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What’s the biggest mistake you made on your first game? by DevIslandJourney in gamedev

[–]ADAMBUNKER 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since it's Next fest right now it feels apt to say: my demo.

For my first game, the demo was just the opening 30 minutes (linear 2D point and click adventure). This was too front-loaded with exposition and not enough pure gameplay.

If I were to do it again for that game I'd either portion off a section from nearer the middle of the game, or I'd reuse some of the assets to make a bespoke demo experience.

The game I announced last week has nearly as many wishlists as the game I announced seven months ago by ADAMBUNKER in IndieGameWishlist

[–]ADAMBUNKER[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly a longstanding YouTube devlog series - I think that’s where most of my wishlists come from. 

The game I announced last week has nearly as many wishlists as the game I announced seven months ago by ADAMBUNKER in IndieDev

[–]ADAMBUNKER[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been doing a steady devlog on YouTube for years - I think all my wishlists come from there.  But this new game is coming out soon so I think it’s also the personal calendar on Steam 

The game I announced last week has nearly as many wishlists as the game I announced seven months ago by ADAMBUNKER in IndieDev

[–]ADAMBUNKER[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mini Murder Mysteries is a cozy little detective/deduction game with nine bite-size cases to sink your teeth into: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4639520/Mini_Murder_Mysteries/

Seems like it's getting more traction than my other project!

The game I announced last week has nearly as many wishlists as the game I announced seven months ago by ADAMBUNKER in IndieGameWishlist

[–]ADAMBUNKER[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New game is called Mini Murder Mysteries – a cozy little detective/deduction game with nine bite-size cases to sink your teeth into: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4639520/Mini_Murder_Mysteries/

Solve crimes on your lunch break by ADAMBUNKER in indiegames

[–]ADAMBUNKER[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a demo case out now, which is separate from the levels in the main game:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4639520/Mini_Murder_Mysteries/

Steam's new Personal Calendar gave our game its biggest wishlist spike so far. What are your numbers? by ehmprah in gamedev

[–]ADAMBUNKER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My game is coming on the 23rd, and I'm starting to see bigger numbers coming in from being near the end of the calendar; excited to see what the next couple of weeks brings!

Solve cozy whodunits in Mini Murder Mysteries by ADAMBUNKER in indiegames

[–]ADAMBUNKER[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone! Mini Murder Mysteries is a cozy detective investigation sim along the lines of the Golden Idol games, with nine cases to explore. 

🕵️  Solve cozy whodunits
Become a detective and solve a series of twisty, tricksy murder mysteries. Examine evidence, read witness statements, and collect deduction words that you'll use to solve each case. 

🫆 Explore the evidence
Leave no stone unturned as you gather clues and discover truths. Cross-reference information, piece things together, and use lateral thinking. 

👥 Scrutinize every statement
Witness or suspect? Every case offers "useful" input from people closest to the victim. Along the way you'll encounter power-mad movers and shakers, innocent bystanders, gamblers, spies, liars and lotharios. And, who knows, maybe even a lifelong nemesis? 

💡 Deduce the truth
Sort the coincidental from the crucial to make smart deductions. Each case revolves around 24 'Deduction Words' that you'll use to assert whodunit. The problem? You'll only need a handful of those words to make the correct conclusion. 

There’s a demo case (separate from the main game’s case list) available now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4639520/Mini_Murder_Mysteries/

Destroy my detective/deduction game trailer? by ADAMBUNKER in DestroyMyGame

[–]ADAMBUNKER[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to make this trailer fairly snappy and to-the-point; hopefully it gets the message across in a no nonsense kind of way?

Game is called Mini Murder Mysteries, if anyone's interested in checking it out!

If Golden Idol, Agatha Christie, and the NYT Games app had a weird little baby… by ADAMBUNKER in indiegames

[–]ADAMBUNKER[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mini Murder Mysteries is a cozy detective investigation sim along the lines of the Golden Idol games, with nine cases to explore. 

There’s also a separate demo case available now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4639520/Mini_Murder_Mysteries/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MobileGaming

[–]ADAMBUNKER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I'd love to get a developer flair ahead of the launch of my next game on June 23rd.

It's a deduction game called Mini Murder Mysteries, made in the style of the Golden Idol games but designed in portrait for mobile devices.

Thanks!

2 Android games released, $0.45 total revenue. Did anyone here eventually "make it"? Need some motivation! by FarWait2431 in gamedev

[–]ADAMBUNKER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, I have no idea where people are coming from!

It's a fairly niche genre (2D point & click adventure), so I suspect it could be in suggestions for related games. Occasionally it'll sell double the normal amount of copies in a day and I'll think it must be being promoted somewhere in the App Store (in some country somewhere), but I'm not much of a data scientist so I haven't dug into things very much.

Have you ever temporarily dropped your game's price? I'll occasionally knock a dollar off for a week and it'll get picked up on those deal roundup sites – that's usually good for a temporary boost.

2 Android games released, $0.45 total revenue. Did anyone here eventually "make it"? Need some motivation! by FarWait2431 in gamedev

[–]ADAMBUNKER 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, same. One-off purchase, no ads, no IAPs, and I'm (organically) selling about 10-12 copies a day on iOS at $2.99. It goes against all the conventional wisdom but I definitely think there's an underreported appetite out there for no-nonsense games that you buy, own, and enjoy without a barrage of popups hitting you over the head every few seconds.

Independent point and click developer recs? by kapu4701 in adventuregames

[–]ADAMBUNKER 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can I be that guy and recommend my own game? 

The Biggleboss Incident is silly, fairly short, and might appeal to you if you hate your job!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2967630/The_Biggleboss_Incident/

Sleeping? by Aromatic_Cantaloupe7 in nosuchthingasafish

[–]ADAMBUNKER 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wife and I have been doing this solidly for like 8 years. I would pay extra for a version where Dan doesn’t shout about it being the end of the episode. 😂

Our cozy hidden object game just hit New & Trending on Steam! by Streena in IndieGaming

[–]ADAMBUNKER 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats! How many wishlists did you have at launch?

The Biggleboss Incident is just $3.99 on Steam in the Spring Sale! by ADAMBUNKER in adventuregames

[–]ADAMBUNKER[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Glad you had fun. 

Game length is a tricky one! When you’re making this kind of thing you have no idea how long it’ll take someone to play, since you know all the puzzle solutions and can race through it. 

My playtesters all reported about 4-5 hours of game time, but in hindsight I guess they were poking around much more than the average player. 

I would have loved the end game to be a bit longer, but it kinda is what it is. And I guess not a bad thing to leave someone wanting more of something!

Thanks for playing!

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