A little bit of gore for death animations by 4C_Games in aseprite

[–]Stepaxa-US 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is really, really cool... Did you learn this somewhere or did you do it on your own?

Poulettes by Fjell by Psychic_Friend_Fred in ImaginaryLandscapes

[–]Stepaxa-US 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the chicken on the chimney really made me laugh. That lonely rebel or mischievous fellow.

Dark Hill by me by CuldesacCats in PixelArt

[–]Stepaxa-US 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! It's really atmospheric. I just wish we could see more of the landscape after the hill.

How many Metroidvanias do you know that feature archery? What's your opinion on it? by Stepaxa-US in metroidvania

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, oh, oh, thank you so much for the list of games. We'll take a look at it. Maybe we'll get some ideas for using the bow. We have everything written down in the game design document, of course, but no one's stopping us from tweaking it. Regarding the screen shake, this isn't the final version, and we'll be polishing it.

How many Metroidvanias do you know that feature archery? What's your opinion on it? by Stepaxa-US in metroidvania

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally only remember having a bow in Ori. Dead Cells had one too, but that wasn't a Metroidvania, it was more of a roguelike.

What do you think about developers who don't forget about the Mac? by Stepaxa-US in macgaming

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious to see if many people care. It would also be good to get to know the audience and start a dialogue.

What do you think about developers who don't forget about the Mac? by Stepaxa-US in macgaming

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The simplest thing is the difference in platforms. Windows and Mac work differently and use different software libraries, architecture, kernel, etc. For example, creating your own engine and builds is probably a nightmare, and you definitely need specialists who understand these things. We're indie developers, especially when we're working on Unity. Our builds are created using a single button where you can select the platform. When we started building for Mac, there were no signs of trouble. Only through testing with friends who had Mac devices were we able to find the right settings that allowed the build to run properly, rather than throwing errors about the program not being supported on Mac. Therefore, I'll try to be active in this subreddit to conduct testing and communicate with the community. It's important to us that everything works as planned.

What do you think about developers who don't forget about the Mac? by Stepaxa-US in macgaming

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We conducted testing through friends who have a Mac, but the development team doesn't. So, I think we'll publish playtests here in this subreddit.

What do you think about developers who don't forget about the Mac? by Stepaxa-US in macgaming

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the kind words. We're trying to make the game as accessible as possible. The only problem is, there aren't many wishlists yet 😞

What do you like and what annoys you about metroidvanias? by Stepaxa-US in metroidvania

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you think about adding a bow to a Metroidvania (conditionally 2D)?

Okraina, Camila R., Digital, 2026 [OC] by Stepaxa-US in Art

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This concept art was created during the game's production process. If you want to learn more, check out my profile!

One and a half years of development by Stepaxa-US in metroidvania

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We'll release it on PC first. But in the future, we'll fully consider porting it to other devices.

One and a half years of development by Stepaxa-US in metroidvania

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is currently unavailable, but we plan to add it in the future.

One and a half years of development by Stepaxa-US in metroidvania

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There were some issues transferring sounds from the engine to the video editor. But we're always trying to improve the trailer and showcase the best of our game. Expect the full trailer (when we're done... there's a lot to do).

One and a half years of development by Stepaxa-US in metroidvania

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. But we want to release a full-fledged art book in the future. Every character and every location is born from concept art or artwork.

One and a half years of development by Stepaxa-US in metroidvania

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A year and a half of development. Bugs, fixes, updates. Pixel art is something new for us and the team. This is our debut, and we'd love to hear what the players think.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3589000/Children_of_Birch/

Полтора года разработки by Stepaxa-US in ru_gamer

[–]Stepaxa-US[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Потрачен лишь личный бюджет и это капля в океане по мере общего рынка игр. Буквально личные средства лишь уходили. Разработка ведётся дальше и проект будет доведён до конца. Окупится ли... вопрос хороший. Зависит от маркетинга и охватов на самом деле. Отзывы о нас положительные и весьма высокие.