Testers needed for new puzzle adventure game!
Armelline
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I've been working for a while with @manuelamisani on a new puzzle adventure game, not entirely dissimilar to her last game, Zoe and the Magic Escape. This new game, Sand, has a 1920s Egyptian archaeology theme, and is more narratively driven, but also features even more puzzles. A few screen shots are below.
This is a rare instance of me having got to develop a game for myself, rather than a client, so I'm particularly excited to have it nearly ready!
If you're interested in helping to test the game, please drop me a PM. If you're on iOS we'll send you a TestFlight invitation and if you're on Android we'll send you an APK.
We're looking for people who will help us find any remaining bugs and help to track down reliable steps to reproduce them.
Thanks for any help you can give in this last stage of development! We hope to have the game released soon!
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Wow! Count me in, @Armelline !
Drop the email you want to use into my inbox and I'll add you to the first external build which is due some time over the weekend, Apple review permitting!
You got it!
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Pop your email in my inbox @CasualEvolution and I'll get you on the list! Might be a couple of days longer than I expected though as I have unexpected babysitting this weekend, so might not get it submitted tonight like I planned!
Present!
Happy to test too Ted if you still need testers pal.
Me too, sent you a message already.
Sorry for the delay everyone, I've had a bug slowly wrecking me this week and Manuela has been indisposed as well. I'll push the external build to Apple asap, and anyone on Android will get it via email asap too. Thanks for all the offers, I'm absolutely taking you all up on them!
Looks like I'm not expecting any kind of speedy recovery so I've submitted the build to Apple. Once approved I'll add testers. All feedback is welcome and encouraged, particularly regarding bugs, but please be patient when it comes to replies/if replies come. I'll do my best but will definitely not be as on top of things as I hoped.
I'll hopefully get Androids out tomorrow. I built the AAB>APK a few days ago but still need to actually send it to people.
Thanks everyone for your patience!
Adding testers now! If you haven't PM'd me your email, please be sure to do so!
Woohoo! Loving it so far!
Verging on release now, and a release candidate build has been sent to testers! If I forgot to add you, or you were supposed to get an APK and didn't, please do let me know!
I plan to do a write up with some of the things I learned making this game (still things to learn even after over a decade!) and some code snippets for the community, so keep an eye out for that soon too!
The game looks lit man. How it is doing so far? Is it available for the release? This game definitely need Google Play Store and App Store optimization so it can reach to millions of users. Let me know if you need that. Kudos!