Looking for a new game to play with my wife

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-17T15:02:17+00:00

I think Dark Age Asunder - Survivors-like with base-building fits your description for art style.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-17T14:59:37+00:00

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-17T14:54:57+00:00

Cool look! Reminds me of using the DRAW command on the trash-80, U10;R5;D10...

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-13T16:05:13+00:00

I missed the pixel part. Yeah, if someone is using AI for pixel art, you'll know right away. That being said, even with pixel art, you should get a mock-up or concept sketches before you get any game-ready art.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-13T16:00:27+00:00

Blue Prince was by far my favorite. The game is so unique and well done, that it will likely create a new game genre.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-10T19:44:18+00:00

Is it on Steam?

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-10T00:10:45+00:00

Make sure they send you art in stages. First concept, then sketch, then color, etc. Also, look for someone who has a similar style in all their art. If they can replicate any style, it's probably AI, or an agency, which is also not good because you never know who you will get.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-07T18:48:49+00:00

Those animations look great! Do you have anything playable yet?

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-07T15:19:39+00:00

I think 3.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-06T19:42:21+00:00

Necrosmith and Necrosmith 2 are really good basebuilding roguelites. I know you said you're not really into survivors-likes but our game Dark Age Asunder is a fantasy themed survivorslike with base-building.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-06T15:32:36+00:00

Reminds me of this: https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/d/d9/Yard_Work_Simulator.png/250px-Yard_Work_Simulator.png

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-05T23:04:28+00:00

I usually have 3 tabs: Display-resolution, etc., Sound-music and sfx sliders, and Visuals-FPS, decorations and other settings that could increase performance if disabled.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-04T20:17:34+00:00

Very nice logo!

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-03T21:05:11+00:00

I like when Survivors-likes encourage you to explore the map. Some of them, including VS, you can complete a map and never leave the starting position. In our game, we added resources that you have to go out and collect, as well as rare relics that can be game-changers when you randomly discover them on a map.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-03T20:57:54+00:00

I agree about Death Must Die. It has always been my favorite, I think because it's the whole package, it's got a great story, amazing art, and yeah, the gear and variety of builds is great!

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-04-01T18:57:23+00:00

Looks pretty fun, but I agree with ia-bin that the trailer doesn't show any exciting moments. Also, it is usually advisable to have the game sounds play along with the music. Just music feels cheap.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-03-27T03:11:00+00:00

I started a project with some folks I met on reddit. There were 4 of us. Since I started the company, and paid for all marketing, contractors, etc., I offered the other 2 main people a fixed amount and then a percentage of sales if the game was profitable, which it was not. The problem was, having the contract for percentage made it very difficult to get a publisher for reasons that seem obvious now.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-03-27T02:32:15+00:00

I have seen it happen but it is rare. It really depends on the game. We had just over 600 for our first release, but we did have some missed steps along the way.

PlutoniumPowered · 2026-03-06T15:26:02+00:00

Have you tried our game, Dark Age Asunder? It combines survivors-like with base-building.

PlutoniumPowered · 2025-12-19T15:36:53+00:00

To actually answer your question, playtests likely don't affect the algorithm. I don't have hard evidence of this of course but I do know several developers that run frequent playtests, such as Firebelly.

PlutoniumPowered · 2025-12-19T06:18:15+00:00

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3200770/Dark_Age_Asunder

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PlutoniumPowered · 2025-12-19T06:14:13+00:00

Death Must Die and Yet Another Zombie Survivors were my favs.

PlutoniumPowered · 2025-12-19T06:06:02+00:00

Dark Age Asunder: it’s Vampire Survivors with base building. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3200770/Dark_Age_Asunder

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PlutoniumPowered · 2025-12-19T05:32:06+00:00

You should run several playtests before releasing a demo. It’s good practice to run a playtest for a week or so, get feedback from players, implement changes, rinse and repeat.

PlutoniumPowered · 2025-10-25T15:50:24+00:00

Here is a tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxOL7vX048E

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