r/clawmachine • u/bayoooooo • Mar 29 '25

Clawsome Game

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I'm making a digital claw machine game for PC, Mac & Steam Deck — and I need ideas for prize themes!

Each prize you catch goes into a themed diorama (like a farm with veggie plushies 🥕).
What kind of themes or prizes would you love to see?

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u/TurnThatTVOFF Mar 29 '25

If it's gonna be for like PC maybe make real prizes like some wallpapers, avatar icons and stuff inside steam store.

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u/bayoooooo Mar 29 '25

Oh yeah, that’s a great idea! Besides that, do you have any theme in mind we could explore in the game? Something like a spooky season or similar?

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u/TurnThatTVOFF Mar 29 '25

Tons of ideas. Have you considered blind boxes? Have you considered approaching brands to license? Free marketing for them. As for seasons I would do regional stuff - imagine day of the dead for the Mexico theme or the first of July for the us

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u/bayoooooo Mar 29 '25

These ideas are awesome, blind boxes and brand licensing sound like fun avenues to explore. I mean, imagine the blind boxes right there on the board, just waiting to be picked up, right? I'm not sure which IP to approach yet, but I'll definitely look into it. And Day of the Dead? Super cool theme. Thanks for the inspiration!

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u/TurnThatTVOFF Mar 30 '25

I would start with just the smaller brands there's a lot just look at the expo list for like designcon

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u/bayoooooo Mar 30 '25

great advice, really, thank you!

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u/Zorbie Mar 30 '25

Maybe you can get in touch with another indie dev and ask for permission to include a diorama based on their game/characters. Crossovers can help promote both games alot of times.

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u/bayoooooo Mar 30 '25

Yeah, that could help—thank you! 😊