PixelPun
I'm Rob, an American game developer living in Korea, and the solo developer and artist behind PixelPun.
I've wanted to make games since I was a kid. I used to sketch Super Mario Brothers levels and design my own games on the backs of donation cards in church. Around 2010, I finally got serious about it, with a plan to make an iPhone game and strike it rich. Needless to say, that didn't happen lol.
In 2014, I placed 3rd for graphics in Ludum Dare 29 with RED | GREEN | BLUE. It was a little 2D walking simulator with no sound, barely any mechanics, and about five minutes of gameplay. But it was my first award in the game dev space, and that meant a lot.
I took about eight years off because of, well, life. Games were always on my mind, though. I was still planning and thinking up ideas. My Google Doc is legendary at this point, full of games that will most likely never get made.
In 2024, I got serious about making games again and joined the Kenney Jam. I knew I was good at art and design; that's my background. But was I good at actually making games? Level design, making something fun to play, giving people a reason to keep going—I wasn't sure I could do it.
The Kenney Jam seemed perfect. I had 48 hours, the art was already made, and I just needed to make something fun. To my surprise, that worked out three years in a row.
Nexify placed 3rd in 2024, SparkNoid placed 2nd in 2025, and AXIORA took 1st in 2026. Going from 3rd to 2nd to 1st still feels a little crazy. Especially when some of those jams had over 700 entries.
Art has always been my strongest side, but these jams have pushed me to think more about gameplay and level design. That's what I'm focused on now: making games that are fun, a little strange, and worth exploring.
Three consecutive Kenney game jam wins
Kenney Jam 2026 · AXIORA · Play here ↗ · 🥇 1st place
Kenney Jam 2025 · SparkNoid · Play here ↗ · 🥈 2nd place
Kenney Jam 2024 · Nexify · Play here ↗ · 🥉 3rd place
Ludum Dare 29 · RED | GREEN | BLUE · 3rd place · Graphics
I hope to upload a remake of my Ludum Dare game soon. It was made with Gamesalad, so I need to rebuild it.
SparkNoid
NEXIFY
Dr. Pettibottoms Monster Mutation Machine
Plocks Revisited
RED | GREEN | BLUE
Delivery Vengeance
Additionally, I dabble in creating retrowave and game music, though I'm still exploring this interest. My first love has always been the arts—I enjoy drawing, painting, and designing. You can find most of my artwork on Instagram at instagram.com/rcw.iii
