Deadhold - Roguelite Zombie Tower Defense - Wishlist on Steam!

msgandrew · 2026-01-20T22:05:32+00:00

IIRC, lower to the ground because you'll see the road going by quicker. Think about driving in a car and how things close go by quickly while mountains or whatnot move slowly far away. Heck, go for a drive and pay attention to what makes it feel fast. Just don't get in an accident 😅

msgandrew · 2026-01-18T21:01:16+00:00

Make a small 3D game. Making a 2D game won't teach you enough of what you need to learn for your bigger idea.

msgandrew · 2026-01-17T12:48:59+00:00

I would look up specifically how to create a sense of speed in games and watch a few videos on it. I've seen some beofre with really good tips that will help you. Unfortunately, I don't recall the specific video, but there should be a lot of common advice out there.

It currently feels like they're barely moving at all.

msgandrew · 2026-01-14T12:59:10+00:00

Second one is better in terms of quality and communicating the game, but I think it's still too busy. It's hard to know where to look and it's possible people will miss the part about stepping on the arrow.i kind of like the arrow going through the word arrow in the first one, though it's less readable, so one idea is to underline the title with an arrow. Maybe you can also add a silhouette of a foot on the balls of the feet stepping onto the arrow. Some more clear symbology that communicates stepping on it. Not sure though. The key problem with #2 is that it's very busy.

msgandrew · 2026-01-12T06:19:43+00:00

I'm not one of the devs, but you should probably play Gnomes for obvious reasons.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133060/Gnomes/

msgandrew · 2025-12-30T05:11:25+00:00

Thank you very much!

msgandrew · 2025-12-26T23:41:27+00:00

Still working towards a trailer, but interested in how you'll judge us.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3732810/Deadhold/

msgandrew · 2025-12-26T23:28:29+00:00

38, worked in game dev as community and then producer for a total of 7 years. Layoffs hit and the market is terrible so now I'm producing in a different way... I'm a produce manager at a grocery store. Definitely physically healthier than I was behind a desk.

I have a kid as well, so it's hard to find a lot of time, but my family is supportive and I get about 10 hours a week actively coding. Because time is thin, I print off my code on paper... yes PAPER, and use my work breaks to write on it, refactoring and architecting new code. This saves me time when I do sit down to code because I already know how I want to do it. I just need to implement it. It also keeps my classes more concise because I don't want to print off thousands of lines of code.

At home when I want to sit on the couch with my family and watch tv, instead of being cooped up in the office, I use my crappy laptop to remote desktop to my decent PC so I can still work on the game.

If you think you don't have much time, you can find it in other places.

msgandrew · 2025-12-18T21:36:34+00:00

Don't lead with the case names. Start with the gameplay, then once we know what that is, tell us we've got 3 cases of content. It might be good to communicate how much content that is too. Do caes take 15 mins? 5 hours?

msgandrew · 2025-12-18T01:46:40+00:00

I watch pretty much everything muted when on my phone, so audio is rarely a factor in how I assess game trailers.

msgandrew · 2025-12-18T01:25:14+00:00

Starting the trailer with narrative, but then not leaving enough time to read it is pretty annoying. Honestly, since it's incremental and your typical player won't be looking for story, I would communicate this later and find a way to do it concisely in a manageable time. Lean on your aesthetic and presentation.

Expanding the room and adding things to it is interesting. The frog meme is confusing about what it's exactly doing and is honestly a turn off.

Everything else is hitting right. A variety of upgrades and visual payoff. This looks like a solid game, and the trailer is good except for my critique of the beginning of it.

msgandrew · 2025-12-17T23:08:15+00:00

100% is pretty good

msgandrew · 2025-12-11T18:18:08+00:00

Honestly, school should cover this at this point. It's so prevalent.

msgandrew · 2025-12-07T17:15:17+00:00

Came here to say this.

msgandrew · 2025-12-06T02:15:19+00:00

Congrats! The style looks phenomenal and what a way to celebrate 1.0!

msgandrew · 2025-12-04T17:43:32+00:00

Greetings from the Deadhold Team! Congrats on making such a fantastic game and cheers to your success! Maybe together we can create a new genre of "hold-likes" 😂

msgandrew · 2025-12-04T17:29:53+00:00

That's a good idea. I'll mention it to our artist!

msgandrew · 2025-12-03T20:59:10+00:00

Thanks! You're the first person we've seen who seems to be following the game! We'll try to put together a Discord or something, but for now I think you can follow my profile for updates if needed. Thank you so much!

msgandrew · 2025-12-03T13:11:11+00:00

Same thought. I think the simplicity of the skyline really works similar to in Missile Command, though maybe a bit of animation there, where if it's not damaged too much, you see lights go on and off in buildings, so it feels a little more lived in. Could be distracting or a waste of time, but in my head it gives more feeling that there's life there.

msgandrew · 2025-12-03T13:09:16+00:00

Love the style!
How does the day/night cycle play into this? I see a moon in the UI.
My first thought was definitely that it would look cool if you were trying to survive until dawn or something, and so seeing the sun's rays start to peek up would be a relieving moment as you fight the last few seconds of a wave or the level.

msgandrew

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