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Hey everyone! I've been working on this game for about 3 years in my spare time. It's a simple puzzle game utilizing arithmetic operators. I made it using Unit
by Sanctor 10y ago
Hey everyone!
I've been working on this game for about 3 years in my spare time. It's a simple puzzle game utilizing arithmetic operators. I made it using Unity3D. All the visual assets are made from scratch and the sound effects come from various free sound effect sites.
Although the idea is simple I've put a lot of effort into it to make it look polished. For example there is a day/night cycle which serves no other purpose than looking good :) City lights turn on and off, crickets chirp at night and birds tweet during the day. And lots of other details.
It is ad supported but ads are shown only after you've lost the game, not while you're playing. I hope you'll find it unobtrusive.
I know it may not be everyone's cup of tea but I'm very proud of it. I've finally released a personal project. I'd be very glad if you played it an gave me feedback. Also I'd be happy to answer any questions relating to the process of making and releasing the game if I'm able to do so.
Thanks!
- Insanity 10y agoIt looks interesting but I have not played it yet. Congratulations though on finishing your sideproject! :-)
- Sanctor 10y agoThank you! This is the first time anything I've made personally, can be enjoyed by the public. It's very exciting :)
- Majestic121 10y agoYour game looks very nice, but I'm not a big fan of ads. Is there a way to pay a premium for an ad free version?
- Sanctor 10y agoI can maybe add a "Remove Ads" IAP. This is such a niche game I didn't think anyone would be willing to pay for it. Also if you sell the game or offer IAPs you have to get into some sort of merchant agreement with Google, I don't quite know how that works. But I'll work on it. Thanks for the feedback!
- tomrod 10y agoI look forward to buying it -- always looking for good/educational apps that both my kids and I can enjoy together.
- soneca 10y agoI would also recommend a paid version without the ads. I had never saw a full screen mobile ad before. I was quite annoyed and surprised with that.
- Sanctor 10y agoThey are called Interstitial Ads. I know it's annoying but I think banner ads are worse. They are usually placed at clever positions so you'll click on them by accident. I'll release a paid version.
- soneca 10y agoYes, these indeed look more professional and less dark pattern. Just a shock as a first time.
- certifiedloud 10y agoIt may be worth noting that some parents wont let their kids play games with ads. There are two good reasons that I can think of for this: 1. The content of some ads can be inappropriate, even in children's games. 2. Fear that an ad will lead to a purchase of some kind. I think an IAP would be a good solution for you.
- bko 10y agoI would go a step further and just not include ads at all. I released several iOS games and the market is just too tough to make money especially off adds. Instead of likely collecting a few dollars the first few months (literally) , you may as well have a free beautiful game untainted by ads or monetization. If it really hits off I'm sure you can build in monetization, but from the beginning it's not even worth the extra time needed to integrate ads.
- Sanctor 10y ago"Acquire users first, monetize later" is a strategy I might be willing to use in the future. This particular project is way too niche for this approach I think.
- mathattack 10y agoI must say you've chosen an auspicious name! :-)
- Sanctor 10y agoWow, your membership is older than my idea for the game. Don't sue me please :)
- mathattack 10y agoI had an idea for a side project and you beat me to it. Massive props to you for being the one who is actually working on it. I am not the suing type of person. :-)
- Chive 10y agoJust downloaded and played it, very cool! One comment: the font is sometimes hard to read, especially the 8s on the balloon (at first) (at least for me, Nexus 6P) http://i.imgur.com/oz11sy3.png http://i.imgur.com/oz11sy3.png
- Sanctor 10y agoThanks for the feedback! I'll think of some way to improve it. Maybe another font.
- jorgemf 10y agoShare it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.livae.apphunt.app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.livae.apph... Disclaimer: it is my side project
- Sanctor 10y agoI will, thank you! edit: I logged into the app. It seems my account has to be at least one week old to be able to share apps. I will do so when the week is up.
- sigi45 10y agoWhy is there an Manga girl? Don't think it is very appropiate.
- MyMan1 10y agoAhahahahahahahahahahaha. If there's a piece of art missing from the world. Make it yourself OK. Just because someone makes something a certain way, doesn't mean they are invalidating your world view. It's up to you to contribute.
- Sanctor 10y agoMy girlfriend and I are into anime. I asked for her to draw me a mascot and she came up with it :) I don't think there's anything inappropriate with it, but thanks for taking the time to download and play my game. I know it's not for everyone.
- hnal943 10y agoHave you looked at Calculords? It's a similar type of game with an interesting IAP strategy of offering additional content. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninjacrime.calculords https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninjacrime...
- Sanctor 10y agoI'm downloading this right now, will check it out.
- gwenzek 10y agoNice game,I appreciate the artwork in the background. The operator button could be make a little bigger though, and the balloon font could be more readable. Also I always have a hard time killing the first balloon of the level because I take a long amount of time to get acquainted with the numbers. Maybe the first balloon could wait a bit so you have time to look a the new numbers? This will also allow the player to make a little pause.
- Sanctor 10y agoAwesome feedback! I will consider all of these.
- ikeboy 10y agoI can't exit the app on a phone without hardware buttons.