We build, we break,
then we write it down.
Declined Studios is a one-person workshop: browser games, self-hosted tools and a homelab that keeps getting rebuilt. Everything here is something we actually shipped — and the posts explain exactly how, including the parts that went wrong.
The Network
Everything we run, in one place
Nine live properties — tools people use daily, games you can play in a browser, and a real sign business. All built, hosted and maintained in-house on one server.
YouTube & SoundCloud to MP3. Free, no adware, no pop-ups.
Visit site →Turn any song into a custom ringtone — MP3 or iPhone M4R.
Visit site →Pixelate photos and hide faces — 100% in your browser.
Visit site →Free online mind mapping. Create, connect, save your ideas.
Visit site →Build. Break. Defend. A homelab rack simulator that behaves like real infrastructure.
Visit site →The live rack simulation build — power, networking, storage, services.
Visit site →Custom signs made to get noticed — Belleville, Kingston, Napanee.
Visit site →Vehicle wrap design & sign shop software. Design, mockup, produce.
Visit site →Guides and notes from the converter project.
Visit site →Devlogs
Notes from the workbench
Build logs, teardowns and post-mortems — Proxmox clusters, GPU/AI nodes, Unity WebGL games and the tools that came out of them.
Signs613 FAQ & Blog Q&A for Eastern Ontario
Signs613 FAQ & Blog Q&A for Eastern Ontario Q: Who makes custom business signs in Eastern Ontario? A: If you're looking for profes…
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Silicon Pirates, a homelab simulation game built by someone who actually breaks servers
Silicon Pirates is a browser based homelab and server rack simulation game that focuses on how systems actually behave, not how ma…
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Home Lab Content Bot: Scrapes Reddit, Generates SEO‑Friendly Posts & Auto‑Publishes to WordPress 2025
Over the course of a 12‑hour coding marathon in my home lab, I built a modest yet fully functional Automated Content Posting Syste…
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Unlock Your Creativity with VisionMapr.com Sleek New Updates: Minimalistic Mind Mapping Made Powerful
Visionmapr.com Discover VisionMapr’s latest upgrades—multi‑map management, smooth zoom & pan, dark mode, and a clean, minimalistic…
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GPU-Powered AI Unleashed: Upgrading My Homelab with a Proxmox FX-6300 Node
ProxMox Cluster As my homelab continues to evolve, I’m excited to share the latest addition: a GPU-capable Proxmox node purpose-bu…
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🚀 Developing My Browser-Based Trivia Games: A Behind-the-Scenes Look
Welcome to my Indie Game Lab — the creative playground behind the games you'll find at DeclinedStudios.com/games ! I wanted to tak…
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Games that run in your browser
No installs, no launchers. Unity WebGL builds and simulations you can open right now.
Trivia Rush
A browser trivia system built in three days — Unity WebGL front end, PHP leaderboards and an admin panel behind it. Four builds to play: the original plus 80s, Horror and Seinfeld editions.
Play now →Silicon Pirates
A homelab rack simulator where power, networking, storage and services behave like the real thing. Build it, break it, defend it.
Enter the rack →Rack Sim
The live simulation build — the sandbox where the infrastructure model actually runs.
Open the sim →Got something that needs building?
Web builds, self-hosted tools, signage software, or a homelab that refuses to behave.
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