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Wild Haven - Looking for feedback

A topic by rchava created Sep 04, 2024 Views: 183 Replies: 8

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Hello,

We recently released our first demo of our game Wild Haven on Itch.io, and we were hoping to get some feedback. The demo is an early build of the game and we are mostly looking for feedback on the core game play loop, and how difficult it is to pick up. Of course, any other feedback is appreciated!

Link to Itch.io page: https://rchava.itch.io/wild-haven

One run playtime: ~15 mins

Developer log(with more details): https://rchava.itch.io/wild-haven/devlog/793764/first-demo-release

Premise: Wild Haven is a nature builder where you rebuild the forest and create a thriving ecosystem. Clean up the polluted land, strategically place different wildlife together to discover more complex plants and animals and return your land to its natural state!

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Wasabi107 days ago (1 edit)

Hey, left you some feedback. Very beautiful and rewarding experience, you and your brother did a really great job! My game is over here if you'd like to tell me about your experience with it on the game page: https://wasabiiii.itch.io/grass-elemental-demo-demo; Any feedback is much appreciated!

It was a good idea putting that ecosystem gif on the page. My ecosystem ended up having a bunch of unused land, so it's a great reference to have when trying to get the most out of the experience!

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rchava107 days ago(+1)

Thanks for the feedback. A lot more positive then I was expecting! One question for you, how difficult/easy was it to understand the gameplay loop and what you could do? I'm trying to understand if the tutorial is good or bad.

Your game looks really interesting, unfortunately I only have a MacOS(M1) so can't play Windows build. If you have a mac or WebGL build I would be happy to try it out!

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Wasabi107 days ago

Yeah so at first it was a little bit challenging to actually think about what I was doing, but that isn't the tutorial's fault. It tells you pretty much everything you need to know. Once I started exploring new lands things started to make more sense, like eventually I figured out that the material requirements mean you have to be adjacent to the material to use it (for instance, 0/1 flowers would be 1/1 flowers if what you're trying to make is next to flowers). If you want you can make that a bit more clear, but otherwise it's fine!

Aw man! When I first released the game I was desperately trying to get a Mac port somehow, but nothing worked. And Grass Elemental deals with game files and window resolutions so idk about WebGL... Someday when the full demo releases, I'm going to figure out how to get a Mac port.

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rchava107 days ago

That is really good feedback and I appreciate it.

Yeah, getting a MacOS build ready definitely wasn't intuitive. I had the benefit of releasing some stuff for iOS App store which made it a little easier. Once I get a PC(hopefully soonish) I'll try it out!

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rchava9 days ago(+1)

Hi all,

We are looking for some updated feedback on the game. Since our last request for feedback, we've made a number of substantial changes to the systems from real time to turn based, balance changes, a new soil system and updated UI. We would greatly appreciate any feedback on how the game plays, any bugs etc. Thanks!

Link to Itch.io page: https://rchava.itch.io/wild-haven

One run playtime: ~30 - 60 mins

Latest Developer log: https://rchava.itch.io/wild-haven/devlog/847458/wild-haven-developer-log-4

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GLOSTX9 days ago

This game is great... I think I grew too many mushrooms too fast but that's more of a user error on my end. I'd be happy to offer free musical services if your looking to add to the in-game soundtrack (electronic or acoustic) Let me know if you've got any ideas in that department. Can't wait to play more! 👾

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rchava9 days ago(+1)

Thank you for the kind words! Yup, we'll be looking for music help early next year once we've prototyped out all the core systems and gameplay. I've followed you on itch.io and will keep that in mind once we are ready for that stage!

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GLOSTX8 days ago(+1)

Very good! Looking forward to it! 👾

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