Nathan Pinheiro-Smith

I am Nathan Pinheiro-Smith, and I'm building a game that probably shouldn't exist.

"I Am" is an open-world strategy RPG where you're not the chosen one—you're just someone. And when you die, you don't reload the save. You play as your heir. Your grandson fights wars you started. Your great-great-grandchild inherits your grudges and your terrible life choices.

It's Kenshi meets Crusader Kings meets Mount & Blade meets RimWorld, held together with duct tape, hope, and an alarming lack of hair.

This channel is where I build it in public. Every video breaks down the systems I'm creating—pathfinding, procedural generation, emergent narrative—explained in plain English through the medium of absurdist theater and questionable life choices.

You'll learn something about game development. You'll probably laugh. And you'll definitely watch me make mistakes.

Start with the Introduction video to learn what this madness is about, or dive straight into the devlog series.

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