Thank you for speaking the truth

I think desktop apps can also tell windows that their audio thread requires high priority

Okay maybe 200$ is the GPT5 pro actually, and I'm the one who has been hallucinating this time 😵‍💫

It's better than google search for many things. I still don't think it's worth 200$ a month or whatever the pro subscription costs

Also if you intend to release your game on consoles, it is only supported through third party ports, which are not all free

One of the pain points I have experienced is that some parts of the interface are really not adapted to big projects with lots of files

Performance wise, it used to be a bit of a mess for 3D imo, but it has received massive improvements in the past 2 or 3 updates, especially with shader compilation

The good part is that it actually works. The UI is reasonably intuitive and GDscript will feel familiar if you're coming from Python

The thing I like the most is how 2D and 3D are both first class citizen in that engine. Other big engines tend to see 2D as a side thing

Between 30 minutes and 1h

Finishing the day with the demo of Painkiller!

I didn't know they were developing a remake of this game until today. Now the game is online co-op, which I rather like. It's also faster, bloodier, and noisier

Ryne-Arca, an indie open world action RPG

It's obvious that the game is extremely ambitious, the demo already features and entire city and multiple areas to explore. For now, the whole thing feels very rough and it might take a few more years of development for it to be polished

Escape from Ever After, basically a Lovecraftian Paper Mario

The sprites are gorgeous and I'm obviously jealous. Game play is pretty similar to what I remember from the old Paper Mario games. The demo definitely makes you want to keep exploring the town and uncover the mystery

Legends of Amberland, I clicked because it's a dungeon-crawler RPG of course.

Game is obviously trying to capture that very retro Lands of Lore feeling and nails it. I'm just wondering why there's so many enemies everywhere?

Red Dawn, basically X-COM with schoolgirls.

This is what gaming is about. They nailed everything important, the game is super fun, and I assume the minor UI annoyances will be fixed by the game's release.

Saga of Yurina, a Japan-themed action platformer

The game plays well, but the demo was very short. It's hard to form an opinion about a game in less than 10 minutes

Salary-Mon, a JRPG where you play as a Japanese サラリーマン.

The pixel art looks good, with some interesting VFX. But I didn't really get where to go after the shrine 🫤

If the devs ever stumble on this tweet: in a JRPG dialogue, pressing A once should display the full text, twice skips

Familiar Findings is an incremental game where you collect familiars.

The gameplay loop is pretty straightforward: summon a bunch of familiars, let them passively collect mana while you do something else and use that mana to get stronger familiars.

A tiny-scoped demo but not a bad one.

Starsand Island seems to be this Next Fest most popular demo. It's basically 3D anime Stardew Valley.

Is it crafting and farming game number 9001? Yes. Is it a solid one? Very probably yes.

Only drawback was sub-par performance on my machine.

Yes, that would be appreciated ☺️