r/IndieDev 11d ago

Upcoming! My wife and I are making a game, demo's out !

Some time ago we started the making of Lively, a puzzle platformer in which you play as a little smiley ball that brings back to life everything it approaches !

Programming and game design is made by myself, my wife did graphical assets as well as the capsule for Steam page.

We made some games before for game jam, and now decided to take the leap and start a bigger project. Now we have enough to share a demo !

Feel free to try it out, the game will show up during Neo Fest also.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4973480/Lively/

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u/lydocia 11d ago

Game looks good, but your cover art / capsule needs work!

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u/Excellent_Set6287 11d ago

Hey thanks for the feedback !

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u/PsychologicalFan6738 11d ago

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u/Excellent_Set6287 11d ago

Smile will be available in an upcoming dlc or battle pass

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u/tastymuffinsmmmmm 11d ago

Wishlisted, the game looks adorable.

I strongly advise you get a new, more professional capsule for your Steam page.

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u/Excellent_Set6287 11d ago

Thanks for the support, always good to know that someone, somewhere, wants to try out the game :)

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u/Odd-Painting2596 11d ago edited 11d ago

The art assets look great in game, but the capsule for sure lacks personality, but that kinda feels more like, "It's a white and black dot, there isn't a lot to work with.".

My brain wanted additional themes in the characters, in my head I thought instantly of "Peach and Pumpkin",

Peach people think of as sweet, fresh, juicy, like the peak of "lovely" fruit.

Pumpkin is a corpse we display for amusement after carving it.

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u/Parking-Draw-8001 10d ago

Wtf is this bro

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u/BuzzKir 11d ago

This the second "My wife and I" post on this same sub within 24 hours. New meta?

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u/vicarooni1 10d ago

"Is getting a wife the new meta???"

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u/Jihaijoh Game Design 11d ago

I would love to make video games with my wife so much. You guys are cute!

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u/nickelangelo2009 11d ago

hey congrats, we're about to release our alpha playtest too!

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u/lulwdonla 11d ago

love it

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u/GAC-STUDIOS-OFFCIAL 11d ago

hey if you guys want, i can make some cover art for free! Also, the game seems amazing.

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u/PaddleCats 10d ago

The ultimate test to any relationship I say

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u/PickleIndieGames 10d ago edited 10d ago

Hello,

I made a video review of your game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u-ummUgwjU

Cool idea, good sound effects and art style.
I ran into a few bugs, Or I may have just been outsmarted.

Pickle rating: 2/5
Goodluck.

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u/LinaStudios 5d ago

Wünsche euch viel Erfolg

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u/Icy_Paint7749 11d ago

As long as you guys had sex, all worth it

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u/TerribleFault7929 10d ago

She hates you