Introduction: Hello everyone! My name is Mykhailo, I am new here, but I would like you to see my very first complete mobile indie game Sunset Hardcore. I really want to know community opinion. Its free to play, it consists ads but can be done without any! It is hardcore game, hard to complete, but possible for sure. There are 9 levels, I know only one person, who pass 4 levels. I create it as challenge game so you can share here, how many did you pass. Links: YOUTUBE trailer: APP STORE: Sunset Hardcore Mykhailo Stasiuk "Take part in a post-apocalyptic journey as a mercenary. In the withering heat of the day and to death frosty night you … Free Buy Now Watch Media Details"Take part in a post-apocalyptic journey as a mercenary. In the withering heat of the day and to death frosty night you have only a little time during the sunset. Find a way out of this nightmare. ● Take care of energy - your every action is wasting it. ● Avoid visions of witches. ● Lost mercenary? Use canned for hiring new. ● Be careful, because you may miss out on a divine miracle. ● hardcore game. Run out of canned food - you start from the beginning. ● 90% of the players throw the game, even without seeing the sun." Information Seller:Mykhailo Stasiuk Genre:Action, Adventure Release:Jun 05, 2020 Updated:Jun 28, 2020 Version:46 Size:193.3 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal https://apps.apple.com/ua/app/sunset-hardcore/id1511298871 Supported languages: 1)Native languages: English, Ukrainian, Russian; 2)Google translate: Chinese-Simplified, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese. Development Costs: 1) 3-4 moths of development from zero + courses - $100; 2) Music from youtube audiolibrary licensed under Creative Commons - $0; 4) Aseprite program - $10; 5) Macbook air 2009 - $100; 6) IPhone SE - $100; 7) Apple developers license - $100; 8) Google developers license - $25; 9) Voxel Busters Unity plugin - $50; Summary: $485 How you can help me: 1) Cover my development costs - $485 and became my General Supporter. I will add your project link to ingame General Supporter’s page, will add pre-start few second of your logo, will add you to each topic of 300 forums, where I show my game. 2)Support me on Patreon. I will add your name to ingame supporters page: https://www.patreon.com/dragons_workshop 3)Upload your “LetsPlay” video on YouTube, so I can see how you done it. Moreover, I decided initiate challenge – first 100 players who finish the game and provide me video, will get 1 random Steam game CD-key; 4)Want help me with bad Google translate languages or add another language? Contact me 5)Join my Discord group: https://discord.gg/JNFbbeT 6)Join my Telegram group: https://t.me/dragons_workshop 7)Download Sunset Hardcore and leave feedback! 8)Tell your friends about this game 9)Share your opinion about game in this topic. Fill free ask me any questions! Thank you for your attention! Jstorm Well-Known Member Feb 2, 2020 1,081 472 83 Male Employed Earth #2 Jstorm, Jun 20, 2020 Last edited: Jun 20, 2020 Jeez, direction buttons are humongous. I keep miss pressing them. Also a pause button right next to jump/shoot buttons? Not a good place. I think a good chunk of those 90% that threw away the game before seeing the Sun did so not because of the difficulty, but rather due to the control setup. The control would be much better if you provide a joystick rather than left/right buttons, even if the vertical direction doesn’t do a thing. Also, please put the pause button on the upper right or something, not near buttons related to the game play, or an option to relocate buttons would be even better. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,771 558 113 England #3 psj3809, Jun 20, 2020 Hate to say it but yeah the controls put me off. Weird decision to have options in the corner. Left and right seem too close together and should be further left. Be great is the user can change the positions of the buttons Game play looks to have potential. Can’t work out if you can jump on the enemy or shoot them DragonsWorkshop New Member Jun 11, 2020 3 0 1 Male #4 DragonsWorkshop, Jun 24, 2020 Hello everyone! Thank you all for your opinion! Direction buttons are humongous and you keep miss pressing them? Pause button is useless for gameplay, so I decided hide it. But if you accidently press it.. will keep it in mind. Joystick might to be a good idea, thx. I thought its will be great idea hide pause buttonout of field of view, cause its useless for gameplay. Hmm, make buttons position changeble.. never thought it, will keep it mind. You can shoot walking enemies and push them. Btw, please tell me all, how many lvls did you pass? Jstorm Well-Known Member Feb 2, 2020 1,081 472 83 Male Employed Earth #5 Jstorm, Jun 24, 2020 I didn’t go beyond past 5minutes in, because I couldn’t t stand with the controls, and not touching this until the control is fixed. adamphetamine Well-Known Member Jan 4, 2011 966 30 28 Programmer/3D Modeling Bethlehem, Pa #6 adamphetamine, Jun 24, 2020 While the game does look promising I'm still sad to say it but yeah...the controls are horrid. Fix them and I'll give it another shot for sure, no doubt beating the game I'm all for a joystick style control scheme, cannot stand the left/right arrows. Asp Well-Known Member Aug 3, 2017 769 196 43 #7 Asp, Jun 24, 2020 Hate joysticks; love the big L/R buttons. This is a hard game. I guess the clue is in the title. Finally got through level one. Level two is a nightmare already. Logic Arrows Member Dec 14, 2019 10 5 3 Male #8 Logic Arrows, Jun 25, 2020 I like it , few ideas/problems: - icon is in different style than game, maybe it will be good idea to have it in the same theme as game black/orange colors(I have take a look on screenshots then install then have problem with find it - it makes no sense to use lift going down especially on start when you will not die when jump - it is possible to die but i don't know why when I jump a land in place drawn on screenshot(maybe it is only problem on my phone): psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,771 558 113 England #9 psj3809, Jun 25, 2020 Last edited: Jun 25, 2020 I love platform games, have about 120+ easily on my phone. Downloaded it and a few comments... I do like the black/orange graphic look Not being about to hover your finger over the left/right buttons to change direction isn't good Having the pause button in the corner is bizarre. Just have it top middle like most games Maybe its my fault for not reading the instructions, i tend to just play the game instantly. Found it all a bit strange, walk along, up a lift, down a lift, walk along up a lift etc. I was hoping for more 'traditional' platform type of gameplay This is meant to be constructive by the way. Good on you for releasing a game on the app store, wish i could do that. But here lots of people would beta test your game for free and give you constructive feedback to help. I think sometimes devs might test it themselves (or get a friend to) and you may miss obvious things. If i was you i would download a platformer game 'similar' to yours and see what they do better. Eg the pause button, any person here would say its not good to have in the corner. Same for the sliding over the buttons left/right Asp Well-Known Member Aug 3, 2017 769 196 43 #10 Asp, Jun 25, 2020 Using iPad I tried that jump on one of my many visits to level one. Didn’t have any problems and can see no reason to die there, unless you run out of energy at that point. I agree that early on there’s no need to take the lifts down; and jumping will save energy too. Later, though, a blind leap can land you in trouble. I think it’s a matter of learning what’s happening in each section. Logic Arrows Member Dec 14, 2019 10 5 3 Male #11 Logic Arrows, Jun 25, 2020 Agree DragonsWorkshop New Member Jun 11, 2020 3 0 1 Male #12 DragonsWorkshop, Jun 26, 2020 Hello everyone! Huge thank you to all of you for your opinions! Ok, will keep it in mind I guess, I wont change controls to joystick in this game, but will keep it in mind for next one As I can see, the most like Joysticks Should I let player to choose it as option? Its good idea to think about. I decided to make first 4 levels easier for future release, I hope you will try again - ye, its almost random picture. I didn't know, what should I draw as an icon -about first lvl will explaine below - Well, I have no idea why, but different phones react to my game differently - for me it's big surprise. Unfortunately can't fix it in current game. I hope you just out of energy Well, about first level I will reply below. Be sure, I test the game with my friends by myself, but we did it to often and they usualy said me something like "oh, thats cool, good job" So it was hard to understand for me, is this game too hard for people, are controls okey or they are not, etc. I guess, much better do not show game anyone till you over it I hope so too, but its might to be happened, cause ground edje is thin. About first level. I didn't know, how explaine the rules of my game. Yes, lifts are high enough, so you don't see whats down below on the ground. I don't learn player to do "jumping of faith". I thought, while player will lift up/ lift down he will read the text on the wall, so thats why we have what we have (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Jeez, direction buttons are humongous. I keep miss pressing them. Also a pause button right next to jump/shoot buttons? Not a good place. I think a good chunk of those 90% that threw away the game before seeing the Sun did so not because of the difficulty, but rather due to the control setup. The control would be much better if you provide a joystick rather than left/right buttons, even if the vertical direction doesn’t do a thing. Also, please put the pause button on the upper right or something, not near buttons related to the game play, or an option to relocate buttons would be even better.
Hate to say it but yeah the controls put me off. Weird decision to have options in the corner. Left and right seem too close together and should be further left. Be great is the user can change the positions of the buttons Game play looks to have potential. Can’t work out if you can jump on the enemy or shoot them
Hello everyone! Thank you all for your opinion! Direction buttons are humongous and you keep miss pressing them? Pause button is useless for gameplay, so I decided hide it. But if you accidently press it.. will keep it in mind. Joystick might to be a good idea, thx. I thought its will be great idea hide pause buttonout of field of view, cause its useless for gameplay. Hmm, make buttons position changeble.. never thought it, will keep it mind. You can shoot walking enemies and push them. Btw, please tell me all, how many lvls did you pass?
I didn’t go beyond past 5minutes in, because I couldn’t t stand with the controls, and not touching this until the control is fixed.
While the game does look promising I'm still sad to say it but yeah...the controls are horrid. Fix them and I'll give it another shot for sure, no doubt beating the game I'm all for a joystick style control scheme, cannot stand the left/right arrows.
Hate joysticks; love the big L/R buttons. This is a hard game. I guess the clue is in the title. Finally got through level one. Level two is a nightmare already.
I like it , few ideas/problems: - icon is in different style than game, maybe it will be good idea to have it in the same theme as game black/orange colors(I have take a look on screenshots then install then have problem with find it - it makes no sense to use lift going down especially on start when you will not die when jump - it is possible to die but i don't know why when I jump a land in place drawn on screenshot(maybe it is only problem on my phone):
I love platform games, have about 120+ easily on my phone. Downloaded it and a few comments... I do like the black/orange graphic look Not being about to hover your finger over the left/right buttons to change direction isn't good Having the pause button in the corner is bizarre. Just have it top middle like most games Maybe its my fault for not reading the instructions, i tend to just play the game instantly. Found it all a bit strange, walk along, up a lift, down a lift, walk along up a lift etc. I was hoping for more 'traditional' platform type of gameplay This is meant to be constructive by the way. Good on you for releasing a game on the app store, wish i could do that. But here lots of people would beta test your game for free and give you constructive feedback to help. I think sometimes devs might test it themselves (or get a friend to) and you may miss obvious things. If i was you i would download a platformer game 'similar' to yours and see what they do better. Eg the pause button, any person here would say its not good to have in the corner. Same for the sliding over the buttons left/right
Using iPad I tried that jump on one of my many visits to level one. Didn’t have any problems and can see no reason to die there, unless you run out of energy at that point. I agree that early on there’s no need to take the lifts down; and jumping will save energy too. Later, though, a blind leap can land you in trouble. I think it’s a matter of learning what’s happening in each section.
Hello everyone! Huge thank you to all of you for your opinions! Ok, will keep it in mind I guess, I wont change controls to joystick in this game, but will keep it in mind for next one As I can see, the most like Joysticks Should I let player to choose it as option? Its good idea to think about. I decided to make first 4 levels easier for future release, I hope you will try again - ye, its almost random picture. I didn't know, what should I draw as an icon -about first lvl will explaine below - Well, I have no idea why, but different phones react to my game differently - for me it's big surprise. Unfortunately can't fix it in current game. I hope you just out of energy Well, about first level I will reply below. Be sure, I test the game with my friends by myself, but we did it to often and they usualy said me something like "oh, thats cool, good job" So it was hard to understand for me, is this game too hard for people, are controls okey or they are not, etc. I guess, much better do not show game anyone till you over it I hope so too, but its might to be happened, cause ground edje is thin. About first level. I didn't know, how explaine the rules of my game. Yes, lifts are high enough, so you don't see whats down below on the ground. I don't learn player to do "jumping of faith". I thought, while player will lift up/ lift down he will read the text on the wall, so thats why we have what we have
