The Death of Flash

Yes, I know, it was a long time coming. Nevertheless, for those like me who grew up with flash games online, gathering untold entertainment and inspiration from the simple, but often deceptively deep, creations of others, this loss deserves a moment of mourning…

…But that moment has clearly passed. I am, after all, two months late – and while I’m sure I could write some sort of overblown eulogy, I wouldn’t be saying anything that hasn’t been said many times before (and far more eloquently). So where does Flash’s demise leave this site? Well, it’s entirely possible that I will remake my older games, such as Unstable, for a new medium in the future. For now however, I can no longer support my flash games online.

But I expect there are some of you who may have maintained ways of playing flash files offline, or through some other convoluted method, and for those of you I offer the .swf files of my flash games for download, available on their pages (e.g. Unstable). These files are offered for personal use only, but otherwise go nuts!


(In other site news, those waiting for an update on my latest project will not need to wait too much longer: I will be releasing a beta version of Miriam’s Mice some time next month in early April, when I’ve finally tied up the remaining loose ends. So don’t move a muscle until then!)

A Candle

It was exactly one year ago that I put my first game (Unstable) up on this site. Happy anniversary to WigDev!

Thanks to everyone who has played my games since then, especially those of you who have struggled with the really tricky ones (i.e all of them). It’s not that I get immense satisfaction from knowing people are grappling with the fiendish puzzles I’ve created, but… well, maybe I do.

I’m excited about the next game that’s currently in the works – still untitled as yet – and which I’m aiming to release for mobile devices as well as online. I do still have an early demo up, but it’s very out of date now. I’ll aim to update that in the near future.

Thanks for all the kind messages – as always, you can contact me at david@wigdev.com – and a particular thanks to those who have supported the site. I really appreciate it, and I look forward creating more games for you in the future!

And now I’m going to blow that candle out.

Supporting WigDev

After a couple of requests, I’ve added a Support Page to the site. If you enjoyed Unstable and would like to tip me in thanks, or would like to directly support my future games (coming soon!), now you can.

All donations are greatly appreciated, but if you donate more than a million dollars then I promise to get my name officially changed by deed poll to anything of your choice.