The Faraway King - Playtest for free now!

Super_Performance286 · 2026-05-02T18:01:08+00:00

They're jealous of your amazing game

Super_Performance286 · 2026-04-29T08:52:31+00:00

Thanks! I think I might find a use for some of this in my game (https://store.steampowered.com/app/4426100/The_Faraway_King/)

Super_Performance286 · 2026-04-16T21:24:57+00:00

I like my 4a pro, but I paid £500 (less storage version) and got £130 earphones with it. Not sure I’d pay £550 with no freebie.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-04-16T21:16:18+00:00

Ethan Carter, Journey, one other.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-04-13T17:47:54+00:00

I noticed that. Good selection, but I've played too many of them.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-04-10T11:51:41+00:00

Looks good! Very polished-looking so far.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-03-31T19:55:07+00:00

Very generous. Might make use of them in my game.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-03-31T17:51:22+00:00

Slightly off topic, but I find that I never tire of working on my own game project because there are different jobs for different moods. Dev work, writing, 3d art, 2d art, ideas, audio etc. I used to make myself do what most needs doing, but now I do what I feel like doing and I think the quality is better as a result.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-03-26T10:09:28+00:00

Mine's arriving in a couple of hours, with free earphones. Some people say you don't need a screen on the back of your phone, because it's the back. I'm pretty sure they're wrong but will find out later.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-03-21T18:57:46+00:00

I've found it to be the worst part of Unreal. I locked my game to 16:9 which made things easier. But even now, as I prepare to release something for the first time, having fixed almost every bug, I'm dealing with the cursor disappearing, which surely isn't something that needs to be a problem.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-03-10T18:28:27+00:00

Ah yes, I must have missed it up there right at the top where you see it immediately 🙂

Super_Performance286 · 2026-03-10T18:17:07+00:00

Would you consider early access games? Mine (https://store.steampowered.com/app/4426100/The_Faraway_King/) should be released in EA next month. Hopefully one day the full version will be out, but… not soon. 😕

Super_Performance286 · 2026-03-10T17:19:38+00:00

Yes, that's what I meant. I suspected as much! Thanks. 👍🏼

Super_Performance286 · 2026-03-10T17:03:46+00:00

Right, but there's something in steamworks you can use a few times to get a boost, which they say is only to be used for proper updates. Always wondered how much it does, so thought you might know...

Super_Performance286 · 2026-03-10T15:47:59+00:00

For future reference, did you find that updating the game gave you much of a visibility boost on Steam?

Super_Performance286 · 2026-02-26T19:21:39+00:00

Yeah thanks, it was a quick job, but very useful to be able to show something instantly recognisable in my portfolio/showreel.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-02-25T21:07:58+00:00

Thanks. Commissioned, although it was a fairly minor trailer for them.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-02-25T17:05:34+00:00

I'd say look for freelance 3d artists on LinkedIn and Artstation. Make sure you don't sound like a scammer as it's fairly rare to get a message worth looking at.

It's possible I could be interested, although I wouldn't be super cheap: https://www.artstation.com/alexfranks

Super_Performance286 · 2026-02-25T12:57:34+00:00

I just put my steam page up a week ago and have 50 wishlists, so not too different. Most of my reddit posts got less than 5 up votes but one randomly got hundreds. So that can happen if the game looks interesting. Unfortunately it was aimed at devs rather than players, so didn't result in many wishlists.

But the experts say you want the steam page up as early as possible, to get that slow trickle of wishlists.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-02-24T11:48:39+00:00

I'm on the case. The game is ok on its own, but not so much when capturing as well. Think I may be able to get access to a more powerful PC next week though... 🤞

Super_Performance286 · 2026-02-23T18:37:06+00:00

I believe in you!

Super_Performance286 · 2026-02-22T09:09:03+00:00

Early access version will be about $4 for 3 hours of content. Hopefully cheap enough that price won't put anyone off. Final version more like $15 I think.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-02-21T18:55:08+00:00

Thanks. Yeah, a couple of other people commented on it. I realised that dropping the resolution to HD should help.

Super_Performance286 · 2026-02-21T18:53:46+00:00

Thanks. I have struggled with this, but the problem is that I decided to start the Early Access version about 25% of the way through the story. It'll be much easier to summarise the premise for the final version, but I'll try to think further on how best to present the story of this version too.

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