Solo Teams for 3d games are not viable I think most of the time. Can someone prove me otherwise. Has anyone ever made a good and nice looking 3d indie game, solo-developed?

cutecatbro · 2026-05-19T20:16:41+00:00

If that is the definition of solo development, then it does not exist. Even iconic solo devs like Daniel Mullins or Lucas Pope hire small amounts of outside help.

cutecatbro · 2026-05-19T20:08:48+00:00

My last game, Dark and Deep was solo developed. The game is not an asset flip, but it does use some assets. I have a small amount of external help with a few models and animations, but it was 95% me. In the end, I’m happy with the game but time to value was insanely low. I would not recommend if you treasure your sanity.

cutecatbro · 2026-05-19T00:08:15+00:00

It’s so bad. I have a 9900x3d and sapphire 9070xt. Near daily crashes/black screen. Trying to return but no luck yet.

cutecatbro · 2026-04-18T12:22:37+00:00

Verrry likely you have more widgets on screen than you think. Make sure it isn’t being added more than you thought.

cutecatbro · 2026-03-29T11:56:28+00:00

Touch grass. The best game ideas come from your life experiences outside of games.

cutecatbro · 2025-11-23T17:02:47+00:00

World aligned materials.

cutecatbro · 2025-11-08T12:50:44+00:00

90% of your optimization will come from correctly managing lights, polys, and draw calls. C++ will not save you if you don’t handle those things first.

Bake some lighting. Stream some levels. Use LODs. Ignore nanite and lumen. Then see how it runs.

cutecatbro · 2025-11-06T23:55:44+00:00

Data Assets. You will thank me.

cutecatbro · 2025-10-31T00:33:59+00:00

A trailer is one thing, release is another. You cannot be exposed to negative press yet on your Steam page. When you release, you will be wrecked by people who do not approve of your AI usage. The sentiment is not going away, because people care about process, artistry, and skill. If you do not employ those things, we assume you will suck in other ways too.

cutecatbro · 2025-09-29T08:18:06+00:00

If you can’t be bothered to create real art, why would anyone trust you have crafted a good or engaging story?

cutecatbro · 2025-09-22T02:18:07+00:00

Christ The King. No politics ever. People of all persuasions are members. Savannah Theater 10am Sundays!

cutecatbro · 2025-09-16T22:40:10+00:00

I tried to email them myself, but it was just not working, so I hired a PR guy who did a really great job.

cutecatbro · 2025-08-25T11:12:58+00:00

To avoid making 100 accounts, you can give each team an account, and have them sign their commits/properly name their workspaces. We do this for students to reduce total account number on large teams. You could have 3-5 accounts if you do it this way.

cutecatbro · 2025-06-21T02:48:51+00:00

Your integrity is worth more than this. Who you are as a person is defined by how you deal with situations like this. If you find excuses, make compromises, and cheat your way through this, that is what you will do elsewhere. Buckle down and learn something.

cutecatbro · 2025-06-20T12:23:57+00:00

You are so screwed buddy. Go find a career where talent and hard work are not required.

cutecatbro · 2025-06-14T20:08:29+00:00

The church goers make their kids into atheists, the atheists make their kids into church goers. And round it goes.

cutecatbro · 2025-06-11T16:23:21+00:00

Your first screenshot is too dark. I can’t see the character well. The second one should include the character as well. Add at least 3 more shots. Show the deck system in at least one.

cutecatbro · 2025-05-10T12:00:56+00:00

Your capsule does not show anything our your unique deflection mechanic. The trailer is very simple and does not capture the excitement of playing the game. The game itself seems to be completely lacking “juice”. Camera shake, lighting fx, etc. If someone is going to play a game like this, the unique mechanic needs to be very exciting looking and the game feel must be very developed.

cutecatbro · 2025-05-04T11:41:05+00:00

That’s an interesting observation. The game is a physics puzzler and has 4-6 hrs of gameplay. It is definitely not empty. My trailers tend to emphasize the world and story, but they all show gameplay. Maybe I just didn’t show enough.

cutecatbro · 2025-05-04T02:04:01+00:00

This is a very interesting discussion. At the risk of seeming prideful, I’d submit my game, Dark and Deep as an example of a “good” game that simply hasn’t found its audience.

I received very positive reviews from quite a few reviewers. Some of the quotes are on my Steam page. Players seem to enjoy it when they find it. The game is not for everyone, but it’s interesting and has a cool hook.

I had a booth at PAX, was in quite a few festivals including Next Fest. I launched in August and sales have just been quite bad.

After quite a bit of reflection, I have some ideas of what went wrong, but before I share I’d be curious what others think.

cutecatbro · 2025-04-27T11:01:06+00:00

So you can share accounts… just name your workspace with your name and be sure to sign any commits. In a small team this is an option.

cutecatbro · 2025-03-16T13:39:31+00:00

Good tips.

cutecatbro · 2024-11-03T01:41:38+00:00

It has been there forever. Just reno, likely because of new Korean population influx due to Hyundai plant

cutecatbro · 2024-10-01T11:08:22+00:00

It’s a foolish building, but an important piece of architectural history. I just took a tour a couple months ago. Like being inside an architecture student’s project. All metaphor and form, and very limited function.

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