you can find here. Article. See you in the New Year!
- The Hail to the Rainbow demo is on Steam Next Fest - 17 October 2024
Hello! Those who follow my work have probably already seen the news that the demo version of my new project, Hail to the Rainbow, which is currently in development, is now available on Steam. The game is currently participating in Steam Next Fest. You can support it with your activity during the festival and check out the gameplay if you haven't done so yet. The demo includes a fragment from the main narrative, about an hour long. Thank you all and best of luck! VK Group Youtube Instagram Telegram Facebook
- "Hail to the Rainbow" game dev progress - 28 June 2024
Hi all! Work on Hail to the Rainbow game continues. Now I am actively polishing the locations and game mechanics. It turned out that even if something seems complete, many nuances later emerge and the path to the finale may be longer. But the process is underway. Interestingly, in my current work I am noticing a lot of details from "35MM". It's like the individual handwriting of an artist. Some time ago I published new materials on social networks, and I share them here. Video with fragments of locations, and examples of the photo mode. I think in the world of Hail to the Rainbow there will be a lot of nice places to create interesting shots. Локация - железнодорожный переезд Фоторежим I can’t announce the exact release date yet. I really hope to finish the work at the end of this year, but perhaps the release will be scheduled for early 2025. All the best! I will be glad to have guests…
- Work on "Hail to the Rainbow" game is nearing completion - 17 April 2024
Hello! I've been working on "Hail to the Rainbow" for five years now. Crazy timing, especially for an indie. The process is intense and emotionally difficult. With each new game you try to invest more and more, pay attention to details, you want to make everything as perfect as possible, and this makes development time longer I finally completed the base of the game, finished all the locations, mechanics and started polishing the project. In general, there is still a lot of work, but the finale is already visible ahead. Last week I played the entire project for the first time, from start to finish. Walkthrough took about 10 hours! Also, the voice acting for the game was recently completed. For the first time in my project there will be English voice acting. In my practice, this is a big and difficult step, I hope, despite the nuances, it will be a pleasant addition for players :) It’s n…
- Happy New Year! - 31 December 2023
Hello everyone! Another year has passed, difficult for many, filled with emotional upheavals and uncertainty. Sometimes I wonder why people continue to play scary and depressing games when there are so many similar things around us in real life. But for some reason we love to immerse ourselves in virtual worlds like these. Perhaps it’s easier for us, because there the danger is just a scenario, we can easily stop events, put them on pause. In life, unfortunately, we cannot do this. I wish you all good luck next year, so that real danger avoids you as much as possible, strength, good health and a peaceful sky above your head! My work continues. I had plans to update already released projects, but the current work on the Hail to the Rainbow game takes a lot of time. At the moment I am nearing the completion of the project. I really hope to complete the work by the end of 24. In the meanti…
- AMA 01 presentation. "Hail to the Rainbow" promo - 2 December 2023
Good day to all! For 4 years I have been working on the indie project “Hail to the Rainbow”. The basis of the game is almost complete and there are many months of improvements and debugging ahead. I need to improve the mechanics, voice acting and localization, level design and much more. And now, I would like to share one of the promotional videos based on the game. Steam page I will be glad to guests in publics VK Group Youtube Instagram Telegram Facebook
- Teaser of "Hail to the Rainbow" game. - 16 February 2023
Greetings ! A lot of time has passed since the publication of the latest news, but the work has not stood still and I am finally happy to announce that my new project called "Hail to the Rainbow" has a page on Steam . This is my fifth author's project, which is currently under development. The game takes place in an alternate universe. Advanced technology to improve the life of mankind, led to the collapse of mankind. Ideas about the world of the game appeared in my mind since the time of work on "7th Sector". This universe seemed to me extremely interesting and suitable for deep immersion and explore. "Hail to the Rainbow" is a massive project with great attention to detail. The work has been going on for about 2 years and the final revision will take about the same amount (approximate forecast). In the meantime, I will be glad for the interest shown and the addition of the game to the…
- Happy New Year! - 31 December 2021
Hello friends! Happy New Year to everyone! The past year has been difficult and the latest events in the world are like some kind of fantastic TV show or game with an unpredictable plot. In this regard, I would like to wish everyone to survive in the new 2022 without losses :) All health, patience and strength! About projects, at the beginning of the year there will be a small update of the game "35MM" with full support for the gamepad. There will also be some bug fixes. An updated version of the game "35MM" with a photo mode will be released on consoles this spring. The event is very important for me, because for a long time the fate of the project on consoles was not clear. Also now I am actively working on a new project "Hail to the Rainbow". A lot of work, but little time :) All year I have been developing the project structure, mechanics, save system, controllers, etc. Made several…
- The news about the work done and upcoming work. - 23 December 2020
Greetings friends! A small summary of the news! Some time ago I started work on porting 35MM game to a new version of Unity engine. This is a long and complicated process, because the original build was created on Unity 4.5. When porting, the visual breaks, many shaders are buggy and the game works strange :) As a result, the visual looks without any special differences on the new engine, but there are some features. I don't know yet if I will update the PC version to the new Unity, but the ported version will be used for the consoles release next year. A new photo mode is planned with depth of field settings , zoom, iso, etc. At the beginning of the year, the Steam version 35MM is expected to be updated with improved gamepad controls and some fixes. Still plans to enter a photo mode to The Light Remake and some technical improvements. Work on the new project "Raduga" is going on as usu…
- Action - Halloween! - 30 October 2020
Hello friends! In connection with Halloween, a 60% discount is set for 35MM game, and my other projects! Along with this, an interesting competition for The Light Remake game starts, in which you can win a cash prize, and a key from 35MM or 7th Sector, if you do not already have them. To participate in the competition you need: - repost on VK or Facebook - update the game The Light Remake to the latest version and find some secrets: 4 TVs with frames from different horror films (you can interact with TVs, they will need to be turned on) - take screenshots of TVs, send me a PM in VK, Facebook or by mail [email protected] - also, in the message, write which films you identified on the screens (films titles) The first 3 participants who send correct answers will receive a cash prize of 10, 20, 30 dollars and a key from 35MM or 7th Sector (console version of 7th Sector also). As a bonus, the…
- New Project - 20 October 2020
Greetings friends! I announce the beginning of the development of a new project. Working title: "Rainbow" or "Glory to the Rainbow". I have very serious plans, the scale of the project is large, the idea is global and very detailed. Previously, I did not pay so much attention to the plot and history, I already foresee sleepless nights X) The game is a kind of symbiosis of 35MM and 7th Sector. I decided to use my most successful tricks - an atmosphere of despondency, devastation and post-USSR, seasoned with a dramatic story. The story of a boy named Ignat and his life after the war in alternative Russia. A deep study of the character, world and events is planned. The fantastic theme provides a lot of room for ideas. As a basis for the main character, I decided to take the image of a boy from the video ZAMILSKA "CALL" / Elektro_sonda As soon as I saw him (the boy), I realized that this is…
- Process - 24 September 2020
Hello friends! Recently, I have been trying to diversify my work and switch to different tasks. I tried to refresh the skills of integrating 3D graphics into live video. Tracking with Boujou, rendering in 3d Max, and compositing in After Effects. These skills will be useful to me in future games. By the way, the new project in terms of gameplay and atmosphere will probably have a lot in common with 35MM ;) I used the images from my favorite Half-Life. Alyx as a working material Second video - workflow PS. The Patreon page has been created. I plan to post there fresh materials on the new project in the future. The materials will be here, but with some delay. I will be glad to all guests! Patreon VK Group Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
- The Light - Release! - 4 June 2020
Friends, my project The Light Remake, on which I worked all this year, was released! I hope the new game will bring fresh emotions and impressions to new players, and those who have already played in the original 2012! I will be glad to read your thoughts, what details you noticed, Easter eggs, what you liked, what not, etc. I also remind you that you can buy a DLC soundtrack if you like the music and want to support the composer! PS. A small addition. The game has 2 finals. I will not go into details, but they are associated with light and darkness. For each ending you get an achievement. After the game ends, a bonus opens - additional color correction and a link to the original game (if someone has not played). Also, after the second finale, another bonus opens associated with the movie projector. Have a nice time for everyone! VK Group Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
- The Light Remake - Soundtrack - 25 May 2020
Friends, as many know, there is not much left until the release of The Light Remake. The moment is very exciting and every time for the developer it is a special day on the calendar. My previous projects were supplemented by content in the form of a free soundtrack. Now the soundtrack will be available already at the start. The composer is Dmitry Nikolaev, who presented in 2016 gorgeous meditative music to the "35MM". In my opinion, OST for the new "Light" is beautiful and bewitching, and most importantly - it matches the style of the original. So you can always support the author by buying an official DLC for a small price. The Light Remake - OST VK Group Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
- Competition - Puzzle - 10 May 2020
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F33976621%2F5e989062c7634fa281f1f8bf9f81d84b1a87f191.jpg Friends, in connection with the imminent release of The Light Remake, a contest is announced! To participate, you need to join the IndieGames group on VK and repost the last pinned post, and subscribe to my Instagram page (if you have an Instagram). If you don’t have VKontakte or Instagram, you can subscribe to YouTube or Facebook :) On May 14, at 12-00 Moscow time in the VK group and on the Instagram page, I will publish several screenshots from the game The Light, in which a quote from a famous person is encrypted. The first three participants who sent me the right answer in private messages will receive the key to the game! VK Group Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
- Book based on 35MM story - 24 April 2020
Hello! A lot of time has passed since the release of 35MM, but the topic is post-apocalypse, disasters to this day remains relevant. Especially now. It’s pleasant for the developer when the virtual world he creates acquires life in a different form. Often games become something big, fan art is drawn from them, stories, poems are written, films are made, etc. However, I had no serious expectations about this. I did not think that the story of 35MM could for example be transformed into a book. But today, under the authorship of Vitaly Pryadein, a book based on 35MM was published! The work carefully transfers the history and design of the project into a text format, complementing the narrative with interesting details, new plot elements and thoughts about life, death and morality. I did not take part directly in the writing process, but I actively advised. Also, the book includes my interv…
- The Light News. Our Timer. - 13 April 2020
Hello everyone! Some people know that I am working on the remake of my first project The Light , which was released in 2012. It was the debut game that started my journey into the world of gamedev. Development is nearing completion. Much needs to be fix, finalized, tuned. The forecasts are optimistic, but as always, there may be some nuances. I would like to separately thank the composer Dmitry Nikolaev (we already worked with him on the 35MM game) for writing tracks for the remake of The Light. Work on the music has been completed and I am pleased with the results! In this video, a small introduction made on the engine. I have long wanted to do something in the style of timelapse :) Have a nice day, don’t be sick and do not litter on the streets! :) I would be grateful for the support and addition of the game in The Light to the wishlist VK Group Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
