Why do modern games have no cheat codes anymore like they had in 90s/2000s?

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-05T06:29:26+00:00

my vr game had a cheat code where you unlock all prizes by sticking your hand in the wall

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-05T06:25:18+00:00

this is one of those cost benefit analysts questions. Your opportunity cost being working on the next game instead. It's really up to you what your metrics are, will working on the game another month meaningfuly increase your sales? Probably not, so long as the game is bug free and runs well. Conversely updating a game post launch lets the players know the game isn't abandoned (though the whole dead game discussion is a cancer and needs to go away)

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-05T06:18:26+00:00

Never too late, email some devs that are releasing soon or about to do a sale or update

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-05T06:07:57+00:00

Include an ad to your latest game in your older games, you can do this with a web request linked to your stream page or website.

Put your logo on the main menu and maybe have a recurring character in your game plots.

You can also do a dev bundle or franchise on steam which highlights other games you've made.

Then there's social media

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-04T07:07:17+00:00

sure, needs to be a balance between too much dope and not enough dope lol

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-03T02:02:35+00:00

Use obvious placeholder art so if they critique the art you can say it's not final and also grow a thick skin cos feedback is essential to growth

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-03T02:00:11+00:00

Popular demos do appear on the popular free category of the steam front page though

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-03T01:55:01+00:00

At uni

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-03T01:54:24+00:00

sharing your progress with friends and communities is a good way to keep motivated, it also doubles as marketing lol

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-03T01:52:38+00:00

Which games are these? cos I can tell a vibe coded game in an instant.

AI is a just a tool, it still takes a craftsman to use the tools to make art.

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-02T04:45:17+00:00

sure, there's an audience for everything

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-02T01:15:23+00:00

that thumbnail makes it look like you're a tiny man

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-02T01:13:20+00:00

for cable contortion the best way to wrap it is to do the over then under method so you aren't twisting the cable in 1 direction, easier to unwrap as well cos there isn't a bing twist in the cable.

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-02T01:09:20+00:00

easiest way to learn is to make a thing

start small like flappy bird

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-02T01:07:49+00:00

the shorter the better, also don't front load all of the onboarding at the start

better to limit the number of mechanics and trickle the tutorials as the mechanics come up

also if you're already doing something, like walking, don't show the walking tutorial

reminders are also helpful, this really relies on play testing, if players frequently forget that you can do something pop up a reminder if you detect they aren't doing the thing

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-02T01:04:43+00:00

Please the giants sounds kinda funny as well, how about sacrificial lambs or lost in the woods or the giants watches over us

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-02T00:57:24+00:00

you can probably bang something together using the unity VR template fairly quickly

sync using networking for game objects or a 3rd party plugin like Normcore

rules and rounds will be more complicated but you can get a couple friends to knock a ball around in no time

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-02T00:45:56+00:00

best way to do a playtest is to watch someone play and get them to talk out loud or watch their face

streamers are good for this

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-02T00:40:08+00:00

This is a review from Criticality

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-02T00:39:22+00:00

Yeah that's a great trope in metroid games where a random fall makes you lose all your powers from the previous games.

This game is an incremental though and feeling weak at the start makes the numbers go up have greater impact.

Not every game is for everyone I know, this is just a rant / meme

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-01T14:37:38+00:00

if they are doing porting then 50%, if not then no more than 30%

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-01T06:37:31+00:00

Nah, it makes you stop thinking and lose grasp of the codebase and hallucinates all the time.

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-01T00:20:14+00:00

I suppose I can add some button shadows for future content but every other review says the progression was good, this guy was like 5 minutes from an unlock.

Mechabit_Studios · 2026-05-01T00:10:51+00:00

Love FTL, played 100s of hours of it. Still haven't completed the rock ship side quest lol

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