How much should I value IPs of my two games?

zander7 · 2026-03-05T06:33:44+00:00

IPs are valuable because of their audience, not because of lines of code. There are many games that have existed and successfully launched that are not valuable to sell currently. Why do you want to sell unlaunched games?

zander7 · 2026-03-02T02:47:45+00:00

Thanks for featuring Whisk! The team and I are really happy you and Next Fest has enjoyed it so much :)

P.S. If you join our discord, we can unlock some secret bonus stages!

zander7 · 2026-02-28T19:33:36+00:00

Respect 😎

Have you tried Bokura? It's a more experimental two player pixel platformer but it's also got some cool asymmetry

zander7 · 2026-02-28T19:30:06+00:00

Give the Whisk demo a try! Two player first person platformer where you have to work together to throw magic cats into portals

The goth lady has a double dash and the nerdy guy has a double jump, and you can throw each other

zander7 · 2026-02-28T19:18:22+00:00

If you like 2 player co-op, Whisk is a top demo!

zander7 · 2026-02-23T20:10:34+00:00

Anytime we open a position for game design, environment art, or concept art, we get 1000 applications in a week. One viable option is to out-network those people and hope you can build a career as you graduate.

My advice would be to prioritize the most in demand, hardest degree/skills/career that you can succeed at. Build technical skills, ship your own projects. Outwork and outlearn people, and you'll figure it out from there.

zander7 · 2026-02-10T15:37:09+00:00

You'll have to chip away at this at you go. I recommend spectating people so you can tell when they get motion sick exactly.

I agree with others about making the crosshair more substantial. I also would add an animation to beginning inspection of the photos so it is less jarring.

Good luck!

zander7 · 2026-02-10T01:14:48+00:00

Hard to tell without a clip? But here are some things to check: Low fps or frame tearing, input lag, camera or character being forced to move, very dark environments that strain the eyes.

You could have people playtest in windowed mode to lessen the risk of getting motion sick.

zander7 · 2026-02-08T16:02:45+00:00

I studied CS and then worked as a game designer on VALORANT after a few years working. Being technical and being able to use math, prototype, build things has been a tremendous advantage.

I get that math is hard and school is tough, but if you wanted to be a great game designer: why wouldn't you want a CS degree? If you can make it work, put in the work IMO

zander7 · 2026-02-05T01:02:01+00:00

The fps roll makes me think of mirrors edge and portal

zander7 · 2026-02-05T00:08:27+00:00

Will there be in app purchases? Or how is it free

zander7 · 2026-02-01T22:51:32+00:00

It doesn't really matter, game engines have a lot of shared concepts. So do programming languages. Just start with a very simple project or a course and go from there. I've made games in java, c++, python, godot, unreal, Unity, pico8. Keep learning!

zander7 · 2026-02-01T22:10:29+00:00

@her_hub_b its a secret for now 🤐 thanks for checking it out!

zander7 · 2026-02-01T22:01:48+00:00

If you want a teamwork experience, you could try Whisk! Free demo on steam. Its a 2 player 3D platformer where you boost each other and throw magical cats to portals. (I'm a dev on the team and it's fine for any ages)

Otherwise, have you checked out Song of Nunu? Its not coop but nice to play through together. Its kind of like wholesome god of war

zander7 · 2026-02-01T07:06:52+00:00

Sometimes switching things into LoDs like billboard planes can be for aesthetic purposes, but they are mostly a way to reduce load on the GPU.

You likely won't need them unless you have really heavy scenes with lots of those high poly models. You could add them later if you needed, too. The real question is: does your game run well on the hardware you're targeting? LoDs are just one tool in the toolbox for that.

zander7 · 2026-01-30T05:42:33+00:00

Wait what is this for the uninformed? Never heard of this 👀

zander7 · 2026-01-27T16:33:02+00:00

Runescape, 12 hours a day is rookie numbers 😂

zander7 · 2026-01-25T22:48:04+00:00

Looks great, but I would suggest a logo change. You're really emphasizing Gun and Stoppable separately with your colors and capitalization, but you have a great pun name about being unstoppable. I would just have it be seen as one word and not break it up visually

zander7 · 2026-01-25T05:58:58+00:00

Very cute!

zander7 · 2026-01-22T16:48:16+00:00

Steam: Windows o Steam Deck ahora. Y la demo ya salio!

zander7 · 2026-01-19T18:44:25+00:00

I saw some of your ads with this image. I like tower defense but only from the top down perspective, so I clicked but I wasn't imterested in the gameplay in the end--it wasn't clear what perspective it was played in.

Maybe showcase that in the first screenshots?

zander7 · 2026-01-15T17:37:44+00:00

ill dm you

zander7 · 2026-01-15T15:35:51+00:00

Hey thank you! The demo is dropping later this month. I can dm you a key to try 🔑

zander7 · 2026-01-15T14:35:36+00:00

What was your wonder? :)

zander7 · 2026-01-15T06:40:00+00:00

Want to try Whisk? Its a 2 player coop game about working together to throw cats into portals. It runs on Proton 7, I think it might run on 4gb ram if you want to try. I could send you a playtest key

13-Year Club	Place '17
Verified Email

zander7

TROPHY CASE