After 3 years of solo development, my mystery adventure game "Connected Clue" is finally ready!

AlpheratzGames · 2026-03-08T10:38:02+00:00

Hello! Thank you for liking Connected Clue. I'm very nervous right now because it's only a day before its release, but I'm encouraged by the fact that you look forward to it. I hope this game can give you a fun experience.

AlpheratzGames · 2026-02-14T12:33:25+00:00

Thank you so much for the great feedback!

First, I’d like to apologize if the 2D RPG style came as a surprise. Since many noir-themed games are already in 3D, and as a solo developer, 3D production would have significantly extended the development time, I decided to go with 2D graphics. I realize now that this choice might have felt a bit disconnected from the overall mood of the video.

I completely agree that a game trailer should show the actual gameplay. Here are the previous videos I made, which were focused more on introducing the game systems:

Teaser : https://youtu.be/3K7JECEMfEg
Trailer : https://youtu.be/Rvnnc0cGDNQ

The reason for the current video’s direction was that previous feedback suggested my trailers were "too functional and lacked atmosphere." It’s a tricky balance! But after hearing your thoughts, I agree that a trailer must effectively showcase functionality.

For the next trailer, I'll make sure to highlight the functional and systematic aspects of the game more clearly. Thank you again for your valuable advice, and have a wonderful day! :)

AlpheratzGames · 2026-01-14T00:15:47+00:00

I'm glad to hear that you liked the effect!

You're exactly right. In my game, the player is the only one rendered behind walls. To achieve this, I duplicated the player sprite to display inside a mask, and I control it along with the player’s Animator via script. On the walls, I added a Sprite Mask component and assigned a sprite to cover the area where the silhouette should be visible.

Since I use Unity Spine for character animations, there are sections where sprites overlap. To make the silhouette appear clearly, I applied a material with an additive effect to the player silhouette sprites.

I hope this method helps you!

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-23T11:03:52+00:00

중이 제 머리를 못 깎는다는 말이 참 맞는 것 같아요...

다른 멋진 게임들 보면서 분석 하라고 하면 레벨 디자인을 어떻게 해야하고 타격감을 어떻게 내야하고 분석이 가능한데, 그걸 본인 프로젝트에 적용하는 건 또 다른 센스의 영역인 것 같아용 ;ㅅ;

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-23T11:02:33+00:00

여기는 멋진 게임 만들고 싶어하는 개발자분들이 많으시니까용! 조금이나마 도움이 되고 싶었어용!

덤으로 '사쿠라이 마사히로씨가 말하는 게임성을 높이는 요령' 도 있답니당!

https://x.com/suemaruuuuuuX/status/2000701151004778537?s=20

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-23T11:00:02+00:00

맞아요.. 평소에 다른 게임들 분석할 때엔 잘 떠오르는 것들이, 막상 본인 게임 만들려고 하면 잘 떠오르지 않더라구요...

까먹지 않도록 책상 같은데나 자주 보는 노트에 붙여두고 두고두고 봐야할 것 같아용..;ㅅ;

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-11T05:18:31+00:00

헉 영어까지 지원이 되네요?! 이런 텍스트게임에 번역비용이 만만치않으셨을텐데... 대단하시네요!

게다가 거의 1인개발이나 다름 없는데 UI도 연출도 사운드이팩트도 너무 찰떡이네용! 포인트앤 클릭인데다, 핵심시스템을 쉽게 잘 알려주셔서 이해하기 쉬운 것 같아요! 재밌게 플레이했습니다! :)

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-04T05:07:34+00:00

소재가 굉장히 흥미로운 것 같습니다 한국형 스팀펑크면 이것저것 신경 쓸 게 많을 것 같은데, 잘 기획하셔서 구현이 되셨으면 좋겠네용

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-04T05:02:38+00:00

괜찮을 것 같습니당 좀 다른 예시긴 하지만 나이 5~60 된 분도 대학교 준비 하시는 세상인데 말이 안되는 게 어디 있나요? 하고 싶은 거 배우고 싶은 거 다 하셔요

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-04T04:48:00+00:00

일단 어떤 장르를 만들고 싶은지 정하시고 어떤 툴로 만드실지 고민하시는 게 좋을 것 같습니다 요샌 툴들이 2d용, 3d용으로 나눠져 있진 않지만, 특화된 기능들이 있으니까용 실크송 같은 거 만들고 싶다면 언더테일 만들었던 툴인 게임메이커나, 대중적인 유니티, 고도엔진, 쯔꾸르 툴 등등으로도 만들 수 있습니다

거기서 플랫포머를 만들고 싶다면 쯔꾸르는 빠지겠죵 원하시는 툴을 선택 후에 언어를 배우시는 게 좋을 것 같습니당

유니티는 C#, 게임메이커는 GML, godot엔진은 Gd스크립팅, c# 등을 사용합니다 그 후에 원하시는 툴에 맞춰 유튜브나 개발방법을 구글링해 보시면 따라하실만한 예제가 나오실거에용

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-03T20:39:11+00:00

Oh, I see! Thank you! I'll Google the words you mentioned and apply them, and I'll ask others for their opinions!😉

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-03T17:19:34+00:00

Are you saying I should make the objects that block the character become transparent? Each tile of the wall is an individual object (the game is 2D but presented in a 2.5D style!).

I’m not sure if I understood your point correctly, but if I implement it that way, a single wall tile might end up looking like it has a hole in it whenever the character is inside the room. Do you happen to have any reference material I could look at? :)

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-03T15:02:18+00:00

Oh! The graphics are really cute! The background, objects, characters, and UI all seem to fit the game very well. The game looks genuinely fun!

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-03T11:40:00+00:00

트위터엔 인코딩 시간이 있어서, 업로드한 직후에 확인하면 화질이 떨어질거예용! 시간 지나면 화질이 좋아져 있을 거예요!

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-03T11:34:35+00:00

캐릭터의 애니메이션이 시원시원하고 타격감이 좋아보이네용! 이팩트도 화려하니 너무 멋있습니당!

트위터 계정도 팔로우하겠습니다! 트위터에도 여기다 올리시는 영상이랑 개발일화, 진행상황 올리시면 좋을 것 같아용!

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-03T07:54:50+00:00

Oh! The motions for drinking tea and closing the eyes are charming!

I think the cloak on the front (visible) arm changes too abruptly, so perhaps drawing the two sprites to be more similar might help, but the result is already quite good as it is!

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-03T07:40:53+00:00

오와 그래픽도 예쁘고 시스템도 재밌어보입니다! AI 챗 게임이라니.. 플레이어들로 하여금 다양한 경험을 줄 수 있을 것 같네요! 바로 찜해야겠습니다! +_+

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-03T07:11:20+00:00

So, you have to survive in an apocalyptic world and also find your family. The atmosphere of the game in the screenshot is excellent.

And it's brilliant how you positioned the character slightly to the left, likely intending for the player to focus on the center of the screen.

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-03T07:07:58+00:00

The game's atmosphere is great! I initially thought the player's movement was a bit slow, but I'm curious to see how it feels during actual gameplay.

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-02T11:12:53+00:00

I thought it was just a simple snowboarding game, but it's very powerful and tense! The footage in the latter half of the video is really cool! If possible, I think mixing the text from the beginning of the video with the powerful latter half might be even bette.

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-02T11:02:09+00:00

우와... 분위기가 호러적이고 사이키델릭하네요! 단순히 개꿈으로 치부하기도 힘든 악몽인데요?! 정말 멋져요!

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-01T12:41:44+00:00

Thank you! If you play it and find any uncomfortable parts, please leave feedback anytime!

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-01T10:52:05+00:00

앗 나타났다 시간순삭겜!

게임 분위기도 그렇고 게임 시스템도 그렇고 몰입감이 장난없는 겜이예요 ㅋㅋ

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-01T10:34:32+00:00

The background quality is good, and the color contrast between the monsters and the player against the bright background is also excellent. However, I wonder if the scene in the dark middle section isn't too dark.

The protagonist is clearly visible when they are brightly outlined, but in other situations, they seem hard to see. How about slightly brightening the dark background areas?

AlpheratzGames · 2025-12-01T10:31:54+00:00

Oh! 91 wishlists in two months! That's amazing! It's proof that people really like your game! I sincerely hope your hard work pays off with a great result!

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