Shadow Maze! (#20 Adventure)

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  1. JustBraden

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    Shadow Maze!
    Highest rank in the top charts in Canada:
    Ranked #20 Adventure
    Ranked #75 Arcade


    My second game built with BuildBox. I made this game in 2 days while I was waiting for my first game to get approved.

    Shadow Maze is a simple game where you try to navigate your character through objects that disappear before they get to you.

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    It’s a fun game but can be very challenging as you have to memorize the position of objects in order to avoid them.

    DOWNLOAD iOS:
    https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/shadow-maze/id1420151580?mt
    DOWNLOAD ANDROID:
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bradengames.shadowmaze

    Let me know what you think! I appreciate all kinds of feedback because it makes my game better.
     
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  2. Applixir Kyle

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    Only in two days? Kudos! This game runs really smooth too.

    Here's hoping you're first game gets approved soon.
     
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    Thanks! It runs fairly well except for a few known bugs. My other game has taken a few weeks to make and I’m super excited to share it soon!
     
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    Aha @JustBraden it’s fun to play for sure, I like the music, not sure if it’s relevant to minimalist gameplay but it’s cool, the colors are very faded and beautiful, overall cool game but yes I must admit, gets harder but nice challenge:cool:
     
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    Thanks for the feedback! I like keeping things minimal because it saves problems down the road development-wise, and it also makes the game more enjoyable for new players! ;)
     
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    Yes definitely the game is minimal indeed and that’s what I liked the most, I pointed towards the music that not sure if the music is minimal style, maybe should have tried some ambient soundtrack, but just a thought mate:)
     
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    Apple featured your game in UK App Store. Congratulations.
     
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  8. JustBraden

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    Wow, I didn’t even know that! :eek:

    I cannot see anything that says it’s featured. Where can you find that out?
     
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    Just search the App Store under New Games We Love.
     
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    Ah, now I see it.

    It seems like it was featured in Germany for a while too...
     
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    UPDATE: Top #63 on Adventure, #144 on Arcade!!

    Game is rising FAST for some reason. Huh. Just woke up to see that downloads increased by 999% again (2.33k).

    I’m not exactly sure why my test game is rising so fast but all I want to say is thank you BuildBox. Without this software I wouldn’t be able to make my dreams possible and continue developing games. I can’t wait to start working on my next game! It’s an awesome product and I will always use and recommend it.
     
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    While it's on the rise, I recommend putting out an update to keep people playing and bring in even more downloads.
    Maybe you could add some challenges which will hopefully boost retention.

    I also think you could make the endless mode just a little bit easier. For me, after 4 points the enemies start disappearing before they've even entered the screen.

    Good luck.
     
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    Implemented both of those great suggestions and submitting v1.3 for review.

    Thanks!
     
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    Hi,

    Your game is featured in Spain too, congrats and I wish you the best!
     
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    Thank you so much!! ^-^

    The game climbed up to #31 on Adventure here in Canada... and someone finally removed ads for $3.99! xD

    This is very exciting to say the least. I wasn’t expecting many people to play this game but I guess I was wrong o_O

    And this happened...

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    @JustBraden Expect the unexpected :) Good Job and Congrats. Its on no 150 under Adventure on Indian store and also featured in new games we love :)
    Out of curiosity did you did any marketing apart from publishing here ? Did you submitted elsewhere .That info would be great too :)
     
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    Update : Played the game .Like other commented the obstacles disappear fast .Will be waiting for an update.And i understood the uniqueness grabbed its attention ;)
     
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    I posted on some forums but that’s about it. I try to post everywhere I can but I’m still not sure why my downloads increased by 999% today. I also sent lots of emails but haven’t gotten any responses yet from press...
    v1.3 was submitted earlier today and will hopefully be live tomorrow. Lots of new things have been added including fixing obstacles that disappear too fast!

    Thanks for your comments ;)
     
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    Hey mate, congrats for the feature, exciting :)
     
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