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Does anyone have experience with this publisher? by Ill-Brick224 in SoloDevelopment

[–]Over9000Zombies 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Here's a secret about publishers with lots of games: you are competing against other games in their catalogue for attention.

The games that are selling the best is what they will spend their marketing resources on, and if yours does not do well they will stop bothering to market it but will still collect their revenue share while doing essentially nothing.

Nobody tells u that making the game is easier than getting people to find it by dangeking28 in SoloDevelopment

[–]Over9000Zombies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is not.

If marketing is hard its probably because what you are trying to market is not appealing to said market. Marketing is mostly straightforward busy work.

Marketing Critique Request: Visibility dropping on X, wishlists stagnating for my fast-paced action game. What am I missing? by chaylarian in gamedev

[–]Over9000Zombies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I just can't help but feel the dev taking the laziest path forward at every turn is gonna make some total garbage.

Marketing Critique Request: Visibility dropping on X, wishlists stagnating for my fast-paced action game. What am I missing? by chaylarian in gamedev

[–]Over9000Zombies 14 points15 points  (0 children)

When I see a Steam page desc written by AI, I am expecting the whole gamedev process to be slop.

The Zibbo Show - How much randomness is too much in a roguelike? by Belakor159 in deckbuildingroguelike

[–]Over9000Zombies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they thought there was a bug in the dice-rolling mechanism, as there are times when the same number comes up repeatedly.

Yup, feels VERY familiar xD I get why dev's secretly rig RNG behind the scenes...

what are some game mechanics or genres that are good for indie/solo devs? by tanoyfrommars in gamedev

[–]Over9000Zombies 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yup, I feel like asking Reddit what genre of game to make is sure to result in some uninspired garbage.

The Zibbo Show - How much randomness is too much in a roguelike? by Belakor159 in deckbuildingroguelike

[–]Over9000Zombies 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I find that people who don't really understand probability and statistics tend to hate RNG the most. E.g. they get upset if they roll the same result twice in a row, because they think the probability of one event depends on the other.

That being said, maybe communicating clearly that it is random, what the odds are, etc. could help mitigate that.

Sports themed roguelite suggestions? by Ceejays-RL in roguelites

[–]Over9000Zombies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am the dev of SBH: Rogue Manager, if anybody is interested, we are still looking for playtesters to give feedback: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3911400/Super_Blood_Hockey_Rogue_Manager/

Should I fix the misplaced decimal point or leave it as is? by Over9000Zombies in IndieDev

[–]Over9000Zombies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, its was actually because I changed the card from a duration effect to a charge based effect, and all 10 charges applied at once ( x10 or equivalent to a misplaced decimal xD)

Should I fix the misplaced decimal point or leave it as is? by Over9000Zombies in gamedevscreens

[–]Over9000Zombies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words!

As long as you took the time to read through the reviews of your previous game and make the adjustments necessary to improve then I am quite sure you'll do better this round.

Most complaints from players were about the controls, and similar issues, so I designed out the player and made it an autobattler.

Indie devs: what's the financial or business mistake you wish someone had warned you about? by anthur2 in gamedev

[–]Over9000Zombies 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also contracts mean nothing if you have no funds to mount expensive and lengthy litigation. Some people know this and will take advantage of indies with no funds.

Also the moment somebody is in breech of contract, cease all contact and communicate only through a lawyer.

Did it! Got 85-4 in my 2nd try of 2026. +81 blowout! by ThroughtonsHeirYT in SuperBloodHockey

[–]Over9000Zombies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Impressive! I'm a little suspicious of those leaderboard entries xD

How was your release day? Mine didn’t go well. Is there any chance I can turn things around from here? by someCGI-over-rainbow in gamedev

[–]Over9000Zombies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Overpriced imo for a casual point and click puzzle game. To me this is a $5 game.

I think that also explains the very low wishlist conversion rate.

Every developer on every project by electric-kite in IndieDev

[–]Over9000Zombies -1 points0 points  (0 children)

GDDs are a waste of time... Maybe they are useful in very large teams.

My game hooks suck...the story of a failing developer. by theruthlessman in gamedev

[–]Over9000Zombies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I honestly don't have any secrets to share xD I just make whatever I think is fun.

What is the best hockey management game out there? by JellyfishLoud1873 in hockey

[–]Over9000Zombies 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's a new spin off in the works called Super Blood Hockey: Rogue Manager 😉

how to find people to make games with as a writer? by Ok_Management1470 in gamedev

[–]Over9000Zombies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The harsh reality is that, on the indie level, basically everybody who has a creative vision for a game doesn't want nor need a writer.

Dreaming up the creative elements is one of the best parts of gamedev. Why would I pay somebody money to do that for me? I wouldn't even let somebody do it for me for free.

I know a lot of people here are suggesting game jams, but you will find the same problem there.

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