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I released my first game on Steam and got rid of impostor syndrome! (mastodon.gamedev.place)

submitted 3 months ago by wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place to c/games@lemmy.world

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I released my first game on Steam and got rid of impostor syndrome!

My first game Mushy Score is out on Steam! I have been creating games since I was a child but never felt like a real game dev. Now I finally have a game that I can show to other people.

Mushy Score is a 2D Roguelike where you fight against endless waves of enemies. Collect points and try to get a high score! I am super exited for the release !

If you like similar games go check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2480740/Mushy_Score/

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[-] remotedev@lemmy.ca 38 points 3 months ago

and got rid of imposter syndrome

Don't worry, steam reviews will fix that.

Jk congrats on the game! Can't wait to check it out

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 13 points 3 months ago

Yeah, my first problem is getting people to notice the game, but getting all negative reviews would probably be depressing :D

Thank you! Hope you enjoy the game!

[-] 58008@lemmy.world 38 points 3 months ago

Congratulations, completing a game and getting it out the door is no mean feat!

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 9 points 3 months ago

Thank you!

[-] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 21 points 3 months ago

For anyone who enjoys seeing how the sausage is made, OP also has some devlogs up on YouTube, I've been following for a little while. https://youtube.com/@PaahtimoGames

Congrats on the release!

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 11 points 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing! I will try to be more active there for my next game!

[-] sp6@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

Awesome work. Out of curiosity, what engine did you use and how was your experience with it?

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 15 points 3 months ago

Thank you! I used Monogame and it was interesting experience trying out framework instead of engine. As a long time Unity dev I liked the full freedom with framework and liked creating everything myself. It is probably not best fit for beginners but for someone with C# experience it is something that I would recommend.

[-] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 3 months ago

You got rid of imposter syndrome? Like, for everyone?

[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

We found the universe simulation dev...

... Can you, like, take the cartridge out and blow on it please... tia

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 points 3 months ago

That would be amazing if I could do that :D

[-] slimerancher@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Congratulations on your game release!

That Mushy guy looks really cute. Hope to see more games in Mushy universe 😀

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 6 points 3 months ago

Thanks you! We will see :D.

[-] ejmin@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago

Great game. May I add some ideas of improvement?

resolution change should be a picker, or at least confirmable without changing the resolution right away
align the buttons and other UI elements
wordings could be changed because "flower that shoots enemies" made me immediately think that it's going to propel enemies at me
there is no way to get back to menu from the game? Return gets me back to the game, Quit shuts the game off.
the blue mushroom doesn't react when I press ctrl, as suggested by the icon
other UI elements are flashing underneath when drawing UI elements

Otherwise very entertaining. I left a positive steam review. Good job.

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks for feedback! I will keep these in mind when I update the game!

[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

I'll get a few hours in and leave a review for sure! Also, thanks for making it Steam Deck compatible.

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 3 points 3 months ago

Thank you and no problem! Steamdeck is one of my favorite consoles!

[-] popcar2@mastodon.gamedev.place 7 points 3 months ago

@wawe @games Nice, congrats!

[-] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

God for you chasing a dream, making people happy.... Good for you!

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 2 points 3 months ago

Thank you! After years of working on corpotate job, I wanted to do something that I have always dreamed!

[-] OrangeCorvus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Good luck!

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 5 points 3 months ago

Thanks!

[-] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Well done 🥳. I wish you all the best

[-] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

It works out of the box on steamdeck.

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 7 points 3 months ago

Most of my testing/playing have been on steamdeck! In my local game events I just walked to people and gave them my steamdeck to test the game :D

[-] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Ok.

Two things I noticed : The green blob appears semi-transparent on the screen score, but not in game. When the powerups appear, there is a square appearing from one or two frame at the center of the level.

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 3 points 3 months ago

Thanks for feedback! I will take a look at these! I think I made the green slime transparent in the score screen so it doesn't cover all other enemies, but power up thing sounds like a bug!

If you want to help game get visibility, writing review on steam would be really helpful!

[-] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I will once on my computer.

[-] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

And it could be fun to have a semi transparent blob in game too.

[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

And cleared from my wish list, I'll check it out when I get home. Nice work!

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 2 points 3 months ago

Thank you! Hope you enjoy the game! Leave a review if you have any feedback or want to give it boost for steam algorithm :)

[-] icecreamjonsey@mastodon.gamedev.place 3 points 3 months ago

@wawe @games Bought!! And congratulations, it looks sweet!

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

congrats!, bought because of the linux support

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 2 points 3 months ago

As Linux user myself I want to promote Linux gaming!

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Hooray and congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment.

[-] drasglaf@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

I like how it looks, I bought it and will try it later. Best of luck!

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 points 3 months ago

Thank you! Leave a review if you enjoy the game or have some other feedback ;)

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Bought, will review after I play it in a bit.

[-] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

That looks awesome man! Congrats!

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 points 3 months ago

Thank you!

[-] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Did you posted in https://lemmy.world/c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml and https://lemmy.world/c/linux_gaming ? As it is a native linux mode, if I understood correctly, you could post there too. And in gamedev communities too.

[-] CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world 1 points 3 months ago

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !linux_gaming@lemmy.ml, !linux_gaming@lemmy.world

[-] wawe@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing! I will post there as well in the future!

[-] Blort@social.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

@wawe
Just bought and played it and had a lot of fun! I love the frequent powerups and the variety of the monsters. The first time I saw the toad was truly terrifying! Lol. I'd love to see some kind of powerup that helps with arial enemies. Maybe the plants can shoot upwards, too? Or you can? Or a flying plant? Or a second bullet that goes up at 45 degrees? Anyway, well worth the super low asking price. Looking forward to playing more! It works perfect on the #SteamDeck, too!
@games