The latest articles on DEV Community by Rebocl Brank (@reboclbrankmax). https://dev.to/reboclbrankmax https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4138533%2Fb8f5b07c-9003-47d7-9e47-d44fa2550efa.png https://dev.to/reboclbrankmax en Rebocl Brank Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:02:03 +0000 https://dev.to/reboclbrankmax/i-shipped-a-free-idle-night-farming-game-with-godot-4-browser-android-ceifalume-01-g88 https://dev.to/reboclbrankmax/i-shipped-a-free-idle-night-farming-game-with-godot-4-browser-android-ceifalume-01-g88 <p><em>Ceifalume</em> is a small cozy <strong>idle night-farming game</strong> I just released as a solo dev, made with <strong>Godot 4</strong>. It runs in the browser and on Android, it's free, and it needs no account. This post is the "why" and a few things I learned shipping 0.1.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fgyb3a9xfncb23z3sfwny.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fgyb3a9xfncb23z3sfwny.gif" alt="Ceifalume gameplay" width="640" height="360"></a></p> <h2> The idea </h2> <p>Most farming games are about daylight and busy hands. I wanted the opposite: a farm you tend <strong>at night, by lantern light</strong>, that keeps quietly working while you're away. So Ceifalume is an <em>idle/incremental</em> game at heart:</p> <ul> <li>Plant, harvest and trade in short sessions.</li> <li> <strong>Offline progress up to 8 hours</strong> — close the game, come back, the farm moved on.</li> <li>Rain waters the fields for free (day 9 is my favorite).</li> <li>Auto-save, original music and SFX, Portuguese (pt-BR) UI.</li> </ul> <h2> Tech notes (Godot 4) </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>One project, two exports:</strong> HTML5 for the browser (hosted on itch.io and on GitHub Pages) and an Android APK. The HTML5 export is ~13 MB zipped; the APK is 79 MB because of audio and textures — trimming that is on the 0.2 list.</li> <li> <strong>Offline progress</strong> is just <code>Time.get_unix_time_from_system()</code> saved with the state, then a capped delta replayed on load. Capping at 8 h keeps the economy sane and makes coming back feel like a reward, not a chore.</li> <li> <strong>Mobile web first:</strong> the game is tuned for a 720×1600 phone in portrait; desktop just gets more margin.</li> <li> <strong>Zero-budget release:</strong> no store fees yet. Distribution is itch.io + a direct APK on GitHub Releases, with a small landing page for SEO.</li> </ul> <h2> What I'd love feedback on </h2> <p>The pacing of the first three days (the soft tutorial). Is it too slow, too fast, unclear? Tell me in the comments or on itch.</p> <h2> Play it </h2> <ul> <li>▶ <strong>Browser / Android (itch.io):</strong> <a href="https://reboclbrank-max.itch.io/ceifalume" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://reboclbrank-max.itch.io/ceifalume</a> </li> <li>🎬 <strong>Trailer (46 s):</strong> <a href="https://youtu.be/tB449xupDzY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/tB449xupDzY</a> </li> <li>📄 <strong>Game page:</strong> <a href="https://reboclbrank-max.github.io/site/jogos/ceifalume/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://reboclbrank-max.github.io/site/jogos/ceifalume/</a> </li> <li>🐘 Mastodon: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ReboclBrank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mastodon.social/@ReboclBrank</a> · 🦋 Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/reboclbrank.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/reboclbrank.bsky.social</a> </li> </ul> <p>Thanks for reading — and if you try it, may your lantern never run out. 🌙</p> godot gamedev indiedev showdev