Vael Victus

web dev game dev writer

About Me

I am Spencer "Vael" Victus. I work in the financial tech industry and in my spare time I run Tinydark, a player-first indie game studio.

I live in upstate South Carolina with my wife, Evelyn Victus, and our three kids: Abel (14 years old), Violet (4 years old), and Olivia (2 years old). I also have six cats! show▾ I spend most of my time making games, playing games, and raising my kids. I'm a motivation junkie and love staying productive, whether it's code, writing, fitness, or research.

Our Cats

Arya

Osiris

Primordus

Fennec

Fox

Willow

Thanks to Pixel Cat's End for the art

My Work

Games

I publish my games under Tinydark. I adhere to a code of ethics with my design, because I believe games should be doing more to directly benefit the player.

URPG (alpha) - Open-World Roleplaying MMORPG
Black Crown: Exhumed (2025) - Narrative horror; revival of the original game by Rob Sherman
Bean Grower (2018) - Casual strategy game about growing beans
MonBre (2010) - Monster MMORPG