Hello, my name is Aaron, people know me online as Ayetoons!

Today is such a special day as it’s the 1st year anniversary of my game Shine Within. Releasing my game was such an unreal experience that I will never forget.

(( I just can’t believe it’s already been a year already!…))

Shine Within is a very personal game I’ve always wanted to make for many years now. It was a game that I couldn’t stop thinking about in my day-to-day life. One day I felt this creative urge to give game development a go & create the game that I’ve always wanted to make. Since I’m not a game designer or a programmer It was very difficult for me to start development straight away.

As I started working on Shine Within I broke each of the elements of the game into multiple chunks which I was able to learn as I went along throughout the game's development. I was able to create the game alone as I did all of the writing, art, music, sound effects & programming all by myself. It was a very difficult process as I’m more of an artist than a game designer, however, I’m always excited about trying new things that are outside my comfort zone.

The memories that I have working on Shine Within is a feeling that I will always cherish forever. I just had so much fun developing the game which I loved every minute & second of it. Seeing the world come to life in a playable state was an amazing experience. It was just so unreal to see my vision finally become a reality.
With enough determination & motivation, I was able to see through the game to the very end. 2 years later I finally was able to release Shine Within to the world!

Looking back now, I’m extremely proud of what I’ve created, I just can’t believe that I was able to create the game from start to finish. Even though everything about the game was super challenging to make, I tried to remain positive throughout the game’s development which paid off at the very end. I’m also very proud of the music as well, since I’m not a musician this was my very first musical project, I had so much fun creating the game's atmospheric music. Since this is my very first game I’m so happy & proud of what I was able to create and accomplish.

It always puts a smile on my face knowing that there are people out playing & enjoying Shine Within. I’m incredibly grateful that people are able to have that experience with the game itself.

Since releasing Shine Within has taught me a lot about game design & how to take creative risks. I now feel a lot more confident programming & creating music which is something I’ve never expected to learn. Looking back now at Shine Within it has now motivated me to keep working on future projects & improve over time.

I just want to thank my friends & family for giving me the motivation to finish Shine Within. I also wanna thank my game developer friends as well for helping me when I truly needed it.

Also lastly, I wanna thank everyone who took their time out of their day to play Shine Within. Thank you so much for giving my game a chance. It really means the world to me knowing that you’ve played my game. I loved all of the feedback & support that you’ve given me throughout the release. From the bottom of my heart thank you.

((Before I finish off this post I have one last announcement to make…))

((OoOoOo…))

I’m very proud to announce my new game:

LOST INSIDE  is my new game project that’s a sequel to Shine Within!

This is a story-driven game that expands the lore & story from Shine Within that is set many years later after the game prior. This game will contain more story elements & character interactions that will all tie together into the main story of my games series.
You will also meet characters that were foreshadowed in Shine Within that will get a bigger role in this game.

((I would love to explain more about the game however the rest will be a secret for now…))

Since this game will be a much bigger game than Shine Within, I’m going to take as much time as needed to make sure that it’s the best game that I can possibly make. The game will come out when it's done.

((See you in 120 years from now!))

If you want to support me or to be updated on the game’s development you can follow me on the following links below:

Discord - https://discord.gg/zg2hzycDeD

LOST INSIDE Twitter- https://twitter.com/LOSTINSIDE_GAME

Twitter -  https://twitter.com/ayetoons

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shinewithingame/

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@shinewithin?lang=en

Once again thank you all so much for the support of Shine Within. It means the world to me that people still play the game to this day. 

 Now then I must go back to development, So until next time…

Take care.