u/Square-Yam-3772

it is a basic 3rd person space hauling game. no combat (can still get shot at), just "cozy" cargo hauling.

art: GPT and then make cubes manually... (MineBench might have worked but its fine)

code: Codex CLI

just put this trailer together today. What do you think? I already have another trailer for the longer gameplay but I thought I needed one a shorter one as an overview.

it looks decent, right? no idea...

hey r/spacesimgames, it has been 6 months since I last posted here.

not sure if any of you remember my old post but I have rebuilt a space hauler game from the ground up recently:

• it is a basic space hauler game where player carries cargo via a small spaceship
• simple gameplay: grab cargo, warp jumps, sell cargo. watch for notification
• occasionally have to avoid hazards to not lose containers or money

it is still an early build but I am excited to share this build with the sub. Have a nice weekend

I thought I would make a post when I got 30 wishlists but the count went from 29 back to 28, ouch.

I only have a free demo and I was told that the fest works better for games that have been out for a while.

is anyone else in a similar boat?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4752220/SIGNAL_PIT/

art: GPT image 2

code: Codex

I fixed the walk cycles (just keeping it simple with the 4-frame approach) and added some 2d lighting to help blend the characters better with the maps

I also got the rest of the systems ready: dialogue, pickup, story progression.

too bad some of the dialogues are too bland. I need to prompt the AI some more to fresh out the dialogues

I've been taking a break from combat polishes and working on a small story mode.

Right now it's just the protagonist leaving her apartment and walking around the city, but I'm really enjoying the change of pace.

I wanted the world to feel like there's an actual life outside the arena fights.

Still very early, but I'd love to hear what people think.

graphics: GPT image 2 with some manual editing

code: codex

Hey everyone,

I've been working on SIGNAL PIT as a solo developer and recently reached 23 wishlists on Steam.

It's a fast-paced 1v1 monster arena battler where you build pressure, summon minions, and unleash powerful overclock attacks while trying to control the flow of combat.

The game has gone through several major redesigns based on player feedback, and I feel like it's finally starting to find its identity.

I'd love to hear your honest thoughts:

• Does the gameplay look interesting?
• Would this be something you'd try?
• Is there anything that immediately turns you away?

Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4752220/SIGNAL_PIT/

If it looks like your kind of game, a wishlist would mean a lot.

Thanks for taking a look!

so I have been trying to push this concept out of the prototype/demo phase and I went through another revamp based on the previous round of feedbacks.

• added a tutorial
• improved the creature visuals
• made the game less static
• tried to make the ult more dramatic
• adjusted the main mechanic so it is not as dominating

I am currently trying to polish/improve the gameplay so I would really appreciate it if you can give the demo a try for a few minutes and see what works/doesn't work for you

tool used: Unity3d + Codex CLI + GPT/Gemini for graphics

playable web build (not mobile friendly): https://chooon.itch.io/signal-pit-bullet-hell-beasts

note: get the steam demo if you want gamepad support

to mods: I hope this is okay for making multiple posts for the same project

so I made this demo recently and I was told that the idea/concept is good but the gameplay is unpolished. It would be great if I can get some gameplay feedbacks so I can improve the gameplay. thanks so much

note: the demo can be played with keyboard only (or gamepad only)

free steam link (support usb gamepads): https://store.steampowered.com/app/4752220/SIGNAL_PIT/

web link if you don't want to download anything: https://www.reddit.com/r/aigamedev/comments/1tl3a82/comment/onhzhn5/

I was told that the old version was too static and the creatures feel like animated cutouts.

I am not sure if it is my prompt or Nano Banana being better now (I saw the Nano Banana 2 banner today), but the sprite quality seem to improved a lot.

I couldn't get omni to generate videos for this game for some reasons (video policy?) so that was a bummer.

In order to get the visuals to fit the gameplay better, I decided to just make every creature a floating creature. (close enough to the "spaceship" suggestion I suppose. it is also nice not having to generate walk cycles for each of them again)

another big change is just having a mature/young version of each creature instead of scaling them up and down.

I also generated animation for the arena background. it is not a seamless loop so hopefully it is not jarring.

It would be great if anyone can provide some gameplay feedback (I only have one last time)

please help me cook lol, thanks for reading

A few weeks ago I posted a monster arena prototype here and people told me to keep going.

Life sort of got in the way for a while, but I finally found time to turn the prototype into a more playable demo.

Most of the coding is done through Codex. Overall the workflow has actually been surprisingly smooth, aside from the occasional AI-generated chaos and debugging sessions.

The graphics are a mix of GPT/Gemini. I used the video generation -> spritesheet approach w/ edit editing.

I still haven't done a huge amount of playtesting yet, so I'd really appreciate gameplay feedback. The last round of feedback from this sub genuinely helped shape the direction of the project, so I wanted to share the updated version here first.

I hope I’m actually cooking with this now.

The demo is now live on both itch.io and Steam.

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4752220/SIGNAL_PIT/

Browser demo:
https://chooon.itch.io/signal-pit-bullet-hell-beasts

I have been trying to generate a video of this island with an animated water line as if the camera is moving toward the island, but I haven't had much success

it would be great if someone can point me in the right direction, maybe with a better prompt or something. Thanks.

to mod: I apologize if this is not the right sub for these kind of questions.

just tested out Gemini's new image gen and it is honestly quite nice.

Some frames are still bad but the overall quality is decent and the drifting is minimal.

since this isn't for a real project, I didn't bother to clean it up properly but I think this has more potentials than GPT Image 2.0