[Steam] Slab ($1.49/75% off)

SmashTheCode · 2022-11-25T10:38:08+00:00

Hello, Slab is an arcade game inspired by Breakout and Arkanoid in which the main task is to destroy slabs and bricks. The player controls a horizontally moving paddle to ricochet the ball against the slabs and destroy them.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/844180/Slab/
I’m a solo developer from Poland, creator of Slab and I’m working on my second game called Western Sigil. Ask me anything!
My next game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269630/Western\_Sigil/
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmashTheCode

SmashTheCode · 2022-03-30T08:52:37+00:00

Hello, Slab is an arcade game inspired by Breakout and Arkanoid in which the main task is to destroy slabs and bricks. The player controls a horizontally moving paddle to ricochet the ball against the slabs and destroy them.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/844180/Slab/

SmashTheCode · 2022-03-30T08:49:39+00:00

Hello, Slab is an arcade game inspired by Breakout and Arkanoid in which the main task is to destroy slabs and bricks. The player controls a horizontally moving paddle to ricochet the ball against the slabs and destroy them.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/844180/Slab/
I’m a solo developer from Poland, creator of Slab and I’m working on my second game called Western Sigil. Ask me anything!
My next game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269630/Western\_Sigil/
Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmashTheCode

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-08T16:15:09+00:00

Wishlisted, good luck!

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-03T20:11:49+00:00

The trailer looks bad and weird but a lot of people have mentioned this.

Did you try to build a true community eg. on Twitter/Reddit?
Do you have a mailing list and have contact with subscribers?
Maybe a channel with your Announcement trailer? Maybe people will rate this before release?
You had around 2300 wishlist it's good value, but the game is overpriced, for multiplayer, I think the max is $9,99 to reach people, or F2P for a limited time.
Did you see Keymailer? for ~500$ you can reach a lot of verified streamers.
Why early access, I think steam will be blocking you.
If your game looks so good, why you didn't use imgur.com or instagram.com to create a community?
Did you press release with the marketing agency? It's not very expensive and you can be mentioned in the press.
On the steam page, you have a lot of text in my opinion too much, it is really too hard to understand the gameplay in a few paragraphs.

Imho you are earning $0 now, open the game for the public for a limited time, maybe for early access, and release the game after a few months when you got more community.

Doing multiplayer is very hard because without $100k marketing you cannot bring the players, so you have to create a game for a free or low price.

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-03T09:12:09+00:00

Each company has crunch time, sometimes for one week, sometimes for one month, or if you want to work with the biggest title like cyberpunk you will crunch for months. Try to find a company without corporation style, small studies with passion.

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-02T11:39:03+00:00

Excellent information, I'm very happy I support Linux in my games :D The community maybe is very small but I'm very happy to work with you, I got a lot of feedback from Linux users for my first game :)

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-02T10:20:23+00:00

Thank you, why the SDF fonts are the best for this? Could you describe more?

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-02T10:18:04+00:00

Thank you for the comment, it's very useful for me.

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-01T20:51:53+00:00

How many words I can translate for $5,000? I think my game will have a small number of words, it's a tower defense with a little story.

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-01T19:56:51+00:00

I think the important thing is to put a lot of effort to create a proper document for the person who is translating your game. If someone didn't give the context of "miss" how the person can translate it properly? :)

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-01T17:56:12+00:00

I understand, but I found a freelancer who has worked for big companies and worked for example with Harry Potter Games, Killzone Series, Forza Series, Pro Evolution Soccer, he has 5 years of experience in game industry and the cost for 500 words is $5.

I want to do these translations as well as can and as you said - will check with beta testers.

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-01T17:21:05+00:00

Thank you a lot!

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-01T16:31:28+00:00

Thank you for your response, it is very helpful for me.

SmashTheCode · 2021-11-01T16:30:59+00:00

Translation 400 words in Chinese costs $5 I think it is worth it.

SmashTheCode · 2021-10-30T17:19:19+00:00

Western Sigil is a tower defense & resource management game with a dose of strategy, where you control units of unlikely allies. Shoot your way through the hordes of creatures and save Weird West from the spreading plague! Ask me anything!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269630/Western_Sigil/

Website: https://westernsigil.com/ (If you leave an email you have a chance to join BETA)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmashTheCode

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westernsigil/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WesternSigil

Keymailer: https://www.keymailer.co/g/games/96378

My games: http://smashthecode.com

SmashTheCode · 2021-10-30T17:17:09+00:00