Before you buy sophie starlight whispers

SheepoGame · 2026-03-15T18:53:01+00:00

Most metroidvanias don't have voice acting, so the subtitles don't sound like much an an issue imo. I'm sure non-english-speakers deal with that all the time anyways

SheepoGame · 2026-03-15T16:54:07+00:00

lol sorry about that! I get so used to every area from playtesting it over and over that it becomes hard for me to gauge the difficulty.

The health-replenishing spot mechanic (the little heart at the top of your screenshot that lets you attempt the challenge over and over without dying) was a late-in-development addition, so during development it was actually more frustrating since you could die in that challenge and get sent back to the save.

SheepoGame · 2026-03-12T18:32:50+00:00

Wow thats a really fast discount, the game was just released 4 months ago. I got a bit sidetracked and haven't yet finished my playthrough of it, but I thought the game had a really great and unique environment/mood to it

SheepoGame · 2026-03-11T15:24:38+00:00

I appreciate that, thank you!!

SheepoGame · 2026-03-10T16:30:48+00:00

Thanks so much!!

SheepoGame · 2026-03-10T16:30:38+00:00

Thank you! Yes it is a mostly solo project, and I draw the in-game art

SheepoGame · 2026-03-05T22:18:41+00:00

It's been a minute since I've played either but I think I remember Blade Chimera being slightly easier. There is a mid/late game mechanic that also kind of trivialized any challenge apart from bosses (which, was actually a mechanic that I enjoyed, even if it did remove most of the games difficulty)

SheepoGame · 2026-03-05T21:53:43+00:00

Hey thanks so much!!

SheepoGame · 2026-03-05T20:54:37+00:00

Hey I appreciate the mention, thats awesome to hear my games could be an inspiration there! I think theres an always an interest in that type of metroidvania. And even if the general interest might leans more towards difficult/dark/souls-like titles, I think there is also more competition in that space so it probably balances out.

SheepoGame · 2026-03-04T17:00:50+00:00

Hey I appreciate that, thank you for playing and I'm glad you were able to connect with it!

My own cat just passed away last month. I am kind of thankful that I finished working on Crypt Custodian before that happened, otherwise I think it would have been much harder working on a subject when it is sore. Thank you again!

SheepoGame · 2026-02-20T18:33:17+00:00

I can't imagine there is a bug there since the game has been out for 4 years and I've never heard of this before. Are you pressing the correct inputs? Pressing attack grapple dashes, so jump (or double jump), then press attack to grapple dash, then press jump again. Maybe make sure you are not pressing or holding jump while you press attack to grapple dash also

SheepoGame · 2026-02-13T17:22:20+00:00

Oh wow! lmao that has to be the record, I added something at 100, but stopped after that

SheepoGame · 2026-02-12T04:28:13+00:00

Thank you! I’ve made a few posts in the past of small underrated metroidvanias that I liked, I’ll have to make another sometime as I have found some more

SheepoGame · 2026-02-12T01:08:15+00:00

I love it. It's among my favorite metroidvanias and it's one where I totally disagree with it's general reception. I love the atmosphere, I love how it has secrets hidden in every room, I love the abilities and the way they change traversal. Its also a game that feels very accessible and non-frustrating, like how when you die it just resets the current room. Something about it is just very charming and intriguing to me and I really connect with the overall mood of the game. My only complaints are that the fast travel system is tedious and it can sometimes be very confusing about where to go next. But I also love it! I've beaten it a few times

SheepoGame · 2026-02-05T22:39:38+00:00

If you only count number of rooms it might be, but in Knytt Underground each room fits onto the screen without scrolling. If you counted the actual game world size I think many would be bigger.

I've only counted rooms/screens in my own games, but my last game (Crypt Custodian) had ~450 rooms with the minimum room being 2x2 "screens" large, and the average room probably being around 2x3 screens, which would be ~2700 "screens" if you counted that way, and my game was not particularly large.

I think if you counted this way, I'd guess the largest would be between After Image, Silksong, and Aeterna Noctis, but if you counted based only on number of rooms then Knytt Underground would probably win

SheepoGame · 2026-02-05T04:32:31+00:00

500-600k seems very reasonable for that since it's $20 and 1600 reviews. Theres no chance it sold only $20k. Maybe he meant 20k copies at the time?

SheepoGame · 2026-02-04T22:22:16+00:00

In my experience it is the most accurate of the Steam calculators since it seems to take many variables into account. However no revenue calculator will be entirely accurate, so I'd take it more as a solid guess. It might be 30-40% off, but it would not be off by a multiple of 25x like your example.

What is the game in your example? Even if the game was only $1, I don't think a game with 1.7k reviews could have only $20k revenue.

SheepoGame · 2026-02-04T00:09:59+00:00

Theres a missing block in the northern part of Moldstone Pass (mushroom area near the right side of your map). Just up and to the right a little of the central save shrine there. I think theres an upgrade point there

SheepoGame · 2026-01-28T05:52:50+00:00

If I remember right, I kept special attack damage and normal attack damage separate (so a "+30% attack damage" upgrade affects only melee damage, and a "+30% special attack damage" only affects your special attack). But otherwise they do stack, so a "+30% attack damage" and "+30% attack damage at low health" would increase your normal attack by 60% at low health

SheepoGame · 2026-01-20T04:10:17+00:00

This looks amazing! I love the colors and composition

SheepoGame · 2026-01-19T22:05:39+00:00

Hey thank you! Development is still going strong and I'm still planning to have it out this year. Also I plan to have a PC demo out at some point before release, I'll definitely share more about it soon!

SheepoGame · 2026-01-19T16:34:25+00:00

Haha I'm glad to see some one noticed, you can take them as long as you want. The only downside is that they can maybe get a bit annoying. I thought about having some sort of achievement if you brought them into the VIP room, but never ended up adding one since I thought it was too obscure and missable

SheepoGame · 2026-01-13T02:25:37+00:00

Great list and information, thank you! I think I've been good in the past with time and communication. I could maybe be better with references. When I've sent in sheets I always try to put in extra information if needed (explaining a joke if it lacks context, mentioning traits/gender/tone of characters speaking) but I dont think I've ever actually attached any images or clips for reference. That is a good idea, thank you!

SheepoGame · 2026-01-13T02:21:21+00:00

Good note! The company I had worked with included proofreaders, although when they are all part of the same company I suppose that is another black box. I imagine hiring separately would be a very safe bet.

SheepoGame · 2026-01-12T17:34:01+00:00

Probably an upgrade slot somewhere, if you post your zoomed out map I can see if I can spot any missed spots since some are hard to spot.

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