Botherlands started as a joke for my Epic Waste of Time series: a quick, messy browser game where you loot guns, shoot dudes, and die a lot. But after a while, I realized the little project had way more potential.

So I rebuilt it from scratch for mobile — cleaner code, proper touch controls, bosses that aren’t just bigger enemy sprites, a crazy weapon vending system, trophies, meta-progression, and all the chaos you’d expect.

In this devlog video, I walk through the journey, show off the new features, and share some behind-the-scenes madness — basically a short story of how a joke became a real, playable game.

And if you’re curious how it all started, check out the original Epic Waste of Time episode

The game is available:

• on Android

• and iOS

— Have fun!