Thank you! I have the Jesse Schell book, but I started another about making games that was about how games created experiences. When I read it I will move to Art of Game Design. So far the first three chapters have been very insightful!
Yeah, well I’ve been contemplating a game about moral choices and psychological experiments for a long time. Three years maybe, so I hope I’m on the right track : )
Thanks! So the player will have access to personal info of the NPC’s - diary, recordings, letters and so on. They would have to establish their character and personality and kind of judge them. I’m thinking this mechanic will add exactly what you’re suggesting.
Thanks for the kind words and encouragement! Yeah I feel the beginning process is the hardest - when you haven’t still figured things out. After you know what you’re making it’s kind of easy just to finish it so I do have some way to go.
Thank you, I’m going for the body cam style because it looks very realistic and also fits with the game narrative - you are part of an experiment and somebody is documenting the footage
Thank you! Yeah so the game takes place over 7 days or 7 tests. The demo would be 2 days and the prototype one. I figured that there won’t be much difference between proto and demo and I’m just going for the demo.
As for the streamers thing - yeah that is always the danger. This is why I’m going for so many endings and hoping people would want to see what happens. Many won’t of course.
Hello, something that has been bothering me of late is how exactly to I know if a game idea is going to be good before making the full game or even the demo. In short I've released three games before and the last one of them was a comedy narrative game kind of like The Stanley Parable. I really like the genre and before moving on from it, I wanted to make another narrative game, but this time with a dark twist.
Reading random stuff on the internet, I stumbled upon one of the most controversial experiments in history - The Milgram Experiment (basically innocent people were asked to torture another person to see if they will obey). I've always been interested in ethics and moral choices in games and stuff like The Trolley Problem, so I decided to make a game out all of these themes where the psychological horror comes from the fact that you are the one that gets to face moral dilemmas and decide if and how you should kill a subject. All of your choices during testing have an impact on the ending and I have planned 8 different endings. At the start of the game it's unclear who or why is making you do this, but over the course of the game you will get little bits of information that help you piece the story.
So that is kind of my elevator pitch of the game. First question is - does this sound compelling to you? Would you yourself play something like that or watch a streamer play it? Second question is how do I validate if this idea is good and worth pursuing? Currently around 20% of the game is complete and around 80% of the demo. I do have a [Steam page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2719670/The_Milgram_Experiment/) of the game that has garnered around 800 wishlists and am holding off on official announcement trailer until I have more good footage. Do I talk to friends? Do I ask more people on forums? Do I need something playable that I need to put in front of people? How should I approach this?
Thank you for reading this, any comment or idea is appreciated!
Not for now, but just on the basis that I have been so focused on getting it done, I haven’t really research other platforms. The main wisdom is to put on Steam as most players are there. I will look into other platforms.
Wow! Thank you so much! Can I ask to leave a Steam review if you haven’t it helps small games to get a bit more visibility! : )
Really grateful for playing it, while making the game, we think no one would ever care when we see someone caring, it’s the best feeling :)
Like I said, I never traded insults with anyone. Not my style and also the screenshot is not fake, that was real, the dude deleted all of his pirating videos after people reported them. Maybe you can check them out with wayback machine or something. Still waiting for that apology too because by now I hope you realized I’m not into lying
If my game is not your cup of tea, that’s okay but lying about me is where I have to stand up for myself. I have messaged the mod ask them what’s this all about. Waiting for an answer, I’m pretty sure I’ve never traded those kinds of insulsts with anyone here. If you know a way to source what you’re saying please post it, I don’t mind. If not, apologize and delete your comment.
P.S. I hope this post is okay with the mods, just my way of letting everyone know. If you do play it, please give me some feedback. From what I’ve gathered so far either the humor works and you find it hilarious or it doesn’t for other players and they don’t rate it. Doesn’t seem to be a solid middle.
Hello all, this community has always been very accepting of me and offered advice and suggestions trough the development process. Today is the first big sale of the game -35% which makes it under 10 bucks. If you want to get it, now is the time! Thank you for your support - [Steam Link](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_Or_Youll_Delete_The_Multiverse/)
Thank you for the kind words! Yeah I would but this is IGN’s Game Trailers channel and they don’t put links, unfortunately, this is why I put it here in the top comment.
Guys and gals, today I’m happy to report that the game is finally done and will be RELEASING on APRIL 16 (in 3 weeks)! I made a special trailer to announced this and it was picked up by IGN’s Game Trailers. You can wishlist the game on STEAM here. Do you like the trailer?
Well, I post every few months when I have something new and interesting to show. This community in general has been very friendly and like being part of it.
For context : have no idea how they found about it, but I love that they are illuminating indie games. And VICE.com has 12 million monthly readers. This is insane for me , because for a long time I was struggling for the game to be noticed. (If you want to follow how development of the game is going, a simple wishlist [on Steam ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Dont_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse_The_Game/) will be well appreciated.
Wow, Thank you! :) I’m gonna be honest - the first time I played Portal I totally missed the cube. I mean I did the room but didn’t really register that it is different and I’m supposed to attach to it lol . I get it on further re-plays and I love how GladOS manipulates you with it.
Original post [here](https://lemmy.world/post/24185472) I asked this wonderful community to help me out and select neck tie or bow tie version. This little plush duckie in parts is inspired by The Companion Cube in Portal. The idea is that the player should steal it from The Narrator of my and form an emotional attachment to i. Do you like the new design? : )
Also if you want to support small indie devs like me and like narrative games like Title Pending and The Stanley Parable, please consider a wishlist for [Do Not Press The Button (Or You'll Delete The Multiverse)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Dont_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse_The_Game/)
Thank you for participating in its development!
So I'm re-doing some of my Do Not Press The Button (Or You'll Delete The Multiverse) character models and I have this duck that is kind of inspired by the Companion Cube in Portal. I want to make it as appealing as possible so the players will attach to it and carry it around with them. Which looks better! I'm more partial to the neck tie (because I like wearing them) but what do you guys think?
(If you want to follow how development of the game is going, a simple wishlist on Steam will be well appreciated [STEAM](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_Or_Youll_Delete_The_Multiverse/) )
Hey today I wanted to show something amazing from the Stanley Parable-inspired game I'm developing. Might be a long read so bare with me: at the end of my demo The Narrator is annoyed that the player presses The Button (in a game called Do Not Press The Button)! So he demands the player to send a 500 word essay on why they shouldn't press it. I put this line in as a joke and didn't expect to get anything, but funnily enough I've gotten so much essays which you can see here in the[ video ](https://imgur.com/a/essays-6YHtVcI) and I decided as an Easter Egg to put a secret room in the FULL GAME where people can actually read all of essays that was sent and I'm sure there are a lot of Lemmy people that have sent one. In the video you can see small example of what people have written! It's just awesome and makes me smile!
P.S. If you want to support my work and encourage development a simple wishlist of the game on [Steam ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_Or_Youll_Delete_The_Multiverse/) will make my day!
P.S. It was so funny to see someone playing the demo on their Stream and after they finished it, they opened a text file and started writing the essay, and you see new viewers coming in, expecting gameplay or something, and she is like "Oh, I'm doing my homework that this game gave me" :D
For context: I’ve been working on the [game](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/) for almost 19 months now and for a very long time it had a low wishlist count. As I started updating the Steam page with new images and gifs and posting about it regularly the people who were interested in the game grew. Today I woke up to check on Steamworks and it turns out it’s [7000+](https://imgur.com/gallery/7000-wishlists-22-11-2024-mqi5uKI) wishlist! (It was around 300 for the first YEAR of development).
But here is the thing, I’m not one of those guys who quits their job to pursue gamedev. You see posts like these all the time, I’m not even sure if most of them are even real, but I feel that is a HUGE risk. One I’m not willing to take, as I can’t afford to go two years without pay. A safer thing to do is to do gamedev on the side. But the amount of work you have to do is pretty much like having a second job. I think that if you treat it as hobby you will never get there. So I started treating my free time as a currency and trying to optimize how I spend it. Currently most of it is spent on game dev. Haven’t seen any of my friends for a few months now. And haven’t even turned on the PS4 in the living room since September. I only have time to play some classic games at nights on the weekend. Funny story but the other week at 2 A.M. I was staying late, with just the laptop in the dark and my girlfriend comes in and asks what the hell am I doing in the dark. I was actually playing Splinter Cell, and she looks at my screen and there it was Sam Fisher holding a terrorist at gun point.
One thing I refuse to compromise with is diet and workouts. I try to cook my own food and have only home made meals. I plan for each week so I save time when eating. Something I’ve found out is that it’s pointless to over exhaust yourself with no sleep and shitty diet. In the end you are not in a better state to be creative and as your well being suffers, your game suffers to. So I just work on my job during the day, and then from 18:00 to 23:00 I switch to my game. Somehow I squeeze in there 3 dog walks, 2 meals and a dinner with the wifu.
After almost two years, I’m wrecked. Will do it again tho. I have two cool ideas for other games and I really want to see happen (one is kind of a Psychological Thriller, the other is a Cozy Game).
P. S. Thank you if you have wishlisted it already and if not, please consider doing so : )
I know it's just 10 people but it's been a rough few months and I think it's a good idea to celebrate the small victories. : )
Edit: Link for the lazy on [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/)
Google drive to the rar file: [Google drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H88aZbS7pTw7UuS801VSa6vfN-O7kf8N/view)
Hey all, as you may know from my previous posts I make indie games and I decided to take a little break from my main project and spend 3 days to make a scary (but also kind of humorous) horror game for my girlfriend. It's called the Terrors of Adulthood and the theme is all the bs the we have to deal with as adults. I presented it to hereon Halloween and she kinda liked it (she's not really a gamer). So I decided it to post it here because this is my first venture into the horror genre and I'm not going to lie, it's kind of exciting. I might go all in on a horror game in the future. I kind of like small atmospheric stuff that slowly immerse you in their horrors. I would love some feedback from actual gamers
Also I want to say the ending is from an inside joke that we have - I'm not making any statements about relationships, feminism, modern society or anything like that.
Here are the controls:
WASD, ARROWS - Movement
E - interact with objects (up to the player to find out which objects are intractable)
Space - Jump
F - skip intro when replaying
I didn't have time to make menus or restart screens as I was in a hurry to finish the experience by Halloween. So ALT+F4 to quit the game. :D
P.S. I'm not sure if these types of post are allowed. If they are not - mods feel free to remove it. :)
So I just read this book on history of games called "Blood, Sweat and Pixels" and was fascinated by the chapter on The Witcher 3 and mostly how the team put in so much thought and care in every single side quest. And seems that there are a lot of moral decision to be made on each adventure. So I finally decided to give it a try. Got any advice for me?
Hi guys, I have the hunger for more history games. I have to say that usually I'm not a huge AC fan, but last summer I played Odyssey and I'm a huge ancient history nerd and I think that the game and the period were represented very well. (The Story was kinda meh, but serviceable). What other AC game would you recommend for me to play next? What other titles are the most like Odyssey?
Thank you all for contributing, here is a link to the original post: [https://lemmy.world/post/19721257](https://lemmy.world/post/19721257)
Also if you want to support the game, a simple wishlist will make my day :) Steam link: [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/)
Hello guys, I’ve noticed a lot of people here are hungry for more games like the Stanley Parable. After playing the O.G. game and the Deluxe edition I’ve found myself wanting more of this. More of these meta, narrator led, weird humour games! I started work on my called Do Not Press The Button (To Delete The Multiverse). You can check it on [Steam here](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/) and follow the development.
I’m really open to ideas and suggestions of stuff you maybe miss in The Stanley Parable or mechanics you would like to see or even wacky characters! (So I can shamelessly steal them, nah j.k. I will ask your permission to include your ideas)
Hello guys, I can finally show some footage from my game called Do Not Press The Button (To Delete The Multiverse). I've been working on it for an year and a half and hopefully it's close to being done. If you like to keep tabs on the game and support small indie devs, please wishlist on Steam:[ STEAM LINK](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/)
Hello fellow bucket lovers! I've posted here before about my game called Do Not Press The Button (To Delete The Multiverse): [STEAM LINK](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/)
And I've gotten very positive feedback and even a few of you did play-tested my game. From what screenshots I've posted here, people seem to like it a lot and today I wake up and find out that I've gotten over 5000 wishlists! This something I never imagined when I was starting this goofy ass project! So thank you to everyone!
Hello guys, I just want to share the progress of my indie game, called
Do Not Press The Button (To Delete The Multiverse)
Right now I'm working on a the Courtroom level. Can you guess the movie that inspired this level?
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/](Steam Link)
My game is called Do Not Press The Button (To Delete The Multiverse) and in it I have a multiverse called A Universe Where This Game Was Made By People With Actual talent and it's a "What If" the Crow Crows Crows guy made my game. I think it's turning out good. What do you think? Here is my [Steam Page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Dont_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse_The_Game/)
Hello, I'm close to releasing my third game called Do Not Press The Button (To Delete The Multiverse) so I would like to get some feedback from players. My only conditions is that you let me watch you play because I need to see player reactions and ask questions at specific moments (whether a level works as intended, or a joke lands properly). Usually it's very chill, fun and we have a great time! Here is the game's Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/
Comment here or message me if you want to try it and give me some feedback! [](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/)
My game reached 4000 wishlists on Steam and I'm pretty sure I have some of you here to thank!
For those that haven't seen it yet here its : )
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/ ]()
Hello my guys, I've just announced a new game and I would describe the game as a third person action-adventure/strategy game where you defend your fortress against endless waves of evil armies. And during the day you explore the open world for resources, upgrades and you build your defenses which include flamethrowers, catapults and ballistas. You yourself are armed with a ghostly bow. Oh, yeah and you're a ghost.
Steam page: [Click here](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863440/GHOSTHERO_Shadow_of_Vengeance/)
Let me know what you think of the idea and if you want to show your support, simply wishlist it. :)
Hello guys! I wanted to say that I'm making game inspired by "The Stanley Parable"
This is the steam page: [](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336120/Do_Not_Press_The_Button_To_Delete_The_Multiverse/)
Please let me know what you think about it, based on the trailer!
From what I know publishers tend to offer help when you prove somehow that you have a hot game…