u/Anabolkick

A few days ago, we released our first big game made together!

I did the programming, 3D art and game design, while my wife worked on the UI, art direction, testing, brainstorming, and gave me an incredible amount of moral support throughout the whole journey.

She was also the one who supported me when I decided to quit my job and take a chance on making this game. I'll always be grateful for that.

After a long road of late nights, doubts, and countless 'maybe we should change this' discussions, we finally made it. The last two weeks of pulling 10-14 hour days were absolutely brutal, but we're finally here.

We launched with around 2,500 wishlists, and have already sold 550 copies in just a few days.

And yes, the dog helped too (Merry)🐶

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4448490/Planet_Harvester_Incremental_Odyssey/

Hi! My game was not indexed by 1 week. I read that new developers need manual approvement. How much time does it normally take?

Game: https://anabolkick.itch.io/planet-harvester-incremental-odyssey

Sitting at exactly 999 outstanding wishlists is pure torture. I cannot stop mashing the F5 key!

Editied: Ahah, now its 998

One of the things I absolutely love about Unity is how flexible the editor is.

Recently I built myself a custom 3-in-1 tool for my game's upgrade tree. It allows me to:

• Configure and balance upgrade data and economy.
• Edit the visual layout of the entire upgrade tree.
• Simulate progression directly inside the editor.

The simulation part is especially useful because I can instantly see how changes affect player progression without launching the game.

What's even cooler is that I also have an automated run simulation system connected to the upgrade simulation, so I can test balancing across multiple runs automatically. Explaining that setup would probably deserve its own post though 😄

Curious to see what kind of custom editor tools other Unity developers have built for their projects.

Just released a Steam demo for my incremental game, Planet Harvester! 🪐

Pilot a customizable crawler and chew through vibrant worlds—from a dripping Candy planet to a harsh Cyberpunk desert. Start with a simple saw blade, unlock crazy tools like lasers and drone swarms, minigun and watch your numbers explode!

I'd love your feedback on the progression, upgrade, bugs or any other feedback. Game should works fine even on potato PC (but I`m not sure :D)

Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4693020/Planet_Harvester_Incremental_Odyssey_Demo/

P.s. Cut half of trailer to left just juicy gameplay.

AI disclosure: No AI has been used.

Joking aside, I was literally jumping for joy when I saw that our trailer had actually been published! This was the fifth time I’d reached out to them, so to be honest, I wasn’t even hoping for a response anymore. I’m incredibly grateful to the IGN team for this feature—it’s a huge milestone for us and a massive motivation boost.

That said, after reading so many stories from other developers who saw a sharp spike in wishlist after publishing trailer on GameTrailers or IGN, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t hoping for a similar wishlists spike. Lack of a spike is probably because the trailer itself could have been better.

But, considering this was the very first trailer I’ve ever made in my life, I’m proud of it and see it as a great experience!

Edit: Added link to Steam, as someone asks in comments. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4448490/Planet_Harvester_Incremental_Odyssey

I still think they should have created a separate tag for incremental games. What are you think? Clicker = Incremental?

My wife and I spent two weeks creating this trailer. It’s our very first experience with video editing and recording footage, but we’re really proud of the result! We hoped that channels like GameTrailers or Indie Games Hub might want to host it, but we haven’t received any replies yet. Still, we aren't losing our motivation!

By the way, we are developing a small incremental game about gathering resources on different planets to upgrade your transport and improve your home world.

If you're interested, check out our Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4448490/Planet_Harvester_Incremental_Odyssey

Зранку поставив у сушарку й весь день бігав міняв рівні містами, для рівномірного висихання. З 950г м'яса вийшло 250+- джерок))