Hi, my name is David Zobrist.
I’ve been working in the gaming industry since 2009.

Over the years, I’ve worked as a Game Designer, Quality Assurance Manager, and Indie Game Developer.
Right now, I’m the CTO of PsyCurio, where we’re developing a VR application for the treatment of psychological illnesses.

As a side project, I’m working on Orcs X2 for VR — an incremental idle RPG based on a mobile game I originally launched in 2015, with another version released in 2018. In total, the game reached over 2 million installs.

It’s free-to-play, and I didn’t monetize it properly back then — so I’m still chasing that indie dream. At the same time, my work at PsyCurio feels truly meaningful.

Overall, I’d say I’m in a good place right now, especially with all the new AI tools available.

One of the biggest bottlenecks in my earlier projects was content production — players would progress much faster than I could create new content. With today’s AI tools, this problem finally feels solvable.

Thanks for reading — and feel free to follow my blog if you’re interested in the progress of Orcs X2 and my journey.

Your Chieftain,
Dave