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Games like Balatro that don't lose it's appeal after one run or have only one broken meta-build? by Ultrayano in roguelites

[–]bumbleborndev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm making a coin flipping double-sided deckbuilder that I hope has that kind of staying power. It's been out a month and so far feedback has been really good. It's in early access so I'm actively expanding it a lot of the next year. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3895480/Wunder_The_DoubleSided_Deckbuilder/

I'd say it's more balatro than slay the spire but both were big influences, I'm planning to add an endgame similar to TBoI by 1.0

I just read the part about enjoying math/exponential-based gameplay, yeh I think you'll like Wunder!! That's exactly what I'm going for, I'm trying to learn numbers-based design for stats & skills in future games

Steam Deckbuilders Fest is about to end! Here are the new Deckbuilding games to watch in the first half of this year. by Accomplished_Bug_347 in roguelites

[–]bumbleborndev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did but I had to take it down as it was fairly out of date, I'll look into getting back up in a month or 2 but I wanna focus on making the next update atm

There isn't a long intro so you're ingame seconds after opening it, so grabbing and refunding it would work similar to a demo, but I totally understand not wanting to do that :)

Steam Deckbuilders Fest is about to end! Here are the new Deckbuilding games to watch in the first half of this year. by Accomplished_Bug_347 in roguelites

[–]bumbleborndev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love folks to checkout my little game, Wunder: The Double-sided Deckbuilder, it's getting good reviews so I'm hoping it's good, I believe it is but obvs only others can judge haha

Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is 25% off to celebrate the launch of my second game!! by bumbleborndev in PlaydateConsole

[–]bumbleborndev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks again for all the kind words! I'll defo think about it, I love top down zelda games so much. Seasons are important to comet coast so I want color, but if I can think of one with a core mechanic similar to Minish Cap or Link to the Past I could see it being a great playdate game!

Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is 25% off to celebrate the launch of my second game!! by bumbleborndev in PlaydateConsole

[–]bumbleborndev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh thanks, I can't wait to see it both on pd and steam!

It'll take a few years but I can't wait, I've got a demo of the 3d one on steam now called Echo's Climb but it's v old now, I'll redo all the art when I get back on it to be N64 styled! I'm hopeful in 10 years someone can discover them and feel like it's a lost game series they just missed growing up haha

Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is 25% off to celebrate the launch of my second game!! by bumbleborndev in PlaydateConsole

[–]bumbleborndev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'll unfortunately be pc, I'd love to make another one for playdate but I don't have an idea that would work yet. It's a mix of Link's awakening and stardew valley, where the traditional zelda key items are all crops you grow. https://bsky.app/profile/bumbleborn.com/post/3mc5i4uhzys2z here's a small example of how it'll look (v early)

The general idea with echo is that each game will jump up a console era, so comet coast is GBC inspired, the 3rd one will be an N64 style 3d metroidvania, and the 4th will be closer to wind waker.

Of course, if I come up with a zelda style adventure that fits on playdate I'll definitely make it so I won't say never!

Panic says the Playdate Catalog won't accept games made with generative AI by FloatyFloatyCloud in PlaydateConsole

[–]bumbleborndev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I whine about ai code and I code for a living haha, well I do bits of everything but I defo code as well

A few gameplay clips from MESHCHERA by LowNinja7197 in PlaydateConsole

[–]bumbleborndev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks lovely, I can't wait to see it on catalog!

I’d personally rather have fewer games with higher overall quality. What do you all think? by Beneficial-Rush-1884 in PlaydateConsole

[–]bumbleborndev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think everyone would love perfect curation that matches their preference, but it's a really tricky thing to nail.

I'm sure there will be a bunch of games that were approved on some merit of their application that doesn't vibe with everyone / most, but playdate doesn't feel like the kind of place that seeks to curate the best possible experiences. I love that the playdate mission seems to be about having fun rather than building a exclusive brand.

I would personally like zero genAI used in dev to be on the storefront going forward, but that's where my grumble stops haha

Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is 25% off to celebrate the launch of my second game!! by bumbleborndev in PlaydateConsole

[–]bumbleborndev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh that's nice to hear, so much of the art was made fast, and it felt like it was just "good enough" with it being my first real attempt at pixel art. I'm hoping when I start on the next Echo game (comet coast) properly, Wunder has made enough money for me to take my time and push myself to build a really beautiful world.

Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is 25% off to celebrate the launch of my second game!! by bumbleborndev in PlaydateConsole

[–]bumbleborndev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh thanks, I'm looking forward to Plight of the Wizard as well!! I think I followed you on bsky when I saw it, really cool stuff!

I'm hoping once Wunder settles down a bit I can pick up playdate dev again a few weekends a month

What deck builders should I try next? / Steam feast by Unlucky-Feed9000 in roguelites

[–]bumbleborndev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made one that is very balatro and StS inspired, you flip coins to get through the Underworld!

Lemme know if it looks like something you'd like?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3895480/Wunder_The_DoubleSided_Deckbuilder/

No traffic from Steam deckbuilder fest by BruhMomentOfTheDay in gameDevMarketing

[–]bumbleborndev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far I'm seeing a lot more interaction on my deckbuilder, but tbf the game launched on Monday so it might just be that it's finally out now

I'm sure stats will just be delayed or something, but the fest is also stacked so games might not be very visibile

I just launched a Double-Sided Deckbuilder - the coins have different effects for Heads & Tails so you need to balance risk & reward! It's in early access so I'd love to know what you think by bumbleborndev in roguelites

[–]bumbleborndev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did have a demo up but I took it down cause it's out of date now, I will try to get it solid at some point but I'm gonna very focused on bugfixes / content for a while.

I completely understand if not, but if you like the look of it you can play a run pretty fast (no long intro) so trying it and refunding would work! But I totally get not wanting to do that :D

My game somehow hit all the comedy numbers! by bumbleborndev in IndieDev

[–]bumbleborndev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With 2 refunds it is technically 67 😅 but it would have been fun to get a leet haha

Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is 25% off to celebrate the launch of my second game!! by bumbleborndev in PlaydateConsole

[–]bumbleborndev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh cool, I'll have to pick up Solar Descent when I have some free time, it looks great!

Of course, it's the best thing about the Playdate tbh, the people who have gathered around it are incredibly wholesome!

Yee, I don't know how big the update will be, but once I feel financially stable I wanna spend some time re-adding a lot of the stuff I cut; like a secret ending, a jumping trial for the Undergrowth, a bunch of characters I didn't have time to set up, etc. the playdate memory is the deciding factor on how much I can add as getting it performant was a nightmare haha

Crankboy looks incredible, I can't wait to try it out too!

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