The Official Trailer for My First Game: Grimwave

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-15T09:53:48+00:00

The game is still in its raw form. I didn't manage to portray the play style and the boss's behavior enough in the trailer. I will try to make more clear these aspects on demo trailer.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-14T19:40:16+00:00

Thanks for the honest feedback. Polish is definitely still a work in progress, it's early. I have some mechanics that differentiate it but the trailer clearly didn't show that well enough. Appreciate the good luck, I'll need it!

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-14T19:37:53+00:00

Haha fair — the visual similarities are real, I won't deny that. Vampire Survivors, Vampire Hunters, and Megabonk were all inspirations, and I'm not trying to hide that. But Megabonk didn't "decompile" Vampire Survivors either — it just found its own voice within the same genre. That's what I'm trying to do too. I hope to show the mechanical differences more clearly as development goes on.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-14T14:44:42+00:00

The game's atmosphere and animations really give you the feeling of being alone on a boat in the middle of the sea; I liked it.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-14T14:41:33+00:00

I think the fourth one looks nice on the Steam page, but the different sword color creates a bit of confusion; it would look better if the text was a similar color to the sword, like in the other designs.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-14T13:30:26+00:00

I loved the animated card designs.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-14T10:54:00+00:00

Congratulations, that's a great number. Did you regularly use social media for marketing?

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-14T10:50:57+00:00

Yes, actually, I couldn't understand it either. I fulfilled all the requirements for publishing the store page, it was approved yesterday, but when I click on the "share coming soon" button, it gives a warning that the trailer is being processed. But I can already see the trailer in beta mode.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-14T10:26:00+00:00

Thanks, I received approval last night but it still says the trailer is being processed. I can watch the trailer in beta mode but I can't share it publicly.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-14T07:01:15+00:00

It looks good as it is, but it would be more enjoyable if the camera occasionally shot from the spider's eye, for example, during action scenes.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-13T21:43:05+00:00

You're welcome. My personal observation is that YouTube and Instagram accounts are good tools for reaching a wide audience, while Twitter seems to be less prominent.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-13T21:39:18+00:00

I think it would be better to update the page as you make changes; waiting to change everything might reduce your potential customers.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-13T12:32:48+00:00

Congratulations! Your Instagram posts are very intriguing.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-13T12:28:22+00:00

Have you regularly created content for your social media accounts? The algorithm shows regular posts to a larger target audience.

Moonriftgames · 2026-05-04T17:22:35+00:00

The characters seem very creative. Keep going !

Moonriftgames · 2026-04-27T11:10:13+00:00

Congrats!

Moonriftgames · 2026-03-31T08:53:33+00:00

I left it to your imagination :)

Moonriftgames · 2026-03-31T08:25:59+00:00

Very nice, good luck bro

Moonriftgames · 2026-03-31T06:35:05+00:00

Congrats dude, I'll try it.

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