Devlog #1: Dehumanizing the Data — Denied Steam update #538933

Hello! I'm Finn, the solo developer behind Denied.This is the first official devlog for the game. If you are new here, Denied is a dystopian corporate simulator where you compare complex documents, hunt for policy loopholes, and deny claims to meet a strict daily quota.Today I want to talk about the mechanic I am most proud of: The Patient Decay System.THE DECAY SYSTEMA while ago, I posted a prototype showing how patients visually decayed as you played. The feedback I got was very useful and honest. The old effect looked like a lazy saturation filter that makes patients look more demonic, and the screen getting brighter was actually hurting people's eyes.I went back and reworked the whole pipeline to focus on the psychological toll of the job.It is not just a filter anymore. As you reject more claims and the days blur together, the decay targets the specific elements of humanity on your ...