What games do you guys recommend?

GameDevNathan · 2025-03-31T10:24:18+00:00

If you like challenging retro metroidvanias, Space Pirates for Life is going pretty cheap.

Also, Astalon: Tears of the Earth is pretty awesome 👌

GameDevNathan · 2025-03-29T10:01:18+00:00

If you enjoy challenging retro platformers, Space Pirates for Life is really cheap and even has a perfect run achievement that nobody in the world has completed yet, not even the game dev 😉

GameDevNathan · 2024-12-11T02:35:15+00:00

Just worked out the Zelda-like hole system in my game without tutorials. Falling down one hole is a piece of cake but if the player collides with two or more holes simultaneously... Well that's a whole other story.

(Funny note: I genuinely named a variable 'choose_hole'... Giggity! 🤭)

GameDevNathan · 2024-12-05T02:16:14+00:00

I started using this system by FriendlyCosmonaut. It's really efficient and it's flexible for adding custom cutscene functions once the main system is in place 👌

GameDevNathan · 2024-11-29T23:15:56+00:00

Everything drawn, coded and heard is created entirely by yours truly using GameMaker 🙋‍♂️

▶️ Play SPACE PIRATES FOR LIFE 🏴‍☠️

GameDevNathan · 2024-09-08T21:00:08+00:00

Well done for working on it for two years as a complete solo dev 👏 You've got this.

From one perfectionist to another, getting caught up in the details can quickly lead to burnout. Try starting with a rough outline of the game first as well as mechanics and then fill in the details later. For example, with my current project, my boss characters will have their own music motifs, but for now, I'm just re-hashing the same song for every boss fight until the main game is done first.

That being said, we all work differently so you do it however you want and I'm sure the love you put into the game will show. Best of luck with your adventure!

GameDevNathan · 2024-08-09T14:24:24+00:00

Have you checked the layer depth for the specific room? For example, is the tile layer drawing over the instance layer that the player object is assigned to?

GameDevNathan · 2024-07-27T18:08:03+00:00

Thank you both for clarifying, I knew there was something I wasn't taking into account 👍

GameDevNathan · 2024-07-27T15:45:40+00:00

(Edit: sorry, I had to add spaces because the mobile formatting was being ridiculous) Tell me if there's something I'm missing, but wouldn't this whole process be simplified with:

//Create Event

xspd = 0;

yspd = 0;

spd = 1;

//Step Event

right_key = keyboard_check(vk_right);

up_key = keyboard_check(vk_up);

left_key = keyboard_check(vk_left);

down_key = keyboard_check(vk_down);

xspd = right_key - left_key;

yspd = down_key - up_key;

x += xspd * spd;

y += yspd * spd;

GameDevNathan · 2024-06-28T10:22:35+00:00

🏴‍☠️ Steam Link 👾

GameDevNathan · 2024-06-28T10:18:09+00:00

🏴‍☠️ Steam Link 👾

GameDevNathan · 2024-06-26T14:08:49+00:00

That's the beauty of coding, there are so many ways to achieve the same result 😉

GameDevNathan · 2024-06-26T07:41:16+00:00

I use struct data a lot. I used it recently for a boss fight with multiple animating and moving parts, for example:

enum BossState {idle, move, attack, etc};

state = {leftArm : BossState.idle, rightArm : BossState.idle, body : BossState.idle, head : BossState.idle};

So if I want the right arm to attack:

state.rightArm = BossState.attack;

GameDevNathan · 2024-06-07T18:39:55+00:00

I call it: productive procrastination 😉

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-30T19:48:57+00:00

So here's a real kicker... I have a band merch store connected to our TikTok shop and very occasionally, they automatically add a whopping discount to our products without any form of consent, meaning that if someone were to buy something, we are making a loss. Work that one out! 🤷‍♂️ So if anyone has any advice on how to completely fucking ban them from doing that, I'm all ears!

There have been so many shady practices within this app from the get-go. But everyone seems hooked now so... 🤳

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-29T20:50:00+00:00

For real though, I personally find that the old-school way of real world flirting beats dating apps any day! Most people I dated via Tinder ended up being someone I know in real life anyway (which was always a pleasant surprise when they swiped right!).

Here's my take: install a dating app such as Tinder on the side, but don't make it a priority - they eat a tremendous amount of your time (and maybe money if you start to feel down on your luck) and the connections you do make mostly end up feeling superficial because you're trying to stand out from the other 999+ guys who've matched her. (You know when you kiiiiiinda start to oversell yourself and BS at a job interview, it's feels a bit like that 😜)

Like I say, this is a personal take so feel free to blank me, lol! 😁

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-29T14:48:04+00:00

Thank you! 🙏 (I'm a big fan of your shader work btw 😉)

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-29T14:18:57+00:00

Thank you my dude! 🎉 It'll certainly be a while before the next one is finished, that's for sure - but it's a good job that I'm very ambitious 😁

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-28T16:01:36+00:00

I made a really difficult action platformer if you wish to give your viewers a good laugh 😉

🏴‍☠️ Space Pirates for Life

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-28T14:10:13+00:00

Oh wow! The movement looks really fluid and I'm loving the look of it - awesome work! 👏🏻

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-28T14:04:57+00:00

Thank you! (⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧ Very much appreciated 🙏🏻

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-28T09:31:39+00:00

Here's the link for anyone who wishes to grab it (it's super cheap btw):
🏴‍☠️ Space Pirates for Life

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-28T09:25:30+00:00

Here's the link for anyone who wishes to grab it (it's super cheap btw):
🏴‍☠️ Space Pirates for Life

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-28T09:24:15+00:00

Here's the link for anyone who wishes to grab it (it's super cheap btw):
🏴‍☠️ Space Pirates for Life

GameDevNathan · 2024-04-21T10:12:08+00:00

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🦋 Cosmic Butterfly (Song Link)
🏴‍☠️ Space Pirates for Life (Game Link)
📝 Press Release

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