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For those interested in HTML5 games on Steam, our HTML5 engine Construct has supported Steam publishing with NW.js for some years now - here's a selection, all

For those interested in HTML5 games on Steam, our HTML5 engine Construct has supported Steam publishing with NW.js for some years now - here's a selection, all built with HTML5 too: https://store.steampowered.com/app/332250/The_Next_Penelope/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/332250/The_Next_Penelope/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/317250/Airscape__The_Fall_of_Gravity/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/317250/Airscape__The_Fall... https://store.steampowered.com/app/412660/Klang/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/412660/Klang/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/293240/Cosmochoria/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/293240/Cosmochoria/ If you thought there weren't HTML5 games on Steam, it's probably because they're so good nobody notices.

k__ 8y ago
Nice! How does it compare to Phaser? I always had the feeling Construct was more of a full-fledged thing like Unity and Phaser was more of a framework, but on the parts they both try to solve, what do they do differently?
- AshleysBrain 8y ago
  That's about right. Phaser is a framework, and Construct is a full-fledged IDE. Its main feature is a drag-and-drop system for game logic rather than programming, so it's more designed for making game development accessible to a non-technical audience (so not sure how many HN folk will be in the market for that, although it's still great for rapid prototyping or fast development). Construct 3 is browser-based so you can give it a spin here: https://editor.construct.net/ https://editor.construct.net/
  - dgritsko 8y ago
    Do you happen to know if it's possible to publish a game on Steam using Phaser?
    - Sawamara 8y ago
      You can publish NWJS/Electron apps for steam. You can plug a Phaser game into an NWJS/Electron app. So yes.
    - AshleysBrain 8y ago
      Sure. The Greenworks library lets any JavaScript game integrate with Steamworks in NW.js or Electron: https://github.com/greenheartgames/greenworks https://github.com/greenheartgames/greenworks
    - bigtunacan 8y ago
      It is; here's a very brief "how to". http://www.andy-howard.com/phaser-to-steam/ http://www.andy-howard.com/phaser-to-steam/
adventured 8y ago
Count me as someone that was unaware that HTML5 games were of that quality now. Very cool. Do you happen to know of a comprehensive list of HTML5 games on steam?
- riadd 8y ago
  It is not a comprehensive list, but here's are list of some of the games that are using the JS Steam plugin developed by the developers of Game Dev Tycoon. https://github.com/greenheartgames/greenworks/wiki/Apps-games-using-greenworks https://github.com/greenheartgames/greenworks/wiki/Apps-game...
abetusk 8y ago
A bit off topic, but the creator of Airscape had a blog a couple of years ago about the difficulty in making money from their indie game: ‘Good’ isn’t good enough - releasing an indie game in 2015 [1]. [1] http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanielWest/20150908/253040/Good_isnt_good_enough__releasing_an_indie_game_in_2015.php http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanielWest/20150908/253040/Go...
- Ntrails 8y ago
  There is a super accurate statement in that article: We made a game that nobody wanted to buy Everything else is trying to convince the reader that the above wasn't a failure on their part. There is an ever growing saturation of games (and music and books and indeed all consumable entertainment) - and success is down to a combination of making something that people want to play and making sure that those people know about it. One of the two things alone is insufficient tbh.
  - AshleysBrain 8y ago
    They did then go on to get nearly 2000 "very positive" reviews, which is indicative of many more sales. I think they did well in a sale later down the line.
    - zajd 8y ago
      I'm pretty sure the way this works nowadays if that your launch bombs you throw your game into as many bundles/deals as possible so I'm guessing those sales are at 5-10% of the original MSRP at best.
    - tprynn 8y ago
      Slightly directed at a sibling comment, but yes indie games (can) make a significant amount of revenue through non-release sales, even at heavy discounts. For example, Dustforce more than doubled its cumulative revenue through a 50% steam sale and inclusion in a Humble Bundle: http://hitboxteam.com/dustforce-sales-figures http://hitboxteam.com/dustforce-sales-figures
  - 8y ago
RobertRoberts 8y ago
This is a multi-player space battle game where you can construct your AI rules for the ships. It's very cool: https://store.steampowered.com/app/449140/Istrolid/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/449140/Istrolid/ Since it's HTML 5 based, you can play here as well: http://www.istrolid.com/ http://www.istrolid.com/
mrighele 8y ago
The nice thing about HTML5 games based on NW.js is that in most (all?) cases you can start the game in developer mode and tinker around with chrome's developer tools.

k__ 8y ago

Nice! How does it compare to Phaser? I always had the feeling Construct was more of a full-fledged thing like Unity and Phaser was more of a framework, but on the parts they both try to solve, what do they do differently?

AshleysBrain 8y ago
That's about right. Phaser is a framework, and Construct is a full-fledged IDE. Its main feature is a drag-and-drop system for game logic rather than programming, so it's more designed for making game development accessible to a non-technical audience (so not sure how many HN folk will be in the market for that, although it's still great for rapid prototyping or fast development). Construct 3 is browser-based so you can give it a spin here: https://editor.construct.net/ https://editor.construct.net/
- dgritsko 8y ago
  Do you happen to know if it's possible to publish a game on Steam using Phaser?
  - Sawamara 8y ago
    You can publish NWJS/Electron apps for steam. You can plug a Phaser game into an NWJS/Electron app. So yes.
  - AshleysBrain 8y ago
    Sure. The Greenworks library lets any JavaScript game integrate with Steamworks in NW.js or Electron: https://github.com/greenheartgames/greenworks https://github.com/greenheartgames/greenworks
  - bigtunacan 8y ago
    It is; here's a very brief "how to". http://www.andy-howard.com/phaser-to-steam/ http://www.andy-howard.com/phaser-to-steam/

adventured 8y ago

Count me as someone that was unaware that HTML5 games were of that quality now. Very cool. Do you happen to know of a comprehensive list of HTML5 games on steam?

riadd 8y ago
It is not a comprehensive list, but here's are list of some of the games that are using the JS Steam plugin developed by the developers of Game Dev Tycoon. https://github.com/greenheartgames/greenworks/wiki/Apps-games-using-greenworks https://github.com/greenheartgames/greenworks/wiki/Apps-game...

abetusk 8y ago

A bit off topic, but the creator of Airscape had a blog a couple of years ago about the difficulty in making money from their indie game: ‘Good’ isn’t good enough - releasing an indie game in 2015 [1]. [1] http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanielWest/20150908/253040/Good_isnt_good_enough__releasing_an_indie_game_in_2015.php http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanielWest/20150908/253040/Go...

Ntrails 8y ago
There is a super accurate statement in that article: We made a game that nobody wanted to buy Everything else is trying to convince the reader that the above wasn't a failure on their part. There is an ever growing saturation of games (and music and books and indeed all consumable entertainment) - and success is down to a combination of making something that people want to play and making sure that those people know about it. One of the two things alone is insufficient tbh.
- AshleysBrain 8y ago
  They did then go on to get nearly 2000 "very positive" reviews, which is indicative of many more sales. I think they did well in a sale later down the line.
  - zajd 8y ago
    I'm pretty sure the way this works nowadays if that your launch bombs you throw your game into as many bundles/deals as possible so I'm guessing those sales are at 5-10% of the original MSRP at best.
  - tprynn 8y ago
    Slightly directed at a sibling comment, but yes indie games (can) make a significant amount of revenue through non-release sales, even at heavy discounts. For example, Dustforce more than doubled its cumulative revenue through a 50% steam sale and inclusion in a Humble Bundle: http://hitboxteam.com/dustforce-sales-figures http://hitboxteam.com/dustforce-sales-figures
- 8y ago

RobertRoberts 8y ago

This is a multi-player space battle game where you can construct your AI rules for the ships. It's very cool: https://store.steampowered.com/app/449140/Istrolid/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/449140/Istrolid/ Since it's HTML 5 based, you can play here as well: http://www.istrolid.com/ http://www.istrolid.com/

mrighele 8y ago

The nice thing about HTML5 games based on NW.js is that in most (all?) cases you can start the game in developer mode and tinker around with chrome's developer tools.