Posted October 28, 2024 by Isopoda Studios
#levelheaded
We've made a horror game before but the difference in releases has been like night and day. After the release of LevelHeaded, it shot up in views and downloads basically immediately and it is currently among all the popular horror games on Itch.io and we can't believe it. 1200+ downloads after 5 days, streamers and Youtubers playing it and nice words from people we've never met... it might not be a AAA release but it definitively feels like a win for us.
We have both been trying to get jobs in the game industry since we graduated as game developers in the spring of 2023 but have not been successful. It doesn't feel like there is room for juniors right now. But that's why it feels extra fantastic to get some feedback that what we can do is still of value to players. That we actually can make interesting games that people want to play without the need for validation from big companies who think we have too little experience.
It feels like there still is hope in the gaming industry even for the likes of us yet, even if it means we may have to go our own way.
Thank you for reading, for playing and for supporting us!
/ Sandra and William of Isopoda Studios