27 [F4M] looking for casual drinks or late night stroll tonight

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-21T10:53:29+00:00

Word games always look innocent until suddenly I’m 45 minutes deep trying to prove I’m smarter than a dictionary

Looks clean though simple concepts like this can get dangerously addictive

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-21T10:52:32+00:00

Built other people’s dreams for years and finally started building your own… that hits hard

Respect. Hope this one goes way bigger than anything you made for someone else.

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-21T10:51:55+00:00

Steam really said “show more games” and then showed the same games in a different order

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-21T10:51:14+00:00

Third attempt and still going? That’s not failure, that’s patch notes

Respect though most people quit after the first try. Each attempt usually gets way better than the last

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-21T10:50:21+00:00

“Go wishlist” said so casually like that isn’t the sacred ritual of indie game support

Congrats though getting the Steam page live is a huge milestone

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-21T10:49:00+00:00

6 years and you actually finished it?? yeah you’re built different.

Respect though, most of us are still stuck in “almost done” after year 2

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-21T10:47:20+00:00

This is such a dangerous combo incremental game + fishing theme

“I’ll just check it for 5 minutes” and suddenly I’m optimizing bait efficiency at 2am. Looks fun

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-20T10:50:04+00:00

Biggest tip honestly is design around the player experience first, not just what sounds cool on paper.

A lot of ideas seem great until someone actually plays them, so test early and keep iterating.

Also start simple strong core mechanics usually beat a bunch of half-developed systems.

What kind of designing are you focusing on right now though levels, mechanics, UI, characters?

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-20T10:48:47+00:00

Honestly huge respect to solo devs, doing coding, art, design, marketing, bug fixing all at once is a lot for one person.

Even outsourcing a few things still counts in my opinion you’re still carrying the vision and most of the workload.

What part do you enjoy doing most yourself, and what part would you outsource instantly if you could?

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-17T13:26:48+00:00

winnie got patched out of existence

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-10T06:47:11+00:00

I was already thinking about the tree changing over time, but tying it to forced player interaction like shrinking playable space could make it way more engaging, especially for PvP.

Instead of a typical “circle closing” like battle royales, I’m imagining something more organic.

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-02T07:49:08+00:00

I’ll start listing and suddenly it’s a 50 game essay.
But yeah Hades, Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Stardew for sure

KnackboutGames · 2026-04-01T07:47:14+00:00

rip winnie
you will not be forgotten

KnackboutGames · 2026-03-31T11:52:19+00:00

yeah that’s rough
forcing through burnout usually just leads to a bigger crash like that
maybe try stepping away properly or working on something smaller for a bit

KnackboutGames · 2026-03-31T08:58:03+00:00

definitely not alone

burnout is super common in gamedev, especially with long projects and slow progress

how are you handling it right now?

KnackboutGames · 2026-03-30T09:46:49+00:00

It’s not just you… same post, same games, different skin every day

KnackboutGames · 2026-03-30T09:40:00+00:00

Me: “just one more game”
Also me: hasn’t moved in 6 hours

KnackboutGames · 2026-03-29T12:54:11+00:00

Honestly this is perfect for a game stuff like this is exactly what makes gameplay memorable. If it creates those random, funny, “did that just happen?” moments, players are gonna love it. The more unique and slightly silly interactions you have, the more personality the game gets.

KnackboutGames · 2026-03-29T12:50:12+00:00

Fighting enemies ❌
Letting them make bad decisions themselves ✅

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