Jakob | Solo Dev (16)

First look at SimProfit. No team. No funding. Built by one person – me, at 16. This is what a business sim looks like when profit isn't the point. Cashflow timing is. Bad decisions don't reset here. They stay. This is just the beginning. Follow the build → @JakobBuilds

Mid-rework. It's not pretty yet but it's getting there. Darkmode✅️ Coffee machine❌️ Yet?! → @JakobBuilds

Hot take: Pause menus are an afterthought in most games. In a business sim where timing matters — yours might be the most important screen. Agree or disagree? → @JakobBuilds

Rebuilt the game creation nenü. Cleaner. Faster. More intentional. Pause menu is next.

@travismkunze Yeah, we'll definitely do something like that, because I think I love that. The game @SatisfactoryAF does it with the game running in the background, just gives more depth to it. You need to plan your breaks in real life because the game runns while you are at break.

@JakobBuilds The pause menu would be cool as a coffee pot sim 😂 but seriously I think having the game still run even if you just “pause” is a good idea. It brings more reality to it. You want the work day to end, then you gotta turn off the game.

When you pause a business sim, what do you actually need to see? A) Finances overview B) Employee status C) Nothing — just resume I'm rebuilding mine from scratch. → @JakobBuilds

@MythThrazz Hah thats a nice idea maybe I will do something like that.

@JakobBuilds Coffee machine :)

@alex_lrz_nmv For the prototype UI it was fsster not using it but for the real UI of course. To you have any tipps?

@JakobBuilds You're not using AI?

Pause Menu rework starts today. Here's what the current one looks like. Bad decisions don't reset — but bad UI gets fixed. → @JakobBuilds

@saen_dev Agree Thats why its time for a reawork.

@JakobBuilds UI polish on pause menus is underrated. Players spend more idle time there than most devs realize, and a clean pause screen signals production quality across the whole game.

@alex_lrz_nmv SimProfit the game i am building myself here in public.

@JakobBuilds Which game is that?

X is shutting down Communities on May 6. I just reserved my spot in the new home for #buildinpublic. Come with me: buildinpublic.com/?ref=JakobBuil…

Today was a huge milestone for me. I'm 10% of the way there. I hit my first 100 followers. Thanks to everyone who follows! Now let's go! Next 200, 300, 400, let's fucking go!

100 followers. 9 weeks ago this was just an idea. No screenshots. No team. No funding. Last week I committed publicly to building. No restart. No undo. 100 people watching a game get built in real time. That means more than any number. We're just getting started. → @JakobBuilds

@hellerincrypto Deal

If you follow me, I’m following you

@tf_PrabaL Happy do connect!

Developers who WANT to network, let’s connect.

@ClimStefan I think its possibly but you need something you can build fast but is something unique.

Can you actually launch a Saas and get to 1k MRR in one month? Did anybody did this?🤔

@BeanJuiceStudio It depends on what you do. The problem with 3d games is that you often get to big ideas which you will never finish.

Are 3D games actually that much harder to make than 2D? Been thinking about making one, just not sure what I'd be getting into lol

@travismkunze Thanks man that means a lot to me.❤️

So proud of the progress being made!

@get_muhammad Thanks for the motivation I will do that. I am building what I think a sim needs and I will stay true to my believes.

@JakobBuilds Permanent consequence systems are where most sim games chicken out and add soft undo mechanics to cut churn. Hold that line and the players who stick will defend your game harder than any review could.

It's done. First playable moment in SimProfit: Miss a supplier payment → Shelves go empty → Customers walk out. No restart. No undo. Just consequence. 8 weeks of building toward this one moment. This is just the beginning. → @JakobBuilds