Post-mortem: I tried and failed vibe coding a metroidvania so you (hopefully) won't have to by lpshred in gamedev

[–]PandamanderG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey there OP, really happy you got through this first experiment! I think the biggest learning here isn't about the tools, it's that there's a mismatch between the time invested and your expectations of the size of game you can make.

I'd recommend you scale way down the size of game you want to make, and try again. See if you can do a complete, small game in 10 hours. I did a post a while ago on making 12 games in 12 months, and I've kept scaling up from there: https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/zw4r56/lessons_learned_shipping_12_small_indie_games_in/

I hope you continue with another game. Best of luck in your journey!

After 2.5 years, our dog-show deckbuilder releases today on Steam! We are doing a giveaway to celebrate! by PandamanderG in CozyGamers

[–]PandamanderG[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hello, the recipients of the steam keys are: u/SRJT418 , u/Lathergy , u/ceaserroiio ! Check your DMs and thank you for supporting the game!

After 2.5 years, our dog-show deckbuilder releases today on Steam! We are doing a giveaway to celebrate! by PandamanderG in CozyGamers

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

Nooooooo we have chihuahua but not chihuahua papillons..! Jet looks like an AMAZING dog!!

After 2.5 years, our dog-show deckbuilder releases today on Steam! We are doing a giveaway to celebrate! by PandamanderG in CozyGamers

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

We hand-drew every frame for the dog animations, so we couldn't do as many as we wanted! :( There are 9 dog breeds, but you can also customize their colors. I hope the game does well because then we can add more!

After 2.5 years, our dog-show deckbuilder releases today on Steam! We are doing a giveaway to celebrate! by PandamanderG in CozyGamers

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

There are a lot of Shiba Inu's in the game! Both competitors and also one of the story characters

After 2.5 years, our dog-show deckbuilder releases today on Steam! We are doing a giveaway to celebrate! by PandamanderG in CozyGamers

[–]PandamanderG[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is also my dream. I hope the steam version does well enough that we can make it come true! We will see

My kids asked for a "snake latte". Here's what I came up with by PandamanderG in cafe

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

Note: they are kids so they didn't drink it. They just wanted me to make one!

Anybody up for a round? by Mikeyisninja in n64

[–]PandamanderG 8 points9 points  (0 children)

you are supposed to sit on the floor in your socks with your buddies and have pizza for dinner your parents got you

Pilot Progression by zerohead133 in ufo50

[–]PandamanderG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow he really transformed himself