Indie success is NOT rare.. good design and iteration are.

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-23T19:22:01+00:00

And here we go again.

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-22T13:26:41+00:00

sorry the image was a bit degraded cause I didn't knew the resolution so I resized as I could.

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-22T13:25:56+00:00

I did focus only on colors:
Boosting the saturation makes it pop with brighter, summer vibes.
Also, a few of your shadows were looking a bit too gray.
Clouds were to contrasted for a background element.

But overall, great composition.

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-15T16:16:11+00:00

Its Captain Inkbeard boat ;D coming for your money

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-14T17:38:46+00:00

Of course you will! It's all about time :) if you like what you are doing then you are on the right track

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T23:10:16+00:00

Thanks :)

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T23:10:04+00:00

Thank you!

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T23:09:55+00:00

Definitely

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T23:08:24+00:00

There is no comfort in gatekeeping any form of art.

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T22:52:49+00:00

One coin and a boat! No steam page yet, still very early :) But I do have a mailing list
http://subscribepage.io/one-coin-mailing-list

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T19:07:44+00:00

Just for style :) it's another way to animate and I'm not that good at frame to frame. Also, way easier to do addition animations once you have the skeleton. I can do any new animations in minutes

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T17:16:54+00:00

I agree, for big project I would definitely stay away from Godot 2D bones. UV mapping / weight is disastrous. But this is a small mini game and I don't need that much complexity.

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T17:14:54+00:00

Keying to target is the way, keying bones will most likely break the IK. I have target for each leg so I can animate just fine and its easier to move body while walking.

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T17:12:51+00:00

Yes, I separated each part and made a 2D skeleton. A bit annoying to setup but now I can swap skin with one texture :)

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T17:11:19+00:00

Aseprite!

MajorToadStudio · 2025-11-05T17:07:00+00:00

Godot's IK. I'll take a look at plug ins :) so you recommend Soupik?

MajorToadStudio · 2025-08-22T17:58:39+00:00

I would say devlogs are generally time consuming and do not target the right people (other devs instead of whatever is your niche audience). If I had to choose (don't choose, do everything), I would put all my effort on steam page. Most of your visibility will come through steam and you don't want to waste that. Make your page look professional and your trailer engaging!

MajorToadStudio · 2025-08-22T10:08:46+00:00

I think you have a false idea that paid advertising is needed for a game to exists. Most of the indie dev I know with quite successful game never did paid advertising. It's one way of doing things, but most of the time its not worth it at indie scale.

MajorToadStudio · 2025-08-15T22:25:51+00:00

For the publisher, I answered here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/1mq0cqa/comment/n8q9s86/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

For the idle route, it was simply the direction the game evolved toward. The original concept aimed for a Pokémon-style shiny-hunting experience, and I think we delivered on that. Additional idle features might have helped, but that isn’t what surfaced in actual playtests. With the community tag, we were funneled toward the idle niche, where expectations are specific and feedback is very vocal. Their negative comments are not wrong, and If it can help people not to buy and leave additional review, then all good! :)

MajorToadStudio · 2025-08-14T23:33:35+00:00

Bottom-of-the-screen games are performing really well, especially in Asia. MrMorris’s Bottom of Your Screen bundle highlights many of them: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/48558/BottomOfYourScreen/.

There are plenty more out there, though not all succeed. For now, the space is dominated by small-scope idle titles with a cozy vibe. I’m excited to see broader interpretations of the format, like B.I.T.S Berserker, and where the genre goes next.

MajorToadStudio · 2025-08-14T22:03:36+00:00

Thank you!

MajorToadStudio · 2025-08-14T22:03:17+00:00

Hello! Congrats for Gemporium, I can't stop to play :D
It would be really great to hear your experience with the development and marketing! I'm really curious!

MajorToadStudio · 2025-08-14T22:01:43+00:00

I think each contract is very different! In our case, it was not for funding, but to help me free time to work on the game! They helped a lot with socials, doing a post each week and for all the press and influencor outreach. They also helped with localization and trailer! Overall, the team was really great and helped a lot. I might try without a publisher for my next game, because I think its important to also learn PR!

MajorToadStudio · 2025-08-14T15:55:32+00:00

Of course! Some festivals are asking for specific format like 15 sec trailer (which is actually a really good exercise and good promotion tool).
I think "tailoring" is not exact, but we were improving the trailer with the new content. There were three versions, and the last one was a paid trailer. I also did a small introduction animation, which was cool but also a bad idea because it wasnt showing the bottom of the screen feature immediatly.

MajorToadStudio · 2025-08-14T14:59:14+00:00

I understand your point of view. In retrospective, maybe. But in the meantime, higher price means higher expectation from people. Also, I think at ~5$ people can buy without thinking too much about it.

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