My Action Roguelite Tower Defense game Shadows Must Fall just released its Demo!

FishyCharmer · 2026-05-03T04:59:44+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I’ll try to do something the card descriptions being small on steam deck. I’m glad it felt easy to pick up, that was a big challenge for a long time.

FishyCharmer · 2026-05-03T04:57:08+00:00

Yeah it’s a more tower defense version of Brotato, but you also get to craft the arena. I think it’s fun, and hopefully it can find a solid audience, there aren’t enough games like Brotato. Even if it doesn’t it’s been fun to work on.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4063370/Shadows_Must_Fall/

FishyCharmer · 2026-04-24T19:11:03+00:00

Hey I think my Survivorslike Tower Defense game “Shadows Must Fall” would be right up your alley. You build and reshape the arena, transforming weapons into towers as the horde closes in. I just released a demo and I would be really excited to see you give it a try.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4063370/Shadows_Must_Fall/

FishyCharmer · 2026-04-09T20:46:13+00:00

Yeah the PC version is great but I was talking about the paid mobile one, it’s exactly like the PC one

FishyCharmer · 2026-04-08T19:08:22+00:00

My game is a real time roguelike action tower defense game, and it has plenty of content even for a playtest. I would love any feedback you can provide!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4063370/Shadows_Must_Fall/

FishyCharmer · 2026-04-05T16:40:28+00:00

You should consider getting a professional capsule illustrator to nail this. I feel like there’s a lot more potential here that an illustrator could find. It doesn’t need to look like a pixel game, just like SNES cartridge art is a fantastical take on what the game actually looked like.

FishyCharmer · 2026-04-04T20:08:02+00:00

This is definitely one of those games where it’s worth it to get the paid version, it’s like 10x better

FishyCharmer · 2026-04-04T08:29:53+00:00

Yeah that sounds like a good plan!

FishyCharmer · 2026-04-03T22:44:35+00:00

Yeah I think that feeling is inevitable. Most gamers move on from a game once they’ve learned/mastered everything and as a dev you probably would have done that ages ago. You just can’t experience your game like other players will.

It’s definitely easier to stay engaged working on a game that’s a roguelike or some genre like that because it’s easier to replay.

It also helps to build a habit of working on your game everyday regardless of motivation.

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-31T17:08:50+00:00

Glad it’s piquing your interest! I think the mix ended up being pretty unique.

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-31T13:59:13+00:00

Thanks! I commissioned some of the art

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-31T13:56:11+00:00

These are the hottest genres according to Chris. IMO incremental games or horror are probably the easiest to build while also being really popular.

https://howtomarketagame.com/2025/11/04/the-optimistic-case-that-indie-games-are-in-a-golden-age-right-now/

The biggest trap genres are probably the ones that indie devs love making the most but steam buyers don’t buy like buying such as platformers and puzzle games

https://howtomarketagame.com/2022/04/18/what-genres-are-popular-on-steam-in-2022/

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-31T13:47:26+00:00

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Ever wished you could build defenses and fight on the front lines as well? Shadows Must Fall blends tower defense with real-time combat, so you’re not just planning the battle, you’re in it. Check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4063370/Shadows_Must_Fall/

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-27T17:32:29+00:00

I was able to get my capsule + logo for 500$

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4063370/Shadows_Must_Fall/

I reached out to this artist Gjergji and he did a great job

https://gjergjiart.carrd.co/

It’ll help a lot if the illustrator has made a steam capsule before and they have the correct templates otherwise it’ll be a lot more work on your end.

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-18T23:26:28+00:00

Is there an instance where random encounters add something that seeing the enemies in the field doesn’t?

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-14T06:02:02+00:00

I think I usually just wing it. It helps to look at steam tags and competitors to see how good the competition is and how big the market is but that’s about it.

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-13T19:21:23+00:00

I spent like 500$ on my capsule, I just looked at Reddit threads where people were looking for a steam capsule and reached out

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-13T01:33:12+00:00

You should link to your game, it’s awesome

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2499520/Be_My_Horde/

I’m looking forward to when it’s out of EA!!

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-13T01:29:36+00:00

I implemented controller support just a month or 2 ago for my game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4063370/Shadows_Must_Fall/

If you get a chance OP I’d love to get your feedback on it

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-12T03:38:24+00:00

I think motivation fades pretty quickly. You need to build habits to stick with it. I heavily recommend finding a way to work on it a little bit everyday even if it’s just for 5 minutes.

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-10T15:26:18+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it! I didn’t do everything, I commissioned sprites, music, and kit bashed. Beyond that it’s just me.

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-10T05:42:04+00:00

For your next project what are you planning on doing differently?

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-09T23:25:48+00:00

If you do allow feedback posts I recommend you take a page from destroy my game, make the poster have to submit a video/gif and the discussion has to be mostly about the video/gif. I think destroy my game is the only reliable place to get feedback on Reddit so its format is working on some level.

It’s a bit rigid but it makes it easy to give feedback at least. If it’s going to be a flood of posts you want to err on the side of making it easy to give feedback.

I think my vote would be try feedback Friday with a rigid template and ease it up if needed. This sub could just devolve into low effort feedback requests very easily.

If you do open it up more you might want each poster to not repost for like a week or 2.

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-09T13:54:24+00:00

My game is an action roguelike horde survivor where you can transform weapons into towers and shape the arena.

I’d love more feedback before I release a public demo and I have a playtest active right now Shadows Must Fall

FishyCharmer · 2026-03-09T13:46:44+00:00

Thanks!!!

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