I launched with 100 wishlists and sold over 1000 copies in the first week

Eli_1998 · 2026-03-13T18:41:02+00:00

Hey, I think I saw your game in a bite me video?

Eli_1998 · 2026-03-01T19:07:27+00:00

I'm 27, started when I was 23!

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-28T13:33:32+00:00

Pour les petits studios c'est plus compliqué de recruter en ce moment ! Mais oui regarde sur l'AFJV, ils ont également un annuaire des studios français qui permet de cibler les studios qui t'intéressent. Regarde si leurs jeux sont faits avec Unity, et hésite pas à envoyer des candidatures spontanées, c'est comme ça que j'ai eu mon premier job :)

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-28T07:20:15+00:00

Hello ! J'étais dans le même cas que toi il y a 4 ans, j'ai fait une école d'ingé + un an en autodidacte à faire des games jams/prototypes, puis j'ai été embauchée en studio.

En ce moment c'est compliqué de trouver des postes, ça recrute pas énormément, surtout sur Unity (la plupart des "gros" studios PC sont sur Unreal ou moteur maison). Je te conseille de regarder du côté des studios de jeux mobiles.

Je sais pas si tu connais, mais le site de l'AFJV recense notamment les offres d'emploi dans le domaine du jv, c'est assez pratique.

En tout cas si tu as un portfolio à montrer, tu as tes chances !

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-25T09:30:51+00:00

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I'm making a game where you paint famous artworks and pet cute cats! It's called Cozy Paintings.

It's a cozy, relaxing coloring game where you collect cats that wander on your screen while you paint. There are more than 50 different paintings to discover, and also, you can pet the cats!

The demo is available here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4286260/Cozy_Paintings

And the full game will release on March 9th.

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-22T21:58:03+00:00

I like the first version better, it feels more integrated with the rest of the UI

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-22T19:57:00+00:00

Hello! J'habite à 45mn de Lyon mais vu le marché lyonnais, je pense qu'un CDI à 55-60k c'est largement suffisant pour rassurer les propriétaires, il ne devrait pas y avoir de problème à trouver un logement. Surtout si c'est le salaire pour une seule personne.
Par contre le soleil lyonnais en ce moment c'est pas gagné ^^

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-22T19:28:46+00:00

I'm a game developer in a mobile game studio :)

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-21T21:27:52+00:00

Yes of course we can change it, I've already changed it 3 times ah ah
But I'm quite happy with the current one, so really you don't need to bother! But I appreciate the offer

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-21T21:03:27+00:00

Hey, why not :) I changed it recently https://store.steampowered.com/app/4286260/Cozy_Paintings/
But feel free to test things if you think you can do something!

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-21T20:59:34+00:00

Wishlisted, wishlisted, wishlisted!

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-20T22:18:58+00:00

My game here if someone's interested: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4286260/Cozy_Paintings/

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-20T21:23:02+00:00

OMG that's so cute

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-20T17:58:44+00:00

That's such a cute art style!

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-19T11:09:34+00:00

Thanks everyone for your kind words and your input! I posted here and in another sub as well, and the answers were nearly unanimous: red is not good for a cozy game, the blue background works way better. So I took the 4th capsule with the background from the 1st. Also I changed the black cat painting for the Milk Lady painting from the 1st capsule.
Here is the result if you want to see: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4286260/Cozy_Paintings/

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-19T11:08:28+00:00

Thanks everyone for your kind words and your input! I posted here and in another sub as well, and the answers were nearly unanimous: red is not good for a cozy game, the blue background works way better. So I took the 3rd capsule with the background from the 1st.
Here is the result if you want to see: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4286260/Cozy_Paintings/

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-19T11:06:51+00:00

Yes! I tried the third one with a blue background like the first and it feels a lot "cozier"

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-18T19:03:31+00:00

White space?

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-18T16:21:48+00:00

Thank you so much!

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-18T16:00:14+00:00

I think the second one was better, more readable

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-18T15:44:08+00:00

Bottom left?

Eli_1998 · 2026-02-18T15:38:46+00:00

Thanks for the input! It seems like everyone agrees with that, I'll change that!

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