An indie studio
forged in black & gold.
Yinzer Games is a one-person studio building No Way Inn — a top-down action rogue-lite with handcrafted boss fights. One frame, one feature, one yinz at a time.
Small Studio. Big Ambitions.
Founded in 2023 by James "Jake" Truckle — independent, Pittsburgh-born, and building the kind of game we'd want to play. No publisher mandates, no filler, just craft and a whole lot of yinzer stubbornness.
Built by hand
Designed, coded, and directed by one person. Every system gets the time it deserves — and nothing ships that we wouldn't play ourselves.
Player-first
We build for the people holding the controller — fun, feel, and fairness come before everything.
Pittsburgh roots
Hometown pride baked in. Black and gold isn't just a palette — it's how we work.
Over the Moon · 2024
A tiny game about a sheep in space, inspired by Super Mario Galaxy. Our first small release — free to play.
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