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monome.studio

@monomestudio.bsky.social

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Game developer of This Is No Cave, a runner playable only with your mouse. Try the demo on Steam and please tell us if you like or hate it, it really helps us: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2867730/This_Is_No_Cave_Demo/

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 5h

Momentum is everything in 'This Is No Cave'! We built a velocity formula that ramps up until you slow down or land. Then we added a specific visual and sound effect that scales with the same formula so you can feel the momentum.

#gamedev #platformer #indiedev #runnergame

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 1d

After our 4th user tests round, we realized that people were getting frustrated by the hitbox of our character, which was too big when they hit an obstacle and too small when they hit a bumper. So we made two hitboxes.

#gamedev #gamingclips #platformer #runnergame

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 1d

Haha thanks! I was also worried that showing my game on socials would bother people but I was wrong and it has been awesome

monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks a lot!

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Void Miner - Incremental Asteroids Roguelite @playvoidminer.bsky.social · 2d

One small but meaningul addition to void miner was adding knockback to the asteroids when we hit them. That along with camera shake, sound effects and particles really give a dopamine hit every time you do damage. #asteroids #retro #incremental #simulation #indiegame #indiedev #retrogame #roguelite

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Void Miner - Incremental Asteroids Roguelite @playvoidminer.bsky.social · 2d

Mining asteroids is hard when you dont have enough upgrades and a wave you arent ready for is trying to mess you up. Wishlist Void Miner on steam! #incremental #space #retro #retrogame #atari #asteroids #roguelite #simulation #indiegamedev #indiegame #incrementalgame #roguelitegame

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 1d

My #indiegame will release in 10 days, I can't wait to see people play it but I'm terrified of what can happen at launch, like my online leaderboard exploding or no one buying the game.

#gamedev #pixelart #platformer #runnergame

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 2d

Got it thanks!

monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 3d

Do you guys have any idea which streamer / YouTuber would be interested in my #indiegame? I have a pretty stable build now, I would love to see people playing it before release.

#gamedev #gaming #platformer #runnergame

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Void Miner - Incremental Asteroids Roguelite @playvoidminer.bsky.social · 3d

Void Miner now has a mothership. This is its base version but its fully upgradable to be just as strong as your own ship. Demo out now. #game #gaming #gamedev #indiegame #incremental #steam

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 4d

I couldn't be more grateful for the great response we had over the last 30 days since we first posted on social media about our #videogame This is No Cave. So I guess I wanted to say thank you - it's a blessing to see our work acknowledged that way.

#gamedev #platformer #runnergame #pixelart

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 4d

We really enjoyed building the last levels of our #indiegame This is no cave because we got to use all the gameplay elements that we had introduced in the previous levels. Ngl they are god damn hard.

#gamedev #platformer #runnergame #pixelart

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 4d

This is no cave, there is a demo on steam

monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 5d

The next pain point we identified during the beta test are the camera angles. A good camera movement should subtly show the player where they are supposed to go and never be obfuscating future obstacles.

#gamedev #platformer #runnergame #pixelart

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah I really want people to find new ways of playing and optimize the shit out of the gameplay

monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 6d

Here's the world record of the 23rd level of our #videogame This is no cave, in hardcore mode. It took me more than 20 tries to take the video. It was pretty easy because the only competition I have right now is the artist of the studio.

#platformer #runnergame #pixelart #gamingclips

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 6d

Some players of the demo of our #indiegame complained about the grappling hook behavior that could sometimes cut their momentum. We've been working a lot on how to keep the velocity of the player intact, and to translate it from one direction to another.

#gamedev #platformer #runnergame #pixelart

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 7d

A lot of players of the demo of our #videogame This is no cave seemed to be frustrated by the gas cloud mechanics. We've been working on this the last few days: we made the levels wider and added this little ghost preview effect.

#indiegame #platformer #pixelart #gaming

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 9d

We've spent the last days testing out the #multiplayer mode of our #indiegame This is no cave. We still have no idea if the game is co-op or versus, what do you guys think about it?

#platformer #gamingclips #gamedev

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 10d

Lately we've been working on the final boss of our #indiegame This is no cave. We want the player to feel pressured but not wronged by unfair gameplay. We set up the space worm to adapt its speed and only punish obvious failure.

#pixelart #gamingclips #gamedev #platformer

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks! I had to tweak a lot of the forces, I used unity hinge joints and tried to guess where the player intended to go based on mouse pointer and current velocity to nudge them in the correct direction and make sure they do not lose momentum.

monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 11d

I'm currently trying to fine tune the physics behind the grappling hook behavior of my #indiegame This is no cave. It's mostly mathematics functions and forces calculation. I never thought my highschool courses would be useful but here I am.

#platformer #pixelart #gamedev #gaming

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks a lot!

monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 13d

Lately we've been working a lot on the ambiance of our #videogame This is no cave. Music, sounds, particles, backgrounds and props. Please tell us in the comments what you think about it.

#pixelart #indiegames #gamingclips #gaming

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monome.studio @monomestudio.bsky.social · 14d

Here's a short #gameplay video of our #pixelart #platformer #indiegame This is no cave, I hope you like it. Please consider wishlisting on #steam if you do.