Paul

Devlog

• Paperwork
  July 02, 2026 by tbilgeri

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  #animation, #turnbased, #spine, #showcase, #dungeoncrawler

  I’m firmly convinced that if you just stay at home and never open your mailbox, you’ll eventually end up in jail. Maybe because you didn’t receive a reminder from the tax office, missed some oth... Continue reading

  
• Dice & Melon
  June 25, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #turnbased, #actionadventure, #upgradesystem, #healthyfood, #dungeoncrawler

  It’s 40°C outside, and here I am once again writing in the Paul Diary.Hello, I’m Tobi. Every week I write about the development process of our game Paul. Paul combines turn-based combat, dungeon... Continue reading

  
• Tough Opponent
  June 17, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #eat, #turnbased, #enemydesign, #upgrade, #fortuneteller

  Hello, I’m Tobi. Every week I write about the development process of our game Paul. Paul combines turn-based combat, dungeon crawling and exploring in a hand-designed world. The DevLog is for me to... Continue reading

  
• Wobble
  June 11, 2026 by tbilgeri

  5

  #spineanimation, #turnbased, #actionadventure

  Hello, I’m Tobi. Every week I write about the development process of our game Paul. Paul combines turn-based combat, dungeon crawling and exploring in a hand-designed world. The DevLog is for me to... Continue reading

  
• Time for a Beer
  June 04, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #turnbased, #update

  Hello, I’m Tobi. Every week I write about the development process of our game Paul. Paul combines turn-based combat, dungeon crawling and exploring in a hand-designed world. The DevLog is for me to... Continue reading

  
• Inside the Castle
  May 30, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #turnbased, #gameart

  Hello, I’m Tobi. Every week I write about the development process of our game Paul. Paul combines turn-based combat, dungeon crawling and exploring in a hand-designed world. The DevLog is for me to... Continue reading

  
• A Stew for the Masses
  May 21, 2026 by tbilgeri

  5

  ##turnbased, ##catering, ##cooking, #vegetarian

  Hello, I’m Tobi. Every week I write about the development process of our game Paul. Paul combines turn-based combat, dungeon crawling, and exploration in a hand-designed world. The Dev Log is a way... Continue reading

  
• Outside the Bubble
  May 14, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #animation, #gamedesign, #turnbased

  Hello, I’m Tobi. Every week I write about the development process of our game Paul . Paul combines turn-based combat, dungeon crawling and exploring in a hand-designed world. The DevLog is for me to... Continue reading

  
• Loop
  May 07, 2026 by tbilgeri

  3

  #turnbased, #animation, #gamedesign

  Hello, I'm Tobias. Every week I write about the development process of our game Paul . Paul combines turn-based combat, dungeon crawling and exploring in a hand-designed world. The devlog is on one ha... Continue reading

  
• The mad King
  April 30, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #turnbased, #lore, #story, #handdrawn

  Most kings are mad, or if they aren't, they tend to become so. That was the case in Rome, in Germany, and pretty much everywhere else in the world. Strange, too, that often no one can quite say how it... Continue reading

  
• Flowers are back
  April 22, 2026 by tbilgeri

  5

  #turnbased, #handdrawn, #worklifebalance

  I'm back in Franconia again, enjoying the beginning of spring here. Since Franconia probably has some of the best beers in the world, I happen to have exactly one of those sitting next to me right now... Continue reading

  
• Making the Invisible visible
  April 14, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #turnbased, #exploration, #story

  A little update on what’s going on during the production of the turn-based combat exploration game Paul. Current status: I’ve blocked out around 50 stages and populated them with enemies and place... Continue reading

  
• Try Out the Quantum Helmet
  April 03, 2026 by tbilgeri

  5

  #trunbased, #update

  Besides the fact that it’s Easter, there’s also something small to celebrate here: this is the 20th devlog, so a little milestone. I think that’s a great occasion to release another part of Paul... Continue reading

  
• Toenail
  March 31, 2026 by tbilgeri

  3

  #gamedev, #turnbased

  A fresh beer sits next to me while I’m writing about the progress of our turn-based, dungeon-crawling combat game Paul . The world of Paul keeps steadily growing. I am trying to not getting myself l... Continue reading

  
• Machine inside the Submarine
  March 26, 2026 by tbilgeri

  3

  #opentoonz, #animation, #turnbased

  It’s still early in the morning, and I’ve just gathered a few images to document what happened last week. I’m still working on the turn-based combat adventure(?) game “Paul”. After focusing... Continue reading

  
• Greetings from the Depths
  March 19, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #turnbased, #gamedev, #gameart

  It’s half past six in the morning, there’s a cup of coffee to my right, and once again I’m taking a moment to write down what happened last week in Paul’s world. First off, I implemented quite... Continue reading

  
• Pub Sketches
  March 11, 2026 by tbilgeri

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  #gameplaytest, #turnbased, #coffee

  Today I am having coffee instead of beer while writing this devlog. I’m currently sitting on a train, and somehow beer and trains just don’t feel like the right combination to me. It’s already b... Continue reading

  
• Playable Paul
  March 06, 2026 by tbilgeri

  5

  #devlog, #playtest

  After fixing a few bugs, I think it’s time to show you a first playable snippet of Paul ! I’m currently looking for feedback, especially on how the game feels and whether the controls are heading... Continue reading

  
• Back in Berlin
  February 26, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #gamedev, #turnbased, #diary

  I just went to the supermarket and grabbed myself a nice cold DevLog beer. The Beer is now sitting right to the left of my keyboard while I am writing about the progress which was made in the last few... Continue reading

  
• From Screen to Silk Screen
  February 18, 2026 by tbilgeri

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  #playtest, #merch, #turnbased, #paul

  A beer is waiting for me as I reflect on the past week spent working on our turn-based game, "Paul." Calling it a "turn-based combat game" turned out to actually paint the wrong picture. The Steam Dec... Continue reading

  
• Souvenirs from a bike tour
  February 11, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #gameart, #uidesign, #turnbased, #exploring

  Just grabbed a cold beer from the fridge and started thinking about what actually happened over the past week: I started quite a few things, but haven’t really finished anything presentable yet. I s... Continue reading

  
• Marbles and Grey Cells
  February 04, 2026 by Black Pants Studio

  6

  #turnbased, #dungeoncrawler, #gamedev

  Here are the latest development updates from our turn-based casual combat game Paul. This is already the 11th dev log and I didn’t expect that I’d actually enjoy this weekly routine: taking a mome... Continue reading

  
• Lean Back & Watch
  January 28, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #gamedev, #steampage, #turnbased, #indie

  Today I’ve got another update on the turn-based combat game Paul , which is currently in production. Last week I spent some more time focusing on animation and level design. I don’t want to write... Continue reading

  
• The Plan
  January 21, 2026 by tbilgeri

  3

  #gamedev, #indie, #homeoffice, #steam

  The Plan... changed. Last week, my initial plan was to grab my pencil and make more assets for the first two worlds of my turn-based game called Paul , and to work on some enemy animations while liste... Continue reading

  
• Schrödinger's Bullet
  January 14, 2026 by tbilgeri

  4

  #turnbased, #dungeoncrawler, #gamedev

  Here is a summary of what happened over the past week. As mentioned in the last post, I made some first sketches for new foes like Pandora and Black Riding Hood two weeks ago. https://blackpants.itch... Continue reading

  
• Snake Goodbye
  January 06, 2026 by Black Pants Studio

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  #dungeoncrawler, #turnbased, #newyear, #lookdev

  A new year has started and let's imagine it will be a good one. As per the Chinese calendar, 2025 was the Year of the Snake (maybe not so great) and now we are entering into the Year of the Horse (pos... Continue reading

  
• The Decision Is Made
  December 30, 2025 by tbilgeri

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  #devlog, #turnbased, #upcoming

  Between unwrapping presents, spending a good time with family, and decorating the Christmas tree, work on Paul also continued … and I made a decision. The week was mostly spent on bug fixes, along w... Continue reading

  
• Growing Up
  December 22, 2025 by tbilgeri

  3

  #turnbased, #lookdev, #dungeoncrawler

  Hello everyone, With all the busy Christmas activities, some additional progress has also been achieved on Paul. As this is a production diary, I decided to share several pictures that illustrate how... Continue reading

  
• Guy Fawkes Tick Tack
  December 16, 2025 by tbilgeri

  4

  ##turnbased, #gamedesign

  Hello everyone! The last week felt like a big multitasking race! I have been parallel working on different zones: some Level Design here, little adjustments to Enemy Behaviour there and naturally, ple... Continue reading

  
• The Thing About Time
  December 05, 2025 by tbilgeri

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  ##turnbased, #backstory, #developement, #narrration

  Hello everyone! The day I began developing PAUL lies quite a while behind me now, so I’d like to write a bit about what sparked the project in the first place - what the core idea and initial motiva... Continue reading

  
• Fire and Leveldesign
  November 28, 2025 by tbilgeri

  5

  ##turnbased, ##animation, #developement

  Last week I mainly focused on level design. Besides that, I continued working on the fire boss that appears in the game and gave him a first animation. In the video you can see a bit of gameplay. It... Continue reading

  
• Production Diary Started
  November 22, 2025 by tbilgeri

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  Hi — I’m Tobi and I’ve been working on a new game for two years now. I want to use this platform to take you along on the journey, to show what has happened so far and what will happen in the fu... Continue reading