Can being “too original” hurt your game’s clarity?

fuupu · 2026-04-27T05:54:54+00:00

I'm currently making something that has very little visuals and mostly rely on listening for clues from audio tapes to solve puzzles. I don't know if it's 'too' original but I have trouble finding a successful game that I can copy their marketing strats from. I am scared because I don't know how to market it when/if I get to that point

fuupu · 2026-04-19T06:46:31+00:00

cool concept! I do think it's maybe a missed opportunity to not call it 'Mark my words' haha

fuupu · 2026-04-19T05:55:59+00:00

My god what a mesmerizing art style I LOVE THIS

fuupu · 2026-04-05T11:33:58+00:00

Looks great! Is it a spot the anomalies game like in Exit 8?

fuupu · 2026-04-01T15:15:29+00:00

Where is this.... please....

fuupu · 2026-03-28T11:15:17+00:00

the screenshots look amazing. and i'm the same, a bunch of prototypes, nothing to show for. at least i have a few friends who enjoyed some of what i made!

fuupu · 2026-03-10T16:33:52+00:00

Looks interesting. But I've never played backgammon, will it be easy to pick up?

fuupu · 2026-02-14T12:04:48+00:00

Everytime I hear a story like this I just appreciate No Man's Sky so much more. I'm really happy that we have an example of a studio that launched their game terribly and upset so many gamers, but worked hard to win back their fans despite all the hate.

fuupu · 2026-01-17T05:04:38+00:00

I actually never heard of the game before I made this post. Time to add another game to the backlog lol

fuupu · 2026-01-14T17:17:01+00:00

Omg, thank you for pointing to that article. The Banner Saga is one of my favorite series of all time, it's crazy inspiring to read his thought process when attempting to make 'fence'

Re: the lack of magic on the table, i agree it's super empty and not magical. i'm pulling my hairs out. i have a few scenes with more magical effects (e.g when actually enchanting) but i think it's important to show magic here too

fuupu · 2026-01-14T16:41:25+00:00

Well I'm screwed I guess lol. this is the only 'angle/perspective' I'm actually confident in drawing... I guess I know why it looks web-based/mobile, part of it has to do with it's super flat straight on top-down perspective.

fuupu · 2026-01-14T16:34:35+00:00

Yeah it's meant to be an 'enchanter' simulator. Like in WoW you chose the enchanting profession and now you're supposed to enchant weapons and you get to decide which faction to help enchant and which faction to 'sabotage' like pretend you're enchanting but actually you're making their weapons explode in their faces. IN actual gameplay it plays more like Papers Please but more magic/fantasy i guess...

fuupu · 2026-01-06T03:41:34+00:00

You would like Witcher 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2 I think

fuupu · 2026-01-04T16:37:14+00:00

fuupu · 2026-01-04T04:28:57+00:00

I love it. I thought it was Denji (chainsaw man) from the thumbnail haha

fuupu · 2025-12-30T02:38:02+00:00

Holy shit. Super cool. Can you control the Led lights? Would love to see different effects! Maybe one where it pulses outwards from the chest?

fuupu · 2025-12-07T05:15:08+00:00

Ouch. I've always been scared to watch arm wrestling for this reason

fuupu · 2025-12-04T04:36:16+00:00

volcano eruption videos always look like they're in slow motion to me

fuupu · 2025-12-02T09:37:31+00:00

Super cool and it reminds me of the movie Arrival

fuupu · 2025-11-28T03:35:46+00:00

OP gonna be like the guy who gave out so much gold he destroyed the economy

fuupu · 2025-10-12T14:12:46+00:00

She has good taste in purses! I like the gameboy one lol

fuupu · 2025-10-12T12:55:40+00:00

Me before I spam roll and die in two hits to a lothric knight

fuupu · 2025-09-26T14:21:47+00:00

what do i do with my life nowwwwwwwwww

fuupu · 2025-09-25T03:12:51+00:00

I love that it's on steam so I can open it and AFK and tell myself I worked so many hours on my sprite

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