After a full-on "project reset", using all that I've learned about Unity dev in the last 2 years or so, I've released a new playable alpha of my third-person RPG for download.

This new build focuses primarily on performance, and establishing an engine baseline that's smooth and fun for all combinations of hardware. It also starts to bring out additional quests, characters, and dialogues, as well as establishing a vibrant, beautiful backdrop to the game.

A quick gameplay video can be found here:

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/darskerry-redemption

This looks fantastic! Great original idea, and really nice execution. Congrats! 

I've released a new version of my retro Breakout / Batty clone, Retro Racket Revolution!

You can download the latest version of the game, absolutely free, from my itch.io page:

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/retro-racket

Among several improvements and new editor features, this release introduces Boss Battle Levels! You'll need to defeat these monsters, as well as clear the level, in order to win! This festive-themed villain, code-named "Bad Santa", is the first of many boss battles to come in future releases!

More details on other features can be found in this DevLog post:

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/retro-racket/devlog/646786/new-festive-features-r...

I hope you enjoy the game and I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

This looks fantastic! It really triggers my own memories of playing PS1 horror games as a kid. Great work, really looking forward to seeing more of this game!

With the latest release of my retro Breakout clone, Retro Racket Revolution, I've updated the Level Editor with a snazzy new feature! You can now share your level designs with other players, simply by pasting the generated code into an email, Discord, chat or even an itch.io comment!

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/retro-racket

I've created a short tutorial video to show you how to do it:

I'll take those that impress the most and add them to the base game, for all players to enjoy! 

The full game, including the level editor, is completely free, there are no hidden costs whatsoever. So get designing and sharing your creations now!

I've pushed a patch for my retro Breakout clone, and homage to the classic game "Batty" for the ZX Spectrum...

Retro Racket Revolution!

Details of what's changed can be found here:

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/retro-racket/devlog/632965/new-retro-rocket-revol...

The full game can be downloaded here for free:

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/retro-racket

I'm very keen to get any sort of feedback, good or bad!

Hi! I've decided to make my first ever game completely free to download and play.

It's called Retro Racket Revolution and is a remake of the game "Batty" for the ZX Spectrum, itself a Breakout / Arkanoid clone from the 1980s.

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/retro-racket

The game features:

• All 15 levels from the original "Batty" game.
• One-player or two-player co-op game modes.
• 10 power-ups from extra lives to mega ball to laser weapons.
• Aliens, bombs, indestructible bricks and other obstacles and challenges.
• Funky retro tunes.
• A full level editor to edit existing levels or create your own.

The game has been made for Windows PCs but I have included an experimental Linux build for download. I can only test this in a VM at the moment, so I'm not too sure how well it plays on that platform.

I hope you enjoy the game, especially if you experienced the original Batty on the ZX Spectrum! Leave a comment and let me know either way!

I'm excited to announce the release of my first full game...

Retro Racket Revolution!

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/retro-racket

The game is a homage to a game called "Batty", released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum. It's a Breakout / Arkanoid clone with lots of power-ups, cool gameplay features, funky retro tunes, and devious level designs!

I hope you like the game, and please do share any thoughts and feedback!

Hi, and thanks for trying the game! It's a very early alpha/prototype of what I'm trying to build. I think I've realised that creating an open-world RPG in Unity is a BIG undertaking for a hobby developer, so things are going much slower than I'd perhaps hoped. The downloads that I post are typically updates on core systems, and don't generally contain much content or story. I will get there, but it's just going to take me a while! Thank you again for your support, and I hope you'll stick around to see what's next!

Ahhh, yes, sorry! All that's been blown away by the new builds. I started the whole thing again from scratch! But good comment, thank you! The idea was to cement the "lowly farmer" idea, so I'll be bringing these back at some point, so your point is defo valid! :)

The new version is live, and I'm hoping is far more performant than previous builds. If you get a mo to give it a go, I'd welcome any further feedback.

I've just published a new alpha of my medieval RPG for Windows called "Darskerry Redemption". It's a hobby project that I've been working on, really as a way of learning Unity from scratch. It's been quite an undertaking, and this is the latest in a number of "restarts" where I've taken what I've learned and started again!

This screenshot from the intro will give you an idea of what the game's all about:

You can see a gameplay trailer here: 

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/darskerry-redemption

Information about what's in this alpha is in the latest Devlog, as well as a link to a Trello roadmap of features planned for the game:

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/darskerry-redemption/devlog/544278/new-alpha-rele...

This really is a hobby project, done in my spare time, with a plan to release the game for free (or a donation) when it's done. I'm grateful for ANY and ALL feedback, as I really am coming at this with little knowledge or experience! Your input could be the difference I need to make this worthwhile. Thanks for reading and I really do hope you download and give the alpha a quick try!

Hello mate! Sorry, can you clarify what you mean by "cultivation tips"? Thanks!

I'm pleased to release another alpha of my personal project, a short story RPG set in a medieval backdrop.

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/darskerry-redemption

The game follows the story of a humble farmer, plagued by dreams of some distant horror. A past once forgotten must be faced, and sacrifices must be made to save the forsaken Isle of Darskerry. Will you face your inner demons and the very real terror that stalks the land? Will you find ultimate redemption?

This short video is an introduction to a key location in the game, the abandoned town of Mortlake. Why did the villagers flee? And what lurks beneath the gloom of the Lake? Follow my progress to find out!

I've just uploaded a new alpha update to my hobby project, a high-def spider-killing RPG for Windows PCs!

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/hide-and-seek

Looking for any and all feedback, though it's very much a "work in progress" still. Hope you like what you see so far!

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/hide-and-seek

Hey Dr-Flay! For reasons I can discuss, I've shut down the game Discord. It would be great to continue to talk, though, so if you get this, would you consider adding me on Discord: DaftAppleGames#5929?

I'm very pleased to have released the March preview build of my gorgeous looking RPG / stealth adventure, Hide and Seek! Lots of changes and tweaks in this build, including an all-new "Adventure mode". This starts to bring the real game together, with a huge 2km x 2km map, with a variety of biomes, locations, characters and quests. There is a new bow weapon, which makes for some really satisfying combat encountered with the giant spider creatures that inhabit the land.

Details of the new version can be found here:

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/hide-and-seek/devlog/358770/march-2022-release-1-...

And you can see the latest gameplay taster video here:

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy the game!

My high-def 3rd person stealth-em-up "Hide and Seek" has had a big alpha update!

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/hide-and-seek

Loads of new features and fixes, focussing on user interface and a more coherent gameplay experience. I've set up a Discord, where anyone can come along and discuss the game, make suggestions, get involved in the vision and future development. I'd love to see some "itchers" join up, and am massively open to contributions of all kinds!

Like everyone on the platform, I'd love to see more players playing my game and hear more feedback, good or bad. Please do give the game a go, and be as open and honest as you like. Here's a short gameplay video from the latest build. I hope you like it!

I've been building a 3rd-person, medieval-themed adventure game in Unity, using the Unity High Definition Render Pipeline:

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/hide-and-seek

I've never written a game before, and as a full-time (non-tech) working dad, it's about as amateur/hobby as can be! The journey to learning Unity is a lot of fun, though, and I'm maintaining a regular DevLog on itch, talking about some of the fun and challenges that I'm facing:

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/hide-and-seek/devlog/

I'd love to see some feedback on the game, and on the DevLog content. I've also created a Discord to allow everyone and anyone to contribute to the future of the game. All welcome!

https://discord.gg/KQpKJJjH

Hi again! I've taken your advice and set up a Discord server. It would be an honour to invite you to be the first member: https://discord.gg/KQpKJJjH

Great feedback again, thank you! The remains of Rexxar's family can be found by a rock on route to the treasure. It's guarded by a Gobbler. It's quite hard to see, and I'm toying with the idea of adding quest locations to the minimap.

I thought I'd implemented removal of all living creatures from the minimap on death. I'll check that, may have done it on the Enemy class instead of the inherited one. Corpses are left intentionally, actually tagged as food, and I'm fine tuning a "needs" system for creatures and animals, including hunger and thirst. Good call on AI balance and behaviour - the stag AI is a bit over powered! The Timid Animal class is meant to be a bit more cautious, but needs tweaking, as I would like them to actively run at the first sight of trouble. 

I'm currently focusing on UI for the next release, to flesh out a Quest Journal and Inventory system. Proving way harder than I'd anticipated, and more so as I'm not artistically inclined!

I must admit, trees and grass are handled by an asset called Gaia Pro 2021. It's amazing. I think most trees, rocks, etc have 3 LOD levels, and I think adding "billboards" as you describe is quite straight forward. I'm looking at having a parallel project targeting mobile devices / switch, with low poly assets, where fine tuning performance will be even more important. 

I'd definitely set up a Discord - I think that's a great idea. I'm struggling to get interest on itch.io, though, really low number of views and downloads. I fear a Discord would be a very lonely place at present! Will look into it though, even if it means you and I can chat a bit easier! I'm really grateful for your help and feedback. In fact I've already added you in the "Special Thanks" section of the new credits scrolled in my current dev build. Hope that's okay! 

First Feb release coming in a couple of weeks, if I can get the UI sorted. Your feedback is spurring me on! 

These look amazing! I'm working on a medieval themed 3rd party adventure game. Currently in the HD Render Pipeline in Unity, targeting PC. 

I want to create a mobile friendly equovalent, and am looking for low poly assets that retain the feel of the game. I'll be keeping an eye on this for the future! 

Thank you for taking the time to play and to provide this great feedback! The quest bug is disappointing - I'll check that out tomorrow. The other two should be easy fixes.

Love the idea of the spyglass and tying that into "acquiring" the minimap! Genius! That's definitely going into the next build! 

My second January alpha build is now live, and incorporates a load of fixes and features!

The game itch.io page is here: https://daftapplegames.itch.io/hide-and-seek

"Hide and Seek" is a beautiful, high def 3rd person stealth adventure, set in a medieval world. Our latest alpha brings a new playable character "The Hunter", a new enemy ("The Gobbler"), a new UI, melee combat, and the first demonstration of our new Quest engine ("Quest Machine"). This is on top of other alpha features, such as biome based levels, weather, day-night cycle, fully explorable buildings, enemies, NPCs, animals and more!

I'm working on a new preview video, but you can get a taste for the look and feel and gameplay here: 

I am a one-man hobby developer, and this game is a labour of love that I pour my free time into. The game is being developed in Unity, using a number of third party assets and tools. I'm very transparent about how I'm using assets and building the game, and you can find lots of details in my active DevLog. I aim to deliver 2 major releases each month and I am adding features and finesse as fast as I can.

I am desperate for folks to play this game and be active contributors towards its future! I welcome any and all feedback, constructive is preferable, but all feedback is considered! Thanks for looking and I hope you'll download and play the game!

We continue to release regular updates to our gorgeous stealth 'em up, "Hide and Seek"! Our latest release has loads of new goodies including a stunning new desert biome and a whole new female "hunter" character. This release also includes the first taster of melee combat, which is a big part of upcoming iterations.

Our itch page is here:

https://daftapplegames.itch.io/hide-and-seek

And you can see gameplay footage of the very latest build right here:

"We" are a one-man band, hobbyist coder, and really value any and all feedback on the game!

I've just realised what you meant by giant spider legs in the screenshot! Hahaha! I've absolutely no idea what causes this, but it does seem to randomly happen. I'll remove those enemy models, while I figure out what's causing this.

Great feedback, thank you so much! Genuinely, it's really nice to get real, constructive comments on what we've been working on.

Totally agree with everything here, and we'll definitely be addressing these observations in future releases.

One of the biggest challenges as a one-man band is performance tuning and defining minimum specs. I have my Ryzen 7 / RTX 2070 machine and that's it, nothing else to test on. There are, however, ways and means and I'm certainly going to look to ways to disable certain features to get better performance, as well as tune what's already there. Totally agree with the "toxic water" - I wanted a way to prevent players from simply swimming to the objective on levels with lakes and rivers, so need something better to address that.

Again, many thanks for taking the time to send this feedback, and I hope I can continue to build on what's there and make it all a little more entertaining to play!

The other thing is to just CD to the butler folder and run it from there. 

Started learning Unity a few months ago, having dabbled in modding the Subnautica games. Foolishly (I think) settled on the High Def Render Pipeline for our game, which has been a challenge. Lots of churn going on with Unity builds and the different render pipelines. I do like it though, and as a coder at heart I like working with C#. Totally rely on the Asset Store for visuals and audio - artistic talent of a dead slug, me! 😁

This looks amazing! I love the visual style and especially the transitions to the next level. Really imaginative and original idea - congrats! 

That looks amazing! Got a Manic Miner / Jet Set Willy vibe going on! 

Hi! Very new to the itch community, so very nice to meet you all!

I am a "hobbyist coder", coming from a very recent interest in modding and Unity, but very much as a dad with a full-time job that has nowt all to do with computer games. Based on some otherwordly ideas from my two kids, we built a game that we've unimaginatively called "Hide and Seek" in Unity, targetting Windows PCs as we wrestle with the abomination that is Unity's High Definition Render Pipeline. We've described the game as a "Medievil themed stealth game... with spiders", which pretty much describes it to a tee! :)

This is very much a "work in progress", and we're super keen to get feedback and help from this amazing community, see how far we can take this concept and game. You can read more about the game and download it from our itch page here:

Hide and Seek by Daft Apple Games.

I'm hoping to keep a detailed Devlog on the go, and have pushed out some background bits and bobs that I think might be useful.

We've made a short video showing the look and feel and basic concepts of the game as it is now: