Pale dust. Distant stars. Strange games.
A one-person indie studio making strange games for the small hours. Sci-fi corridors, fantasy portals, a little of everything that holds its breath right.
Three strange games out so far. Gobby's Portal is the studio's first title and won Best Gameplay at Tripo Portal Pass 2026; it's still in active development on itch.io. Deckrunner is a browser-first roguelike FPS, first built for Vibe Jam 2026. The newest is Aether Chronicles, a dark fantasy trading card game you can play in your browser now, with an iPhone app on the way.
3d action tower defense with roguelike cards and co-op.
Defend a magical portal core from shadow creatures. Five characters, eleven tower types, fifty-nine roguelike upgrade cards, solo or four-player co-op. Picked up Best Gameplay at Tripo Portal Pass 2026 and is still growing. Free on itch.io, name your own price.
a roguelike fps drifting through a derelict space station.
Three procedurally-stitched decks. Twenty-six perks. Six weapons. Bosses, traps, and treasure caches you might not survive opening. Built solo in the browser, first made for Vibe Jam 2026. No install, no download, just one click.
a dark fantasy trading card game. collect, duel, delve.
Collect 1,200+ cards across a gothic, gold-lit world. Battle through a story campaign, duel rivals in ranked PvP, and delve co-op dungeons with friends. Free to play in your browser now. The iPhone app is coming soon.
Paledust is a solo studio. One person, one keyboard, building games out of dust and distance.
The aesthetic is pale and particulate: faded photographs of nebulae, sword-light through stained glass, the soft clutter of an old radio band. Genre is whatever fits the mood. Sci-fi corridors one game, fantasy portals the next, a little of everything as long as it holds its breath right. They're really about quiet. The kind of game you play at 2am with the lights off.
The studio's first title, Gobby's Portal, picked up Best Gameplay at Tripo Portal Pass 2026 and is still in active development. Deckrunner followed, a roguelike FPS first shipped for Vibe Jam 2026 and still live in your browser. The newest is Aether Chronicles, a dark fantasy trading card game you can play in your browser now, with an iPhone app on the way. After that, more strange weather, more strange worlds.
If you'd like to follow along, find me here. Replies welcome but slow. Small studio, small hours.