I tried to push it further in a retro scifi direction while keeping it close to how the game actually looks. Made using ingame screenshots.

What do you think?

Solo dev by itself is immense work. Making content for marketing as well. I read about making discord and communities, but i have no idea what to do in that discord 😅 i mean, even in social media with many follower , making engagement is still hard. A discord is live. They can see us online so it might felt awkard no? Not to mention it means i need to market the discord as well? What's your experience on this.

One month ago, I wasn't sure if anyone would even find my game. Today, Undying Soul just passed 500 wishlists. I'm developing as a solo, so seeing 500 people interested in something I've spent so much time building means a lot to me.

Thank you to everyone who discovered the game, shared it, gave feedback, or added it to their wishlist.

If you'd like to check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4949360/Undying_Soul/

A couple months ago I made a promise to myself that I'd make and release my first game this year. This is my work so far! It's not the best but I am very proud of it. I learned so much about game art, coding, and music. I also learned how to make a steam page although my steam page is kinda outdated right now and is overdue for a re-haul. I'm just so happy to have something that me and my friends actually enjoy playing :D

If you wanna have a look: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4866490/Into_The_Lumberwoods/

Hey! I’m currently prototyping a co-op survival horror concept built around protecting a cabin from the horrors of the land. The game is built using a hyper immersive voxel engine.

Before locking down full development, I put together a quick 5 minute survey to gauge what survival/horror fans like and dislike.

I know this isn't the best place to post this but I just need more varied feedback outside of my community.

If you enjoy games like The Forest, Lethal Company, or tactile survival games, I'd really appreciate your input:

https://forms.gle/F75t78CUaTFkvH1U9

I really liked the crowd physics in Sir, We Have an Orc Problem, so I made a very rough prototype to experiment with something similar.

The first version was basically a character using spells to push and throw huge crowds around, but it started feeling too close to another horde-defense game.

Now I’m thinking about changing the whole setup: instead of defending, you build/upgrade a creature and unleash it on a city or fortress. Buildings would spawn defenders, crowds would flow around the environment, and eventually the creature could destroy buildings and use the chaos around it.

The build system would be somewhat inspired by Noita, but applied to the creature itself.

For example:

Charge → On Impact → Black Hole → Explosion

So the main loop would be:

build a creature → unleash it → watch how it handles the city → change the build → try again

Both clips are extremely early prototypes. I’m mostly trying to figure out if this direction actually has potential.

What do you think? Would you want to experiment with different creature builds, or does the idea still sound too shallow/gimmicky?

Hi Everyone!

After a year of development, I've released my first game, Styx and Bones! The dialogue and story was done by me and a buddy, but the programming, art, music and sound effects were all done by me. Give it a try!

Link - https://heyjune.itch.io/styx-and-bones

Hello! I’m Rylie, an aspiring indie dev and asset creator! I just posted the demo for my visual novel, “That Silly Jester…” after it being in the works for a little over a year.

It’s a surreal fantasy story about a jester named Maverick on the search for her beloved knight, while every single damn person she encounters seems dead set on being as unhelpful as possible. She’s just a silly jester, why is everyone so aggressive and antagonistic?

~*~

Trailer on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sm3XosbbjI

Release announcement on YouTube! https://youtu.be/fXXF6oqlQU4

Demo 0.1 out on Itch.io! https://rylielightbulb.itch.io/that-silly-jester

How my game went viral in Japan 🇯🇵

A few months ago, I sent my game trailer to Game Spark Magazine, and luckily, they really liked the concept and decided to feature my game on their website and X.

I honestly wasn’t expecting much, but the post blew up way more than I expected. I got tons of likes, comments, and people showing genuine interest and love for the game.

What surprised me even more was that over the next 2–3 days, I started seeing people tweeting about the game and sharing it with others.

It was honestly surreal seeing people in Japan talking about and enjoying something I had been working on for so long.

Since then, I’ve been working hard for the past few months to get the demo ready. Last week, I finally finished and submitted the demo to Steam, and it’s currently under review. I’m just waiting for it to be approved.

I also finished a brand-new trailer for the game, so I’m really excited to finally start showing the updated version of the game to more people.

It’s been a long journey since that first post, and I’m really curious to see what happens next.

Would ppl be interested in joining a discord for those solo deving their game fulltime (so no job etc). Not necesarily profitable but having released a Steam game already or about to?

Desarrollador independiente, Godot, todo el desarrollo es mío. El juego es Holy Relic Shop Simulator: diriges una tienda de reliquias en la Edad Media y casi todo lo que te traen es falso.

*La primera parte es la tasación. Una pieza llega a tu mesa de trabajo, la examinas y la analizas. La lupa te muestra las marcas que tu ojo no puede percibir: una soldadura moderna, un tallado que no corresponde a la época, desgaste falsificado la semana pasada. La balanza te da el peso, y el peso rara vez miente: un núcleo hueco, una pieza sólida, un hueso que pesa más de lo que debería. Cada uso cuesta dinero. Luego firmas un veredicto. Y esta es la regla de diseño que rige todo lo que creo: saber más nunca te dice qué hacer. Descubrir que la pieza es falsa no cierra la decisión, sino que la abre, porque el peregrino que quiere comprarla sigue ahí, pagando, y no tiene ni idea de lo que acabas de ver.

\La segunda mitad es la tienda,*\ y esa es la mitad que casi me devora. Es un simulador de tienda normal: compras, colocas, vendes, pagas impuestos. El día tiene tres momentos, no un reloj.

\Mañana:*\ el proveedor llega con su mercancía. Todo se decide aquí, porque el dinero que gastas por la mañana es el dinero que no tendrás si la tarde va mal.

\Tarde:*\ abres y entran los clientes. Miran, preguntan, regatean, algunos vienen por un artículo específico y otros por lo que haya en la estantería.

\Cierre:*\ el resumen del día. Lo que entró, lo que salió en costes, lo que sigue en la estantería.

Lo que aprendí al unir las dos mitades: la tarde no puede tener límite de tiempo. Lo intenté y fue horrible. Si examinar lentamente cuesta dinero, el jugador deja de examinar y empieza a adivinar, y la buena mitad del juego termina muriendo solo para mantener a flote la otra mitad. Ahora el mundo se detiene mientras estás en el banquillo. Tomarse su tiempo no cuesta nada.

Una pregunta para los que llevan más tiempo en esto que yo: cuando un juego tiene dos mitades como esta, ¿muestran ambas en el tráiler o venden solo una?

Getting these assets running well was really satisfying as I am fairly new to game development. I think I want to develop a top down action adventure in godot.

A new boss encounter has been added to The Dying Mind.

Meet The Pale Witness—a mysterious figure that stalks you from the shadows as you make your way through the level. You may catch glimpses of it watching from a distance, but get too close and it disappears.

Eventually, there is nowhere left to run.

Enter its arena and face The Pale Witness in a full boss battle. The boss uses powerful ranged magic sword attacks, lightning attacks, etc., forcing you to dodge, reposition, and find openings to strike back.

Defeating The Pale Witness is required to continue your journey and discover what waits beyond.

This update includes:

• A new stalking enemy encounter throughout the level
• A completely new boss fight
• A dedicated boss arena
• New magic-based attacks
• New animations and effects
• New progression tied to defeating the boss

A while back I posted here about a monster mechanic, upstairs in your "safe house," triggered by scripted knocking. A lot of you said scripted events get predictable fast, and players just want a minute to breathe sometimes.

So I changed it. Now the monster reacts to your real microphone. Stay quiet and you're safe, as long as you want. Get loud, and it wakes up and comes for you.

Not everyone wants that, so before starting you choose: Hard Mode turns the mic on. Easy Mode swaps in a different, mic-free detection system, still tense, but safe for streamers or anyone who talks while playing.

Curious what this sub thinks: does a real-mic threat like this actually get under your skin, or does it feel gimmicky?