Playtest for Rick Henderson: Eternal Arena is open

Hey everyone!

Open playtest for Rick Henderson: Eternal Arena is now live, and I'd love for you to jump in and tear it apart. It is late beta, most of the content is there. Some things are rough, some things are probably broken, and some things I'm not sure about. That's exactly why you're here.

Let me know if it feels fun, what is the first thing that grabbed you, what made you stop playing, if there are combos that made you feel awesome or useless or completely overpowered, if it is too easy, too hard, or just right. There's no wrong way to give feedback. A single sentence like "the shotgun feels weak" is just as useful to me as a detailed breakdown.

Discord is the best place for back-and-forth. I'm in there and i will read everything, you can join here -> Rick Henderson: Eternal Arena Official Discord

You can also post in the Steam Community Discussion (there's already some topics on the game there), or you can post here if you like.

It's an open test so need for keys, just apply and i'll grant you the access. Bear in mind that even i sleep sometimes, so you'll probably wait a bit if we're in the different time zones.

I appreciate everyone for at least reading the post and all the help is welcome. I'm a solo dev, so every single piece of input genuinely matters and goes directly into development decisions. Even if you don't feel like giving feedback - have fun!

u/fatpugstudio — 2 days ago
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Freeze Girl

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u/fatpugstudio — 14 days ago
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Bitblaster XL meets survivorlikes

Hello, i've been working on the game a while and wanted to share it with a wider audience :)

It's a top-down arena shooter: pick a ship, pilot, weapon, drone and blast off. Collect gems, upgrade your drones and survive as long as you can (or a set amount on time in upcoming game modes)

I wanted to introduce a bit of skill in survivorslikes formula, so piloting and aiming matters. I was going for a feeling of BitBlaster/Crimsonland mixed with a modern survivorslikes genre.

Heading into Early Access soon and i would genuinely love feedback from people who live in this genre since i'm solo developing and you usually lose some of the objectivity during the process.

Steam page if you want to check out the demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3964000/Rick_Henderson_Eternal_Arena/

u/fatpugstudio — 18 days ago