u/VorlesGames

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share a small before/after comparison from our game, Magnavis.

This video compares the exact same location from about two years ago with how it looks today. It's interesting to look back and realize that there wasn't one huge change instead, it was hundreds of small improvements over time.

During development we continuously reworked:

• Lighting
• Environment art
• Materials
• Character models
• Visual effects
• Overall atmosphere

Looking back at old builds is always a great reminder that consistent iteration makes a huge difference.

I'd love to know:

What's the biggest visual improvement you noticed first?

Instead of using normal tutorial popups, we started designing physical posters and warning signs that explain mechanics through the game world itself.

Things like:

• repairing hull leaks
• emergency power protocols
• oxygen warnings
• reactor procedures
• creature safety notices

We wanted the submarine to feel like an actual workplace that existed before the player arrived.

Trying to push that old PS2-era environmental storytelling vibe where the world itself teaches the player.

Posting some of the current posters from the game.

They’re currently implemented in the game, so if you’d like to try the demo and give feedback, we’d really appreciate it. And if you enjoy the atmosphere and style, wishlisting the game would help us a lot.

Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3641260/Magnavis_Demo/

Steam’de Ocean Fest başladığından beri co-op / korku tarzı demolara bakıyorum da gerçekten güzel denk geldiğiniz oyun oldu mu?

Özellikle co-op yada korku

tarzında öneri arıyorum.

Biz de yaklaşık 2.5 senedir böyle bir proje üstünde çalışıyorduk, bugün demosunu yayınladık. Festivalde baya farklı işler görünce insanların neler sevdiğini de merak etmeye başladım açıkçası.

Şuna kesin bak dediğiniz demo varsa yazın, gece hepsine bakacağım.

Yaklaşık 2.5 senedir ekiple birlikte üzerinde çalıştığımız oyunun demosunu sonunda Steam’de yayınladık.

Oyunun adı Magnavis.

1–4 kişilik co-op bir denizaltı korku oyunu. Dar mağaralarda denizaltıyı yönetiyor, sistemleri tamir ediyor, su sızıntılarını durduruyor, görevleri tamamlıyor ve yaratıklardan hayatta kalmaya çalışıyorsunuz.

Oyunda özellikle co-op tarafını zorlamaya çalıştık.
Bazı tamir bulmacaları iki kişi çözülüyor; biri çözümü okuyor, diğeri uyguluyor.
Kaptan denizaltıyı sürüyor ama önünü tam göremediği için başka bir oyuncunun periskoptan yön vermesi gerekiyor.
Savaşlarda bile iletişim ve koordinasyon çok önemli.

Uzun süredir uğraştığımız bir şeyin sonunda oynanabilir hale gelmesi gerçekten garip bir his.

Demo şu an Steam’de yayında.
Bakmak isteyen olursa

Görüşlerinizi gerçekten merak ediyoruz.

[Feedback Request] Looking for playtesters for our co-op submarine horror game with PS2-style visuals

We’re developing Magnavis, a 1–4 player co-op submarine horror game.

The core idea is teamwork under pressure:
managing the submarine, repairing systems, solving two-player repair puzzles, handling leaks, navigating dangerous underwater caves, and surviving whatever is waiting outside.

The captain can’t fully see where they’re going, so one player often has to guide them through the periscope or scanner while the rest of the crew handles repairs, oxygen, enemies, and emergencies.

We’ve been focusing a lot on making cooperation feel necessary—not just multiplayer, but true co-op gameplay.

The demo is now live on Steam and we’d really love honest feedback, especially about:

• game feel
• clarity of roles
• communication flow
• tension vs fun balance
• whether the co-op mechanics feel meaningful

Steam Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3641260/Magnavis_Demo/

Any feedback is hugely appreciated.

We built Magnavis around one core idea:

co-op should not feel optional.

This is a 1 – 4 player submarine horror game where almost every system is designed around teamwork, communication, and coordination.

Repair puzzles require two players:
one player sees the machine, the other reads the solution manual and guides them through it.

The captain controls the submarine, but visibility is limited.
To navigate safely, someone has to watch through the periscope and give directions over voice chat.

Even combat depends on coordination.
Calling enemy positions, managing panic, repairing leaks during attacks—survival depends on your crew, not just your aim.

We didn’t want “multiplayer with friends.”
We wanted a game where cooperation is the gameplay itself.

Would love to hear if this is the kind of co-op experience you look for and What do we add more.

Demo is live here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3641260/Magnavis_Demo/