Posted February 01, 2025 by qwertywasd17
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Over Many Waters' Demo/Teaser build is finally setting sail! Anchors away! This game demo is done!!!
I've been developing OMW on and off for 3 years (~1.5 years actually). It's time to traverse new seas and venture into uncharted territories.
Over Many Waters is my passion project. It started as the Pirate Game around late 2022, but after a deep dive into pirates and Spanish conquest, I decided to spice it up and add my own Spanish and Mexican heritage to the theme. Having been adopted at birth, I felt disconnected from the old cultures of Mexico and even Spanish culture. That's why I wanted to create Over Many Waters and bring attention to the diversity, excitement, and wild legends of Mesoamerica.
Outside of events, I've had a lot of support from friends and family. Baltimore Indie Games, IGDA Baltimore, and IGDA DC all gave countless hours of playtesting, feedback, and moral support to get this far. My children played OMW at each new iteration with every update and new system. And how can I forget to mention the most important thing about OMW. The name! One day I was telling my grandfather about this seafaring exploration game I was working on where you could travel to many islands and sail around adventuring. He started making hand gestures without saying anything. His hand went up, down, and around. Then he motioned waves up and down. Then he said, "Over Many Waters"! I think he was trying to mimic how Native Americans speak in old Westerns, but he NAILED it! I immediately exclaimed, "That's the name of the game right there!"
I'm likely to be found working on more tiny projects soon. In addition to those little "jams" I want to study and develop multiplayer games. My family gets a lot of joy from mp games and I think there's real potential there with the skillset I've built in coding and art.
Please, this next part means a lot to me. Drop a comment and follow my work. Your support makes a difference in my life. Developing games is mostly a hobby for me and it helps me grow healthier as a person. If you like the project, please consider supporting me and share OMW or my portfolio.
You can follow more by visiting my main website: MultiMediaVerse and you can hire me or collab by reaching out on my Portfolio