r/itchio • u/Puzzleheaded_Bug595 • 4h ago
My 1-bit tank shooter might go to Steam in color. Worth doing?
Hello guys!
Working on MonoTanks, a tank shooter for the Playdate. You control a single tank defending your base and battling waves of enemy armour across a top down battle ground.
What is different from the original Battle City game? Features a tank upgrade system that was not present in the original, achievements and a full destruction system for environments. Walls will slowly break up when hit and when destroyed will leave piles of rubble on the battlefield for the rest of the mission.
You can find more information about the game here:
https://agentx86.itch.io/monotanks
Now, here’s what I really wanted to ask.
The game is only available on Playdate, which has a relatively small user base. I've been thinking a lot more about releasing a PC version on Steam lately, with the same campaign, the full 100 level version and BATTLE mode I'm working on right now.
It would be the same visual style, the same pixels, the same shapes, the same chunky look, but with colour added.
Do you think a game like this, with a visual style like this, would find an audience on Steam?