r/IndieDev 2d ago

Meta Mod PSA - Companies taking advantage of indie devs on reddit will be banned - any suggestions with proof?

86 Upvotes

The bot problem on reddit is well-known and the admins are doing their best to fight it, but the indiedev community is particularly affected by companies that promise developers quick results for their time, effort or even money without any results.

If those companies use paid accounts or bots to promote on here, r/indiedev will automatically remove any mention of said companies forever.

So, what companies should we add to the list?

RGGPlay landed on the list for promoting their platform with a hacked older account that miraculously came back to life a month ago only to promote crappy products (SlutPuppyJade for the curious).


r/IndieDev 3d ago

Meta Moderator-Announcement: Congrats, r/indiedev! With the new visitor metric Reddit has rolled out, this community is one of the biggest indiedev communities on reddit! 160k weekly visitors!

23 Upvotes

According to Reddit, subscriber count is more of a measure of community age so now weekly visitors is what counts.

We have 160k.

I thought I would let you all know. So our subscriber count did not go down, it's a fancy new metric.

I had a suspicion this community was more active than the rest (see r/indiegaming for example). Thank you for all your lovely comments, contributions and love for indiedev.

(r/gamedev is still bigger though, but the focus there is shifted a bit more towards serious than r/indiedev)

See ya around!


r/IndieDev 10h ago

Video Procedural Lizard in 10 Steps

1.9k Upvotes

r/IndieDev 10h ago

Video I made a programming game, where you use a python-like language to automate a farming drone. It’s finally hitting 1.0 soon! I'm already feeling nervous haha

546 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 4h ago

Video He died happy 😌

175 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 2h ago

once you pop you can't stop!

52 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 5h ago

Upcoming! Our surreal RPG HYPERxFANTASY has a goofy developer NPC imprisoned inside the world he created - and he talks directly to the player in our new trailer

89 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 6h ago

Is my battle system too similar to Undertale's?

57 Upvotes

I'm making a platformer-rpg style game and decided to have a different battle system in it.
This video shows the battle of a mini boss in my game and i feel like it's too similar to Undertale's battle system, I did think about adding a wall jump mechanic but then balancing the battles will be much harder
I'm really stuck, should i change it or is it different enough?

Oh also below the box there's the name and the level which is just a play on how similar it used to look like to Undertale (with black and white sprites and whatnot) so that is subject to change

(also don't mind the mouse i forgot it was there)


r/IndieDev 3h ago

Feedback? A close look at our game where you're a Medic in WWII who has to save his mates' lives with realistic medical procedures! How is it looking so far?

36 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 9h ago

Trying our hands on the "frustrating platformer" genre, but we're making the game "fair"

60 Upvotes

This is ULTRA VERTIGO, a fair first person platformer. Usually, these game features a ton of frustration and bugged platforming, and we tried removing everything that could be seen as unfair for the player. Also, made it with a ton of customization options to allow players to tailor the difficulty to their needs. We worked on a huge level with a ton of secrets to compensate for the lack of unique gameplay mechanics. We'll see if this works! Got a few speedrunners hooked recently during a private playtest.


r/IndieDev 6h ago

Video What do you think of a scene from my game?

36 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 5h ago

I just got the first review for my game and it's positive. I’ll never forget this moment

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27 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 5h ago

Upcoming! How it started vs how it's going! With the upcoming Cloud Keeper demo, feels nice to see how far it's come!

24 Upvotes

Here's the Steam page if you want to check out the game!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2065400/Cloud_Keeper_Shrine_of_Dal/


r/IndieDev 6h ago

Check out my "machine" card deckbuilder

24 Upvotes

I wanted to do something different, and 3D is my thing... so I went all in on a fully 3D deckbuilder. Every enemy and card has custom rigging, animation, VFX, and SFX. Way more work than 2D, but I’m hoping the extra effort is worth it. What do you think?


r/IndieDev 20h ago

A little bit of magic

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256 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 21h ago

Upcoming! Japanese media wrote about my game!

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307 Upvotes

It was definitely worth localizing the game to Japanese! We immediatelly saw a spike of 260 wishlists in that day (vs usual ~40), fingers crossed on how it will go from there 🤞

Game

Yes, My Queen: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3609980/Yes_My_Queen/


r/IndieDev 22h ago

Upcoming! im making a game called 'hitogata' that is about the end of the world!

263 Upvotes

hitogata on Steam

the song is la ballena alegria by electro group, go check them out!


r/IndieDev 11h ago

New Game! We've launched our debut game this week!

28 Upvotes

This week we've released Antioma, a touching adventure about a kid who has spent almost his whole life in the hospital. Check out Launch trailer and the game itself. Thank you for your attention


r/IndieDev 1h ago

Image All effects currently available in my game.

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The principle of the game is as follows:

You find yourself facing a monster, you have several choices, your choice remains secrets once all players have decided on their action, then the choice are revealed and the consequences are applied.

The effects you see are modifiers available in the game :)


r/IndieDev 1d ago

Video I've been working on the idea of a 44-player PvP shooter for over 3 years. One team plays in first-person and tries to escape from a prison. The other team controls monsters from a third-person RTS perspective to stop them. The first playtest starts in 3 days.

722 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 2h ago

How do you create high quality GIFs with transparency?

3 Upvotes

I want to include high quality GIFs with transparency in my steam store page description.
Something similar to how Balatro does it.

Maybe I'm just dumb, but I can't figure out.
I haven't found a one-and-done solution, so I tried using combinations of software and online converters.
One software gets everything right, but the quality gets tanked.
Another messes up the speed of the GIF.
Another doesn't support background removal.
Trying to mix and match them to get the result I want breaks something along the way.

What software should I use for this?


r/IndieDev 7h ago

Feedback? 10 pixel art Characters Bundle

9 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 2h ago

Feedback? Can I get some feedback on my game's UI?

4 Upvotes

For context, this game is kinda similar to Papers Please. I wanted to keep the UI immersive but still practical. What can I improve?

Edit: More screenshots of the UI here - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3955230/Hunters_Seal/


r/IndieDev 2h ago

Video A suspense scene we built for our survival horror game Kriophobia

4 Upvotes

It’s a very important moment in the game, focusing on tension without revealing the monster right away. Fun fact from development: there’s actually a HUGE monster behind that door, and getting it to fit through was quite a challenge.


r/IndieDev 9h ago

Upcoming! I'm creating a game with cars and dinos. DRIVE TO EXTINCTION, and here is the trailer

12 Upvotes

r/IndieDev 3h ago

What are your weekly steam impressions?

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4 Upvotes

I'm looking to learn more and more about how many of X stats game devs get.

I'm wondering what you guys get for your "most recent week" impressions on steam?
I've shared mine above for my game "Free For Fall"

If you share your own it would be helpful to include a link to your own game! Thanks! :)


r/IndieDev 1d ago

my 'concept art' vs the actual artist (my sister)

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1.8k Upvotes

Going back to my placeholder art still gives me a good laugh, and I'm sure many non-artist devs can relate.

my survivor game Vanquish The Eternal drops on steam october 10th!