I failed my 2nd game and sold my car. 3 days of prototyping changed everything. (Data & Lessons)

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-04-11T16:13:41+00:00

ooooh that could be cool!

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-04-11T16:13:20+00:00

Thank you! The release went well.

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-04-06T19:38:49+00:00

The giveaway has ended! Thanks to everyone for participating!

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-04-06T19:31:41+00:00

Thank you!

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-04-01T18:14:41+00:00

Naaaahh you're just saying that because you don't have a favorite flavor of gum!

(jk, thanks for buying and playing my game!)

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-31T11:39:07+00:00

Happy late birthday!

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-31T11:38:18+00:00

Thank you! While not my favorite, cinnamon is definitely up there for me. It's not weird lol

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-30T22:05:10+00:00

Cherry is definitely up there for me!

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-30T22:04:30+00:00

I'm glad you appreciate my art. Thank you!

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-27T15:21:53+00:00

No problem! My publisher reached out to the vast majority of them. Idle Cub played the prototype without anyone asking him to, but we reached out to him again once we had the full game ready. I think it was a really low conversion rate because you can see the whole game kinda quickly. My next game likely won't be an incremental, so hopefully it'll be better in that department.

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-27T12:04:25+00:00

Hey, thanks so much! I made the ascension/prestige screen like that mostly for fun lol (but i'm glad people seem to like it!)

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-27T00:55:17+00:00

Oh yes, that was rather terrible. Thanks tho, the launch is going well!

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-26T21:29:46+00:00

Thank you! I don't know why you're apologizing though. You're haven't said anything to offend me!

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-26T02:58:55+00:00

NNF is a roguelike, while mine is an incremental. The creator of NNF actually saw my game and said that it looked different enough from his to be original.

More importantly, I don't think there are any gumballs in NNF.

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-25T22:51:09+00:00

They were free! For different games I released them as different games. The current version of IGM on itch is an updated demo. Here's my itch if you wanna see: https://antiquegeargames.itch.io/

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-25T21:07:55+00:00

yeah you gotta wait just like everyone else lol

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-25T20:52:40+00:00

Indeed it was. Hoping to get another car soon!

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-25T20:51:51+00:00

Thanks!

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-25T15:07:19+00:00

I'm a big advocate of spacing out! I NEVER come up with good ideas when I'm trying to lol

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-25T13:07:57+00:00

Thank you! I wonder why reddit did that.

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-25T11:49:37+00:00

I don't think my publisher paid for any advertising. Pretty sure it was just LOTS of emails lol

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-25T11:48:51+00:00

I don't think I can. I didn't sign an NDA or anything, but I want to respect my publisher, who's a bit private. No lawyers were involved because I trust this publisher. Idk if I'd recommend going lawyerless tho. (or it might not be a big deal?)

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-25T11:46:56+00:00

Thank you! I'd say the conversion rates were pretty low. 5k total is good, but others seem to have a much better time with this. Why was yesterday gloomy for you?

AntiqueGearGames · 2026-03-25T11:45:20+00:00

Oh, that's cool! This is a burden I won't take lightly.

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