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I spent a 2+ years and all my personal savings making this game (alone). I love survival games, but I also like cooking... so how about survival game with realistic cooking & eating animations? (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by laradev@programming.dev to c/gamedev@programming.dev
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Here is the Steam link if anyone interested in: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3054440/The_Short_Snow/

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[–] Xanis@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Hey! So, I'll go into more detail once I have a strong enough connection to watch the videos smoothly. For now some general advice that is often missed by new game devs:

  1. Make your game fun. Not just fun to you; fun to others too. Even if that means taking a step back and looking at a mechanic you personally enjoy from a very objective perspective.

  2. Make sure the game runs well. Limit the jittering and framerate hiccups. Give flexibility to controls. Let people change them. Provide all the options.

  3. Drip feed mechanics into the gameplay in a natural way BUT make sure everything is technically unlocked immediately. This opens up more replayability without the opening slog some games force people to sit through.

  4. Finally, ask for help and take criticism seriously. None of us are shitting on something you have put tremendous work into. We want the experience to be awesome. As much for you as for us.

Bonus: If you can, try and release your game on Steam between other releases in the same, or in adjacent, genres. Also consider reaching out to streamers that have shown they are willing to give factual and fair critiques, reviews, and chances for a game.

I have been considering creating a game for some time and these are the rules I would follow. Fun factor and playability absolutely stomp on everything else. A fun, playable, easy to get into experience will sell itself. From there it's just a matter of holding onto the hype long enough to make all that effort so very much worth it.

[–] laradev@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hi, i read it all of your thoughts. İ really appreciate it that you shared your valuable time while writing this. Yeah, i totally agree with you, you are 100% right. İ will try my best to figure it out. Have a nice day.

[–] Xanis@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I'm certain you'll do great! Creating a video game is a tremendous undertaking, and you are risking a lot more than your time and energy by making this. All of us want that effort and those sleepless nights to work out for you. :)

You got this, my friend.

[–] laradev@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

Thank you so much for your gorgeous words. Wishlist it to support me. İ am trying to do mu best.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

For what it’s worth, creating a game that is fun to yourself will almost certainly resonate with other gamers that are like you. It can make a game bad if you focus on the general population instead of your own personal passion project.

This of course assumes you have good taste and high standards of polish.

[–] laradev@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

Nice idea