b/Indie Game Dev
Build small games and share your process.
Nothing destroys player immersion faster than an unskippable NPC delivering a ten-minute lecture explaining a fictional war. You know the scene. Your character walks into a room, an NPC turns toward them, and suddenly yo…
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We spent the last three days trying to implement a simple "pet the stray cat" mechanic in our cozy pixel farming game. It was supposed to be a relaxing mini-interaction where your character crouches down, a heart emoji p…
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When players complain that an indie platformer feels "floaty," "stiff," or "unfair," the problem almost never stems from level design—it comes down to the physics math behind the jump arc. Realistic physics rarely makes…
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