Mazelit
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maze game
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How HN took it
44 positive, 54 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 5 critical, out of 108 comments about the project. Thread score +0.45.
Design: 10 for, 1 againstIdea: 10 for, 0 againstPricing: 4 for, 2 againstDocs: 4 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Offering the source code as a DLC is a novel idea
From 3 comments
As someone transitioning from traditional programming to Godot and running into a myriad of "I know what I need to do, just not how to do it", I appreciate adding the source as…
mysterydip on HNThis could be a unique company idea and business practice that sells source code as DLC under a restrictive license. Imagine Rockstar selling GTA-5 source code as DLC priced at…
wg0 on HNI love everything about this. The shareware, the price, the source code. It reminds me of how software was in the 90s.
asp_hornet on HN
Game looks polished and visually appealing
From 3 comments
Congrats. The game is pretty!
grugagag on HNCongratulations this looks really slick and wish you many sales
spxneo on HNCongrats on releasing the game ~! A year is a very short time to release what looks like a polished game from the screenshots. Just got the game to read the source code. Looks…
SingAlong on HN
Free demo up to level 8 lets people try it
From 1 comment
Huge thanks for providing a demo.
butz on HN
Objections
No macOS version
From 3 comments
Out of curiosity, why not release for mac if its made with godot?
rileytg on HNI would to play in OSX :(
mantovanidaniel on HNCongrats on releasing the game ~! A year is a very short time to release what looks like a polished game from the screenshots. Just got the game to read the source code. Looks…
SingAlong on HN
Price of $3 seems too low and suggests low quality
From 1 comment
Congrats on the launch! I would say though I think you should up your price to at least $9.99. A $3 game makes me think it's low quality, which it's not. So you ought to price…
SCUSKU on HN
Requests
Release for macOS
From 2 comments
Out of curiosity, why not release for mac if its made with godot?
rileytg on HNI would to play in OSX :(
mantovanidaniel on HN
Native Linux build
From 1 comment
Wow this looks good! Any chance you will be distributing for native linux?
txomon on HN
Steam Deck support
From 1 comment
Does it work on a Steamdeck?
fairramone on HN
Android release
From 1 comment
Wouldn't it make sense to release it on Android as well, given it should probably be quite easy with Godot, or is that market just too saturated and attract cloners? Though you'd…
_flux on HN
Questions
What roadblocks were hit using Godot
From 1 comment
Just bought it. Looks like a nice little game. Wishing you many more successful releases. I am curious what roadblocks you ran into if you'd like to share more about your Godot…
1123581321 on HN
Whether GDScript or C# was used
From 1 comment
Did you end up using GDScript or C#?
juice_bus on HN
How the Godot workflow felt and any tips
From 1 comment
How did y'all find working in Godot? Any DX or workflow recommendations? I've bounced off it a couple times after getting impatient with slowness and other minor frictions, but I…
digging on HN
Alternatives named
Bolo (1982 Apple II game)
From 1 comment
Is this inspired by Bolo [0] on Apple ][? [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_%281982_video_game%29
nikolay on HN