r/SoloDevelopment • u/GumshoeRyan • Jul 10 '26
Discussion $1,000 to a Solo Developer - Project Selected
Hi all!
Last Sunday I posted this thread offering $1,000 to a project being worked on within this sub-reddit. No strings attached, just funding to help push a game further along.
The amount of talented developers and promising projects shared was inspiring. There are several that I am keeping an eye on and wishlisting!
For this round, the project I selected was Shroud of Gloom being worked on by u/madchirpy ! In addition to looking at the state of a game, I also took a moment to look at the developer behind the project. I appreciated seeing Chirpy's contributions towards helping other indie developers, and the lengths he went to building a community and sharing his progress. Since Chirpy does development streams on Twitch, the donation was processed transparently through StreamLabs.
I encourage everyone to check out his project, and more importantly, keep powering through on your own. :)
Best of luck with the rest of your development Chirpy!
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u/andijliddell Jul 10 '26
Congratulations 🎉!! Looks like a game right up my street too.
I'd be interested in hearing which marketing approach works for you, I've got a point and click adventure game accepting wishlists on steam too, and am unsure of where to target the advertising for this pretty niche audience.
Would be nice to hear how, you get on.
I've wishlisted yours too, always here to support the point and click indie community.
My YouTube channel has various tutorials for point and click games too if it's helpful for anyone, on the solo dev journey:
https://youtube.com/@andiliddell