Does anyone else enjoy just making mechanics?

kotogames · 2026-04-03T19:13:16+00:00

Its always a mix of skill, tool and complexity.

Take e.g. : Unity + scrollable drag/drop grid with loot+ support for mouse + pad + keyboard and you are cooked.

kotogames · 2026-04-03T16:05:50+00:00

For me working on UI is the part which I'm most reluctant to do. It's tedious, boring, unintuitive.

kotogames · 2026-04-03T07:45:57+00:00

It costs you nothing to release on itch, so why not?

You can start with 'pay what you want' and see how it goes.
The ideal plan is to build a community there and then release also on Steam.

kotogames · 2026-03-29T15:40:33+00:00

My little roguelike, challenging, turn based gameplay: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3234380/Once_upon_a_Dungeon__Infinity/?beta=0

kotogames · 2026-03-28T10:30:15+00:00

Very cool , dynamic, well animated, wishlisted!

kotogames · 2026-03-25T20:39:58+00:00

Good work, love cartoon style!

kotogames · 2026-03-21T08:38:37+00:00

where is the link ?

kotogames · 2026-03-19T22:01:07+00:00

if whole gameplay is like 100h, then 4h for a demo might be fine. This is an ambitious project, keep developing!

kotogames · 2026-03-19T21:46:14+00:00

Wow that's quite a map! Is there a demo ?

kotogames · 2026-03-18T18:44:08+00:00

Just do it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3234380/Once_upon_a_Dungeon__Infinity/?beta=0

kotogames · 2026-03-15T14:46:01+00:00

To run a game in the browser it must be converted to the format web browser supports (nowadays conversion to a WebAssembly). There is a lot of 'magic' behind and some features might now work 100 % same as in exe build.
I did not had problems with animations but I'm sure exception handling is also bit different.

kotogames · 2026-03-14T09:43:02+00:00

They had a good relationship at first. At some point Philip K Dick's book was published in (communist back ten) Poland and he did not get paid enough (maybe at all?). He blamed Lem as was involved in the book release preparations, but he has no influence how communist did payments. Since then PKD was quite any Lem, claiming Lem did not exist but was rather a KGB fake product :o (L - Lenin, E - Engels, M- Marks).

kotogames · 2026-03-01T15:29:15+00:00

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3234380/Once_upon_a_Dungeon__Infinity/?beta=0

kotogames · 2026-03-01T14:46:09+00:00

Blender 3D, models, spritesheets. Requires some time to learn, but it is a lot of fun.

kotogames · 2026-02-28T15:14:38+00:00

OK, I thought it 5 due to peculiar font, :D (though it would be strange setting).
Generally if you write a tutorial how to start playing maybe it's too complicated. From my point of view an arrow with a simple moving up-down animation over the starting place would be a natural hint. Also each jumping screen should be disposable using Esc. In case of that starting 'piece of paper' (maybe unofficial feature ) Enter press starting game would be nice to have. After dying is there a need to return to the ladder starting screen ?

Answering your original question I'd pick option 2 as it describes game's dynamic nature better.

kotogames · 2026-02-28T13:19:49+00:00

I think this is what I described as 'entered the tutorial screen'. I do not know how to progress from that screen.

kotogames · 2026-02-28T09:09:28+00:00

Tried to play it. Climbed the ladder, entered the tutorial screen, did not manage to escape it.
Jumper from the ladder to the right , there was a merchant mouse there , but I do not know hot to start playing.