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@jogamedev I think if you give a somewhat decent bit of content in the free part it should theoretically be the most consumer friendly model. I got about a 33% conversion from download to buy idk if that's good or not but I was happy doing freemium.

Gamedevs who have published on the App Store: Is it better to do Freemium (free to try) or Premium (pay up front) I see a lot of games for free with an in app purchase for the full game, but it doesn't feel right.

@CodeRed_dev Indie just doesn't have a clear or broadly useful definition in the industry anymore. Even as you say A and AA provides a better dilineation for team size.

I don't why AA devs pretend like they are Indie. A studio of 30 ex Ubisoft developers and 30 million in funding and a guy in his basement, they are totally the same.

@DevLand95213410 I'm wondering if you can get a group of people in a room with the same definition of roguelike

I'm wondering how many roguelike games exist ... #gamedevs 👀☝️

@aeterponis I honestly wonder if it actually even works. Do a large amount of players really care if a game was solo developed? I see more devs claiming solo dev that don't magically get a successful game cos of it.

"Zero budget" and "solo developer" are fast becoming the biggest marketing scams on Reddit. Recently saw a guy posting a huge sob story about negative comments, crying about how his "tiny team" made their game with absolutely zero funding. The hilarious part? They’re partnered with one of the biggest publishers in Turkey. It’s an FMV game (meaning they literally paid a cast of actors), and I've personally seen their massive, obviously paid ad campaigns blasted all over gaming media. It’s crazy how many studios milk the "underdog" lie for sympathy upvotes. You’ll see "solo devs" posting "Look at what I made all by myself!" when there’s secretly a full 20-person studio working behind the scenes just to manipulate the algorithm. Honestly, I can't even be that mad at them. The tactic clearly works, and they're making bank off the illusion. Just remember: half the "starving indies" you see going viral are just playing a character.

@RubyBenji @nogal909 Perfectly put. Everyone out there arguing semantics but this is the real crux of the problem.

@nogal909 if you have an "art team" you aren't a solo dev in my book but it doesn't really matter, it's lowkey a bit disgusting how we see this right to call yourself a "solo dev" as something desireable/aspiring solo dev-ing is at best a choice, at worst a curse not a blessing

any time the "me the solodev and my team" thing happens anywhere it's pretty funny but also a bit sad we shouldn't witch-hunt after anybody but it's definitely good to be critical of this trend either way, remember to give credits folks

@DavidKastille @DigitalGutter @Esty8nine Why is it a status? What do you even gain from titleing yourself as a solo-dev?

@DigitalGutter @Esty8nine Yeah, just because I paid a guy $40 on Fivver to do retopology on a few models does NOT mean I lose solo-dev status.

STOP FUCKING DOING THIS! There are artists and PEOPLE contributing to the Development of your game! A GAME isnt just code, a movie, isnt just script, RESPECT YOUR FUCKEN PEOPLE! DO BETTER 👏 #gamedev

@Empyror As long as I keep adding new content I do

do devs enjoy playing their own games

@CollinHarsin A nightmare doing it after. It's worth a week of time perfecting an input system to include all expected input types then the months of debugging trying to add it on after

Hey devs, How hard is it to implement controller support for your game? All these demos I want to try and I’ve never played M/K in my life 😅

@DrGeraud Game is legendary! More and more people will keep finding that out

Sol Cesto went from 70,000 (Early Access) to 130,000 sales in a week. This is unreal!!! Thank you all for the amazing launch 🙌

@doot_dodo Congratulations!! All your games are crazy charming and fun. You're gonna go to the moon!

3 years ago, I quit my job and started a new life as an indie dev, thinking I would need to find another job after my savings run out. 3 years later, the little games we made sold more than 500k copies combined. I don't need to find a job anymore! THANK YOU 💌 #indiedev #gamedev

@CosmicDev117 Such a sick vibe so keen to check it out

34 reviews in under 24 hours!!! Launch day went great, a few balancing patches here and there - but mostly minor stuff! Also, we have officially reached our target sales goal of ONE (1) COPY. Now that I'm set for life, expect plenty of content updates in the future!

@DanPaladin @Grindpilled @Esty8nine @SpiritOTGoddess @CodeRed_dev Dude really came in just to drop a super neg comment and then state he refuses to elaborate or discuss further is hilarious

@Grindpilled @Esty8nine @SpiritOTGoddess @CodeRed_dev He "coached the most successful games" vs Testimonial reality of "he gave feedback" on a game. Joined in 2011 but 1.5k followers. Website vague on purpose. As an indie I'm exhausted seeing this kind of crap, jumping to claim others' success. Muting convo + won't be responding

I hate when a person DMs me pretending to like my game only to try to sell a service to me. Happens like every month.

@edmundmcmillen Have you played Spirit Island? Playing co-op is like having your very own team of spirit god cats blasting away

Ok just board/card/tabletop games now! 1.Magic the gathering 2.Terraforming mars 3.Ark nova 4.Dnd 5e (curse of strahd ) 5.Dungeon crawl classics ( starless sea ) 6.root 7.feats for oden 8.clank catacombs 9.dune imperium uprising 10.times up 11.kingdom death 12.crokinole 13. space base 14.blood bowl 15.Mutant crawl classics 16.quacks 17. hot streak 18. green team wins 19.telestrations 20.code names 21. agricola 22. castles of burgundy 23. love letter 24.wingspan 25.cartographers

@OlexaYT It's already the best sequel I've ever played and it's only in Early Access...that's insane

If you said “Wow Slay the Spire II is just a reskin of Slay the Spire” after only playing the seeded tutorial run, you should be bonked with a rubber hammer

@JonasTyroller For me, making it feel less of a set constant uphill. Like "I complete this handcrafted level and now I have 101 to go that each will probably get even harder than the last". I like into the breach, it plays like roguelike but actually tickles the puzzle part of my brain.

People who don't typically enjoy puzzle games, what would it take for you to enjoy one?

Part of the next TheGameDoctor #gamedev writing im creating "If your play space and discovery loop requires a wiki, spreadsheets, tons of homework, you DIDNT CREATE DEPTH You outsourced clarity."

@OlexaYT Best cat wrangler to ever do it!

wowee

#MergeMaestro has been translated into French, Thai, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese! Thankyou to the amazing translators for all their work translating the THOUSANDS of different lines of text required for the game. Credits in game.

#MergeMaestro Version 1.3 is out! Coming with a whole set of Emotions to shake up each run A whole new pack 2 New Tokens and powers for EVERY pack A daily mode with a new pair of modifiers each day

@Esty8nine Cheers Doc 🫡 and for all your help too!

@studiostingless LETS 👏 GO Get it dudeee!

Merge Maestro has sold well beyond my wildest dreams. I didn't expect anyone to like this silly little idea but I'm so grateful it has resonated with so many people on ios, android and steam! Version 1.3, the biggest Merge Maestro update by FAR, is coming in less than a week!