Hey! I'm Skyler, and this is Penguinboi Software — a one-person studio where I build games and developer tools in my spare time. By day I'm a software engineer; by night I make the kind of projects I wish existed.

Why "Penguinboi"?

People have always told me I walk like a penguin, so "penguinboi" became my gamer handle and it just stuck. When it came time to name the studio, there was really only one option.

What I've Built So Far

There are a few projects under the Penguinboi banner right now (see the full project showcase for a deeper dive):

  • Corgi Care — A virtual pet sim built with Flutter. Feed your corgi, play with it, watch it grow. It's cozy and low-stakes, which is exactly the point.
  • Hacking Slash — An action dungeon crawler that started as a Pygame project and got ported to Phaser so it runs in the browser. Choose a hero, fight waves of enemies, try not to die.
  • PenguinRPG — AI-powered tools for D&D dungeon masters. Generate NPCs, locations, and adventure hooks on the fly. Built with React and designed to slot into your prep workflow.
  • Trending — A content moderation simulator built for Pirate Software Game Jam 18. You're the human in the loop at a social media company, trying to keep the feed from spiraling while an AI algorithm promotes whatever drives engagement. It got weird fast.

Why a Blog?

I wanted a place to write about the process — the decisions, the tradeoffs, the things that broke and how I fixed them. Game dev blogs were a huge part of how I learned, and I'd like to contribute back to that.

Expect posts about porting games between frameworks, lessons from solo development, and the occasional deep dive into something I found interesting while building these projects.

What's Next

I've got a few ideas brewing — more games, more tools, and maybe some open source contributions. But for now, the best way to see what I'm up to is to play the games or check back here for updates.

Oh, and if you visit the homepage, you might notice a certain penguin sliding around. I'd keep an eye on that if I were you. Just saying. 🐧