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 four kids: Abel (14 years old), Violet (4 years old), Olivia (2 ½ years old), and Everett (5 months old). I also have five 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

Oct 15th, 2025

Raja

Oct 2nd, 2022

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