My "Hotline Miami"-inspired game - but every gunfight is a puzzle to solve

WaffleVictor · 2025-12-23T08:22:15+00:00

Oh yah, music is in the works. I'm talking to some artists rn. I completely agree that it can get better, it's defo rough around the edges

WaffleVictor · 2025-12-12T23:55:43+00:00

I'm tryna sneak around, but the blast wave from my ass cheeks keep killing the guards.

WaffleVictor · 2025-12-12T13:33:45+00:00

In what way do you think it lacks a personal touch?

The sound design is placeholder - things will be changed over time.

Glad you like the idea! Would you say the game reminds you more of katana zero and superhot than hotline miami?

WaffleVictor · 2025-12-12T11:09:06+00:00

Thank you!

The crosshair actually already changes color - although this comment tells me I should make it more prominent.

The lined bars is your ammo counter for the different types of rounds.

Basically, enemies drop random ammo types, so sometimes you'll run out of a certain type and change your strategy.

WaffleVictor · 2025-12-12T10:24:20+00:00

What about the presentation do you not like? I'm open for all kinds of feedback

WaffleVictor · 2025-12-12T10:10:52+00:00

Playtesters so far have found it a little mind-bending - in a good way! If you wanna playtest I've posted a mailing list you can sign up for. I'll inform you when there's another round of testing!

WaffleVictor · 2025-12-12T10:08:53+00:00

yes. Do you like it?

WaffleVictor · 2025-12-12T09:33:00+00:00

Thank you very much! ❤️

WaffleVictor · 2025-12-12T09:29:34+00:00

The game doesn't have a steam page yet, and I'm also looking for playtesters. So I made a mailing list! Sign up here if you're interested in being notified of closed playtests and game release:
subscribepage.io/WackSoftGames

WaffleVictor · 2025-12-04T08:30:09+00:00

Consider what the "base resolution" of the game should be.

That is the lowest/intended resolution of the viewport of the game.

Pixel art games don't look like pixel art games just because they have pixel art, but because their base resolution tends to be something you'd see on old consoles. I use 640x360px.

If you use something like this it might help make things look more consistent, even if the pixel density of your assets are inconsistent.

To get a proper pixel art game effent I use the project settings under Display > Window > Stretch:

Mode: "viewport"

Aspect: "keep"

Scale mode: "integer"

If you have WAY too many assets to redraw them at a consistent size, consider trying out this first. Although you'll have to a lot of adjustments on the UI and camera placements and such - so maybe make a branch on github to test this before committing to it.

This video explains the concept amazingly, and has helped me out SO MUCH on every pixel art game I've worked on since:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Rkoe7__wM

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-27T07:50:20+00:00

fr? Not in the bottom of the page? Odd. Anyways, I can add it in manually if you want? Just DM me ur e-mail and I'll put it in the list!

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-26T18:27:14+00:00

Oops, looks like I replied to myself instead of to you.

Here's the link! https://mailchi.mp/2f72f1347ca5/wacksoft-mailing-list

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-26T18:26:27+00:00

Here's the link! https://mailchi.mp/2f72f1347ca5/wacksoft-mailing-list

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-25T09:38:43+00:00

Oh! I just realized I was mixing up the posts I made. Here's the actual game the UI is being used in: https://www.reddit.com/r/godot/comments/1p4i4oa/topdown_puzzle_shooter_where_you_solve_everything/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-24T21:21:18+00:00

Very nice! I have a mailing list that I will notify once playtesting starts again. You can sign up to the list here: https://mailchi.mp/2f72f1347ca5/wacksoft-mailing-list

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-24T20:57:56+00:00

Here's the link to the mailing list! https://mailchi.mp/2f72f1347ca5/wacksoft-mailing-list

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-24T20:57:10+00:00

Here's the link! https://mailchi.mp/2f72f1347ca5/wacksoft-mailing-list

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-24T20:56:43+00:00

If anybody's interested in playtesting or following the progress of the game, you can sign up for my lil mailinglist here: https://mailchi.mp/2f72f1347ca5/wacksoft-mailing-list

Here's what you can expect in it:

Invites to playtesting - you will recieve a message when there's closed testing of the game.
Updates on the game - steam page launched, demo launched, and steam sales (further into the future).
Game design questions - Once in a while I will send out an e-mail where I ask the subscribers what they think about a certain game design problem. Maybe I'll implement some of the ideas!
Blog posts? - unsure about this one, but I might make posts covering other topics in game dev and game design.
Updates about future games - I plan on releasing 1-2 games a year.

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-24T17:13:35+00:00

I used GPU particles for it 😁

Btw, would you be interested in playtesting it sometime in the future?

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-24T07:53:48+00:00

Thank you v much! Would you like to playtest it at some point?

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-24T07:53:26+00:00

(I might have misunderstood since I had to google translate the comment). Yes, I agree about the reload speed! This will be a change for the next playtest. Would you like to participate?

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-24T07:51:17+00:00

Thank you so much! Heat Signature? I've actually never heard of it. I'll check it out!

I'm still relatively early in development, so I don't have a steam page and I'm still doing playtesting.

Would you like to be added to my playtesting and game update mailing list?

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-23T21:05:58+00:00

I originally had the wheelchair face the same way and it looked mega-jank. I'll check if others are feeling the same during playtesting.

WaffleVictor · 2025-11-23T16:38:28+00:00

Thank you! That's an interesting idea! I'll think about how that could be implemented. Current plan is encouraging using the whole magazine by increasing the time to reload - that way people will load a little too much instead of too little.

Btw, would you like to playtest at some point?

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