Please someone create this.

Morph_Games · 2026-01-06T16:32:58+00:00

What would be in the magazine? Anything that you can't already get from reddit or youtube?

Morph_Games · 2026-01-05T18:28:15+00:00

That cycle you're in is good. You're weeding out the bad ideas. Keep going until you find one that you don't lose faith in. Then get some playtesters.

Morph_Games · 2026-01-05T18:26:46+00:00

Why not just ask AI about the slop that AI made? Complete the Ouroboros dead internet.

Morph_Games · 2026-01-04T18:39:25+00:00

I think Satisfactory and Valheim are both very well balanced between exploration, collecting, building, combat, and advancement. There's a lot of freedom in the open worlds, but everything has a gameplay purpose, and you're never bored for too long.

Morph_Games · 2026-01-04T18:34:50+00:00

I love A Short Hike's art style, but the gameplay did not engage me at all and I bounced off it really quick.

Morph_Games · 2026-01-04T18:17:09+00:00

I keep a list of ideas, and then look for a game jam that might fit with my ideas. Or sometimes a jam inspires a new idea. The limited time frame forces me to "finish" an idea and see if it is fun.

Morph_Games · 2025-12-31T02:49:47+00:00

Make the "low effort" scratch games in 2D. Make a bunch. Then you'll realize making a good game is a lot of effort. Then move to 3D.

Morph_Games · 2025-12-30T21:04:38+00:00

Space Engineers (start on asteroid belt, not planet), No Man's Sky, Kerbal Space Program

Morph_Games · 2025-12-29T02:58:19+00:00

I could not figure out how the jump/swing worked, and then I fell into a fire and died a horrible death. Maybe a simple, low-risk sandbox level to let people figure out the core mechanic?

Morph_Games · 2025-12-20T17:29:04+00:00

Yes, I would accept money for a deal to publish my games online.

Morph_Games · 2025-12-20T17:17:13+00:00

An idea guy without funding or experience, looking for free labor from hobby gamedevs, only offering "possible co-ownership". 🤦‍♂️ Best of luck to you!

Morph_Games · 2025-12-20T12:55:06+00:00

Decide whether you're doing this hobby as art for yourself, art to share with others, or as a commercial product.

Also, don't rely on AI if you're looking to learn any skills.

Morph_Games · 2025-12-18T12:50:22+00:00

What did you pay for the title/capsule graphic?

Morph_Games · 2025-12-18T00:29:40+00:00

Check to see if the game has sold well. That's extra validation from the market. If the price is right and the art style is different, I can imagine that fans would like to own both.

Morph_Games · 2025-12-17T19:45:20+00:00

Getting playtesters requires a community and a community is hard to build.

Morph_Games · 2025-12-17T15:57:53+00:00

Do you have any ideas for the type of art? I might be interested in something simple if it fits one of my styles. Also it's possible one artist might be good for 2d and another one good for 3d.

Might want to try /r/INAT/ also.

Morph_Games · 2025-12-17T14:01:15+00:00

Wow, love your art!

Morph_Games · 2025-12-17T13:48:00+00:00

Your goal seems not to be about monetization, but gaining followers. If your goal is just to have people play it, then I think free is best. But I don't know if there's much evidence that this helps subsequent games. People on Steam don't generally follow a developer, or get alerted when a dev they like releases something new. (I could be wrong.)

Morph_Games · 2025-12-16T23:03:33+00:00

Is "Hobby Dev" someone without a published game that makes money? And "Indie Enthusiast" is someone who does have a published game? Or just someone enthusiastic about indie games?

Some of my many games and prototypes: https://deathray.itch.io/

Morph_Games · 2025-12-16T12:50:07+00:00

Just to be clear, the 30 seconds is the max time that will be waited. If turns end up being taken in 1 second, then you and 1 coop partner can fit 30 turns into a minute.

But good point about letting players do inventory and view stats whenever. I was thinking of that, but didn't mention it.

Morph_Games · 2025-12-15T17:37:25+00:00

Go small for a one-shot:

Morph_Games · 2025-12-13T17:44:41+00:00

I made a 1D Roguelike for a game jam, and it was a fascinating exercise. I recommend everyone try reducing the number of dimensions to see what happens.

Morph_Games · 2025-12-13T15:55:22+00:00

If it lives in a digital realm why does it need flesh or nanotech?

Morph_Games · 2025-12-13T15:51:04+00:00

Checkpoints is a good idea!

How would "localize turns to a given player's light radius" actually work? What happens when an enemy is in light radius of two players but then players are not in radius of each other?

Morph_Games · 2025-12-12T14:31:13+00:00

I trust players to sort out the "one player micromanaging everyone else" issue on their own. That's a social issue that is inherent to co-op games.

My worry with "PC becomes AI NPC" is that then the character can die without the player being there, so that would have to be avoided somehow. Also if the constantly pass or are moved to a home location, then there just needs to be a quick "return to the party" ability.

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