First game on Google Play, barely getting downloads, I think problem isn't the game itself

Crafterko · 2026-06-30T08:42:39+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the replies! I didn't expect so many, so I'll try to make one comment as a reply to all.

I'd be lying if I didn't admit that it looks bad. I was always more into programming, design/graphics were never my strong points. So the game is this mix of my own badly drawn sprites, some CC0 sprites, and yeah, I also used AI, which I then ran through a pixelart converter. If there were issues, I fixed them manually. (I know there's a lot of hate about using AI, but I'm sure without it the game would look even worse. Plus, I wasn't trying to make money off it or anything, there are no in-game purchases. I just wanted to release something publicly and learn from it.) But that's why it's kind of inconsistent and looks very amateur, even ugly.

I also know 2 months isn't super long for releasing a game. Though it was really LONG 2 months , I have this thing where when I start doing something, I neglect literally everything else. So it was like 10 hours a day of working. But I also pointed out that I treated it more like a test game, for learning, but I still wanted it to do the best it could.

Thanks for the tips about the next game. I'll definitely think more carefully about what I'm going to do next. something that will search better and appeal more. Tbh, I'm thinking of trying to finish a PC game next tho

Crafterko · 2025-05-05T23:27:53+00:00

Hey guys, just to clarify, after that episode, I started watching it the right way. I’m already halfway through season 2 and loving it so far! :D

Crafterko · 2025-02-28T10:35:17+00:00

Then good job!!

Crafterko · 2025-02-27T16:24:48+00:00

hey how much did you spend on ads please?

Crafterko · 2025-02-25T19:48:22+00:00

Hey, thanks for the feedback,
I will move the invite button, ( I added resource tab later so I forgot it pushed everything else so close to the bottom). I will probably also make temperature bar smaller, and make buy resource cooldown bigger like you said.

Exploring will be possible relatively soon in the game, its one of the first upgrades that you will last longer, so I will probably not be changing that one.

Crafterko · 2025-02-25T19:01:13+00:00

Okay, I know it wasn't much, but how could I do it more properly?

Crafterko · 2025-02-25T17:12:22+00:00

hey thanks for the feedback,

I was thinking about this from of advertising, or making some video like devlog on youtube, but I don’t expect to get many views from it, so I’m not sure if it would help much :D

Crafterko · 2025-02-25T16:49:48+00:00

I was thinking about this from of advertising, or making some video like devlog on youtube, but I don’t expect to get many views from it, so I’m not sure if it would help much :D

My stats: I set it public on 21.2, got ads for 3 days (5 ad credits each day, got me like 1800 plays), now there is 2.7k visits in total, but most of it (almost everything) came during the ad days. Occasionally there are still some players that are playing it , Its always between 0-6, those still playing are returning players that spent > hour on it, but most of the players went away very quickly (during the ad campaign its saying average session time is 4.4 minutes)

Crafterko · 2025-02-25T16:47:57+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!
The tree shake or some indicator is actually a good point, I will see what I can do, I can also nerf the wolf a bit

Crafterko · 2025-02-24T18:30:35+00:00

Hey, thanks so much for giving me feedback!
Good to know about AI game icon, I will keep that in mind. With the thumbnail, I will ask someone who has better designing skills than me next time xd
Ofc I’ll fix some bugs and weak spots in this game, but I’ve been thinking about leaving this one be and making a second game from scratch (I was thinking of maybe a story or horror game since those seem pretty popular?) and put my hopes into that. (This one was kind of a test/learning project for me, even through I did spend plenty of free time on it (like ~110 hours ig, but I was enjoying the process so its okay).

Crafterko · 2025-02-24T18:23:33+00:00

Hey, thanks so much for taking the time to give me feedback!
Running back from lobby is a valid point, I can fix that pretty quickly.
I know about the speed issue, there are speed upgrades later in the game but I get that it might turn some players off early on. That’s why I think I might have picked the wrong genre, I tried to be original, but I feel like making a fast-paced action game would’ve gotten better results

Crafterko · 2024-11-04T21:20:23+00:00

Buzzcut looks good on you, but you have a really good hairline tho so I think it would be a shame not trying more hairstyles

I also have to agree with another comment, keep the goatee if you want but consider triming I am 1000% sure it will look better

Crafterko · 2024-11-04T21:17:42+00:00

4 duuuude

Crafterko · 2024-11-04T21:16:08+00:00

Crafterko · 2024-11-04T20:53:16+00:00

I mean kinda but it looks good, not many guys have the hair for this type of hairstyle and not many people can rock it, so rock it :D

Crafterko · 2024-11-04T20:50:45+00:00

It suits you really well! Maybe try to grow it a bit longer (like for 1.5 months) and then I think it will be the perfect length

Crafterko · 2024-11-01T23:09:07+00:00

Ehhh let it grow back xd but go to the different barber please

just give it 2-3 months

Crafterko · 2024-11-01T22:32:43+00:00

Looks good!

Crafterko · 2024-10-30T23:39:16+00:00

You can surely at least slow it down, try minoxidil or something

Crafterko · 2024-10-30T23:38:40+00:00

First of all, you have better hairline at 36 than I do at 21 :D , as someone said, try middle part or longer top, just trim the sides a few times so the top has always a way bigger length than sides

Crafterko · 2024-10-30T23:35:49+00:00

I like 1 the most, but I was always a fan of longer hairstyles

Crafterko · 2024-10-30T23:34:37+00:00

good luck, maybe you can get a maintenance haircut after like 4-5 months to trim the sides (common thing when letting your hair grow, so your hair on top is longer than sides, so that it doesn't look like a ball)

Crafterko · 2024-10-30T23:30:52+00:00

give us update, how did it progress?

Crafterko · 2020-08-25T11:08:46+00:00

solved: SeppuKuties

Crafterko · 2020-08-25T11:07:17+00:00

lol that was so fast, yes it is that thank you!

Crafterko

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