About Stellar Whiskers

Stellar Whiskers grew out of a friendship. Rob and R.D.Z were drawn together by a shared curiosity about computers and what you can do with them, including how video games are designed and made. They talked for years about making games together. Then technology changed, life changed, and Stellar Whiskers was born: a home for free games you can play in your browser, from ancient games kept alive to classics with a twist and calm little toys.

The people behind it

Games and design

R.D.Z

I'm curious about almost everything, and I like to play. I've always loved games, from Uno and solitaire to board games like Gomoku and Connect Four, and I've always wanted to design my own. I've also loved history for a long time, and here the two meet: the history of games, and how people have always used games to play, to learn and to talk to each other.

Away from the screen, I love to cook, garden and work with textiles: natural dyeing, sewing, knitting, spinning, weaving and more. I live with chronic illness, which often keeps me from things I used to love doing. So I've been learning video game design, and this is where my creations live.

I try to make every game accessible to as many people as possible, and to make games that are good company rather than games built to hook you. I'd like my games to earn a little one day, but never through ads or anything that feels unfair. I only want to ask for money in ways I'd happily pay for myself.

Thanks

Each game's own About page lists its history and sources. Thank you to everyone who plays and tests the games.

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