The Left Behind

Yesterday was the launch of my game. It did not go as I hoped for, here is my message after the first day:

@DavidPradaPrada Spanish translations are on the to do list! Full controller support requires some more work. Probably for a later update but I have to look into that :)

@Game_LeftBehind 🇪🇸🎮🎮🎮GRAN TRABAJO

I'm working hard on getting the savegame function ready for the first update.

@DANNYonPC That's still possible! Saving the game will happen when you save at a save object. So you can still choose to not save and go through the game in one run. Also, if you die, your savegame is still lost. Still aligning with the permadeath feature.

@Game_LeftBehind Def a choice NOT to have it Even if it’s in the easier difficulties

@0ldtimeradiofan Thanks! Precies, en ik ga er ook zeker mee door! Het blijft leuk om te doen 🙏

@Game_LeftBehind Ik kan nog geen game maken, al zou mijn leven ervan afhangen. Iedereen droomt ervan het te doen en zit vol ideeën, maar jij hebt het gewoon gedaan. Je bent een game developer met een game op Steam. Supervet. Veel succes en probeer er, ondanks de kritiek, ook van te genieten!

Hi, I want to thank everyone for the amazing support! It really boosted my motivation after the launch 💙 I'm working hard on the next update. Here is what will be included in the first milestone update:

If you want to follow the process in more detail I would recommend to join the Discord: discord.gg/ZUUwNHzDxX

@micky508 then it's not a good design choice. Same goes for the save system. I was to much focused on the horde mode in that case. Which does not need a save system. The story mode does. Also to focused on the perma death feature, which still needs a save system. Learned a ton!

@micky508 I've made some design choices that in hindsight were not the best choice. The map for example: there is a map but it's a physical one, like you see at busstations for example. I made that choice out of an exploration viewpoint. But if players can't find it (1/..)

Yesterday was the launch of my game. It did not go as I hoped for, here is my message after the first day:

@BenjoJ 🩵🩵

@Game_LeftBehind Bro it’s a dream of mine to even be able to begin to make any kind of game. Huge for you to get this far already

@skanderchabbou1 Yeah, I learned a ton with this launch so far. I'll take that with me to updates for this game and future projects!

@Game_LeftBehind It's completely normal bro not easy solo developing a game like this

@OliverBaumgart Yes, for sure! Great advice!

@Game_LeftBehind My first game also was a disaster when it came out. It can be extremely discouraging getting player feedback, as it's brutally honest. My advice is: Do not give up. The release of the game only starts your journey, it doesn't end it. I made good money with my game later anyway

@Benny_BBop Thanks! Yeah I wanted to make a nice small zombie experience. Reading all the feedback and taking notes to see where I can improve in the future :)

@Game_LeftBehind Its a shame u cant just make a game anymore and people enjoy it, everyone's gotta have a negative opinion before the games even released. I hope u guys do well, I'll be keeping my 👀 on this one!

A bit more than 2 hours till the games release (12:00 PM GMT+2) 🙌

@helpdeskert Unfortunately, yes... Looking at all the feedback and taking notes to see what I can improve.

@Game_LeftBehind Reviews are bad! Really really bad.

Out now! The Left Behind is now officially released on Steam and I'm super hyped to see what you think of the game! Thanks for the amazing support 💙

@xcosmicchaosx Thanks! No worries, feel free to wait for a sale or when you're ready for playing. Glad your looking out for the game! :)

@Game_LeftBehind I added it to my wishlist. Not sure when I'll pick it up since I'm not in a position to impulse buy right now. Definitely looks like the kind of game I'd play with my brother. So I might pick it up down the road. Good luck with the launch!

In 2 days, the game I've worked on for three years will finally release on Steam and I'm super excited to hear what you all think! Are you going to play the storymode of this Dutch zombie survival game? Or are you going to play the co-op horde mode first? 🧟🌿

@DavePhillips19 Not entirely. You can board up every building and use the storage but no basebuilding like you see in other survival games

@Game_LeftBehind Is there base building?

@VoramonGaming @PURP__69 For sure! This is the first time solo on a full game, worked on 3 titles before but with a team, but I now understand even more why there are people specializing in characters/animations! Respect for them. But as you say, you learn a lot throughout development. :)

@PURP__69 @Game_LeftBehind Yeah. Also the animation transitions, but I can easily forgive that, cause that is really expensive time wise. You live and learn.

@BabaYuki_ttv yeah no crafting indeed, sorry :(

@Game_LeftBehind No crafting or building it seems. :(