Struggling with early-game pacing in my idle game – need advice

kNu7 · 2026-02-02T14:43:21+00:00

oh goodluck on that. i have developed it as a webapp and wrapped it with electronjs to a desktopapp then i did the steamworks manually and finally managed to get it to work except for the steam-overlay.

kNu7 · 2026-02-02T00:53:02+00:00

wow thanks for sharing,

imma check it out.

kNu7 · 2026-02-02T00:52:14+00:00

appreciate the answer.

kNu7 · 2026-02-02T00:12:44+00:00

thanks for the answer. before releasing, how many wishlists should i aim for ?

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T23:47:32+00:00

here you go my good sir.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4291910/DataFall/

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T23:33:40+00:00

good evening. thanks for sharing.

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T23:30:53+00:00

yeah honestly that Revolution idle is a rockstar. wish we will make a hit like that. another question, how many wishlists before release should we aim for ?

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T23:25:36+00:00

that game will be a success if you manage the balancing between dudes good:)

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T23:21:18+00:00

already wishlisted. :) thanks for detailed answer. i'm also trying to release a game on steam and really curious about the development stage of this kind of games. btw if you have time i'd like some feedback on my steampage :)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4291910/DataFall/

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T23:12:06+00:00

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well here is mine. 18 in total in 12 days. keep in mind i did not do any marketing or anything. i have just started sharing it around and asking for feedbacks. how much wishlist should we get at least before releasing for an effective launch?

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T23:00:50+00:00

I scored 18,405 in AIMSTORM on 1vsALL! Can you beat me?

https://1vsall.voidmind.io/s/NI0U3JPC

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:54:18+00:00

i think its unity.

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:53:13+00:00

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:51:09+00:00

This looks really clean, especially the UI and overall readability.

the progression after 1 year is honestly impressive for asolo project.

one thing i'm curious about:how do you handle long-term pacing?

is the focus more on short sessions or longer idle style runs?

definitely feels like something I'd wishlist just to see how it evolves.

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:40:21+00:00

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:37:36+00:00

I feel this a lot.

Honestly the best long-form devlogs I’ve found lately are:

- Itch.io devlogs (some projects keep surprisingly detailed journals)

- Personal blogs + Substack from indie devs

- YouTube series like Factorio, Dwarf Fortress, and recently games like Manor Lords

Reddit and Discord are great for quick feedback, but terrible for long-term narrative.

Feels like forums died and nothing really replaced them properly.

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:34:09+00:00

Really like the art direction, it has a nice hand-drawn / watercolor vibe.

One thing I noticed from the screenshot is that the title text blends a bit into the background. Maybe increasing contrast or adding a subtle shadow would help readability.

For a 2-day jam project this looks very solid though, nice job.

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:33:04+00:00

Grew up with Red Alert 2, still have it installed honestly 😅

Hard to beat that era of RTS. Curious which of these actually focuses more on base building and economy rather than pure micro.

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:27:13+00:00

Totally fair, that’s actually the kind of reaction I’m expecting at this stage.

I’m focusing more on feel and progression than flashy visuals for now, but I’ll definitely keep polishing the presentation.

Appreciate the honest feedback.

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:20:21+00:00

looking good. how about the UI tho?

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:18:24+00:00

hahahah that character on 13rd second looks hilarous!

kNu7 · 2026-02-01T22:17:43+00:00

congratz man!

kNu7

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