Dispatches

Devlogs, release notes, and statements from the studio.

§ LOGAll dispatches2026

2026 · 09 · 01Release · ProtoCAD

ProtoCAD, a low-poly modeller you can use in a browser tab

The third Workshop prototype is a tool rather than a game: a small 3D editor for chunky, hand-painted models, running live on the site with nothing to install and nothing uploaded.

2026 · 08 · 31Devlog · Grindshell

Bosses join the grid

Three more weeks of alpha. Bosses moved onto the formation grid, enemies use the skills they teach, and the map went 3D.

2026 · 08 · 27Release · Tot

Tot: JSON with the punctuation removed

A configuration language that keeps JSON's data model and drops its syntax: bare keys, quoted string values, comments, and no implicit typing anywhere. v0.1.0 is out, with a CLI, a schema checker, and a playground.

2026 · 08 · 10Release · Infinite

Infinite, a prototype an agent mostly wrote by itself

An idle RPG experiment, playable in the browser. Most of it was written by a local model running unattended in 15-minute shifts, alternating between building and reviewing its own work.

2026 · 08 · 07Devlog · Grindshell

Every body fights for itself

Three weeks of alpha. Combat rebuilt as formation versus formation, enemies re-authored from the ground up, a server-wide Great Work, and a queue for long actions.

2026 · 07 · 15Devlog · Grindshell

Guilds, dungeons, and weather that bites

Two more weeks of alpha. Player guilds with halls and armories, an eight-floor dungeon descent, zone effects that rewrite a zone's rules, three new kinds of skills, and a much faster server.

2026 · 06 · 30Devlog · Grindshell

Grindshell alpha, two weeks in

The alpha has been live for two weeks and changing almost daily. See a summary of updates since launch, where monetization is headed, and what the coming beta means for your save.

2026 · 06 · 15Release · Grindshell

Grindshell Alpha Released

The alpha playtest for Grindshell is now available.

2026 · 06 · 11Devlog · Grindshell

Grindshell (the game) progress update

Substantial progress is being made on the client for Grindshell. A playable alpha test is planned soon.

2026 · 06 · 08Release · Strata

Strata, a playable prototype, is live

The first Workshop prototype is now playable in the browser. An idle-action dungeon delve built straight from Grindshell's own systems.

2026 · 06 · 05Devlog · Grindlang

Grindlang: a small JIT language

A new in-house language for embedding calculations and dialog decisions into Grindshell: statically typed and compiled to native code with Cranelift.

2026 · 06 · 04Release · Rhizolog

Rhizolog is out in public beta

An open source note-taking and time-tracking app that is now available in beta: single-user, local-first, and built so all your data is just plain git repositories.

2026 · 06 · 04Devlog · Dialogmark

Dialogmark: one home for dialog handling

Extracing dialog parsing and simulation out into a single shared crate, replacing two separate implementations across the editor and the backend.

2026 · 06 · 02Release · Grindshell

Grindshell's company website released

After a long period of development, Grindshell's (informational) website is finally available to access.