I am still a bit speechless but it was such an amazing experience. A serious thank you to the PAX team and especially Jerry (Tycho) who was so enthusiastic and kind. It all doesn't seem real still but I just wanted to share.
Was anyone here there to see it? I got a really skewed view from back stage but it seemed to go down really well.
Hey Rocco from Rockalot here, it's just me a mighty team of 1 doing my best to get my game out there.
If you wanna play cool PvP pinball come and try it: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3938260/Bumper_Bout/
Please. Im so hungry.
This is a fairly huge day for me. Honestly I am doing my best to wear my marketing hat and post this everywhere but I have the jitters something fierce lol
The demo for Bumper Bout!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3938260/Bumper_Bout/
I’ve been developing Bumper Bout, a competitive PvP pinball game, for roughly two years and tonight I finally pressed the button that made its first public Steam demo available.
I’ve shown it at festivals, conventions and local events plenty of times, but there was something completely different about watching a friend find it in Steam, click download, and have my game install on their PC like an actual real videogame.
The last couple of weeks have also been my first proper experience with the less glamorous side of shipping on Steam: setting up the demo App ID, SteamPipe/depot builds, Valve review, store assets, release configuration, etc. I actually missed the festival I originally wanted the demo ready for because the first store review failed over one missing library header image that Steamworks hadn’t marked as required. That was a great learning moment lol. (in case it helps anyone - it ISN'T required but if you have any of the optional assets then you gotta have them all. Go figure.)
But I digress. It’s live now.
You can go and play it. Right now. whaaaat
The demo itself has local PvP and 1P vs CPU modes availabel with two characters and two stages. The full game is planned for 9+ characters, 20+ stages, online multiplayer and more.
Mostly though, I just wanted to share the milestone with other people who understand how much work can sit behind pressing one stupid green button.
I pushed it. yeeee
I'm a solo indie making Bumper Bout, a PvP pinball battle game with varied stages and super powered characters.
If you think this is cool or interesting it would absolutely make my day to get a wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3938260/Bumper\_Bout/
Let me know what you think! 😃
You can wishlist the game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3938260/Bumper_Bout/
Bumper Bout is a PvP pinball party game that sees players directly compete with a shared playfield and balls. A heap of stages with unique mechanics and a cast of characters with powerful super attacks. I'm solo developing it, and the game will be playable tomorrow at the Queensland Games Festival!
Thanks for watching!
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