Hi — I'm Ryan.

Dawnsurfer is a one-person studio. I make small games at a slow pace, in a quiet room, near the water. The studio name comes from the moment when night ends and the sky catches fire — possibility, warmth, the start of something.

I'm not trying to build a franchise. I'm trying to build a few things I'd want to play, on schedules that don't break me, and ship them at honest prices with no dark patterns.

What I'm making

The first game is OpenIdle — a cozy idle game for iOS and Android, with a small web build to follow. There's a second game in early sketches and a third in the back of my notebook.

Where to find me

The best way to follow along is the newsletter. I post devlogs here as I have something to say. For everything else there's email.

— Ryan