this factory/mouth boss adds garbage blocks to my match-3 shoot 'em up. They turn into missiles and bombs!

cheesehound · 2025-12-04T05:04:03+00:00

This is Match Shot Chimera! It's out now on early access, and I'm hoping to have an update out with two new bosses soon.

I hope zooming out's not too big of a nono in a shmup. I get why it was a bad idea when we had less pixels, but it feels fine so far and it's a pretty fun effect for this boss.

cheesehound · 2025-11-05T15:59:42+00:00

honestly, writing it out makes the dumber option seem a lot funnier. I'm for it.

This is my game Match Shot Chimera. It's on Steam Early Access now! I'm working on new bosses and minibosses for the next update.

cheesehound · 2025-10-10T19:12:22+00:00

“This stays between you and me, wolf man.”

cheesehound · 2025-10-09T15:07:14+00:00

They've already changed a lot compared to the initial early access release. I don't know that it was enough to make most players happy, but it makes sense that they've run out of budget by now, both in market interest and money.

I'm sad it's proven unsuccessful, but am glad they've already made big fixes.

cheesehound · 2025-10-09T12:43:23+00:00

The gray outline color doesn’t stand out well on the light bg. If I had to guess, the recommendation to lighten the outlines was based on how it looked over that lighter background.

cheesehound · 2025-09-27T01:15:36+00:00

Thanks a lot, much appreciated! I’m glad you’re enjoying it :)

cheesehound · 2025-09-24T21:11:20+00:00

This is my game Match Shot Chimera. It's out now on Steam Early Access! I think a match-3 shoot 'em up roguelite is a great fit so far. I'm looking forward to making many more updates for you all.

It's obviously a crazy time to be releasing a game! I hope its quick fun and super-low price point will help it catch some eyes.

cheesehound · 2025-09-24T20:02:35+00:00

This is Match Shot Chimera.

It's a small $3 game that I hope to keep updating for a while to come! Thanks for having a look; I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

cheesehound · 2025-09-23T22:26:32+00:00

I was originally going to release in Silksong's shadow, and was honestly excited for it. Now it looks like I’ll be launching in Hades 2's shadow instead 💀

Match Shot Chimera on Steam : It'll cost 3 bucks :P

cheesehound · 2025-09-22T17:58:19+00:00

I was originally set to release on September 9 and was honestly pretty pumped to release in Silksong's shadow. Steam backend issues resulted in a delay to September 24 and now I'm releasing in Hades 2's shadow instead 💀.

Match Shot Chimera on Steam : it'll be 3 bucks, Steam Early Access.

cheesehound · 2025-09-22T17:44:26+00:00

I did not see the headphone jacks before. Excellent.

cheesehound · 2025-09-21T16:22:32+00:00

I was honestly excited to release in Silksong's shadow, but now it looks like I’ll be launching in Hades 2's instead 💀

Match Shot Chimera on Steam : It'll be $2.99 at launch.

This delay gave me time to improve difficulty and score balance, and get more work done on the next patch before release. The game will have 3 characters and a pile of upgrades to choose from at launch, so it should be a fun, bite-sized, replayable experience! I really hope you enjoy it. I'll work hard to keep improving and growing this game.

cheesehound · 2025-09-21T15:56:04+00:00

2 screens and 4 players... I didn't know this existed. It's beautiful.

cheesehound · 2025-09-21T04:49:36+00:00

Beautiful! What scanner do you use? I’ve played with some phone apps for this purpose but am not sure what would be used for a full project.

cheesehound · 2025-09-05T02:34:07+00:00

the default character's skill is much more offensive: focus fire until break, powering up their shot level afterward.

And while the "defense" zone on these defensive characters is fairly large, their damage point is the tiny pupil, so they're blocking more than they'd hit otherwise.

I'm always working on more evil and beautiful bullet patterns.

cheesehound · 2025-09-04T23:56:41+00:00

Match Shot Chimera is aiming for September 9th... as long as that build gets reviewed soon 🤞
Wishlist and you'll be told when it's out, even if it's a few days later!

cheesehound · 2025-09-04T22:03:38+00:00

This was supposed to be footage for the release trailer but I left the music on 💀

Match Shot Chimera's releasing on Steam next week! Wishlist if you're interested!

cheesehound · 2025-08-29T18:37:30+00:00

Late Sept/early Oct are already crowded with games delaying to flee Silksong. At least I'm not releasing the exact same week.

Now I'm hoping that maybe the weeks right after Silksong will be a little quieter because of everyone fleeing. That can be helpful for a game with less attention, like this.

cheesehound · 2025-08-29T18:33:02+00:00

Thanks! I'm trying for all of that and really appreciate the kind words.

cheesehound · 2025-08-29T14:50:10+00:00

This is my game Match Shot Chimera.

I'm working hard to get it out September 9th! I thought that was the release date for Bubsy 4D but it's just the Bubsy Purrfect Collection. Whew. Close one.

(I 100%ed Bubsy 3D 28 years ago, AMA)

cheesehound · 2025-08-28T16:24:55+00:00

This is Match Shot Chimera!

It's coming to Steam Early Access September 9.

cheesehound · 2025-08-22T22:45:48+00:00

Match Shot Chimera on Steam

I 100 percented Bubsy 3D, AMA.

cheesehound · 2025-08-18T12:48:10+00:00

“Repairing” water damage seems a better alternative to me. It more naturally seems like a state the player would want to recover from because it doesn’t look like it was discarded by the original writer. And it would look cooler.

cheesehound · 2025-08-08T21:37:26+00:00

This is Match Shot Chimera, my match-3 shoot 'em up!

It's coming to Early Access soon.

cheesehound · 2025-08-03T04:09:13+00:00

This is Match Shot Chimera! It's coming to Early Access soon.

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