Ooh that's a good way of putting it. I guess my main worry is giving so much that there's no need to buy the rest of the game, but it makes sense to put my best foot forward, metaphorically speaking.
I'll probably end up including more of the levels in the demo. I really like the idea of the demo having more variety and I think I've been overthinking "giving the player too much free content" and turning it into a problem in my head when it isn't one.
How much content should be in a demo? The main difference between my demo and full game is the number and variety of levels. I was thinking the demo should just feature 1 level to save content for the full game, but lately I've been thinking of including 2-3. Thoughts?
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Made a small video showcasing my favorite accidental bug found while developing my game BATTLEDRIFT.
Also, the demo is now live on Steam, wishlist and give it a try!
store.steampowered.com/app/4416830/...
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I finished my game trailer last night! I'm really hoping to have the demo published soon, the game build is currently under steam review.
youtu.be/QgpJ9lzCLqk
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Battledrift game cover art. Featuring a neon aesthetic with two ships shooting at each other.
I've been working on BATTLEDRIFT for 10 months now. It's a top down PvP shooter with up to 4 players locally, where your gun recoil is also your locomotion! I'm hoping to have a demo playable real soon (maybe even by the end of today if the last bugs go easy)
store.steampowered.com/app/4416830/...
The last big thing remaining before I release my game demo is writing the soundtrack. Here's how the main menu music turned out! I think it's very catchy and fits well (though I've also heard it 1000x times while making it so I am biased)
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I'm happy to announce that our steam page is live! Demo coming soon, mainly working on finishing a first draft of the soundtrack before publishing the demo. I can take forever when it comes to writing music so I've set myself a deadline of 1 week. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #game #solodev
Yeah that's the scary part of putting projects out there into the world, some people are just not gonna like it and you can't let that get to you.
A dev team that is passionate about what they are making. If they have that, it will turn out good
Cover art for upcoming video game BATTLEDRIFT. Features a blue neon aesthetic with two ships shooting at each other over a hyperspace starry background
No new code progress; this week's screenshot is from working on my steam page and making the visual assets for that. Hopefully publishing the store page soon but currently overthinking writing a good game description. Just gotta make it exist!
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My absolute favorite game, nothing else has come close. Whatever Mobius Digital comes up with next is going to be an insta-buy for me.
Puzzle games are my favorite game genre, and I would love to make a puzzle game someday (I have a prototype from 2020 I plan on revisiting in the future).
Some of my favs are:
Portal 2
Outer Wilds
Blue Prince
The Talos Principle 2
Antichamber
Chants of Sennaar
What are yours?
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Top down view of 3 triangular ships shooting at each other. The ships have a arcade/neon aesthetic with a starry background outside of the playing area.
A little more about our upcoming game:
BATTLEDRIFT is a 2d top-down shooter where up to 4 players can compete to be the last one standing! The catch? You are all out of fuel and must use your ample artillery as propulsion! Learn more at dragonduckgames.com
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BATTLEDRIFT game capsule art featuring a neon arcade aesthetic with two triangular ships shooting bullets at each other.
Hello Bluesky!
I'm a solo dev game studio working on my first game. BATTLEDRIFT is a 4 player top down PvP game where your bullets are also your ship's propulsion! Follow for more updates as I share progress on the demo coming out in a few months!
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