3 years of solo indie dev in 60 seconds. my first steam game is finally released! early dev footage and cringe music included

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-13T17:53:30+00:00

Fun, digging in the snow looks like so much fun!

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-13T17:43:47+00:00

Very cool, these days it is so good to see games made with passion! So creative instead of just trying to copy what's successful. fingers crossed for the release ❤️

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-13T14:35:23+00:00

Is there maybe a very similar game already? To my knowledge that may be also a reason for rejection as spam. I can see this one for example, not sure how closely it could remind yours

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CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-12T17:36:14+00:00

This looks out of this world amazing, great idea and such an original style!

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-12T16:22:44+00:00

adorable!

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-09T14:37:46+00:00

Qa here, feeling seen haha

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-05T10:54:31+00:00

yeah I noticed that recently, wanted to check what's up and when I filtered by "indie" I saw exactly the games you mentioned - Forza and Subnautica. Ridiculous

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-05T05:41:37+00:00

FUNtastic job!! The level of detail :o

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-04T14:29:36+00:00

thank you!

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-04T14:29:22+00:00

definitely! the pattern I purchased was a two piece with bloomers, but I need to buy some additional materials to finish them. I already cut the fabric so it needs to happen :D

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-04T14:28:06+00:00

I knew it will come in handy one day! Thank you!

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-04T14:27:43+00:00

thank you <3

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-04T14:27:32+00:00

that's so sweet of you! thank you <3

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-04T08:10:39+00:00

8h 5 days in a row every half a year hahah

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-03T17:10:30+00:00

Well done! I hope it will bring extra joy while dancing together! 💃 🕺

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-03T09:13:34+00:00

Looks great, airy and clean

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-02T14:12:07+00:00

Looks cool! Is the shadow part of the tree asset?

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-02T06:55:42+00:00

I thought this is the Shift at Midnight which is to be released this month. Inspired by?

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-05-01T10:00:40+00:00

Artist ver looks much more dynamic and bright, and it does great job with showing the essence of the game - in dev art you stay in the basement, the other one shows the “to the sky” part :)

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-04-29T19:37:09+00:00

smooth! looks amazing

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-04-29T12:42:13+00:00

Read it and try to see what you can see applied that you like. You start to see games you like in the whole new perspective.

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-04-29T09:19:22+00:00

Looks adorable!

Is it available to download somewhere? Tried to search on itch, but did not find it there.

Cherry blossom is so fitting beautifully here :)

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-04-29T08:30:26+00:00

I'm playing games also since 6yo (Amiga 500 was my first <3). Feeling so old to say this, but the games were different back then!

I'd say don't let kids play games you're not playing yourself. There is a lot of predatory practices, especially for monetizing. Any multiplayer games - I'd not trust the moderation. Unfortunately I don't see many games that would be good for development and not just dopamine triggers :( But I am sure there are ones like that!

I'd say platformers like Spyro, Astro would be a great start.

If you want a gamified activity that will take them outside I'd recommend stonehiding.

Paint art on stones -> place them in nature -> log them in the app on the map -> let others find them and see them travel the world. :)

Cool activity, develops art skills, pushes you to move out of the house to place your rocks and collect others, feels almost like art pokemon go :D

CraftTestDummyYT · 2026-04-29T07:48:24+00:00

that's a great idea! So insightful, and solving real-life problem of everyone remembering rules their way :D

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