RubyDev | Tiny Rogues Dev

I need a new pinned tweet for my profile, so excuse the repost of the #TINYROGUES EXPANSION ANNOUNCEMENT! youtube.com/watch?v=Ir3XFF…

@uknonjones @Lord_Hawk7 all fair, thanks for the screenshots above folks just good to clear that up

@Lord_Hawk7 @RubyBenji That's what I meant. In my previous message, I mistranslated it. I'm not a native English speaker.

Never ever respond to reviews. 2 exceptions: * if you want to give tech support * if you want to inform about an upcoming change/feature don't beg, don't argue, don't be petty, don't be snarky

@uknonjones show me that rule

@RubyBenji If I remember correctly, Steam's rules state that we must respond if necessary.

man I hate unlocks

@Esty8nine In a way it's not about teaching us how to play but more about providing A) new opportunities for feedback and B) actually then also delivering the feedback then I feel like a lot of games fail at least in 1 of those 2 (5/5)

but in theory that means that a linear increase wouldn't be objectively bad, it's just that (most) games fail to deliver a new "learning step" with it this kind of plays directly into what @Esty8Nine has been preaching that games don't really teach us how to play (4/?)

listening to @JonasTyroller video about fun made me realize something about difficulties in games I think a reason why we prefer what we commonly refer to as "interesting difficulty increases" opposed to e.g.: a linear increase of enemy damage and health is because ... (1/?)

@underink1 @tiny_rogues Diablo of the 4th variety (Diablo4)

@RubyBenji @tiny_rogues WHAT IS THAT GAME IT LOOKS FUN

THEY TOOK MY IDEA while I haven't touched D4 since it launched, I feel weirdly honored

WOULD YOU PLAY THIS GAME?

"This indie dev is making ... " is slowly becoming the isekai tag line of video gaming That time I got reincarnated as a broomstick in a world of witches! -> This indie dev is making a game about being a broomstick in a world of witches!

definitely recommend checking out this one I really like it

game design is an ...

@starege1 @nogal909 that's not true either

@RubyBenji @nogal909 solo dev-ing is just pure greed

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

@CodeRed_dev @Pirat_Nation The first iteration of tiny rogues was literally "Im just gonna make smth shitty" set out to make bad games to find bangers I guess

@Pirat_Nation No one has ever set out to make a bad game.

A Valve designer recently dropped some oadvice for anyone building a game on Steam: “You should make a good game” if you want attention on the platform. There’s no “secret thing you have to know.” The single best move you can make is to focus entirely on creating a genuinely excellent game that players will actually enjoy and talk about. In a platform flooded with thousands of new releases every month, that emphasis on quality is what still drives real organic discovery. Positive reviews, strong player retention, and word-of-mouth spread far more effectively than any short-term marketing gimmick. It’s simple

@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

@nogal909 and no, (3d) artists are not developers but they are part of a development/developer team IMO and as soon as u have a team you aren't solo anymore