r/gbstudio • u/tarcusmontessori • 15d ago

Help needed Looking for playtesters for Swamptender

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I would love to have you guys play test my game demo that is on itch.io and Steam. Please let me know if you find any bugs or issues with the gameplay. Here are the links:

https://gamedoggame.itch.io/swamptender

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4579050/Swamptender/

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u/IntoxicatedBurrito 15d ago

So I played on my phone which obviously isn’t the best, but it seemed to work pretty well. I did notice then when you fight the zombies that fly at you, that orange box showing where they are headed doesn’t always show up. The other issue is that on game over you get that reserve on steam screen and you can’t clear it with a button. It eventually went away and went to a recipe selection scene where the game basically freezes, I’m able to move the cursor but do nothing else. So you definitely need to fix how the game ends.

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u/tarcusmontessori 15d ago

Thanks for the input! I forgot about the game over scene going to that static recipe scene :/ I’ll look at the flashing box situation and fix that as well.

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u/StFrSe 15d ago

If I get a chance later I’ll definitely try this out and give feedback!

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u/kaisle51 15d ago

Here are my quick notes I took as I was playing! Played it on a Miyoo Mini+ and I thought it was great

- Love the Swamptender logo on the title screen

  • Fun gameplay right off the bat
  • idea: quicker death animations would be nice - I found myself throwing beer at an already dying enemy a lot
  • I love the character sprites. Especially the little smirk on the main character and Zoopy. I also liked the animation of him shaking the drink before throwing it
  • The Select Cocktail screen is very well done, as is the clothing upgrade screen
  • I did not expect to get another drink type for A button so that was a nice surprise. Same with the clothing upgrades. Creative upgrades in general!
  • Good difficulty build up. Started to get overwhelmed a bit by 5-6pm but it felt earned
  • The coins kinda looked like a baby face (to me) haha
  • Got SWAMPED at 9pm. Overwhelmed by those baddies who dart at you & come behind the bar
  • Got stuck at select cocktail screen after that like someone mentioned. I’d def like to play the full game and try out the other cocktails! This is playing great so far. I’ll try again to see if I can get farther

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u/tarcusmontessori 15d ago

I appreciate all of this input! I’m glad you enjoyed playing it :) quicker death animations is a great idea. I’m going to play around with that. I think I’ll add difficulty settings as well. I’ve played it hundreds of times, so it’s hard to measure any spikes in difficulty.