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Long time lurker, I have never made a post so no idea how this will turn out? Just wanted to share a thing! my brother did a thing!
My brother lost his job to due our most favorite pandemic, COVID. He was in a lucky enough situation to have good savings and his partner being able to retain her job. Because he has kids and a family to support, I was (nagging) gently encouraging him to find work. Any work. He basically said it wasn't for him, he was going to make a game and started investing his time in that.
I honestly thought it was dumb... a couple of weeks ago he asked me to beta test his game, which I did and he released today. Even if its not found and enjoyed by many people, I am happy he is so proud of something he lovingly produced.
Hopefully the few usersub people who see this will get a kick out of how cute this thing is
ya'll i cant even! look at its hat!
EDIT: adding the link! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelpotion.spacepigsimulator
EDIT2: wow this blew up! I will send him the link to the post so he can read all of your comments!
just to answer a few questions:
1) He is working on an ISO version but its harder or something
2) He is looking for another job (now that his project is mostly done)
3) He will just be stoked that a few people outside of our friend group are getting a kick out of it! we live in different time zones but I honestly cant wait for him to wake up to this!
4) Everything was made by him, the graphics, the music, he did all the coding himself (pig noise excluded, he used an actual pig for that)
ShamaOA
Major credit to his wife for, as is so often the case, being the one who gave her time and energy to enable him to do what he wanted.
KittenBath
J-oink! Now it's mine. It looks fun. Downloaded.
CrocoiledunDee
I hope it goes great for him.
TalkingSnake
You can be happy for your brother while still reminding him of important priorities.
ElbowDeepInAJedi
Space... Pig... Simulator? Okay fine, I'm hooked.
Jesseskimo
Ditto. I'm going in!
IonlycommentTroyandAbedgifs
Just downloaded. Had me at collect pigs! Tell him great job from random dude on imgur!
Sinael
Its a mobile game released onto an oversaturated market
cosmicspacedog
I lost my job and started streaming and did pretty okay off that. Kept me afloat both mentally and financially while I found work
cosmicspacedog
And now as of next month on the 6th I’ll start my new job. Super stoked this worked for your brother @OP
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
How to make money, step 1 make a nsfw game beta. Step 2, suck in the patreons. Step 3, barely work on it and abandon it when people get wise
darkwingduckInaMiniSkirt
Wildlife may never get finished, but they keep adding cool things, so it's worth it
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
95% of their content update has been animations for quite some time. Which are very easy to make.
coffscreek
Very addicting!!
DrSmitey
These marketing tactics are getting innovative
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Yep. As soon as I read "game" I scrolled to the bottom, and sure enough there was a link. Usersub needs to get better at filtering out ads
SwedishGuyYesIDoHaveLongBlondHairWhy
Same, scrolled to bottom, found a link, reported post
VodkaReindeer
They almost tricked me into reading the whole post!
abcdefg912
They're really not. It's always the same thing, and people keep falling for it.
ath1337e
I feel like the indie game market is a tough market to break into now, but I wish your brother luck.
slwriot
report ads.
Sproggo
I am now determined to Bea the high score on this pig game lol +1
notacobra
Inactive account suddenly rocks up and links a game you can buy. Buy an ad.
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
It's a free game?
iceynyo
You buy it with your soooooouuuul
MickeyCallahan
Store page says ads and in-game purchases.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Which earns OP money one way or another. Probably with ads, so he should know how they work and buy one.
Zixtank
Most indie devs cant afford ads. If you don't like it, ignore it.
saintchase
I don't dislike that they're advertising. I dislike that my adblock doesn't know the difference.
Zixtank
Adblock is a comoditive privilege, not a right. I hate ads as much as anyone else, but fir me it's fine if it's smalltime devs needing help.
saintchase
Nah, advertising is definitely against the rules of the site. Which is fine until it starts affecting me and I have to see this post 10000x
Gwenx
Cool, thats nice! It takes a lot to decide to do it, and then actually do it! Wish i could gathery brain and make games or learn how to :D
INeedMoreGifMeMoreJustOneMore
Yeah, let's... Let's make him get a job anyway. He needs to seriously work on proper controls for the game.
marthafarquar
The music is great
spiceass9000
Ah yes. Human music
buffalowineguy
This is literally what goes on in my brain most of the time.
Cilvaa
I know right?!
IronMagnus
According to my phone...
cepacolusmaximus
me: lol, dodging these stars is EASY. me, after accidentally touching a star: oh. oh no. Oh Noooo
Memyselfandwtf
Me when I realize the asteroids go SIDEWAYS!
cluelesscookie
I really dig the company name!
OhSheeeeeet
Great ad. +1 for creativity. The story really drives people home.
OldmanSerious
Gee these marketing posts are getting more and more engaging aren't they?
Yakatakaplah
Always some cynical bastard in the comments
MeAndJulio
This isn't a bot. Look at their account. Years of comments and favorites. Yeah, they are marketing their brothers game cuz they're proud.
Alonseeee
I'm jaded because I feel like this is a shameless plug for a game you made but darn it I'll still give it a shot.
ReposterCallerOuterMan
How does one make money with a free game
AnAverageBoxEnthusiast
i dont know... anyway heres my free app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shedspread/id1541019919
Midgarmerc
they usually have ads
MickeyCallahan
Store page says the game has ads and in-app purchases.
Thorketil
Maybe some nice people are giving back to free software
VaTTeRGeR
The sad reality is that he won't break even with this game on the play store. There are thousands of new games released there each day. 1/2
VaTTeRGeR
It will probably be downloaded by a few people seeing it here on imgur, but most will uninstall it a few minutes after and that's about it.
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Pigs in spaaaaaaaacccccceeeee
MioTaalas
AnAverageBoxEnthusiast
i waqs gonna say that...
majorminers
Hello. I am Captain Link Hearthrob.
ChloeRed
...hogthrob?
Adamgil
daddyslittleiceskateingprincess
Thorketil
scoutMoonDiver
ChloeRed
Captain Link Hogthrob is probably asking why First Mate Piggy isn't in uniform...
NoQuestionMarksInDeclarativeSentences
Link = early Zap Branigan
ChloeRed
....velour...
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Entirely
Mythanris90
The one place not corrupted by capitalism!
WoodfolkFae
Space!
ComehereAreyouticklish
I'm so glad I'm not the only middle aged person in here ?
cardinal29
Pffft!
WoodfolkFae
I am in my 20's and I know that reference.
ComehereAreyouticklish
Bless you child, for you are the future.
Metallica93
While I don't game on my phone in any capacity, I think it would be okay to supply a link to his game, in this instance.
FluroShoes
I have a shameful amount of hours spent in-game on mobile, I shall download it thanks to your encouragement for OP to post a link
HoldingAccount
This is how viral marketing is done here. 1. Post a compelling story 2. Someone requests a link 3. Post link. Free and easy!
Metallica93
Compelling stories are certainly not the norm here, so I'm okay with them once in a blue moon.
ineverknowwhatname2chose
I have no idea how to edit my post! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelpotion.spacepigsimulator for you!
KrampusCopia
No reviews yet. I'll dl when it gets some.
FuryM0nk
aww, let me know when it’s on iphone.
cokeysmurf
Not bad for a first go of it! Tell him congrats from CokeySmurf!
diesoz
I feel like you should definitely send the first image to him if you haven't already.
FlyingGiantElk
A game’s success isn’t really foreseeable or reliable, and wanting stability isn’t bad. Congrats though, I’m happy for the success.
aetherfox
I completely agree. Making games is an admirable drive. Doing that as an indie dev instead of having a job is a bad idea if you don't (1/2)
aetherfox
Have someone to support you. Less than 1% of indie projects become a complete game. Less than 1% of completed indie games make a profit
vonHoopla
I know you mean well but these days getting enough to support yourself on a normal job isn't exactly foreseeable or reliable either...
Green11ndys
Yeah.. even after unionizing for 3 years we only got a raise from $11 to $13.50 a hour. At least I can take union gigs now that pay over $20
Moasseman
And similarly it's easier than ever to make a game and get decent income out of it (do it before the bubble bursts people!)
sirfanciesadrought
I know friends & family wanna see us settled. I've been trying to start businesses since a few yrs & most of them have been highly critical
sirfanciesadrought
& discouraging. Everybody's like get a job, but it's because some folks started a business, that's why there are jobs available in the first
sirfanciesadrought
place. Anyway, 1 of the businesses is selling wall art of my photography; canvas etc. I've posted some photos on Imgur. What do y'all think?
NeoDarkElf
2 points ••
Live your one guaranteed run-through of existence in a way YOU are satisfied with
Be well to others as they experience THEIR one
sirfanciesadrought
Well put.
NoQuestionMarksInDeclarativeSentences
Nice contrast
sirfanciesadrought
Thanks!
onekoolkat94
Thought they were all beautiful but not necessarily something I would hang on my wall until this one:
sirfanciesadrought
Thanks for taking the time to check them out. This was one of the older ones I took; thought the lighting was surreal. Later on,I gravitated
Tpewop
Just spent a half-hour trying to get the high score. It's a fun little game, not gonna lie... Take your upvote and 5 star rating.
MedicSailor
So you are 1 of the current 5 start ratings with zero written comments about your rating! Busted.
Tpewop
What?? I wrote a comment! I'll have to go check on that..
MedicSailor
It said no comments/ reviews in your language (english) so maybe you are from different nationality
diesoz
Having just tried it, that's going to trigger an ADHD hyperfocus if I'm not careful. So I should only try out one more time...
Anxietyofthesocial
Feralkyn
oh no
narwhalsalesman
We iOS people wanna play!
waudey912
Get a better phone then
ProlapsingPrincess
I run android for phones, but consolidate all gaming apps to a "dumb" iPad Pro that has no financial apps or anything w/ PII for security
narwhalsalesman
Dude. Your name is perfection!
narwhalsalesman
I can’t be trusted with that power. I’d customize it with sparkles or something dumb until it didn’t make calls or send texts. I know me.
ineverknowwhatname2chose
I had to test it on my sons android :) so I'm also waiting for the ISO version, next day or two he reckons!
narwhalsalesman
Woohoo! Can’t wait!