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If you're mean to him, you hard lock the game haha

I make animations so maybe you saw one of those lol

Uhhhh a lot of games lol mostly mindfulness/meditation/hypnosis apps.

No idea if the thread is still active but here's my story:

I want to create mindfulness and relaxation games but without them being boring. Most apps are pretty bare bones and simple that have minimalist approaches to helping with anxiety. I wanted to change that and add stories and characters that are memorable and stick with people.

The market is also oversaturated with hypnosis content that is almost all exclusively NSFW oriented and wanted to change that to have content that's recreational and is strictly SFW for larger audiences since that niche is non-existent. 

I had no coding skills at first and collaborated with my friend who used Renpy but over time I taught myself Gamemaker. Now I'm developing a new game more complex than my last, inspired by games such as Yume Nikki and Undertale. 

I don't know if this counts but I made hypnosis/guided meditation games where you develop a mentor/friendship relationship with a  mad scientist. The twist is he's not an evil scientist but a silly guy cosplaying as one and also doubles as a mindfulness app. It's more science fiction than fantasy.

https://bloofbloof.itch.io/lavender-labs

https://bloofbloof.itch.io/drvoldritch

Is there Game Jams for show casing pre made games? I want to enter a Jam but they expect a brand new game.

I've had my games reviewed by random people or added to sites like vn database with reviews. It's not like it doesn't exist, it's just more niche? If it's indie, it's going to be niche lol you're not going to find a gaming publication for AAA games reviewing indie games. You gotta look for more obscure websites, zines, etc.

Wanted to promote a game I made a while ago that combines meditation and divination but you can play it just to chill if you're not interested in esoteric stuff. It's open ended and has rather simple randomized gameplay.

https://bloofbloof.itch.io/medivination

did you seriously reply to me using chatgpt are you that lazy 😭😭

If you create a game and code from the ground up  that generates randomized stories which each gameplay, I would think that's interesting but a text based game that's just copy and paste chatgpt AI slop isn't worth reading. 

https://bloofbloof.itch.io/oomys-quest-pre-alpha-demo (obviously still in development)

I mean compared to movies and shows that try to keep a pg-13 rating, I see a lot of AAA games have blood and guts in them, dark themes and other stuff that wouldn't fly in any other medium cause that's the main game mechanic. Plus as everyone mentioned, there's a huge indie game market.

Gonna necropost but this is a great thread for my games. I make meditation and hypnosis games which are different than typical mindfulness apps. I like to have stories and themes to them to get the player interested, my goal is to help with anxiety but also not be bored by the premise. I consider them more recreational relaxation than self help or hypnotherapy as the themes are more about relaxing with fun in mind. 

https://bloofbloof.itch.io/

I'm glad you enjoyed his induction! I usually just do regular meditation like stuff so his was tricky to figure out.

his gender is voldritch

The romance route is the bad ending and it's there because the hypnosis community associates hypnosis = romance. I'm mostly making fun of how toxic the community is because they tend to harass random hypnotists to expect to hookup. It's a long running joke of mine that's kinda lost on most people playing the game who never interacted with them.

 Anyway, thank you! There's more games out there and i'm developing one. 

it's not a dating game, its suppose to help you with stress

I feel like on a site dedicating to coding, you have to be very specific to what you mean lol. I assume generic low bar entry genAI sites like dalle? But also someone could also code their own AI generation tool using their own assets to aid in game making. I wouldn't call doing that "lazy" since I imagine that takes skill and crazy amount of time and energy.

I taught myself how to compose music cause a teacher in highschool said that's the only way to avoid copyright infringement haha! I like to experimental music as well as play with chiptune.

https://bloof.bandcamp.com/

Hello! I'm a queer game dev and make games with lgbt characters in them. They don't involve romance but does have queer themes? 

Hypnotica Quest - Although the main story is about a mad scientist with no declared sexual orientation, you do meet a lot of queer people within the town and even a small lgbt group in the forest (one of them may even challenge you to a secret battle... but that's a secret). 

Mezma's Revenge - Is about a gay drag queen taking over the world and you must find a way to save everyone. 

Steam costs 100 bucks to post on. Also this is like being shocked Webtoons is full of BL. 

Hypnotica Quest

I made this VN a while ago but felt like promoting it again! It's a guided meditation/hypnosis game about saving the world from a supervillain drag queen. Mezma's Revenge

Hello! I'm a newish game dev artist (most of my older vns were coded by my friend). I like playing around in Gamemaker. I make hypnosis/meditation games where I try to have a story to them than be generic spiritual/self help. I guess you can call me a hypnotist psychonaut lol. Sometimes i'm making games about a funny lil mad scientist or an entire tarot deck themed after bunnies. 

that's the mezmaglitter bad ending (if there was one)

You scared him!

I wanted him to just look like a very generic mad scientist. I was partially inspired by nikola tesla though not many references remain besides his refusal to date and have a deep love for his rats.

Aw that's nice! I have more games like this and plan to make more.

He's a parody of mad scientist trope so he looks like a lot of mad scientists.

It's suppose to end like that since its very difficult to get 100% bad ending. You have to delete the local save files off your computer.

Yeah that's the point of the game! It's to help you relax. Glad you enjoyed it.

The game is not formatted for an iphone...

Yeah fixed it up since it did look a bit jank lol

That's great! Glad this worked out for you!

Yeah it's fine, it's might just be this style is not for you. There's many different types of ways to go into trance and my games are more theatrical/recreational than straight forward or medical related. Theatrical part is more stage hypnosis like if that's the best way to describe it? Maybe a simple guided relaxation might be better for starting off.

I put in the description this game is not for newcomers . The point of the game isn't to "follow orders", it's suppose to help you relax. I think you went into this game with preconceived notions to what hypnosis was, overthought it and it didn't work because you thought hypnosis is being forced to do something when it's not, It's more like meditation. I would probably play my other games which are for newcomers, Lavlabs and Hypnoticaquest are better for that. Or if you prefer meditation, Medivination is another game better suited.

Are you using a keypad or mouse?

they're all uploaded. 

Also thanks for reminding me, I should upload the rest of the soundtracks on there.

It's not on there but my other music is https://bloof.bandcamp.com/album/blooftunez