How would you suggest promoting a game... That you want to keep under wraps? I have a game that sadly, as an artist, I can only work on visuals and some music... So the game's progress is VERY slow at the moment. I want to share info about it, but because so little progress happens, I don't want someone else more "equipped" than me to snatch up the idea.. If that makes sense? I can introduce characters, but I struggle to even write a Synopsys... 💦💦
Send an ask or direct message privately to people you’re interested in and ask if they’d like to help you work on your game. That’s the best way to keep it a secret if you’re that worried.
Otherwise, I’d do my best to give a vague summary and go from there. Here’s what I’ve come up with based on previous games.
My game is an rpg set in a surreal, minimalistic world. It’s going to be 4-6 hours long to play, with a heavy focus on the story and setting. I want the tone of the game to bounce back and forth between humor and horror, with the final act focusing on horror. The combat won’t be too challenging, but I want the boss battles to be on the harder side. When the player’s not battling, they’ll either be talking with people or solving puzzles to progress. Since I’m a one person team, I’m looking for someone to do the programming and assist with balancing out the combat system. I can do the art and music myself, although I’d like some help with the music if anyone’s interested. Here’s my character, the Batter. (OFF)
Hey there! I’m trying to make an RPG Horror game set in the 1800s. It’ll be a puzzle adventure that players would have to figure out the true plot of through dialogue, symbolism, and books and papers they can find throughout the game. It’s based on other RPG Horrors like Ib & Alice Mare, and a few of my favorite games and anime, and will have a room you can unlock via collectibles at the end. I’m having trouble figuring out how to program puzzles and certain events going on throughout the game, so if someone out there can either help me program or take on the job of programmer I’d really appreciate it! Oh, here’s my main character by the way! (Pocket Mirror)
The game I’m working on is a cute adventure game set in a small north eastern USA town. It'll be a short game 40min to an hour long depending on how the player plays the game, and the main focus of the game will be character and world building. Since it’s my first time, I’d like to ask for someone to help me out with programming: I got some of the basics down, but some of the more complicated stuff I’m not sure how to do. I’m also hoping to find someone to help me out with music, since I have a few free to use tracks but I’d really dig having some original tracks as well. Here’s a picture of my main character, Theo. (that’s my WIP game)
With the synopsis I gave above I gave an approximation of the game’s genre, art, & tone, how long the game is going to be, a brief overview of the gameplay, and what the main focus of the game would be, which hopefully gives people an idea of the game without actually talking about the plot itself. I also said what parts of the game I’d need help with & how people could help. Always leave proper contact information and such when you ask these things of course. :P
If you can’t find a programmer, try and find someone who can be your programming mentor you can share your code with. And if you can’t find that, you’re SOL. It’s hard to find programmers, so good luck with that.
Hope this answers your question c,:
