I’d like to show (and hopefully get some initial downloads and feedback going ) of some small bite-sized mobile games that I have made with Defold.
The first one is Flappy Basketball Dunk. It is a fusion of flappy bird and basketball.
It does need a few more(planned) updates, such as music and sound, and high score. If it starts getting good traction, I’ll probably update with more content that can be unlocked, such as ball varieties and also more backgrounds/locations.
The difficulty is indeed hard but that’s the nature of these types of games - and with practice you can get a lot better. I’d leave it as it is - you’ll always get people saying “too hard” because they’ve played for 30 seconds and not been rewarded. This type of game is not for them.
The adverts are quite jarring though - fullscreen, noisy and unskippable. Maybe there’s a way to tone that side of things down a bit?
Thank you for the feedback. Very much appreciated!
Yeah, when I started making the game, the intention was to make a difficult game. When Flappy bird came out, it became popular because of how hard it was.
Maybe I could have a “zen” mode where you can play without timer. This should cater to those who just want a relaxing experience or for kids. Just maybe.
As for the ads, they actually are skippable, but the skip button comes in after 5 seconds. I’ll change the settings in Unity to allow skipping immediately.
And yeah, either work with the ads and work with the UX experience how serving them, or just remove them for now untill you see if the game it self is good enough and many people play it and share it. Now it will just drive users away from it. No one likes ads, so takes a lot of effort to make a good experience with a free to play game. //bitter old man
Love the feedback, and action taken. Ads are disabled for all new Defold games that I’ve published. Will integrate as rewarded/opt-in ads instead soon.
Also, since this thread has gotten a bump, I might as well share links to the other small Defold games that I have recently published (ads disabled too):
1 - Football Juggle
Tap below or on the bottom half of the ball to get the ball to bounce up. Keep it up as long as you can.
2 - Tennis 2019
This game was “inspired” by Google’s doodle game that was available during the Wimbledon open recently. A pong based game where the enemy never losses, its just how long you can return the ball back.
3 - Speed Racer
Old school arcade style game, drive and avoid traffic as long as you can.
could you explain how a football could work in defold. I’m trying to have a throwable ball in a 2d platformer game but i can’t find any resources for it
) of some small bite-sized mobile games that I have made with Defold.
