https://youtube.com/channel/UCUkRj4qoT1bsWpE_C8lZYoQ Indie game developer and Youtuber, currently working on "Homegrown", a casual farming game. I upload regular devlogs about my life as a full-time indie game developer and show the entire development process for my games, so that you can follow the project from the first concept all the way up to release! I released my first game "Equilinox" on Steam in 2018, and I'm now working on a small farming game. You can also find 50+ tutorial videos about creating your own 3D game engine using OpenGL here on my channel. Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy my videos! Karl TV & Film Podsync generator (support us at https://github.com/mxpv/podsync) en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:28:26 +0000 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:59:14 +0000 https://yt3.ggpht.com/wPqkHVcaDHeQWvy86kcqfiJ_HnY_pA-x3ok-it3PjQrEW-GSH60F_YtOZThz52B0XinuJcsslU8=s800-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj https://youtube.com/channel/UCUkRj4qoT1bsWpE_C8lZYoQ ThinMatrix ThinMatrix yes false IsPNuFEWhMQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=IsPNuFEWhMQ Wishlist HomeGrown on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1894560/HomeGrown/ Indie Orchard: http://indieorchard.com/ Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 #devlog #HomeGrown Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:21:19 +0000 ThinMatrix HomeGrown Devlog: Working towards release! 21:18 false 1 lwF-iIysIMU https://youtube.com/watch?v=lwF-iIysIMU Wishlist HomeGrown on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1894560/HomeGrown/ Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Keyboard: https://amzn.to/4fX0hOf Mouse: https://amzn.to/40dyvXX Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/40jOELk Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE #devlog #HomeGrown Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:27:22 +0000 ThinMatrix Implementing Crafting Machines for my Farming Game 18:40 false 2 _oZzIscVyDc https://youtube.com/watch?v=_oZzIscVyDc Wishlist HomeGrown on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1894560/HomeGrown/ Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Keyboard: https://amzn.to/4fX0hOf Mouse: https://amzn.to/40dyvXX Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/40jOELk Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE #devlog #HomeGrown Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:09:43 +0000 ThinMatrix Programming Bees for my Farming Game! 19:16 false 3 QV0D5bI9l7c https://youtube.com/watch?v=QV0D5bI9l7c Wishlist HomeGrown on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1894560/HomeGrown/ Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Gamecity Hamburg: https://gamecity-hamburg.de/de/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 #HomeGrown Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:18:14 +0000 ThinMatrix Exhibiting my Game at Gamescom for the First Time! 20:09 false 4 TM0u77Wsz1M https://youtube.com/watch?v=TM0u77Wsz1M Wishlist HomeGrown on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1894560/HomeGrown/ Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 #devlog #HomeGrown Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:55:06 +0000 ThinMatrix Preparing to Exhibit my Indie Game at Gamescom! 15:52 false 5 2XY5Vn-VD_E https://youtube.com/watch?v=2XY5Vn-VD_E Devlog video about "HomeGrown", the casual farming game I'm creating using my own engine. I'll be taking HomeGrown to Gamescom in Cologne this year, 20th-24th August! Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Keyboard: https://amzn.to/4fX0hOf Mouse: https://amzn.to/40dyvXX Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/40jOELk Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE #devlog #HomeGrown Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:28:53 +0000 ThinMatrix HomeGrown Devlog - Preparing for Gamescom! 16:08 false 6 iZwM4WA2eo4 https://youtube.com/watch?v=iZwM4WA2eo4 Devlog video about "HomeGrown", the casual farming game I'm creating using my own engine. Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Keyboard: https://amzn.to/4fX0hOf Mouse: https://amzn.to/40dyvXX Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/40jOELk Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE #devlog #HomeGrown Sun, 25 May 2025 18:33:59 +0000 ThinMatrix Life as a Full-Time Indie Game Developer 17:54 false 7 yJIsNaVsCIg https://youtube.com/watch?v=yJIsNaVsCIg Devlog video about "Homegrown", the casual farming game I'm creating using my own engine. Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Keyboard: https://amzn.to/4fX0hOf Mouse: https://amzn.to/40dyvXX Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/40jOELk Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE #devlog #Homegrown Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:58:39 +0000 ThinMatrix Programming Automated Machines for my Farming Game 19:53 false 8 yElUctgSySE https://youtube.com/watch?v=yElUctgSySE Devlog video about "Homegrown", the casual farming game I'm creating using my own engine. Back to the farm area this week as I begin implementing the final few gameplay features. Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Keyboard: https://amzn.to/4fX0hOf Mouse: https://amzn.to/40dyvXX Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/40jOELk Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE #devlog #Homegrown Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:49:59 +0000 ThinMatrix Homegrown Devlog - Sprinklers! 7:56 false 9 WbP8hM8J9L4 https://youtube.com/watch?v=WbP8hM8J9L4 Devlog video about "Homegrown", the casual farming game I'm creating using my own engine. Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Keyboard: https://amzn.to/4fX0hOf Mouse: https://amzn.to/40dyvXX Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/40jOELk Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE #devlog #Homegrown Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:15:03 +0000 ThinMatrix Homegrown Devlog - Finishing the Town Area! 15:15 false 10 kq6HdJzpzCU https://youtube.com/watch?v=kq6HdJzpzCU Devlog video about "Homegrown", the casual farming game I'm creating using my own engine. Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Follow the game's progress on my social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinmatrix.bsky.social Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Outro music by Dannek Studio: https://www.youtube.com/user/DannekStudio Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Keyboard: https://amzn.to/4fX0hOf Mouse: https://amzn.to/40dyvXX Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/40jOELk Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE #devlog #Homegrown Sun, 26 Jan 2025 18:53:18 +0000 ThinMatrix Programming Better Shops for my Farming Game 14:26 false 12 h3L9KE-A3j4 https://youtube.com/watch?v=h3L9KE-A3j4 Devlog video about "Homegrown", a casual farming game I'm creating using my own engine. An extra long devlog video this week as I filmed every day for the first 12 days of December. Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ Rina Grundke: https://www.instagram.com/rina.grundke/ The website I used for plotting equations: https://graphtoy.com/ You can follow the progress of the game on my social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thinmatrix Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Outro Music: "Wish Background" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Keyboard: https://amzn.to/4fX0hOf Mouse: https://amzn.to/40dyvXX Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/40jOELk Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE #devlog #Homegrown Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:26 +0000 ThinMatrix Life as an Indie Game Developer | Devlogging Every Day 28:25 false 13 c18rZoi46kc https://youtube.com/watch?v=c18rZoi46kc Devlog video about "Homegrown", a casual farming game I'm creating using my own engine. A more technical devlog this week, showing step-by-step how I implemented the tree feature in my farming game. Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ The website I used for showing graphs: https://graphtoy.com/ You can follow the progress of the game on my social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thinmatrix Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Outro music by Dannek Studio: https://www.youtube.com/user/DannekStudio Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/48Hs5mP Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE 0:00 Intro 0:51 Tree Cutting Basics 4:21 Cutting Effects 7:57 Visual Improvements 11:31 Falling Leaves 16:52 Project Overview 18:19 Outro #devlog #Homegrown Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:39:57 +0000 ThinMatrix Gamedev In-Depth | How I Implement a New Feature 19:20 false 14 OH8ghi2bwwY https://youtube.com/watch?v=OH8ghi2bwwY Devlog video about "Homegrown", a casual farming game I'm creating using my own engine. Support the channel on Patreon and get access to the game & code for Homegrown, the city-builder, and Equilinox: https://www.patreon.com/thinmatrix Play my previous game "Equilinox": https://store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/ You can follow the progress of the game on my social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinMatrix Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinmatrix/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thinmatrix Trello: https://trello.com/b/W3zkIJTM/farm Email: thinmatrix@gmail.com Background music by Jamal Green: https://open.spotify.com/artist/50jTMgIPZrjKFgHbCvoeRt?si=Z-xfUXEXQCuGdGRy7qf9Ug&dl_branch=1 Ben Eater's 8-bit computer series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLowKtXNTBypGqImE405J2565dvjafglHU Equipment (Amazon Affiliate Links): Camera: https://amzn.to/491ayFZ Desk Microphone: https://amzn.to/48Hs5mP Camera Mic: https://amzn.to/48ZcRcE Mouse: https://amzn.to/3Sn0v8J 0:00 Intro 0:35 Setting up the UI 5:53 Improving the Visuals 10:38 Collectible Medals 15:27 Outro #devlog #Homegrown Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:51:12 +0000 ThinMatrix One Month of Programming on my Farming Game 17:06 false 15