Post AzJ46igeq6mvxLSHlA by bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place
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(DIR) Post #AzJ46JSybpzRjfrVSq by bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-10-17T15:53:52Z
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Steam Next Fes' genre tab is such a wild west of demos, hundreds of demos under a single subgenre...https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest?tab=22
(DIR) Post #AzJ46KjftEwPfkgM88 by bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-10-17T15:56:12Z
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Also so many logos have that unique ChatGPT-generated font rendering and kerning it is a bit disheartening.
(DIR) Post #AzJ46LQZJlFhomkbzM by bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-10-17T16:02:11Z
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Also despite having decent CPU and GPU these days, macOS demos are almost exclusively 2d games, only a few 3d titles. At this point it is not a tooling problem, it is a perception problem.
(DIR) Post #AzJ46M4ytVZvq7esym by wildrikku@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-10-17T16:37:38Z
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@bitinn It is a tooling problem. The tooling does not only include hardware, it also includes software. MacOS is the only system I cannot build for if I don't own it.
(DIR) Post #AzJ46Mo0C7ai5kiq9Y by bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-10-17T16:52:40Z
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@wildrikku I see your argument but I don't think one can seriously built for a platform without target hardwares, it is not viable for commercial releases.
(DIR) Post #AzJ46NM29aoTnIe1CK by wildrikku@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-10-17T16:56:32Z
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@bitinn Ok, let me phrase that differently: I can not only build for Linux, Android and Windows, but also have an actual system to test on at low cost. I already have a Windows or Linux machine and that same machine will run the other operating system, too. There are many low-cost Android devices available as well as free official emulators. For Mac OS and iOS on the other hand, I have to buy Apple hardware at the cost of Apple hardware that I would otherwise not own.
(DIR) Post #AzJ46Nvq0TS9aLOc0O by shironeko@fedi.tesaguri.club
2025-10-17T17:06:14.911188Z
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@wildrikku @bitinn yeah buying Mac JUST to target such a small proprietary market is cuck behavior.
(DIR) Post #AzJ46SxnIczNBrLkFU by bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-10-17T16:35:34Z
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I ran through the simulation genre for an entire hour, here are some picks (pure vibe, as I haven't played them):Dungeon Bodega Simulatorhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3458180/Dungeon_Bodega_Simulator/Gnomeballhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3885860/Gnomeball/More Sushi!https://store.steampowered.com/app/3950770/More_Sushi/No Players Onlinehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2701800/No_Players_Online/The Berlin Apartmenthttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/The_Berlin_Apartment/Slots & Daggershttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3631290/Slots__Daggers/Hell Maidenhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4002340/Hell_Maiden_Demo/Tears of Metalhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4040960/Tears_of_Metal_Demo/
(DIR) Post #AzJ46ab2v5Xurclgu0 by bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-10-17T16:43:02Z
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Also 2 special picks because of my old interests:Tavern Keeperhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2833530/Tavern_Keeper__Demo/(It took greenheart games 12 years to ship another game since Game Dev Tycoon from 2013, I don't know how they survived, looking to be a very polished demo)Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Erahttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3241970/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Olden_Era_Demo/(I need this to be good, ok? we have been 2 decades away from a good HoMM game.)
(DIR) Post #AzJ46igeq6mvxLSHlA by bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-10-17T16:51:13Z
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In case you need to know how old the OP am: let's just say I still remember having problems activating Half-Life 2 licenses.