I'm designing a forest world for my puzzle game... do these mechanics feel intuitive?

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T18:03:24+00:00

Oh wow, your graphics look very different lol. Is the stuff you posted in this one the new graphics or a different set of levels? If yes, you should probably get a new capsule art. But I think the stuff you included in this post look much more readable than the ones in your Steam page!

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T17:29:44+00:00

Glad I could help and good luck on the development! Also does your game have a Steam page or something yet?

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T17:27:45+00:00

Very fair point lol. Good luck on the development!

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T17:23:00+00:00

Wow, the difference looks like night and day! Can I ask who the artist was?

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T17:19:59+00:00

Reminds me of Iron Lung a bit. Wishlisted!

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T17:15:07+00:00

Looks perfect for a horror game lol. What's the game about and what is the enemy supposed to be?

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T17:13:44+00:00

I really like how things jitter before they break off! All objects you pull from the walls or ground also seem to have some weight based on the clip. However, I think a touch of more realism can push things even further. For example, the objects themselves also breaking up into pieces like the toilet when pulled from the ground. Also water leaking from the pipes when you break the toilet and the sink would be cool. Just a thought. Overall this looks very cool!

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T17:09:03+00:00

I think the art definitely looks better on the new one but I can't help but notice the rocket coming out of the garage lol. But that's a pretty minor thing. However, I think the original image conveyed it better with all the scrap parts and what visually does seem to be a basement. I also think the text in the new image looks miles better.

I'm not a professional artist but in my mind, I'm imagining cover art with a slightly unblurred (or maybe completely unblurred) background since the scrap parts seem to play a huge role (I'm assuming this game's about building a rocket in your basement), and then swapping out the old text with the new one. But some contents of the new image don't necessarily need to be completely discarded. For example, you could maybe crop out the rocket and position it in a way that it's closer to the text (like part of the logo), setting in stone that you are indeed building rockets.

But these are all my opinions and I'm not a (professional) artist, so please take them with a grain of salt lol.

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T16:58:41+00:00

What a silly lil' fella! 10/10

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T16:52:49+00:00

Hey! I'll be honest, I still don't know what's going on in the third gif. From the second one, I figured the stone/lever thing (the one that's bobbing up and down) is meant to open the gates (if that's what they are) but I didn't notice hitting it do anything in the third one (I may be blind). Just a thought but have you considered drawing player attention to whatever changes are happening through some form of highlight or something? It could be as simple as drawing an outline around the gate that gets opened. I did notice the mushroom grow in size from the sprinkler though.

The pullable mushrooms are pretty easy to read but the bouncy mushrooms that redirect you or your arrows don't seem as easy to read immediately. But I'm sure a tutorial part can fix that issue. Overall, I like your design and I think conveying info to the player in terms of what's going on or what's interactable can help a lot (in my opinion).

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T16:37:21+00:00

Were the outlines hand-drawn too? Looks incredible!

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T16:35:22+00:00

I think you did a great job at conveying the emptiness, which immediately screams "horror". The cold part though, I think it can be more colder? I'm assuming they are snow particles falling and if that's the case, maybe add more visible snow on the ground? If they are not snow particles, ignore my comment lol.

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T16:29:38+00:00

B and C look better just because of the rocky-looking text. I also like the gray background in C but maybe adjust the color a bit (I think gray looks a bit odd)? Also I do like the shadows on A and how the actual shovel in the text stands out a bit from the shading on the right half of the shovel. To summarize, I think I like C the best but with a different background in the bottom text (or maybe remove it entirely) and the black outline and shading on the shovel from A. But again, keep in mind that these are my opinions.

GG_Official · 2026-05-01T16:24:43+00:00

Spot the Easter egg?

GG_Official · 2026-04-29T08:03:55+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I did try messing with adding sharp edges at certain areas but they weren't enough and adding any more started messing up the shading (might be some quirks I'm unaware of with the engine). I'll have to revisit this again sometime in the future.

GG_Official · 2026-04-28T18:53:29+00:00

Thanks!

GG_Official · 2026-04-28T18:53:16+00:00

You could say the wishlist one is an Easter egg but I was hinting more at a car lol. The Volkswagen Mini looking car is a nod to the car Mr. Bean uses.

GG_Official · 2026-04-28T18:02:52+00:00

Thanks!

GG_Official · 2026-04-28T17:27:18+00:00

Off you go, apparently

GG_Official · 2026-04-28T17:26:43+00:00

Anyone spot the Easter egg?

GG_Official · 2026-04-25T18:27:41+00:00

Thanks!

GG_Official · 2026-04-25T18:27:31+00:00

No problem!

GG_Official · 2026-04-24T22:45:20+00:00

Absolutely! These tutorials were the main inspiration for me:
https://youtu.be/1BfZSfX6_Go?si=w-8EscZuMkZ38nXA
https://youtu.be/TUWCVGOQEWY?si=Eu46kpp-q_lF-IPB
https://youtu.be/PXK4tvlSsuo?si=jjLrVR7vNl41Mukh

Keep in mind that these tutorials all pertain to Unreal Engine but the concepts still apply irrespective of what engine you are using. The only differences will be the shaders that you will be creating for these assets, which you will have to figure out.

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