Diego
diegochiodini.bsky.social
Diego
@diegochiodini.bsky.social
Senior game programmer - Freelancer
Do you mean the "trainers" and the Pokémons are NOT friends?!?!? 😱
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
if you haven't find it yet, try dark synthwave. Carpenter Brut, Perturbator, Dance with the dead, etc.
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Since the dawn of Flash games, finding instances by name has been the gate of hell for game devs ☺️
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
ouch, that hurts!
October 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A gross estimation would be 51% from the 100k made on Steam.
October 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
If you go full solo, it's just taxes. Here in the UK is:
20% < £37k per year
40% between 37k and 125k
45% over 125k

If you earn a gross £100k on Steam, it should be
gross £70k for you on which you'd pay
£7.4k + £13.2 = £20.6k taxes
so a neat £49.4k in your pocket.
October 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Ahhh! Now it makes sense ☺️
It really depends on the Country where you pay taxes. I don't have experience with Steam but I do with Apple and Google.
Usually is 30% cut from the store, then refunds (more a Steam problem than others) then it's up to the team and the publisher.
October 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Damn! From 31k to 7k?!? Are you a solo-dev or are you splitting with others?
October 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
What engine is it? I would say Unity, but it is unusually clean. UE?
September 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
See the shape of the objects in the picture? They are not all rectangles, they are like Tetris pieces.
That way you add complexity to your setup.
September 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Nice FF7 vibes!
September 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hi! Human being here, and fellow developer, listening to the void ☺️
I haven't play your game but since it's an inventory management game, wouldn't be a bit more "spicy" if you go over rectangular shapes?
Look what Dredge did as an example.
September 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Those boxes are well glued together!
August 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Now attach a physical particle to each voxel and activate it from top to bottom in layers and watch your face melt 😱
August 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The CEO might have the controlling share of the company but, without revenues, they can be manipulated by pulling the plug on investments. I have seen a few CEOs do the bidding of investors because strapped for cash.
July 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Not quite right, most private companies have private investors and sometime is even worse because you are not forced by law to disclose informations, so all the health of the company is kept behind closed door.
July 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I don't believe that every CEO is evil, especially in smaller companies. However, I saw with my own eyes how pitches are designed to attract money from people who don't care about games, and how they do it?
By inflating the returns. When that inevitably doesn't happen, investors pull the plug.
July 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We, the developers, should stop selling studios to these people. Stay private and don't grow too fast, so you don't have to ask for funding. Build on top of what you earn from your games alone.
July 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Guys! Wishlist link in the description!
June 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
After 20 years I consider it addiction.
June 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM