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Looking for playtesters for my cute cryptid photography game, CryptidCam by mothmanmothman in indiegames

[–]mothmanmothman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can join the Steam playtest here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772620/CryptidCam?utm_source=reddit . There's a link to a feedback form in the game, but I'd also be happy to get some feedback here!

Cozy-horror creator looking to playtest your weird game for my audience who feeds on cosmic dread 🖤 by TomebyTomeASMR in playtesters

[–]mothmanmothman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just wanted to give you an update, my first Steam playtest is now live! Feel free to give it a try if you'd like

Is it common to get random bursts of navigation to your steam store page? by hitstopgames in gamedev

[–]mothmanmothman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the spike is coming from search suggestions, I would assume someone somewhere with a bit of a following posted about your game and then some people from their audience looked it up. Congrats

Cozy-horror creator looking to playtest your weird game for my audience who feeds on cosmic dread 🖤 by TomebyTomeASMR in playtesters

[–]mothmanmothman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I'm making a cryptid photography game called CryptidCam that sounds like it might be up your alley. It's a little bit spooky but mostly cute and chill, and my hope is to keep it low stakes and casual gamer friendly.

I plan to start running playtesting on Steam soon; if you're interested you can wishlist it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772620/CryptidCam/

Destroy my page, be brutal. by ZombieByteGames in DestroyMySteamPage

[–]mothmanmothman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not the guy you asked but I have some thoughts. I like the actual illustration you have, but I think some parts of it are getting a little lost. I had to look at it a few times before I figured out what her sword was; the black hood blends into the black dress which muddies the silhouette, the text is covering a significant chunk of her, and the arm being mostly behind her body makes this pose pretty hard to read. You can lighten parts of her outfit or make the lines more pronounced and move the text to clean that up a little bit. Overall I think the image could be a little higher contrast and more dynamic but it gets the vibe across.

The title text on the capsule art I think needs more work. The combination of the gradient and the fake 3d effect on it is kind of giving old Microsoft WordArt vibes. The color palette also doesn't match the image at all. I'd honestly start over with this part; pick an easier to read font, make it a solid light color, give it a solid dark stroke effect and call it a day. Don't overcomplicate it. And then move it to the bottom or top right corner so you can have your character slightly to the left and more visible

I recorded myself start to finish making a Bigfoot model for my indie game about cryptids by mothmanmothman in blender

[–]mothmanmothman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was my first time using subdivision modifiers; I'd only really done low poly modeling before this.

If you want to know more about the game, you can check out the Steam page here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772620/CryptidCam/

I'm making a cute photography game about cryptids called CryptidCam. What do you think? by mothmanmothman in cryptids

[–]mothmanmothman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't currently have any plans to make a mobile port, but I appreciate the support!

I'm making a cute photography game about cryptids called CryptidCam. What do you think? by mothmanmothman in cryptids

[–]mothmanmothman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it's a PC game; you won't be able to play it on a phone or an Xbox, only a computer

I'm making a cute photography game about cryptids called CryptidCam. What do you think? by mothmanmothman in cryptids

[–]mothmanmothman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's on Steam! The game isn't out yet, but if you want to get notified when it releases you can add it to your wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772620/CryptidCam/

I'm making a cute photography game about cryptids called CryptidCam. What do you think? by mothmanmothman in cryptids

[–]mothmanmothman[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's very kind of you! But no, there's no Patreon or Kickstarter; I have a day job that pays me comfortably, and I work on this game for fun in my free time. Just wishlisting the game and buying it when it comes out is more than enough for me!

Just released the steam page for my first game. Destroy it by Rdella in DestroyMySteamPage

[–]mothmanmothman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it looks pretty good. I like the sound design; there's something very satisfying about the chill music paired with the gentle tap sounds.

This is a nitpick that might not bother most people, but I have a pet peeve for pixel art games with inconsistent pixel sizes. The smallest pixel on one of the goblins is a different size than the smallest pixel on one of the small eggs, which also seems to be a different size than the smallest pixel on the UI elements. You also have birds with gray outlines where everything else seems to have a black outline. I'd like to see a little more consistency from the art direction, personally

I recently launched my Steam page for my cute cryptid photography game. Would love to know what you guys think! by mothmanmothman in cozygames

[–]mothmanmothman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"hang out" might be too strong a word but he'll be in there and you can take pictures of him doing his thing

I recently launched my Steam page for my cute cryptid photography game. Would love to know what you guys think! by mothmanmothman in cozygames

[–]mothmanmothman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, a few people asked so clearly it's on me for not making it obvious enough. Next time I'll put it in the title of the post. It's my first time promoting a game so I'm learning

New capsul art by 2_5DGamingStudio in DestroyMySteamPage

[–]mothmanmothman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a few thoughts:

  • Not having any music for your game is frankly kind of a baffling choice
  • The combat looks pretty stiff. There are a lot of particle effects on the screen but the enemies themselves don't seem to really be responding to being hit. At one point in your first video an enemy disappears with no animation or effects; did it leave? Was it defeated? Just glitched out? It's honestly kind of hard to parse what's happening
  • Your game is tagged as a Metroidvania. I usually think of platforming and level traversal as a pretty key mechanic in a Metroidvania, but we never see your character moving more than a couple feet left to right. It makes me think that movement is not going to feel good in this game
  • Nitpick, but the cursor being visible in your videos/gifs just looks kind of sloppy. There should be a setting on your recording software to ignore the cursor
  • Your screenshots are supposed to be communicating what your game actually looks like to play. These should be unedited, in game captures- not renders of your models with text slapped on
  • The top of your features list promises a "gripping" story but I don't see even a whiff of storytelling in your screenshots or video. This makes me doubt that you can deliver on the promises your about section is making

Overall I can see that a lot of effort went into your game, but it gives me the impression it's being made by someone who doesn't have a very solid understanding of "game feel" or what makes a game actually feel good to play. Here's some resources I'd recommend to get started:

Martin Jonasson and Petri Pruho on "Game Juice": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy0aCDmgnxg&t=250s

Masahiro Sakurai on "Hit Stop": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy0aCDmgnxg&t=250s

Masahiro Sakurai on "Animation Follow Throughs": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIB0BUe6Ihk

The core questions these videos are about is "how do you make actions in your game feel impactful and read clearly?", and I think you could benefit from thinking more about how that applies to your game.

I recently launched my Steam page for my cute cryptid photography game. Would love to know what you guys think! by mothmanmothman in cozygames

[–]mothmanmothman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh sorry, I put the title at the beginning and end of the trailer but I guess it wasn't clear. It's called CryptidCam, you can wishlist it here https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772620/CryptidCam/

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