It's been almost a year since this game has received any development love, so I am unfortunately cancelling this project for good. There are a few reasons for this:
I wasn't very good/didn't understand how to properly market games, or what makes them succeed.
Any marketing I attempted fell a bit short even though I thought the game was cool (haha)
Scope expanded far too much for my first game and became too much for what this project should have been.
After I stopped working on this, I've been doing smaller (free to play) projects on itch.io and experimenting with making YouTube videos as a form of marketing for my games, which has worked well so far! (my username is Derndeff on all sites)
It's unlikely that I will revisit this game in the future since I can now see that the market for a game like this is quite small and difficult to spread awareness for, but I will keep making games and getting better every release!
Thanks for your time and your support! Derndeff
New Trailer! (and more to come)
Hello !
My sister (Luna Radia) and I are very happy to be sharing a new trailer for Asteris-K, along with new screenshots! I wanted to let everyone know that I will be providing more updates on the progress of the game soon, likely through my YouTube channel (Derndeff). I want to create a way for anyone interested in this game to keep up with development. This will likely take the form of audio dev-logs since I'm always scrambling for time and want to focus most of my time on the game itself. Here's the trailer on the YouTube channel where I will be providing development updates:
[previewyoutube="rfqEx3dDSG8;full"]
This game is still fairly early in development, so the core of the gameplay loop will become more clear soon. This is my number one priority. The overall idea for this game is to bring really bizarre, immersive space concepts and storytelling to a modernized and polished Asteroids-like game. Both my sister and I have the goal of finishing a game together that we are both proud of.
If you want to support the development of this game, the VERY BEST thing you can do is share either the trailer or the steam page with your friends or communities who you think may enjoy it. This style of game appears to be fairly niche, so we need all the help you can provide in sharing this with the appropriate audience!
