phubans
@phubans
Indie Game Developer, Lover of Cult Films and Vintage Anime
We're looking for entrants for our 4th MADHOUSE VS Tournament on August 22nd! You don't need to own the game, you just need a controller and Steam and we'll invite you to the remote play session when your team is up. Cash prizes and giveaways! Reply if interested :)
It's kind of staggering when I lay out every area I've developed for Act 1 -- the first half of MADHOUSE's Story Mode -- so far. This project was definitely over-scoped for a solo dev, but it's my passion and working on this game probably saved my life.
This is Clyde, one of the playable characters in MADHOUSE VS. I drew this in 5 minutes because I'm not an illustrator but you get the EYE-dea...
300 units sold on 1433 wishlists... a conversion rate that's honestly higher than it should be for a game with almost no marketing budget. MADHOUSE's VS mode has ~5 people playing daily, telling their friends, pulling in more. Small numbers, but it's the kind of slow-build I'm betting on.
Call me crazy, but I feel like having a smaller, extremely dedicated fanbase of people that love your game is just as validating as having a popular game. My game in its current state has a 4~5 hour story campaign, but these players have gone well beyond that.
With MADHOUSE tournaments becoming a regular thing, I decided to implement an in-game Tournament Mode that makes setting up tournaments a bit easier... but that starts with assigning players to teams. Previously the game only supported two teams, now there are 12. Which one would you be on?
Had a blast with yesterday's MADHOUSE Tournament, but then I came back a few hours later and was pleasantly surprised to see a bunch of people in the Discord doing some late night VS. I'm seeing more people playing this game in their free time, and that's an incredible feeling! #indiegame #indiedev
Another MADHOUSE VS TOURNAMENT is starting RIGHT NOW! Come and watch this game as it was truly meant to be played! #indiegame #tournament 🩸🩸🩸
Check out this triple kill I got off a single Sniper Rifle in MADHOUSE last night... Those players didn't even know what hit 'em 😄 #indiegame #pvp
There's a MADHOUSE Tournament streaming this Saturday, but we're still 5 players short of reaching 16. You don't need the game to participate, just a gamepad and a Steam account. You can win game codes and Steam gift cards! Please give me your strength! 😌🙏 #indiegame #gamedev #horrorgame #pvp
It's still not perfect but it's an improvement... Problem is, it looks better than everything else now! So I have to update those graphics, too 😅
Thanks Derek! I am trying to lay the tiles in a way that creates those kinds of shapes, actually! It's a lot of trial and error... but now I think the tops of the tree trunks are going to need some kind of branches to connect everything nicely.
I've been working on trying to redesign the treetops for MADHOUSE all day. I hate it. Making treetops is the single most difficult thing I've ever tried to do with pixel art. I've been at these for hours and this is the best I've got, and they still don't look completely right. Nightmarish!
Wow, this immediately reminded me of a now-abandoned project I started in 2009, which was going to be a point & click adventure game where you're a kid in the late 80s that descends into existential horror through playing video games. If your thing is similar, I'm glad someone finally made it.
Today is my birthday and I'm celebrating by launching the big story update that brings Act 1 to its epic conclusion! I crunched on this until 6 AM last night and sprinted through it today... but it's FINALLY HERE! Please enjoy and share this! store.steampowered.com/app/3727130/... #indiegame
The first ever online MADHOUSE Tournament is streaming live now, hosted by MazTech Gaming on Twitch & YouTube! Come and watch MADHOUSE in its true form -- the multiplayer Versus Mode! www.twitch.tv/maztech_gaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwbE...
There's a MADHOUSE VS Tournament livestreaming on Saturday, May 23rd at 3:00 PM EST! There's still a few spots left, so if you want to participate in this tournament, please sign up 🩸 docs.google.com/forms/d/1KBw...
MADHOUSE features a cryptid hunting mini game where you snap photos of rarely encountered cryptids with a polaroid camera... Anybody recognize this one?
Someone told me that they couldn't find MADHOUSE when they search for it on Steam... For those who don't own the game, is it indexing in your Steam searching for "madhouse"? It's the game in pic related.
It's easy to say that indies are bad at marketing their games, but what they don't tell you is how much time, effort, and work goes into marketing, and how rarely that effort actually converts to anything beneficial. You can't expect creative people to acquiesce to bad ROI.
I will gift a Steam key for MADHOUSE to the first person who can guess who this NPC is a reference to.
Check out this press kit I made for MADHOUSE, complete with a custom cursor! madhouse.boo
MazTech Gaming is hosting a MADHOUSE Tournament on May 23rd and we need a few more entrants! There will be prizes and giveaways. All you need is a gamepad, Steam, and an internet connection to play! Sign up here! docs.google.com/forms/d/1KBw... #indiegame #multiplayer #tournament #retrogame
The MADHOUSE Story Update drops this month — Act 1 reaches its explosive conclusion. Price goes up from $4.99 to $9.99 with this update, so now's the time to get in if you haven't already. 🩸 #indiegame #pixelart #horrorgame #indiedev #gamedev
