[{"content":"\rI\u0026rsquo;m Marc Behar, a lifelong video game enthusiast turned indie developer.\nMy journey began on an Amiga 500, where I created text-based dungeon games as a kid. That early spark never faded—it grew into a deep passion for game development.\nAfter spending more than a decade at a major video game company in a non-development role, I finally took the leap to start building my own games. Today, I’m working on Drone Alone: Astro Miner — a passion project inspired by a time in my life when I felt the pull to break free from routine and chase something more adventurous.\nAbout Helskor Games\r#\rIn late 2018, I made a major career shift and left Blizzard Entertainment to pursue my dream of making my own games again. By then, I had become quite familiar with Unreal Engine 4 and decided to revive a project I had started back in 2014; a story about a solitary drone in deep space, torn between duty and a growing need to understand why it’s alone.\nThat project grew into Drone Alone Astro Miner, and it’s what I’m focused on today. I’ve never felt more energized or motivated in my work. Of course, there are frustrating days — that’s part of the process. But the satisfaction of solving problems or hitting a new milestone is like nothing I’ve experienced before.\nCurrent Project\r#\rWhat if you woke up in a familiar world but you’ve never been there before? As a freshly assembled mining drone, your employer expects you to get straight to work - no questions asked. Will you follow your programming and carry out your duties, or break routine and uncover the mysteries around the solar system? Set in a distant future, Drone Alone Astro Miner is a contemplative space game where you mine ore, explore the space, and master your role — or ignore your mission and search for answers to the universe’s deeper questions. The choice is yours: stick to the comfort of routine, or venture into the unknown.\nLike what you see, want to help out?\r#\rBeing a solo developer has its ups and downs, but your support can make a big difference. If you\u0026rsquo;d like to help out and get behind-the-scenes updates, development insights, and other perks, check out my Patreon\n","date":"9 April 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/","section":"Discover the worlds I'm building","summary":"","title":"Discover the worlds I'm building","type":"page"},{"content":"\rThe Beta Demo is now available on Steam for PC!\r#\rAfter a few months of internal testing, the Beta Demo of Drone Alone Astro Miner is now available on Steam for PC. It may also run on Steamdesk but it\u0026rsquo;s not Steamdeck verified yet.\nPlease do try it out and let me know if there\u0026rsquo;s any issues, enjoy! Steam\n","date":"9 April 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/news/beta_demo_announcement/","section":"News","summary":"","title":"Drone Alone Astro Miner - Beta Demo Announcement","type":"news"},{"content":"\rLatest news:\r#\rDrone Alone Astro Miner - Beta Demo Announcement\r9 April 2026\rWe are live!\r22 November 2025\rContact forms setup\r16 September 2025\rHello, World!\r28 June 2025\r","date":"9 April 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/news/","section":"News","summary":"","title":"News","type":"news"},{"content":"","date":"9 April 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/news/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"News","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"9 April 2026","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tags","type":"tags"},{"content":"\rNew website and Steam page are live!\r#\rToday I decided to setup the new website and get the domain redirecting to it. I also have the Steam page up and visible! You can click the Steam link on the menu header or go to: Steam\n","date":"22 November 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/news/wearelive/","section":"News","summary":"","title":"We are live!","type":"news"},{"content":"\rContact forms for general inquiries \u0026amp; support are up\r#\rGot some contact forms up and running, they are simple but will do for now.\n","date":"16 September 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/news/contactformsup/","section":"News","summary":"","title":"Contact forms setup","type":"news"},{"content":"\rFirst news post!\r#\rFirst update on new website - it\u0026rsquo;s still a work in progress but it\u0026rsquo;s getting there!\nTODO\nLink Steam menu option to Steam Page for Helskor Games / Current Project ","date":"28 June 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/news/hello_world/","section":"News","summary":"","title":"Hello, World!","type":"news"},{"content":"\rA quiet solar system. A lonely drone. A choice between routine and exploration.\r#\rView from an asteroid field around Saturn\rYou awaken to a familiar voice, yet unknown. You know what you are and what your tasks are - but not why. You are a freshly built mining drone, sent to harvest resources and maintain operations in deep space.\nYour employer is very hands-off. Will you stick to your programming or go off-script to discover what’s really out there?\nMine valuable resources and upgrade your capabilities, and go up the ranks of your corporation. Work with efficiency or ignore your duties entirely, only one way to find out what the consequences are!\nDrone Alone Astro Miner Demo Reel\rExplore abandoned space junk, asteroid belts, and relics of a history lost to time. Uncover strange signs of the past and hidden truths buried in the void to understand your present and future.\nUsing a laser cutter on an asteroid\rWho is this and why are they here?\rGet to know what is around you\rOr seek the unknown\u0026hellip;\rPlay the beta demo NOW on Steam for PC\rDrone Alone Astro Miner is expected to be released in northen fall 2026 on Steam for PC and Steam Deck / Steam Machine\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/projects/drone-alone-astro-miner/","section":"Projects","summary":"","title":"","type":"projects"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/about/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"About","type":"tags"},{"content":"In Watrerford, Ireland\rOriginally from California, I’ve spent most of my life in Europe. Like many kids, video games played a big role in my early years. When I got an Amiga 500, I became fascinated with programming and started creating simple text-based dungeon crawlers.\nAs a teenager, I briefly explored 3D animation before going on to study Computer Science and Astrophysics at university. During that time, I significantly improved my programming skills and reignited my passion for game development.\nA few months after graduating, I was offered an incredible opportunity to work at Blizzard Entertainment as a Game Master. While it wasn’t a development role, it was too exciting to pass up. Over the years, I moved into management. Though the Game Master team occasionally interacted with developers, I felt myself drifting away from what I truly loved—creating games.\nOver time, I experimented with everything from building my own game engine to using Microsoft XNA, Unity, and Unreal Engine 3 and 4. Each experience deepened my understanding of how games are made, though I never quite completed a project—largely due to increasing responsibilities at work.\nIn late 2018, I made a major career shift: I left Blizzard to focus on developing my own games. By then, I was already familiar with Unreal Engine 4 and decided to reboot a personal project I began in 2014: Drone Alone, a story about a solitary drone in space, torn between it\u0026rsquo;s task and the search for meaning.\nToday, Drone Alone: Astro Miner is my full-time focus, and I’ve never felt more energized. Every day brings new challenges and frustrations, but also the unmatched satisfaction of solving problems and reaching milestones. It\u0026rsquo;s a feeling like no other.\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/about/","section":"Discover the worlds I'm building","summary":"","title":"About Me","type":"page"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/astro-miner/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Astro Miner","type":"tags"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/authors/","section":"Authors","summary":"","title":"Authors","type":"authors"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories","type":"categories"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/contact/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Contact","type":"tags"},{"content":"\rGeneral Inquiry\r#\r\u003c!DOCTYPE html\u003e\rName\rEmail\rMessage\rSend\r","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/contact/","section":"Discover the worlds I'm building","summary":"","title":"Contact Us","type":"page"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/current-project/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Current Project","type":"tags"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/drone-alone/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Drone Alone","type":"tags"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/main/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Main","type":"tags"},{"content":"\rHere\u0026rsquo;s what I\u0026rsquo;ve been working on:\r#\r","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/projects/","section":"Projects","summary":"","title":"Projects","type":"projects"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/projects/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Projects","type":"tags"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/series/","section":"Series","summary":"","title":"Series","type":"series"}]