Goblin Farmer in early access

Goblin Farmer in early access

I’m releasing a game into “early access!”

The game is very much not done, but I’ve been working on it for about a year, and think it is time to get some other folks’ opinion of it and to make sure it, like, you know, runs alright. Goblin Farmer is somewhere between Pikmin, Caves of Qud, and Stardew Valley.

It is a cli-based game, but the rendering layer is well and completely decoupled from everything else, so, if it goes anywhere, I can make a more graphically rich interface layer for it using SDL or something.

The game is 100% defo not for everyone…especially not yet. I’d say if you are either cozy on the command line or if have experience playing other cli-based games a la rogue or angband you’ll “get it” pretty quickly (but I’d love to hear back about how to make onboarding into the game a bit smoother).

But Eli, you may say, how do I get you feedback, you may say — well, dear reader. This is an RSS sickos only post, and I trust ya’ll to know how to connect with me.

Signal, email, fediverse, IRC, pick your fav way!

Published March 8, 2026