SNKRX
Games
snake-like game
SHOW HN2021
496points
97comments
#45of 2,533 in 2021
Top 2%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Design: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished look, music and juicy animations
From 2 comments
I just played through it and found the game style and design really appealing. And it also felt really well polished. Really nice music and juicy animations! It felt like it…
worldsayshi on HNAmazing, I purchased it to show support and I love this. The music is cool too, this will be the game I play while waiting for Unity builds ! Please port to Android/IOS !
offtop5 on HN
LÖVE is great for beginners and small games
From 2 comments
Love2d (the lua engine used here) is really great. If I were teaching a newbie to programming, I'd probably have them start with love. It makes it super easy yo just get…
wheybags on HNLOVE is great for anything that isn't too crazy complex. Also, I bought both your games today on steam and thoroughly enjoyed both of them. Thank you :)
junon on HN
Single developer's dev log is impressive
From 1 comment
The day-by-day dev log[0] is worth a read on its own. It's impressive what a single developer can do with the right determination and discipline. [0]:…
davidp on HN
Objections
Windows only at launch
From 1 comment
I'd love to play it, but it seems to be Windows only. Any plans to support other platforms, for example macOS? FWIW, I'd probably prefer to play it on iOS if the controls are…
ivanr on HN
Requires Steam running to play
From 1 comment
Quote: "You need to have Steam up to run it successfully" So for an open source game I need to have a proprietary 3rd party software running and I am not talking about video card…
unnouinceput on HN
Camera feels like it should zoom out
From 1 comment
I kept wanting to zoom out while watching the demo video.
pabs3 on HN
Requests
Support macOS or Linux
From 2 comments
I'd love to play it, but it seems to be Windows only. Any plans to support other platforms, for example macOS? FWIW, I'd probably prefer to play it on iOS if the controls are…
ivanr on HNMaybe he would like to see it supported for Linux on Steam and perhaps send the creator a little cash as well?
cf on HN
Port to Android or iOS
From 1 comment
Amazing, I purchased it to show support and I love this. The music is cool too, this will be the game I play while waiting for Unity builds ! Please port to Android/IOS !
offtop5 on HN
Questions
Why is the game snake-like?
From 1 comment
Why snake like? Just curious.
op03 on HN
Alternatives named
Pico-8
From 1 comment
Seems like it could be nice next step up from Pico-8, especially for users who’ve moved on to using external art tools and text editors anyway.
mikepurvis on HN
Godot
From 1 comment
Another good beginner game dev framework is kaboom.js https://kaboomjs.com/ Example project online: https://kaboomjs.com/examples#level And just to add, if anyone has been using…
spicybright on HN
Solar2D
From 2 comments
Been using Love2d for few years now, and you are right on point that it's great for education. You can get fun things to happen with few lines of code. The whole API fits into…
jmiskovic on HNSolar2d is also quite good. https://solar2d.com/ its technically older than love, but it started as Corona (not opensource)
seany on HN
TIC-80
From 1 comment
I really enjoyed this set of tutorials for Tic-80, which also uses Lua (or Fennel/Moonscript/Wren/JS). The series was a really great intro not just the tic-80 engine, but…
lc9er on HN