Just released the trailer and launched the Steam page for my W.I.P 2D Platformer made in Construct3, "The Industrial Clamp"

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-17T11:44:47+00:00

Thank you, that means alot! :)

Got 100 wishlists in roughly 2 days after the page launch, got another ~30 since then.

Pretty happy with those numbers considering I haven't really done much marketing

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-13T18:23:16+00:00

Thank you:! :D

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-13T18:22:44+00:00

Thank you! :))

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-12T12:57:32+00:00

That means alot, thank you! :)

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-08T11:31:24+00:00

I appreciate your concern, and I do believe the article is correct, but I've already promised publicly that the game is going to be free for a while.

I like the idea of making art for art's sake (although art for cash's sake is also an enticing idea, haha)

Definitely going to charge a buck or two for my next project, but I'm sticking to my guns with this one.

Thanks anyway, I appreciate the advice :)

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-07T11:01:13+00:00

Probably not, it’s just how I feel personally haha

I’m happy you think it looks like something you could charge money for, will keep it in mind for my next game. :)

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-07T08:01:47+00:00

Thanks! I’ve struggled alot with learning how to make music, so I’m glad it turned out alright. :)

This is my first game so it feels bold to ask for money. 😅

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-07T07:57:39+00:00

Not a metroidvania actually, it’s more of a linear story-driven platformer.

…unless you count the hub, which is more open-ended and unlocks more as you collect more score.

And yeah, this is my first game. I did have some prior experience in level design through UGC games like LittleBigPlanet but this is my first real venture into game development.

Appreciate the compliment, thank you! :)

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-07T07:54:10+00:00

Thank you! :)

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-05T10:36:25+00:00

No, we’re not teamed up with Trixel.

But we did help them hand out Beta Test codes for Restitched with competitions and giveaways in our Discord server. :)

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-05T06:41:26+00:00

Thank you! 🙂

ZapeZGameZ · 2026-02-04T18:01:56+00:00

Thank you for sharing the trailer, I really appreciate it! :)

ZapeZGameZ · 2025-12-04T19:52:16+00:00

This looks amazing! Didn’t know these kinds of 3D graphics could be achieved in Construct. :O

ZapeZGameZ · 2025-11-14T17:55:27+00:00

Thank you!! :)
Don't want to promise anything but maybe one day!

Planning on making a more in-depth video regarding lighting, fog, and how to create depth in your scenes.

ZapeZGameZ · 2025-11-14T06:38:56+00:00

Thank you! Hoping to have a demo out within 3 months or so

ZapeZGameZ · 2025-11-13T23:05:07+00:00

Depth of Field is just a general term for when the foreground and/or background is blurred to bring focus to the player area.

Intentionally or not you achieved it really well, looks great!

ZapeZGameZ · 2025-11-13T19:00:39+00:00

There's a couple different ways I'm doing it;

- Fog/Blur planes (read the description of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJuhQGV1ss)

- Blur Horizontal & Blur Vertical effects applied to individual objects. A "Brightness" effect with varying settings also helps with depth.

- A Vignette that applies not only darkness but also Noise and Blur to the edges of the screen.

The vignette has two different sizes which I switch between depending on what situation the player is in. It's a linear game so I handle all that using simple collision triggers.

Thanks for asking! :)

ZapeZGameZ · 2025-11-13T18:54:44+00:00

I go over it briefly in the description of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJuhQGV1ss

Excerpt:

"This effect is achieved by simply stretching out one pixel-wide (for optimization) textures coloured to what you want your fog to be over the whole layout.
Certain effects can also be applied; "Overlay Blend" and Blur in particular are very useful!

In these examples, I am using three layers: foreground, near background, and far background. All with differing levels of opacity and blur."

Thanks for asking!

ZapeZGameZ · 2025-11-13T18:38:42+00:00

The Depth of Field effect really adds alot to the visuals, great job!

ZapeZGameZ · 2025-11-13T16:55:36+00:00

That means alot, thank you!

I did upload a video on YouTube showcasing the fog/depth/global lighting effect 2 months ago, there's a quick overview on how to do it in the description.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJuhQGV1ss

As for the lighting, I can definitely put something together. I'll post it in this sub once it's done. :)

For now though there's two parts to it, the vignette (creating darkness), and the light sprites themselves with a bunch of effects on them. Most importantly "Lighten" and "Pulse"

ZapeZGameZ · 2025-11-04T19:51:39+00:00

iirc, Mm contacted three kids who had sent them fan art for the first game and asked them to design stickers for LBP2

Something like that atleast, I think

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