Dorm Roach

Devlog

• Dev Log # 16
  November 20, 2025 by VNDR

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  I was sick this week so not much progress to report. I made a start on some of the changes needed to do with player stats and random chance and wrote some very rough drafts of small events. The way I'... Continue reading
• Dev Log # 15
  November 14, 2025 by VNDR

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  Not much tangible progress this week but I've worked out all the changes needed for the UI overhaul. No idea how long the final version will take but the changes can be broken down easily into chunks... Continue reading
• New testing version available on Patreon
  November 06, 2025 by VNDR

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  The first UI overhaul build is now available on my Patreon! Check it out at https://www.patreon.com/posts/142999616... Continue reading
• Dev Log # 14
  October 31, 2025 by VNDR

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  No new build again this week. I've been experimenting with fonts and customising default UI elements (like text box backgrounds and menu screens) but nothing worth showing yet. The next test build wil... Continue reading

  
• Dev Log # 13
  October 24, 2025 by VNDR

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  Not much news this week, I've mostly just been thinking and planning. Had a really good chat with a game design specialist (forgot to ask if they're ok being named here!) and they gave some amazing fe... Continue reading
• Dorm Roach v0.3.8 (NPCs Hotfix)
  October 20, 2025 by VNDR

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  This build fixes all the bugs I could find in v0.3.7 and re-balances the game a bit to make it more fun. You can keep playing on your old save but starting a new game is necessary to get the balance c... Continue reading
• Dev Log # 12
  October 18, 2025 by VNDR

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  I've been sick this week so the v0.3 hotfix still isn't ready yet. It'll be released here for free in a few days. The hotfix fixes a handful of bugs and will (hopefully) have a system that means no mo... Continue reading
• Dev Log # 11
  October 09, 2025 by VNDR

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  This week has mostly been playtesting and planning. With a new public version out I wanted to check for any game breaking bugs that would need a hotfix. So far everything is working ok for me but ther... Continue reading
• Dorm Roach v0.3.7 (NPCs) now available!
  September 29, 2025 by VNDR

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  It's finally ready! This has been literal months of work and I'm so excited for you to see the result! You can download the public release version for free at https://vndrscale.itch.io/dorm-roach WARN... Continue reading

  
• Dev Log #10
  September 26, 2025 by VNDR

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  Even though I said my focus would be story and events for the next few weeks I decided to add a few more features. The biggest one is that NPCs will now be upset if you try to talk to them too often... Continue reading
• Dev Log #9
  September 12, 2025 by VNDR

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  No new build this week, I've mostly been squashing bugs and there's one tricky one I'd like to fix before releasing the final 0.3 test version. I've been fleshing out the NPCs a bit but mostly just th... Continue reading
• New testing version ready!
  September 04, 2025 by VNDR

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  The latest test build is available on my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/138160614 This version will (hopefully) be the last test build before the v0.3 public release. NPCs are the big focus... Continue reading
• Dev Log #8
  August 29, 2025 by VNDR

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  I made a massive amount of progress on NPCs this week, the new socialising/chat minigame is almost complete! My brain is pretty fried after tackling it so this will be a pretty short dev log. The soci... Continue reading
• Dev Log #7
  August 23, 2025 by VNDR

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  I've been sick this week so not much progress. Ironing out the NPC framework is more complicated than I hoped and opening that can of worms with half a brain seemed risky. Rather than break everything... Continue reading
• Dev Log #6
  August 15, 2025 by VNDR

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  I made some good progress on adding Emily as an NPC this week but not enough for a new version. NPCs are still in a bit of a draft phase so a lot of what I'm doing is cleaning up my messy code so futu... Continue reading
• Another testing version!
  August 08, 2025 by VNDR

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  I didn't expect to have a new version ready so soon but all the framework building has paid off better than I hoped! This update adds Emily, the art student/streamer, along with her room. As always wi... Continue reading
• New testing version!
  August 01, 2025 by VNDR

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  A new test version is up on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dorm-roach-v0-3-135434885 Hub locations now available! Travel to the laundry, bathroom, hall and common room. There are almost no... Continue reading
• Devlog #5
  July 24, 2025 by VNDR

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  First up, Itch.io is now hiding games tagged "adult" in their search results. The games are still available if you have a direct link, and you can still find those links with a Google search. If they... Continue reading
• Dev Log #4
  July 17, 2025 by VNDR

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  I only made minor changes to the game this week, just some basic bug fixes and cleaning up unnecessary code. Most of my time was spent drawing and doing some experiments with images and navigation usi... Continue reading

  
• Dev log #3
  July 10, 2025 by VNDR

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  I've been writing weekly dev logs on my Patreon but completely forgot to post them here! This week was mostly about play testing to find bugs so there aren't enough changes to release a new version. I... Continue reading
• New testing version available!
  July 04, 2025 by VNDR

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  The first build of the NPCs update is now available for testing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/dorm-roach-v0-3-133307003... Continue reading
• New version!
  April 29, 2025 by VNDR

  The newest free release is here! Most of the changes were cleaning up my coding errors and adjusting game balance but there are two new events and a new room! CHANGELOG Added 'stuck in shoe' event Add... Continue reading