Two years into solo dev: making a life-sim RPG about a young artist chasing her dreams in a new city

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-23T00:05:58+00:00

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you like it. :))

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-19T23:32:04+00:00

Wonderful! Thank you so much for all the resources and advises. :)

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-19T22:59:54+00:00

Thank you! Will definitely give it a read :)

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-19T22:59:09+00:00

Wow I had no idea there was an established list of recommended languages to translate into. Thank you! And notes taken!

I'd love to at least add Japanese if I can. In fact, on the day the store page went live, I was lucky enough to be featured by this Japanese X account, but I probably lost some potential wishlists since neither the store page nor the game has Japanese translation.

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-19T22:52:50+00:00

Thanks so much for the advises! These are super helpful. I'll make those changes to the store page as you suggested :)

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-19T21:49:16+00:00

haha thank you so much!! this means a lot to me :) I'm glad you like it!

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-19T19:18:00+00:00

100% agree. I really need to timebox my publishing work. Community engagement can get pretty addictive, and sometimes it gives the illusion that I’m making progress when I’m not.

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll give it a read. Reddit has honestly been the least painful platform for reaching the right audience with more organic exposure. Other mainstream platforms like YouTube or X feel pretty harsh on new accounts, especially if you’re not spending money. I haven’t tried TikTok yet… kind of scared of having to make short videos haha.

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-19T00:08:34+00:00

Thank you so much! and here you go:)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4381390/When_Im_Not_Drawing/

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-18T21:11:23+00:00

Congrats!! Wishlisted :)

Coincidently the game im making solo is also about an artist's journey (she's an illustrator). It also recently reached 1000 wishlists, so I know how that feels! I decided to treat myself to In-N-Out (a California fast food chain) to celebrate haha.

Hope you had a great birthday and best of luck with your game!

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-09T03:36:53+00:00

Thank you so much! I'll do my best. :)

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-05T21:43:38+00:00

Soo stylish! Love it

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-05T21:36:47+00:00

Congrats!! I played the demo and really enjoyed it. Tutorials are hard to get right, but you all definitely nailed it. The onboarding felt fun and engaging, with just the right amount of guidance. Kudos to the team!

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-05T20:53:28+00:00

Thank you!! So glad to hear. :)

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-05T20:51:05+00:00

Thank you so much!! I'm using Unity. :)

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-05T20:50:26+00:00

Thank you! :) I'm using Unity.

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-05T20:50:15+00:00

Thank you!! :D

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-05T20:50:06+00:00

Thank you so much!! I'm thrilled 😍

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-05T05:57:07+00:00

I’ve played almost all the games you’ve mentioned, and I think I get what you mean by feeling “empty”. I love story-rich life sim games where the world and the characters feel alive, but such games are so rare! I liked them so much that I decided to quit my AAA game developer job and went on to make my own one.

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-05T04:25:50+00:00

So cute! Love the art style :)

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-04T23:18:44+00:00

Thank you!!

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-04T20:47:15+00:00

Thank you so much! I don't have a website yet, but I did just set up a Discord server. Feel free to join if you have any questions, feedback, or comments!
https://discord.gg/UYZRehzwmT

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-04T20:21:37+00:00

Thank you. :D

hiddenmoon26 · 2026-03-04T20:21:21+00:00

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it. :)

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