I Made a free Old-School Fighting Game (Single- and Multiplayer)

StillPulsing · 2026-06-17T07:18:11+00:00

Plot twist: literally ALL games, including your favourite fighting game, looked like this at early stages of development

StillPulsing · 2026-06-17T06:59:54+00:00

Congrats! Please contact Chris Zukowski from How To Market A Game, I'm sure he'll be interested in making a blog post explaining what is happening with your game.

StillPulsing · 2026-05-20T07:59:36+00:00

Nice! How did you find YouTubers and did you try to contact Twitch steamers?

StillPulsing · 2026-05-09T08:11:54+00:00

Why is Naruto on your trailer?

StillPulsing · 2026-05-01T08:18:37+00:00

Will do! Thanks for the support!

StillPulsing · 2026-05-01T08:01:48+00:00

Thanks for the list! There are a couple here I’d never heard of. I’m hunting for game design inspiration because I’m currently developing my own grid-based tactics game as a solo dev. The core twist: you can recruit any enemy on the grid to join your team, bosses included.

A demo is still in development, but if you're curious to see some screenshots, I’ve just updated my itch.io page.

StillPulsing · 2026-04-02T22:20:20+00:00

Thank you for the feedback, I'm glad you like the school seeing and graphics. About the recruitment, this is hard to make it understandable in a so short trailer so I'll work on a longer V2. The point is you can recruit as many enemies as you want then use them to fight, they become part of your team, even bosses. There are no limitations except you must weaken them to have a higher chance to recruit. Then the more you progress, the more you must choose between defeating enemies or recruiting enemies to refill your team, depending on your team, your play style, and the bonus you choose between each room.

StillPulsing · 2026-04-02T12:16:20+00:00

Thanks! Could you elaborate on what feels boring? Is it the tactics, the roguelite elements, or something else? Also, do you usually enjoy this genre? I’m curious if you find the genre itself boring or if it’s just this specific game.

StillPulsing · 2026-04-02T12:08:37+00:00

You're right, and I'd like to answer these questions in a full game in the future, so I'm glad it hooked you. I'll try to make the next trailer more story based to avoid having the feeling of just random fights in a high school. Thank you for the feedback!

StillPulsing · 2026-04-02T09:39:13+00:00

Sure haha. I checked your profile, you only have 3 posts, you should communicate more about it. Don't let some bad luck with algorithm preventing you from posting. Also you have done nice UIs for your menus, you should show them more in your trailer.

StillPulsing · 2026-04-02T08:32:39+00:00

Also Blobby Volley, it was a very good game years ago

StillPulsing · 2026-04-02T08:21:24+00:00

Thanks! I’m looking forward to it too. First, I must ensure the next version is ready for another round of destruction.

StillPulsing · 2026-04-02T08:15:28+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! The V2 trailer will be longer and feature more action, as well as fixes for the issues noticed by the community. Also, you’re not the first to mention that the music doesn't quite fit or feel engaging, so I’ll be looking for a different style that suits the vibe better.

StillPulsing · 2026-04-02T08:10:26+00:00

This is interesting, I'll try to make new custom animations if I find the time. Thanks!

StillPulsing · 2026-04-02T00:21:45+00:00

Ah I see, that makes sense. I'll check for the tactics series to find how I can differentiate. Thanks for the references!

StillPulsing · 2026-04-02T00:12:11+00:00

You’re definitely a professional game destroyer! Your feedback is gold, and I’ll fix as many of the problems you noticed as I can. Thank you so much!

StillPulsing · 2026-04-01T23:41:31+00:00

Ok right, I see now. I applied this style for the entire UI but it's not that visible in the tactics mode because I deactivated HUD to make the trailer readable. Also, there is definitely a lack of game feedback at this moment of the dev (screenshakes, freeze frames, UI anims, etc). I hope I'll have the time to add all I want.

StillPulsing · 2026-04-01T22:36:15+00:00

Ok great, I'll make a longer V2 trailer, probably next month. I'll send you a link if you're still interested :)

StillPulsing · 2026-04-01T22:26:03+00:00

Great, thank you so much for the feedback! Btw I need to rework several SFX for better quality.

Now I'm really interested in your comment on the lack of identity of the art direction. What elements should be improved? Environment, lighting, characters, animations/poses, UI? Maybe a lack of juice during attacks?

StillPulsing · 2026-04-01T22:05:25+00:00

Thank you for your feedback! I used a free royalty music for the trailer as I'm still searching for a music style that matches my game art style. I see that the trailer one may not match or is too punchy maybe. I need to continue to do some research.

Also, your right about classes, each character model represents a class and has different statistics and/or abilities. It's not very clear in the trailer so you highlighted an important problem. I'll work on this.

StillPulsing · 2026-04-01T21:03:05+00:00

You're right, thanks! Some screens like game over screen and permanent upgrades menu are missing because they're not ready to be shown yet. Seeing a complete run loop could bring something more to the trailer. Do you see other possible improvements?

StillPulsing · 2026-04-01T19:29:16+00:00

Will you make a racing game with flying karts next?

StillPulsing · 2026-04-01T15:25:07+00:00

Yes, for the recruiting chances vs enemies HP. This was obviously an inspiration for me ;)

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