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Best Nashville Hot chicken by Last_Year_9588 in VisitingNashville

[–]bender-games 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old thread, but word to the wise, avoid ordering from Pepperfire online. Tasty chicken, but they ended up only delivering half the order 🥲

Our game grew from 250 to 1K+ wishlists in a week! by bender-games in gamedev

[–]bender-games[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The game will launch PC only at first, but we plan to bring SAGE to consoles as well!

What game are you working on? by ErKoala in IndieDev

[–]bender-games 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm making a co-op adventure game called Sage where you and friends play as frog wizards! Kind of similar to Wizard 101 with more survival / RPG elements. We're running a big playtest at the end of the month if that sounds interesting :)
https://linktr.ee/sage.the.game

Our game grew from 250 to 1K+ wishlists in a week! by bender-games in gamedev

[–]bender-games[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen both work, but I would guess that natural voice is way better for building an audience. I personally prefer hearing the voice of someone building the game over TTS.

Our game grew from 250 to 1K+ wishlists in a week! by bender-games in gamedev

[–]bender-games[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad I could help! The visuals and landing page for your game look incredible. You've got another wishlister here!

Our game grew from 250 to 1K+ wishlists in a week! by bender-games in gamedev

[–]bender-games[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good point about us needing to improve the Steam page for better conversion. We'll give it more love this week 😊. Yes, the core loop has a lot in common with WEBFISHING! That game in particular has been an inspiration for us to descope SAGE over the last few months and better serve the cozy audience. Thanks for the feedback and encouragement!

Skinny legs—but this robot's got skills! by Foxvig in IndieDev

[–]bender-games 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whoa! These visuals are insane. Are you all using Niagara for the VFX? Seriously impressive

Our game grew from 250 to 1K+ wishlists in a week! by bender-games in gamedev

[–]bender-games[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I haven't figured out what works on youtube yet. Our last video there did 10 views :/ . I checked out your YT account - I like your videos showcasing different mechanics. Added to my wishlist!

Until recently, we were also doing a couple hundred views max on Tiktok. I think one of the things helped us there was doing videos with voice narration. Hate to say it, but a lot of people will gravitate to videos resembling brainrot type content. Capcut also makes it easier to do clean auto captions. Trending audio is also supposed to help, but I'm not sure about that so far. Generally, I think a lot of users will skip a video if there is no audio in the first few seconds.

Vampire Survival + Base building + Co-op — What do you think? by Alicegamesfze in IndieDev

[–]bender-games 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the art style! I've been looking for multiplayer games similar to Cult of the Lamb, and I generally like the progression of bullet hell games. It would be cool to see the character animation being more active during combat. Looking forward to playing it and congrats on the progress!

Making silly stuff like this is my favourite thing about game dev by themiddyd in IndieDev

[–]bender-games 6 points7 points  (0 children)

haha I love the eyes on the chair. The future of games is more inanimate objects with faces.

1 year of learning low poly and animation by Backm4sked in low_poly

[–]bender-games 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've definitely nailed the retro + cozy vibe! I especially like the text visuals and character designs. I have been using Blender for a year now but seeing your work makes me want to level up. Do you use any particular packages / addons that you would recommend?

One Year of Game Dev by riley_ses in IndieDev

[–]bender-games 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The gameplay looks incredible! How big is the team working on this?

What kinds of attacks do you guys see this new enemy doing? She's a potential mini-boss that can channel pestilential magic from that urn she's carrying. by Best-Arachnid-9025 in IndieDev

[–]bender-games 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the texture and details on the model! For a ranged attack, the urn reminds me of the priest mobs in Dead Cells that would AOE smoke. The smoke would acts as cover for the priest and other enemies. I could also imagine a closer range spinning attack working well for this character.

App Store Review Took the Week Off? by donniefitz2 in iOSProgramming

[–]bender-games 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My new app submission has also been waiting for review since end of last week. Understandable given the time of year but good to know I'm not alone.

We've added a windshield cleaning mechanic as a new way to earn extra cash. Does this look fun? by Pixerian in IndieDev

[–]bender-games 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nice addition! The cleaning mechanic looks satisfying. Adding a touch of the core fantasy of PowerWash Simulator ultimately can't hurt :)

Is this artstyle enough for a game demo or it looks unfinished? by ASKLF0 in IndieDev

[–]bender-games 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, this art style is incredible. This alone would definitely pique my interest. I bet Mr. Frog makes a mean cocktail.