It's a very simple and quick game; you can finish it in 30 minutes. Then there are 3 challenges if you want to play again.
You can play it in your browser here: https://quantumgames-studio.itch.io/the-machinegg
I'm in the process of making it bigger for Steam, what do you think?
I just released an major update. The last was 40 days ago, and back then I also climbed the rankings a lot, and I thought something like that only happens once in a lifetime...
My game was slowly declining; last week I was getting 100-130 Browser Plays per day.
I've added two challenges, which will add a little over an hour of gameplay, some visual improvements, and I've translated it into 15 languages.
I hope my wishlist grows too.
If you have any questions, just ask!
Something symbolic, like 10 or 20, would at least prevent those new accounts from "developers" who made a game "alone."
Most of them are new people who want quick promotion and aren't even aware that their game doesn't look good. And on top of that, they get a dressing-down...
We all win.
I had a basic browser game in JavaScript that received very good reviews, and when I tried to scale it, I realized I had to start from scratch with a game engine. I chose Godot.
I'm still in development; I don't know if those who liked the prototype will like the new version. I'm keeping the mechanics, the graphics, there's no free building, just upgrade buttons, moving eggs, chickens, filling feeders... but I don't know... I'm afraid this version won't live up to expectations.
What do you think?
As an independent developer, what are our goals?
Current development time: 3 months.
Current wishlists: 600.
Total development time: 12 months.
Roadmap: Release a demo on Steam in 3 months, participate in Steam's Next Fest in October, and publish in early 2027 with 15k wishlists.
Steam:https://store.steampowered.com/app/4563810/The_MachinEGG/
Where are you at?
My task is to add more variety of breeds and more decorations so that each coop is unique.
If you have any suggestions, I'd be very interested.
https://sanctuary.themachinegg.com/
Thanks! By the way, I dreamt about chickens last night, even though I don't even own any...
Hi! I’m still fairly new to this community, but I love being here.
Ten days ago, I asked, “What are your chickens’ names?” and the response was incredible: over 700 messages and more than 3,000 chicken names.
I read every message, and many of them truly moved me, especially the ones remembering chickens who are no longer with us. One message in particular, from someone spending one last afternoon with her sick chicken, stayed with me.
So over the past few evenings, after dinner, I’ve been working on a small project for them. It’s a way to remember them, but with a smile.
You can create your own virtual chicken sanctuary and keep your chickens there, so they can keep clucking forever.
This is the website: https://sanctuary.themachinegg.com/
I created it myself, but it uses some resources from my upcoming game, so it didn’t take too much extra work. Programming is my specialty.
Feel free to create your sanctuary and add your chickens, so that you, or anyone you choose, can visit and get to know them.
That said, and just to be clear, this is a small personal project. It is and will remain free, there are no ads, and I won’t share anyone’s information with third parties.
I’ll gladly cover the server costs myself. They aren’t much per year.
If you have any suggestions or comments, they are very welcome. I’ll be happy to improve it little by little based on community feedback, adding more decorations, more skins, and anything else you can think of.
Thank you!
Not all of them are here, just the first 1000 on the list.
Also, I couldn't accurately represent the appearance of each chicken, so please excuse me!
Otherwise, thank you so much, I love that they're your chickens' names.
Can you find any of your chickens?
It's much easier than it seems.
First go to steam to your wishlist page (you have it in bookmarks)
Press F12 and at the bottom right, in the console add this:
document.querySelectorAll('tr').forEach(tr => {
if (tr.cells.length < 2) return;
let l = tr.cells[0].innerText, t = tr.cells[1].querySelector('b') || tr.cells[1], s = t.innerText;
if (/Additions|Deletions|Outstanding/.test(l)) {
let n = parseInt(s.replace(/\D/g, '')) * 1000;
t.innerText = s.includes('(') ? `(${n.toLocaleString('de-DE')})` : n.toLocaleString('de-DE');
}
});
You are welcome!
The ones above are my current design, and below are my slightly more refined chickens...
But I think I like the first ones better. I don't know if it's because I've gotten used to them or if I made them worse... Nobody complained about my chickens, but I've changed the design of almost everything, and the chickens were forgotten...
It's not a very defined design, but it's like "my own style." What do you think? Any ideas for making them angry? I don't see any other way than using the "Ikari brand."
Two days ago, I decided to ask for names for chickens for my game "The MachinEGG" which I'm developing, and I think it got a little out of hand: over 660 comments and 2,900 chickens in total.
I won't say it was fun copying them all, but I did read some funny stories and some very touching ones. And since the work is already done... Here are the popular names
| Rank | Chicken Name(s) | Time Useds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nugget | 20 |
| 2-3 | Ginger,Pepper | 18 |
| 4 | Henrietta | 15 |
| 5-6 | Blue,Lucy | 14 |
| 7 | Blondie | 11 |
| 8-13 | Cinnamon, Dorothy, Dottie, Honey, Olive,Peaches | 10 |
Even so, there are 1,874 chickens with such original names that they're unique!
I did not count for the ranking those people who have many chickens and called them all Linda or Henrietta.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed.
I'm creating a chicken farm game, and on each chicken's profile you can see its name and city. I'd like them to be real names, like actual chickens.
If you'd like, please tell me your chickens' names in the comments, and if you'd like, their city (optional). I'll compile the information.
For example:
Mia, Juana, Virgi. New York
Jany. Miami
I'm aiming for a PEGI 3 rating for the game, so please use child-friendly names.
Thank you very much!
EDIT: I already have over 900 names! And I still have unread messages that I'll keep adding. This has gotten out of hand.