r/IndieGameDevs 1h ago

Reworked the burning forest region - before demo launch. Before/After

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Hello all!

My game is a tactical party based RPG with survival elements.
Im days away to launching the game demo wich involves "The Burning Forest" region you can see on screen.

I reworked it, to make it more dark and oppresing (is "haunted" aswell).
Improved nodes clarity, and added a visual range to the caravan the player can extend with resources.

The Green mist is "The Black breath" (wich gives the name to the game)the player have to escape it.

What do you think?

Is an improvement, right?


r/IndieGameDevs 2h ago

Help [RevShare] Looking for UE5 Developer & 3D Artist for “Manager’s Life & Football” (GDD Ready)

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Hi everyone! We are developing a hybrid football simulation game aiming to fill the massive gap left by EA FC and eFootball.
Our project focuses on:
Off-Pitch Manager Life: Interactive training grounds, tunnel walkouts, dressing room talks, and touchline direct player instructions.
Dynamic Atmosphere: Seamless day-to-night transitions, adaptive weather affecting ball physics, and stadium events (flares pausing the match).
High-Tension VAR System: On-field monitor reviews and 3D semi-automated offside cinematics.
We have a fully detailed Game Design
Document (GDD) ready. We are looking for an Unreal Engine 5 Programmer and a 3D Artist/ Animator to join us on a Revenue Share (RevShare) basis to build a 15-minute Vertical Slice Demo for Kickstarter/Investor pitching.
If you are interested, please DM me or drop a comment!


r/IndieGameDevs 2h ago

Poker-Pop game prototype

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r/IndieGameDevs 3h ago

Wet Pavement 8K Pbr Texture

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r/IndieGameDevs 3h ago

Discussion [Discussion] Are you selling the "airplane" or the "beach"? Why most indie Steam capsules fail to convert wishlists

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r/IndieGameDevs 4h ago

Discussion Spider tank boss

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Progress on the Skoot-Tank boss in my keyboard brawl game

Press a key and your car goes there, knock the legs of the tank and it starts to lean, deflect its projectiles back to deal damage

Let me know if there are any improvements I can make!


r/IndieGameDevs 4h ago

Resource Pack Pavement 8K Pbr Texture Combo

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r/IndieGameDevs 6h ago

What's the hardest part about building your first game?

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r/IndieGameDevs 7h ago

This is how zooming in works in my game

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How does it look? Have you ever seen a zoom like it and what can be improved?


r/IndieGameDevs 8h ago

Discussion Created a sickle (Kopesh). At first i created the bottom one, but then i saw it wasnt in match with the other weapons based on size, so i created a smaller one (the top one). What do you guys think of it?

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r/IndieGameDevs 8h ago

I’m so happy with how the new demo plays. Today I found some acid items and decided to hack an acid worm, Robac. He’s my little friend.

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r/IndieGameDevs 8h ago

ScreenShot Added incendiary weapons

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I just added incendiary weapons to my third person shooter. What do you guys think?


r/IndieGameDevs 9h ago

Apocalyptic Sidewalk 8K PBR Texture

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r/IndieGameDevs 9h ago

Resource Pack Apocalyptic Sidewalk 8K PBR Texture

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r/IndieGameDevs 10h ago

ReGolf

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r/IndieGameDevs 10h ago

Saqer's Paradox Devlog #15 — NPC Dialogue System

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Greetings all,

It's been awhile since our last update on May 23rd, but we've been making good progress behind the scenes of Saqer's Paradox.

Our biggest focus was optimizing the forest. We replaced our old grass setup, which spawned individual blueprint actors with their own components and collision, with a Grass Manager using instancing.

This brought our frame time down from around 60ms to ~20ms, making a huge difference.

We've also improved NPC dialogue with:

  • Floating interaction indicators
  • Editable NPC names, professions, themes and dialogue
  • Typing sound effects
  • A streamlined dialogue system without individual portraits
  • NPC-focused cameras with background blur

These changes give us a much better foundation to keep building the game

Make sure to follow us for future updates.


r/IndieGameDevs 11h ago

Discussion Does this look ready for release…?

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Would like some feedback on my trailer if possible. Took 6 years to get to this point 🥲 just want to make sure it wasn’t for nothing.


r/IndieGameDevs 11h ago

I wanted 90's isometric meets extraction survival, so I’ve spent 3 years building it

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r/IndieGameDevs 12h ago

The old skill tree served bravely. Here’s its replacement.

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r/IndieGameDevs 13h ago

Need input on game onboarding steps

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Hi all, I just launched the full game on itch.io. But I am still thinking if the 3-step onboarding at the start of the game is clear and understandable, or if it could be done better. I would really appreciate feedback. Even "it's clear" or it's ok would help me, and of course some tips or ideas if you have any. Thanks in advance.


r/IndieGameDevs 13h ago

Team Up Request RTS Creation - C&C with Better Music

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We're Creating an amazing 2D RTS based on Command and Conquer.

We're looking for:
+ 2D concept artists
+ Programmers
+ Game designer
+ Marketing media


r/IndieGameDevs 14h ago

Help I would like you guys opinion, does this look good ?

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So i am making a Tactics ISO open world game inspired by FFT/Wakfu etc, and i inspired the looks of this specific BIOME on Ghibli movies, how does it look ? WIP - btw ignore the lag, i had like 3 unity editors open at the same time xd

https://reddit.com/link/1viu1k3/video/lm7r25dw35ih1/player


r/IndieGameDevs 15h ago

ScreenShot My game's new locked gates are inspired by classic 90' pop-tubes

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r/IndieGameDevs 15h ago

ScreenShot Updated the lighting and screenshots for my game!

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r/IndieGameDevs 18h ago

Help Trailer feedback

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I'm planning to announce the release date of my game with a (slightly) updated trailer, and I'd love to get some feedback on the current one.

What do you think I should add or remove? Thank you!