u/NikoNomad

Yeah weird post.

I'm releasing a shop simulator next month and even looking better than Supermarket Simulator, it's gonna be a flop. We're too late for this genre, unless you have something extraordinary. Make what you want, just don't expect a financial return.

Nobody will copy your game unless it goes viral. So it's like a 0.1% chance.

So you want someone to make a game for you for free, and they only get half? You need to pay them for this to work.

2 months ago it was fine, but now it's taking very long. The flood is real.

I noticed it too, it takes forever now. Steam will have no choice but to raise the $100 fee.

I had a 2.6% conversion rate on an early access.

Yes but even if most are crap, it makes visibility for your game much harder than it was. If you are top 5% it doesn't matter, if you have a top 25% game, you're cooked.

These gimmicky games wouldn't fly in the 2000s, java games had more depth. Unfortunately the world changed for the worst, 7200 games in next slopfest and so far I'm mildly interested in 2 of them.

It's scammers on discord, usually DMs mean they want your money to "market" your game.

An epic mine train.

Nice Virginia Reel.

Better but the giant red beam going down is too much.

I learned coding with Ren'Py! My favorite engine.

Without taxpayer money, these companies are worthless.

AI only make slop, unless you spend quite some time refining it. I don't think most games will be profitable even with subsidized tokens. But new developers will be drowning in slop competitors, so it will get more difficult to get visibility.

Tiktok generation love slop. Older gamers may still like good games.

I see my new game with 80 followers is gonna flop hard. Thanks for the data.

A top 10% indie game can definitely beat the lower half of AAA in terms of art. I am not talking about quantity of settings, animations/sound quality and scope. GTA6 is a polished, generic uninspired trash that I wouldn't play for free. I've seen countless indie games with stronger aesthetics and art direction. Some AAA are truly gorgeous, but it's the exception.

After launching my game I was shocked that there's some people buying full price. Yes most will wait for sales.

I think indies can compete in terms of art and general quality. Have you seen AAA lately?

Get the RCT1 Deluxe, this is the original one with the good scenarios.

Just play Deluxe, it's the original and best one.

Not worth it during active development. For a final game with no more updates, sure if you have a Mac to test.

Just launched the demo for my game The Christmas Bakeshop!