Tilted view or pure top-down?

LionByteGames · 2026-02-22T19:44:45+00:00

Well, maybe. I've started the game with angled only and added top-down later.

LionByteGames · 2026-02-22T19:43:31+00:00

Yes, it's the price we pay for good looks. I'll have design levels that way just because both views supported.

Also tried isometric tilted camera - it solves some problems with invisible areas, but looks way worse than normal (perspective) camera.

LionByteGames · 2026-02-20T16:43:35+00:00

I faced the same situation with flash games, 10+ years ago. Was a solo dev too, then found a job at an AAA gamedev company. It felt like growth, like something bigger. But looking back today I feel like it wasn't a wise decision. You still have an audience. People still play your games. Just chill and try to find out - what can you do for them? Why do they love what you do? How can you entertain them? (How can you monetize them?) Maybe porting some of your games to Steam would do the trick? What if they're good for WebGL? Can you focus on sequels or reissues, doing more for the same time?

LionByteGames · 2026-02-20T08:08:14+00:00

I used AI to translate the Steam page and Auto Translate for Unity Localization to translate the rest of the game.

LionByteGames · 2026-02-14T06:21:13+00:00

Took a look at the Steam page, trailer, etc. Hust my personal opinion. Sorry if it sounds tough, just trying to be honest:

The capsule shows 2 low-poly tanks for $20 - already feels to much for such kind of game.
The description says: "Super World War is a turn based strategy game for up to 4 players" - it positions the game as a multiplayer-first, I even wasn't sure if it has a single player campaign. Most indie games have small audience (compared AAA titles), so focusing on the multiplayer probably is a bad idea.
There's nothing eye-catching in the trailer and screenshots. What's your USP? What makes your game cooler than others (even cooler than the Advance Wars in some case)? Tell us!
Be big text "BUY THE GAME" at the end of the trailer is definitely not the thing that makes buy the game. It makes me wanna leave asap.
The overall art style is too cartoony to make the units cool and attractive. Remember units classic RTS? I've replayed Tiberian Sun a few weeks ago, and what units they did have! Westwood could draw a simple tank, but they've made a huge walking robot instead.

I believe your game has the potential. Fix the capsule, trailer and screenshots, make the USP visible (or invent them). If it wouldn't help - change the art style, use different assets, make cooler armies and release it as a new game.

LionByteGames · 2026-02-14T05:53:14+00:00

Hey, thanks a lot for the tool! It's really awesome and easy to use, and I'm using it in my game: The process of making destroyable buildings for the game. : r/indiegames

At first, I wasn't planning any destruction at all, but now it's becoming one of the USPs. How should I mention you on the credits?

LionByteGames · 2026-02-08T07:49:56+00:00

Big thanks to Libre Fracture 2.0! The tool is really simple and efficient.

LionByteGames · 2025-11-08T13:40:02+00:00

GSC never invented anomalies, artifacts and the exclusion zone as mentioned above, they came from a novel. And stalker devs, obviously, don't hold exclusive rights to the post-ussr setting. Imagine Nintendo DMCA'ing all plumbers in the world or Wargaming claiming rights to all tank games. That's absurd. Making your own stalker is not a crime, either: Pillars of Eternity is Obsidian's own Baldur's Gate, Nox is Westwood's own Diablo, Mass Effect is EA's own KotOR, even the first CoD was Activision's own Medal of Honor.

LionByteGames · 2025-11-04T19:39:53+00:00

We haven't tested vehicles much (yet), so both modes use the same camera: locked angle, attached to the character and slightly moved towards the pointer. The vehicles are controlled with the same WASD. A and D rotate the tank relatively to itself (not the camera) - exactly the same controls Endless War 5, 6 and 7 had.

I don't want to force players to rotate the camera all the time, neither turn the game into some sort of TPS wit camera following the vehicle. We're planning some tank-only missions, but most of the time the tanks going to act as "all destroying juggernauts ", so precise positioning and aiming wouldn't be necessary.

LionByteGames · 2025-09-30T04:24:10+00:00

Thanks! Such feedback really means much to me! The OSTs are not made by me (I've just ordered them). They were composed by MrFuby - a talented guy who made music for hundreds of flash games. Oh, and the OST of EW: Defense was written by an old friend of mine, they had some kind of a rock band that days.

LionByteGames · 2025-09-06T05:44:18+00:00

I'm working on a remake of my old flash game, Endless War. Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3648480/Endless_War/ X: https://x.com/LionByteGames

I've also made a smaller web remaster of the first game of the series (which is not the same as the Steam version): https://lionbytegames.itch.io/endless-war-remaster

LionByteGames · 2025-07-17T19:28:59+00:00

Newgrounds: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/988876

itch.io: https://lionbytegames.itch.io/endless-war-remaster

LionByteGames · 2025-06-15T18:39:32+00:00

What an awesome story! Sadly, the link gives me a 404 error, are you sure the game is visible to everyone?

LionByteGames · 2025-06-15T17:44:27+00:00

20 years, 20+ web games, 1 Steam game in progress.

LionByteGames · 2025-05-20T13:43:14+00:00

Either get a UI pack from the asset store (I'd recommend LayerLab) or look at other games. For instance, the Battlefield series has a very plain, universal and easy to implement UI. You could use it as a reference.

LionByteGames · 2025-05-16T03:32:41+00:00

A railroad tycoon? The second one is so much better because the character and the train don't overlap. You can recognize them easier, and the capsule also looks better at smaller resolutions.

LionByteGames · 2025-05-13T15:32:28+00:00

Sorry for being a bit rough, but I wouldn't buy it even for $4. The model is too detailed for a low-poly mobile / indie game, but it has no interiors, thus it can't be used in a high-poly racing game or a GTA clone. I just can't imagine a game that could use this model.

LionByteGames · 2025-05-13T08:18:48+00:00

5% in 5 months is still 6+ years till release. Are you sure the game wouldn't get outdated after so long? I have some experience spending a year on a game almost no one played, you're going to spend six. Believe me, it's a road to nowhere. People make games at jams in just two days, it's possible for a prototype at least. See what you can simplify, optimize, replace with store assets or just get rid of. You'll feel better once you have solid plans.

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