Welcome! I'm a writer and game dev who releases one game each month, along with related short fiction or a setting zine. For those of you who are learning to code games in the Godot engine, I also write in-depth, beginner-to-intermediate PDF tutorials for Godot 4.4, each one covering a single 2D game mechanic featured in the month's game — complete with screenshots, explanations, and at higher tiers, downloadable source code.
Every month, I release two tutorials that break down the how and why of building polished, reusable systems in Godot. These tutorials are designed to help you build real games, not just prototypes using modular components.
One small game and one related piece of fiction
2 original PDF tutorials per month using the game of the month
Access to the recent tutorial back catalog
The month's game OR its fiction
Behind-the-scenes updates, previews, and dev insights
The month's game AND its fiction
Behind-the-scenes updates, previews, and dev insights
I’m a solo developer passionate about making complex systems clear and approachable for new devs. These tutorials take time, testing, and care to create, and your support helps me make more of them, more consistently. I've been struggling to find work, so the support helps keep me going in these uncertain financial times.
You can check out a free tutorial on itch.io and see exactly what you’ll be learning as a patron: https://mcoorlim.itch.io/kerplunk
Milestone: $0 of $2000 / month
My rent is covered. I don't even live in a nice place. It's just expensive.
Posted by Michael Coorlim on Jul 25, 2025
Hey all.As this campaign continues to evolve and change, I've been trying to figure out ways to weave in my other creative talents while increasing value for you, my supporters. Starting next month, I’ll be shifting to a new format: each month I’ll build one complete, small game — ... Continue reading
Posted by Michael Coorlim on Jun 25, 2025
Posted by Michael Coorlim on Jun 25, 2025
Posted by Michael Coorlim on May 26, 2025
Hey guys, I'm making my first short game available free - along with its godot project files and a 100+ page PDF tutorial, so that those who might be considering supporting me can see what they'll be getting at higher tiers.100 pages? That's a lot. Well, a lot of it is taken up by screenshots.Head o... Continue reading
Posted by Michael Coorlim on May 25, 2025
The tutorials I'll be posting for $20 tier patrons will be written with the assumption that the reader understands the basics of the engine - what a node is, how signals work. Accordingly, I've written up a very basic tutorial aimed at those who've never used the engine before, to explain these conc... Continue reading
Posted by Michael Coorlim on May 15, 2025
Posted by Michael Coorlim on Apr 28, 2025
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Posted by Michael Coorlim on Sep 03, 2024
Posted by Michael Coorlim on Aug 30, 2024
As of the end of August, 2024, I have two major projects.Small Games Done FastFirst, I was recently laid off my senior writer job due to "refactoring" which I believe is corporate-speak for "we're using AI now so don't need as many personnel" given how many of my fellows were let go at the same time... Continue reading
Posted by Michael Coorlim on Aug 30, 2024
I programmed my first games on a TRS-80 micro my mom picked up for me at a garage sale in the late 80s. If you're not familiar, this was a little keyboard that you could hook up to your television. I loved video games and computers as much as I loved reading and writing - and as we were not well off... Continue reading
Posted by Michael Coorlim on Aug 30, 2024
The page itself gives a pretty good overview of what I'm all about, but you might be curious about how things turned out that way. The short version is that in the early Obama years I stopped being able to find work and ended up couch surfing for a few years, jumping from friends' place to friends' ... Continue reading
