Sir Hopsalot Android game

Sir Hopsalot

ZeverGames | Released 2017

Sir Hopsalot is a retro inspired (pixel graphics) endless runner designed for those who want a bit of an adventure during every day down time. Use your double jump to avoid the obstacles as long as you can! One reviewer* said have referred to it as the "best endless runner with a knight in it...possibly ever." *Said reviewer is my cat.

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What you can learn from my first game release

Nov 28 2017 Other Tutorial

(Also posted this to Reddit)

Yesterday I released my first game ever on Google Play – Sir Hopsalot

It’s a retro inspired endless runner with a knight that can do sick double jumps.

I’m writing this so that if you’re in the same boat I was, you can get some actionable advice to get your ideas to market.

Stick with your engine - Don’t change what you’re learning with unless you’ve hit a real barrier in development – so much time is lost if you keep starting over. Re-learning basics isn’t fun.
Do tutorials – to a point. I chose Godot as my engine of choice this time around and after a series of tutorials, I was ready to start implementing what I learned immediately.
Keep it simple – I had ideas for enemies and abilities that would have only increased my project’s complexity (with a negligible benefit to game play). By keeping my game based on one mechanic (double jump) I was able to complete it in less than two weeks and balance it accordingly.
Difficulties happen – it’s a part of the process. I thought the art would be a cake walk and it was much more difficult than expected. Ad integration took me ~2 days as I had to learn the implementation with an external module and compiling Godot from the source code.

Stepping away instead of obsessing helped me overcome roadblocks regularly.
Marketing – it’s as hard as everyone says it is. I’m still not sure what the best platforms are to get noticed on, but I’m dipping my feet in everything – Twitter, Facebook, itch.io – basically trying my best to be available on as many platforms as possible, and soon I will create my own website as well. Attempting to build an audience from the start is the goal. Facebook has had the most initial reach by a LONG shot, so reach out to your family and friends.

I hope you got some value out of my post – I’m really proud of my game and I would love to hear your opinion. As an indie developer you’re probably aware of how hard it is to get good feedback.

I post more frequently on Twitter than here, so if you’re interested in my future projects follow me there!