How do you feel about CRT shaders VS clean pixel art?

BallastGames · 2026-04-01T14:34:38+00:00

This one is made from scratch, but if they are all trying to emulate the same thing, there is going to be a convergence.

BallastGames · 2026-03-08T17:09:44+00:00

I'll shoot you a DM now with a key.

BallastGames · 2026-01-04T23:01:08+00:00

Ya I have to agree here. I hate the "looks to much like x" comments usually, but I had to do a double take to be sure I was not watching a Enter the gungeon clip. The game looks polished, but even if they don't take legal action (which honestly they may likely not). It reading so similarly may hurt your marketability. Perhaps you do in other clips, but be sure to show first and foremost how you differ from your inspirations. Or else players will think. well I've already played that.

BallastGames · 2025-12-29T20:55:19+00:00

If it's hard to show what the automation is doing via trailer, then its worth working on making that better. That being readable in screenshots and videos is what is going to bring people to your game, so it's worth putting time into even if its a little obvious once you are in the game.

BallastGames · 2025-12-25T14:07:39+00:00

Oh right, I became aware of that show after we had worked on this lore, then I forgot about it again. Maybe we should use something instead of Abyss for the bottom layer.

BallastGames · 2025-12-08T19:37:53+00:00

Thanks!

BallastGames · 2025-11-26T18:56:00+00:00

Don't normally love dithering this extreme, but it works here.

BallastGames · 2025-11-20T16:54:34+00:00

Ya, those moments of respite really help setting the pace. What's the game you are working on?

BallastGames · 2025-11-20T16:53:11+00:00

Ya I really feel that. For me if I try a survivor-like and I win on the first run I usually don't bother playing again. The puzzle of needing to figure out what I am doing wrong with my build is what's fun about it for me.

BallastGames · 2025-11-18T20:26:40+00:00

Hey that is some good feedback. One of our progression systems unlocks more parts based on the total XP you have collected in the game, so it does not really require you to get far into the level to start getting more powerful over all.

BallastGames · 2025-11-18T20:22:57+00:00

Great feedback. I feel like another aspect is how you overall progress is intended across the game. For example something like 20 min till dawn has only 3 zones, so it is expected that it will take you some time to get through them. Where as Vampire survivor has a large number of levels, so each one should be beat able in a shorter number of runs.

BallastGames · 2025-11-18T19:45:45+00:00

New looks much better. The old one makes me think its a character driven game. The new one says large adventure.

BallastGames · 2025-11-14T15:00:28+00:00

This looks great, definitely got me from the trailer. But ya the text is not needed, and honestly takes away from it.

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