Indie game developers struggle to get feedback
104 posts across 9 communities in the last 30 days; 40% from r/IndieGaming.
“hiii so I've been making this little puzzle game in Godot called Scintilla and I finally think it's at the "ok I can show people" stage basically you slide on ice and can't stop until you hit something, there are portals, arrows, cracked blocks... and every puzzle you solve…”
“VOID HAERESIS is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players set aboard a spacecraft drifting through the void. A distress signal reached your team. It was faint, broken, and repeated over and over. You were sent to answer it. Now you're aboard, and the ship is silent. The crew is…”
“The first build of my game Claim the Gods is now playable on Browser. I appreciate all feedback, can't promise I will do all you tell me, but I will make notes and consider.”
Several posts highlight indie game developers actively seeking player feedback on their projects. They are looking for input on gameplay mechanics, level design, and overall user experience, often after releasing demos or early access versions. This indicates a need for accessible and reliable channels for gathering player opinions.
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“Ciao a tutti! Sono un papà e un sviluppatore indie indipendente. Ho iniziato a fare un piccolo platform 2D chiamato Adelaide: A Tiny Adventure per mia figlia. Quattro giorni fa, ho finalmente rilasciato la demo gratuita su Steam! Sono davvero felice di questo, ma sono…”
“What moves would YOU like to see? Demo is out for Go! Super Awesome Monkey! on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4837550/Go_Super_Awesome_Monkey/ submitted by /u/maskedmangamedev [link] [comments]”
“Free to play here: https://vengeful180-dot.github.io/Need4Space/ Mechanics are still evolving, and mobile performance is a work in progress. Your feedback matters. It will shape where the game goes next. submitted by /u/LostRequirement4828 [link] [comments]”
“hiii so I've been making this little puzzle game in Godot called Scintilla and I finally think it's at the "ok I can show people" stage basically you slide on ice and can't stop until you hit something, there are portals, arrows, cracked blocks... and every puzzle you solve brings a frozen world back to life a bit in the video: the 3D home screen (you can spin it around), picking characters ..! yes the bunny is my favorite , the island map, one of the Extreme levels getting”
“https://ruvko.itch.io/alien-boing submitted by /u/Outside-Tap6764 [link] [comments]”
“A month ago I posted a demo here [ check it out ] of a game where rules stack up until your brain gives up. You guys left a lot of good feedback, and honestly it shaped almost everything that came after. Today it's out on Google Play, for free. 🎉 It still starts with one simple instruction: DO NOT PRESS THE RED BUTTON. Then the rules pile up: Don't press the hexagon. Don't press the number 5. Don't press this... Don't press that... ...and you have to remember all of them as”
“I shipped my first match-3 (Android only for now). Giving away 20 free copies for honest feedback I'm a solo dev and Cat Life: Match Mayhem just went live on Google Play. It's a 6x6 match-3 starring Lulu and Floyd, the two cartoon cats from my merch shop: 60 levels across four rooms, special tiles (Pounce, Hairball, Catnip), locks that take up to three hits, a toy mouse you have to drop to the bottom, and a Zen mode with no move limit. No ads, no in-app purchases, plays offline. Built in”
“Post your demos and I will give a fair review of them : r/IndieDev I've done this before, and I have some free time for another round. This time I'm gonna limit it to max 20 demos and please say if you are joining october nextfest so you get priority. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4986340?utm_source=reddit Also here is my steam page please wishlist and try my demo. submitted by /u/Digitaldude555 [link] [comments]”
“Made with godot, python, voxel max. Coming out next month. Soundtrack and SFX by me too. (I come from a musician background) Thanks for checking! submitted by /u/musicbyMOE [link] [comments]”
“Ink Left is a 2D puzzle game where you draw lines to get across and every line has weight. If only one end is anchored it swings down around where you started the stroke, so a bridge can turn into a drawbridge or a wall. There are seven kinds: Line, Spring, Rope, Float, Weight, Phase, and a Weapon you draw and hold. Erasing your own lines gives the ink back in full, so trying things is free. Ink only really disappears when you leave lines behind, step on ink thorns, get bitten, or fall into wate”
https://youtu.be/cM8AXTzPKE0?si=Z3KNfBXg6vKyEKxU StarAxis started as a Star Wars passion project three years ago. Then I asked myself, “Why don’t we create an original IP of our own?” So here we are! It’s a…
“Medieval Pixel Arena is multiplayer and free to play! Hop into the new patch v0.1.2 and invite your friends ⬇️ https://dongu-the-rat.itch.io/medieval-pixel-arena ----- I would love any and all feedback! Feel free to make and reviews or content public and share in the games Discord :D submitted by /u/goldgusher [link] [comments]”
“Solo dev here. Elevator, Please! is a little routing game: people pile up on floors, you decide where the elevators go, and the goal is to get everyone where they're going before the lobby turns into chaos. What's in it: - 10 hand-built challenges that each twist the rules a bit - Endless Mode with leaderboards once you've cleared them - Fully offline, no account, no ads, no behavioural analytics Built in Godot and shipped on iOS, Android, and App Gallery. A few things I learned alon”
“So this is an interesting one - i'd love to have a discussion on this here. We have developed this game with what we are calling a Punk AI ethos - which is basically using open weight, open source models locally wherever possible and making sure to use LORAs to fine-tune all of the visual art in the game as well as a few other tricks. I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I really feel that we can use AI in a respectful, responsible way to make cool original games... And I don't t”
The free demo is now out on Steam! I’m looking for feedback and how your experience was playing the game, please comment here once you’ve played it, Little background I’ve been working…
“Hi everyone! I started working on my first game about three months ago using Godot in my free time. I wanted to share some gameplay from its current state before preparing a formal trailer or public demo. It's a pixel-art domino game that can be played in 2v2 teams or free-for-all. The goal is to reach a customizable point target, which is set to 100 by default. The game’s visual identity is primarily inspired by the domino culture of Puerto Rico, where I'm from, with nods to the wider C”
“A neat little game-jam game along the same lines as 'No I'm Not a Human'. https://youtu.be/e0g9BhxVTiw submitted by /u/FortKenmei [link] [comments]”
“Been working on a little space racing game and it’s finally playable. It’s free, so give it a go and let me know what you think. Hope you have some fun with it! : https://vengeful180-dot.github.io/Need4Space/ submitted by /u/LostRequirement4828 [link] [comments]”
“I made this space horror rpg game with chatgpt. Please try it and review it. submitted by /u/FlashHound [link] [comments]”
“This is ABLATION, a puzzle game ive been making solo where every surface is a material you can peel off and put somewhere else in amazing environments, here are the rules for the main ones: Water holds you (you can walk up walls) Sky gives off light Nothing is only solid where light falls on it Glass lets light through check out the store page, i'm sorry for the bad trailer but its not my expertise :> https://store.steampowered.com/app/5311780/ABLATION/ submitted by /u/zyloxde”
“Solo Godot dev. Released a short free first-person horror about a week after launch polish. Never Made It Home – you play a night-shift worker who wakes up alone in an empty office, finishes the last tickets, then tries to walk home through quiet streets. It’s meant to be short and grounded (real-life dread, not ghosts). Link: https://grave-hour-studios.itch.io/never-made-it-home Platforms: Windows / Linux / Android / macOS Engine: Godot 4 Price: Free If you have 20–30 minutes, I’d really apprec”
“playtest on steam soon before the release - Through the Void: Echoes submitted by /u/TopEnvironment584 [link] [comments]”
Created this game with Codex - submitted by /u/buyasubie [link] [comments]
“You can play it in a microwave. Under 2GB. Currently in active development. submitted by /u/Serious_Sound8865 [link] [comments]”
“I've finished my first solo game. Hope you guys like it It's a short sci-fi horror game where you operate a station orbiting a red dwarf, extracting energy from the star and delivering it to its planets. But something is not quite what it seems. Here is the Steam page: TRAPPIST-1 Looking to make more games! submitted by /u/Machape21 [link] [comments]”
“If this looks like something you’d play, a wishlist would help me a lot. I’ll keep posting updates as I go. You can also play the demo now and let me know what I can do to make this even better. Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5185720/Inbox_Duel/ Any feedback is much appreciated! submitted by /u/realstocknear [link] [comments]”
“Hey everyone, We're two girls who have been working on our game, Toilet Empire Story, for a while now. We wanted to drop our trailer here for you to check out😊 The feedback we got from our previous posts was honestly amazing. It didn't just help us improve the game, it also gave us a huge motivation boost to keep going. We really want to keep building this together with the community. As indie devs, getting visibility is the hardest part. If you'd like to follow our journey and help”
“Hey everyone, We're two girls who have been working on our game, Toilet Empire Story, for a while now. We wanted to drop our trailer here for you to check out😊 The feedback we got from our previous posts was honestly amazing. It didn't just help us improve the game, it also gave us a huge motivation boost to keep going. We really want to keep building this together with the community. As indie devs, getting visibility is the hardest part. If you'd like to follow our journey and help”
“Hey everyone, We're two girls who have been working on our game, Toilet Empire Story, for a while now. We wanted to drop our trailer here for you to check out😊 The feedback we got from our previous posts was honestly amazing. It didn't just help us improve the game, it also gave us a huge motivation boost to keep going. We really want to keep building this together with the community. As indie devs, getting visibility is the hardest part. If you'd like to follow our journey and help”
“Have a first look at my Indie space game, Fleets of Calder. The game revolves around the astronauts (US) and the cosmonauts (Russia) both involved into settling the Calder system. As a player, you have been given the "Weight of Office", to chair the colonization fleet. The fleet consists of 10.000 vessels, multiple fighter and bomber wings, large colonization ships, carriers and of course supporting vessels. It involves deep battle setup, battle design systems, several scenario's t”
Loving it, but you really gotta fix Ctrl + move, I keep dying to it
Dude this is amazing, thank you so much for booking! Super excited to get to talk about the game!!!
“I know I shouldn't find this as novel and amusing as I do lol but I do. Vibe coded or not I might genuinely get some friends to try this.”
“My side project is DEEPSUB, an early Windows game built in Godot. I've just made v0.6.0 available for free on itch.io , and I'd like to share it with people who enjoy atmospheric games. The core idea is that your instruments are both your lifeline and a risk. Sonar tells you what's nearby, but it also makes noise that a creature can follow. You navigate with green cockpit screens, still photographs and a hydrophone, manage air and battery, and can leave the seat to repair leaks or re”
“Hello everyone Me and my two friends have been working on our indie game HomunCat, and we pushed a free demo onto Steam 2 weeks ago. However, we have absolutely zero audience and not enough marketing budget, so we literally have no one to playtest the game right now. We are hitting a wall trying to figure out if our game is actually fun or not, so we really need some real player feedback. The game is a 3D co-op horror game. You play as cute plush cats trying to escape a creepy mansion. The twist”
“im desperate of feedback... yeah i tolerate everything submitted by /u/Radiant_Detective140 [link] [comments]”
“Hey everybody, as you might remember I made a post couple of days ago asking feedback for my game, I made some changes and improvments to the environment. I'd love to get some honest ratings and feedback on what looks good and what needs to be changed. I don't have much experience with desiging so tips and tricks are always appreciated. submitted by /u/Soul_Nuke [link] [comments]”
“VOID HAERESIS is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players set aboard a spacecraft drifting through the void. A distress signal reached your team. It was faint, broken, and repeated over and over. You were sent to answer it. Now you're aboard, and the ship is silent. The crew is gone. The halls are dark. The candles are still burning. Someone left warnings on these walls, in words and symbols no one was meant to ignore. Pages lie scattered in forgotten corners, written by a captain who saw i”
“VOID HAERESIS is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players set aboard a spacecraft drifting through the void. A distress signal reached your team. It was faint, broken, and repeated over and over. You were sent to answer it. Now you're aboard, and the ship is silent. The crew is gone. The halls are dark. The candles are still burning. Someone left warnings on these walls, in words and symbols no one was meant to ignore. Pages lie scattered in forgotten corners, written by a captain who saw i”
“Hot Farm Gauge is a casual mini-arcade idea my studio partner had in between our bigger projects. It's a good time, would highly recommend. https://store.steampowered.com/app/5216580/Hot_Farm_Gauge/ submitted by /u/InexplicablyInt [link] [comments]”
“Ahh got it!! The storage concern makes sense. I'd be curious whether losing a REALLY good guest roll makes someone sign up or just leave. Maybe watch a couple of new players before changing it back? Seeing what they expect to happen when they sign in could help you decide.”
“Saw you're adding that warning about guest rolls..... glad it'll be clearer before someone signs up!! I'm still curious about the decision to keep guest progress separate. A REALLY lucky roll could be what makes someone want to save their progress in the first place. Is there a reason you went that route?”