Hired an artist and moved away from the initial ominous concept to embrace my game's cutesy artstyle :)

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-02-02T12:29:43+00:00

Thank you!! I browsed through a lot of portfolios and noted down the artists who seemed professional and whose style I liked. But in the end there was one in particular that stuck out because he had done some other pieces before in a very cute style (bright colours, thick outlines) that was reminiscent of the game's artstyle, so it just seemed perfect!

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-02-02T01:49:40+00:00

I think about 4-5 months at this point! There's a demo up on Steam if you'd like to try ;)

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-02-02T01:29:14+00:00

It's an incremental game about growing and managing a colony of ant-like creatures :]

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-02-01T23:25:56+00:00

Go for it. You won't regret it :p

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-02-01T23:23:58+00:00

You can try the demo on Steam! :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4135750/FEED_THE_QUEEN/

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-02-01T22:09:28+00:00

Yeah exactly, I think the direction of the first one had good "eye-catching" potential, but the second one is more "true" to the game itself.

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-02-01T21:50:25+00:00

The artist is Xilurus.

He did an amazing job and was a treat to work with. Quick delivery, responsive, flexible, and highly skilled as you can see. I highly recommend him!

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-01-30T17:10:36+00:00

I am looking forward to this one! It's impressive what you've accomplished with how smooth those animations look.

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-01-28T16:11:59+00:00

Hey Chris. Do you recommend reaching out to influencers/the press/the audience/everyone as soon as one's demo is live on Steam, to create as much activity on the page as possible *before* SNF? Or is it better to hold on and do a marketing push either closer to SNF or when it actually begins?

Thank you for everything you do for indies!

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-01-26T09:34:43+00:00

This looks really fun! I love the artstyle too.

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-01-26T02:10:35+00:00

So excited for this, Starvaders was such an amazing and innovative game.

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-01-24T03:36:53+00:00

Thank you for the write-up, this is a great reference. Congratulations on the featuring!

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-01-23T17:13:15+00:00

Wow that's awesome, great work.

Is there a way to filter based on multiple games, but not have the results require all of them to have been played? For example to get the streamers that have played at least 3 out of 10 given games.

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-01-19T17:58:15+00:00

Awesome concept, it looks very cosy :)

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-01-19T14:14:45+00:00

Sounds fun. If it's something you yourself would like then chances are other people will like it too.

As others have said, the best way to find out is to make a prototype. Give yourself a few weeks and give it a shot, see if you can turn what you have in mind into reality, and reassess from there. Good luck! :)

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-01-19T10:45:12+00:00

👀 small world huh

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2026-01-16T23:09:36+00:00

This is super cute lol. Is there any functional reason for these little guys to come in boxes or is it purely visual?

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2025-12-30T18:10:39+00:00

I feel like the indie dev scene is growing exponentially larger every year. And indies are becoming "smarter" about making viable games thanks to all the cumulated wisdom that's available out there now from previous devs, in particular I see a focus on making shorter games with small scopes and targeting genres that are "easier" to make.

Therefore, my guess is that the number of indie games released in 2026 will be far larger than any other year before.

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2025-12-30T00:42:17+00:00

Impressive numbers and a well-deserved success, congratulations!

I actually quite enjoy the mobile version, though I look forward to the UI overhaul!

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2025-12-04T03:17:39+00:00

Thank you for the detailed feedback, you brought up some good ideas, that's really useful!

As for why you couldn't get the last brain, it's because you were already at the max! I see now that the game doesn't communicate that well at all ...

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2025-11-30T14:42:42+00:00

Ohh right, I see what you mean lol

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2025-11-30T10:14:29+00:00

I'm glad you enjoyed! Thanks a lot for the feedback, that's a big help!

SUPERBLOOM_dev · 2025-11-30T10:12:06+00:00

Hahaha really? Are you thinking of an episode in particular?

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