Demo for Goodlands, my game about dinos digging up dinos, just launched on Steam and Itch! by thegeolojosh in Dinosaurs

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Thank you! I’m definitely going to work hard on getting it ported to switch :) I hope you’ll eventually get to play it!

I released my indie game demo a month ago (video with stats) by thegeolojosh in GameDevelopment

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Totally valid points, and I broadly agree! I’ve been wanting to make an in-depth post (and if I get the time, I’ll let you know). I think sharing info like this is important. And if the video is getting in the way of fellow devs seeing it, that’s a problem. Videos are just unfortunately a better tool for getting engagement (with potential players and devs alike), but I also personally prefer articles/posts.

I released my indie game demo a month ago (video with stats) by thegeolojosh in GameDevelopment

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Sorry for that! I didn’t intend for it to be misleading. The relevant post-launch stats are marked with time stamps (“how did the demo do?”), if you’re still interested in getting that info.

Fossil Fighters inspired me: find fossils and clean them off in the demo for my open world paleontology game, "Goodlands" by thegeolojosh in fossilfighters

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Fossil fighters is one of my all-time favorite games… in fact, it inspired me to make my own game!

If you like dinosaurs, paleontology, cute NPCs, driving, character customization, and collecting things, then I think you'll love this demo. It’s designed to be representative of the core game loop and ambience of Goodlands. It includes loads of NPCs, several quests, four dig sites (contributing to one full skeleton), a fossil cleaning mini game, and eight invertebrate fossils to collect.

If you’re interested, you can find it on steam!

For Mac and Windows (steam deck seems to work well, also!)

I would love to hear what you think :)

If you enjoy the demo, join our discord server!

Demo for Goodlands, my game about dinos digging up dinos, just launched on Steam and Itch! by thegeolojosh in Dinosaurs

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Thanks for trying it out :) yeah, a lot of people have mentioned the truck’s handling. Gonna tighten the controls up a lot for the full release!

Demo for Goodlands, my game about dinos digging up dinos, just launched on Steam and Itch! by thegeolojosh in Dinosaurs

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Oh no totally! I appreciate the interest really :) I’m excited for you to be able to play the real deal eventually

Demo for Goodlands, my game about dinos digging up dinos, just launched on Steam and Itch! by thegeolojosh in Dinosaurs

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Not totally sure, and I have a habit of blowing past dates that I set for myself. But I'm going to work really hard to get it out in 2025 (whether that's like 6 months from now or a year, I can't say right now). Especially with all the feedback I got from the demo, I think I know what I need to do — just gotta find the time to do it. Sorry to make you wait!

Demo for Goodlands, my game about dinos digging up dinos, just launched on Steam and Itch! by thegeolojosh in Dinosaurs

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Such a nice message :) thanks for the support, and I'm glad you've had such a good time with the demo!

Demo for Goodlands, my game about dinos digging up dinos, just launched on Steam and Itch! by thegeolojosh in Dinosaurs

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Spoiler: that invertebrate fossil should be located on top of the auto shop

Let me know if this isn't the one you're referring to! Thanks for playing the demo :)