Jun Dev Log — You Only Get What You Train
Three things shipped this month for Ego Lifting Simulator: muscle growth driven by what you actually train, a stamina effect, and character selection.
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I sold 450 copies of my first Steam game. Here's what I learned.
450 copies, $1,500 gross. Not a success story — but it cost me enough to be worth writing down what it taught me.
My Self-Taught Blender Pipeline for a Weight Lifting Game Character
How I built a Blender character pipeline from scratch — low poly base, shape keys for muscle growth, inner lines, per-muscle flush effect, and facial expressions — for Ego Lifting Simulator.
May Dev Log — 4 Workouts In, Physics Feels Right
Dumbbell Curl, Military Squat, Bench Press, and Pull-Up are in. They are physics-driven, with failure states coming next.
You only get what you train. Train one arm, look like it.
Three things shipped this month: muscle growth, a stamina effect, and character selection.
1. Muscle Growth
The core rule: you only get what you train. Every muscle has its own Blender shape key. So I trained one arm and never touched the other.
Please don't skip leg day :)
2. Stamina Effect
The more intense the workout, the uglier they get. Just like real life.
3. Character Select
Everyone starts with different genetics:
- Armstrong — upper body grows fast.
- Ego — totally normal, no bias.
- Bird — super strong lower body.
Full breakdown
The demo for Ego Lifting Simulator is getting close. Here is the full breakdown in the video:
The demo is almost here. If you want to play it the moment it drops, wishlist Ego Lifting Simulator on Steam:
Dev updates
Want to get dev updates directly in your inbox? I am putting together an email list for anyone who wants to follow the build.