About The Developer (Hi, That's Me!)

Hi! I'm Joy, the developer of The Glass Forest. I've been working on this game in my free time for a few years now. I started the earliest drafts during COVID, then put the game away for a while when I got a career in the game industry. But I'm working on it again now that I'm a "normal" software engineer - I've got to have an outlet for all that creativity!

Unless explicitly stated, I created all assets (art, code, etc) in The Glass Forest other than music and sound. The game is developed in Unity, and I create my 3D models in Blender. I hand animate all of my characters.

There aren't a lot of women in the games industry or in games spaces. One of the reasons I created The Glass Forest was make a game that isn't just "passive" or "cutesy", but is still firmly whimsical, feminine, and story-driven. A fleshed-out, detailed world of colorful characters and complex puzzles for absolutely anybody.

I love making games. It's my dream to one day be able to publish The Glass Forest - or another title - and pursue my passion as a career. But until then, I'll keep making cool things when I have the free time to do so.