From my experience, UI often gets overlooked for incremental games, but it's a very important part for the player. What do you think?

What do you think?

Разрабатываю игру с поддержкой Linux. Если есть возможность помочь протестировать бесплатную Steam демо-версию, буду благодарен за помощь.

Запускается ли игра?

Сохраняется ли прогресс?

Работает ли звук?

Спасибо!

Colorsong is a relaxing incremental game I'm making in Godot. Drops of color rain onto a canvas, and each color plays its own note as it falls. Add colors to the palette and the melody grows into a song. The paint you gather fills a gallery of hand-painted watercolors.

The music is synthesized at runtime from the palette, with no audio files, and the rain is one shader drawing a MultiMesh.

Free demo on Steam on October 2. Wishlists boost my motivation a lot 🙏

Does the idea come across in the trailer, and how does the music sound to you?

Links

Steam release.

Claim your free Steam key.

(limited to 1000 keys, google account required).

Full free web release.

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

Links

Steam release.

Claim your free Steam key.

(limited to 1000 keys, google account required).

Full free web release.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Links

Steam release.

Claim your free Steam key.

(limited to 1000 keys, google account required).

Full free web release.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Links

Steam release.

Claim your free Steam key.

(limited to 1000 keys, google account required).

Full free web release.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Links

Steam release.

Claim your free Steam key.

(limited to 1000 keys, google account required).

Full free web release.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Links

Full free web release.

Steam wishlist.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

Links

Full free web release.

Steam wishlist.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Game development as a hobby

I've been dreaming to make games for 25 years. As IT engineer myself, the dream was always so near, but yet so far, due to involvement with professional activities. When I turned 40, I thought it's time and released my first game (free as well). Today I'm releasing my second.

When making games as a hobby, I find deepest inspiration in the creative process itself. Making them free removes any conflict of interest, and allows to explore the world and myself through the development process.

Links

I'm putting links in comments just in case. As far as I understood the rules, sharing free full release of the game is allowed.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Links

Full free web release.

Steam wishlist.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Links

Full free web release.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Game Title: Mindscape

Playable Link: https://fourda.itch.io/mindscape

Platform: Web

Free to Play Status:

• [ ] Free to play

Involvement: solo developer.

Description

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

Links

Full free web release.

Steam wishlist.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Links

Full free web release.

Steam wishlist.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.

Links

Full free web release.

Steam wishlist.

Quick start

The tutorial starts automatically.

Check "?" in the top-left for an additional short intro. 

Hover over dashed game elements for detailed descriptions.

Mindscape

Is a unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath.

Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity. Use Clarity to develop skills that deepen and expand your capacity to release Thoughts.

Explore different levels facing unique Thought forms, each one having its own mechanic, and develop different strategies to release them.

Earn Experience with each level completion and spend it for Wisdom skills that stay with you through the whole game. Can you protect the Breath Center on all levels and complete the Mindscape?

Theme

The theme of the game is mindfulness, it is based on a personal decade-long meditation practice. All Thought forms in the game are actually what many meditators face during their journeys. The humming sound design is inspired by Tibetan singing bowls.

As there is no bad meditation session, there is no bad level run in Mindscape. Experience always accumulates and global progress is persistent. Don't get discouraged if overrun by Thoughts - there is no lose condition on any level, it just takes time and dedication to complete.

I hope the game unfolds for you in a relaxing flow and sparks moments of joy :)

AI disclosure

Codex, powered by ChatGPT, was used as a coding assistant during development.

I’m a software engineer with 25 years of programming experience. I used Codex to help with technical implementation while I focused on the game’s design, systems, balance, and overall feel. It made it possible to build Mindscape in my spare time and release it for free.