why i spent 7 months making a silly desktop game

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  • Опубліковано 18 гру 2024

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  • @samyam
    @samyam  День тому +4

    Wishlist Desktop Cat Cafe on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2978180/Desktop_Cat_Cafe/

    • @varygamer6600
      @varygamer6600 21 годину тому

      PLEASE MAKE GAME FOR MOBILE 😮

    • @GameUnionTV
      @GameUnionTV 8 годин тому

      Okay, wishlisted
      But have you checked, how many cat cafe games are on Steam already? When I tried to search Cat Cafe, hundreds of other results showed up. It would be concerning, since if there's a niche, it can be oversaturated too easy.

  • @CreativeSteve69
    @CreativeSteve69 День тому +7

    This game is looking great Sam. i have been loving these type of cozy desktop era living wall paper style games making a comeback in te past few years ago. So taking me back to my childhood. Def gonna be adding this into my wallpaper gameage stash.

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому

      Thank you so much!

  • @SubatomicPlanets
    @SubatomicPlanets День тому +6

    I hope it gets to 7000 wishlists!

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому +1

      Thank you! 🤞🤞

  • @tripletero
    @tripletero День тому +4

    This is a lot of motivation. I’m working on a typing practice mini game with cats. Called typing kitties. As a solo dev it’s been an infernal code experience but a rewarding one

  • @noobwasnttaken
    @noobwasnttaken День тому +2

    Hey, good job! Nice knowing the behind the scenes.. best of luck for the release.

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому +1

      Thank you!

  • @stecki5362
    @stecki5362 День тому +2

    very cool concept, added to my wish list. cheers!

  • @priorpriority
    @priorpriority День тому +6

    Can you talk more about the technical aspect of how you created a windowless game in Unity that appears to sit on the desktop with a transparent background that can be interacted through?

  • @phantomabid
    @phantomabid 21 годину тому +2

    Finally! The camera got you in focus...

  • @teawa_
    @teawa_ День тому +2

    I feel like this game is gonna be huge, what a genius idea

  • @psychotic4560
    @psychotic4560 День тому +5

    Nice job, Sam and Walter!

  • @jamesderajatest8078
    @jamesderajatest8078 17 годин тому

    This is such a cool idea and loved the graphics and animation. This is gonna be a big hit for sure

    • @samyam
      @samyam  11 годин тому

      Thank you!

  • @TESkyrimizer
    @TESkyrimizer 5 годин тому

    Samyam, you might really be onto something here. You called 1000 wishlists in a month not bad but it's probably higher than most of the indie gamedevs. For example, Samurado, Songs of Everjade from Sasquatch B and Bitemegames respectively took ~1 year to reach 1000 wishlists. Actually that is the case for my game as well, which I'm actually now abandoning for various reasons.
    Best of luck! You seem to have landed on an idea that resonates with your target audience and executed it beautifully! The cats and the environment look adorably cozy.
    The art in Bumbi was decent, but this one is remarkably beautiful.

    • @samyam
      @samyam  5 годин тому +1

      Thank you so much! The wishlists are largely due to my existing audience which I am grateful for :) (also BUMBI may or may not be getting a makeover too ;)!)

  • @kenan-nynor
    @kenan-nynor День тому +8

    Is this gonna be like rainmeter, where I can just choose the monitor and have the setting that every other application is above it?

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому +5

      You'll be able to choose the monitor, and you can also choose if you want it in the background or the top of other applications.

    • @kenan-nynor
      @kenan-nynor День тому

      @samyam thats awesome!

  • @johnsartain4160
    @johnsartain4160 23 години тому

    That's pretty neat and your ability to not give up is admirable.
    I wanna have this running at work 🎉

    • @samyam
      @samyam  22 години тому

      Thank you so much!

  • @TheShelfman
    @TheShelfman 17 годин тому

    This is really cool! I've been wanting to make an idle desktop game as well so I should probably give that a shot sometime lol

    • @samyam
      @samyam  11 годин тому

      Thanks! 😄

  • @ALIPAKKHOO
    @ALIPAKKHOO 6 годин тому +1

    please explain how the transparent background works. how can we implement it?

  • @1x5x7
    @1x5x7 День тому +3

    Just a cool tip:
    instead of .gif-files, you could try using animated .png (.apng). They share the same file type, but consist of frames which play out. You don't have the color limitations, transparency supported and the size doesn't explode as much.

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому

      Good to know, thank you!

  • @XistenceX1
    @XistenceX1 19 годин тому

    You have my wishlist if you guys can go into detail about the transparency trick!

  • @rotub
    @rotub 16 годин тому

    So much work

  • @IKyzoStudio
    @IKyzoStudio День тому +1

    It looks so cute !

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому +1

      Thanks 😄

  • @KIRA-kz8pn
    @KIRA-kz8pn День тому +1

    Amazing game! (also finally I saw you clearly!!😂)

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому

      Haha thank you, I finally figured out the camera xD

  • @eveon6571
    @eveon6571 День тому +1

    Cool work!

  • @TurboMakesGames
    @TurboMakesGames День тому +2

    Plz port to Samsung refrigerator thx

  • @BinaryLunar
    @BinaryLunar День тому +1

    I wish the best for the Barcelona gang 😎

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому +1

      🤘🤘🤘

  • @robertoferreira4896
    @robertoferreira4896 День тому

    Love this!

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому

      Thank you so much!

  • @dibaterman
    @dibaterman 6 годин тому

    Good job.

    • @samyam
      @samyam  5 годин тому +1

      Thanks!

  • @timmygilbert4102
    @timmygilbert4102 23 години тому

    Drama in game dev is just game dev
    Congrats on fame dev 🎉

    • @samyam
      @samyam  22 години тому

      Haha thank you!

  • @TESkyrimizer
    @TESkyrimizer 5 годин тому

    wow well done! 😮

    • @samyam
      @samyam  5 годин тому

      Thank you!

  • @Official_Joshua
    @Official_Joshua 20 годин тому

    I love this haha. Not usually into the cats and tea thing but, Hey a cool background game that; acts like that ruin and moves in the back is so great for my oled monitors haha. But I'm curious how optimized is this? Would it impact the day to day performance of a programmer/gamer

  • @ThatDumbKitty
    @ThatDumbKitty День тому +2

    Great job, this looks awesome! Please please please please release a Linux build of this xXx

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому +2

      Thank you! At the moment it's not planned since we'd have to dive into native Linux APIs to make it work and we're a small team, but it hopefully it might be able to work with Proton!

    • @Dekotale
      @Dekotale День тому

      @@samyam I wishlisted! but I use linux too, hopefully it will work with some proton version. the game looks so good 😍

    • @ThatDumbKitty
      @ThatDumbKitty День тому

      @@samyam I understand, thanks for the info. Similar to most desktop games it likely wont work in proton as it wont support the window transparency.
      A nice workaround for this could be to have an option in there for a skybox or background so it does not appear as a black rectangle xXx

  • @dakhanesarvesh2102
    @dakhanesarvesh2102 День тому

    Hello Samyam, Great Work! I would like to know how the game runs on the desktop. Could you please make the small tutorial ? or Suggest any resource to learn? Thanks :)

  • @mudithasanka189
    @mudithasanka189 День тому

    Looks cool ♥

  • @yaarrghmematey
    @yaarrghmematey 23 години тому

    Very cool!

    • @samyam
      @samyam  22 години тому

      Thanks :D

  • @pedropc5824
    @pedropc5824 День тому

    Looks funny! Would be cool a video about desktop games teachings. Right now i a have a problem when my game is on "desktop mode" and the game overlaps half of task bar even when a use .workarea screen values on unity

  • @unspi554
    @unspi554 21 годину тому

    You should target and send your game to tchat cozzy streamer, that dont play game for their content or something like that.

  • @handoanbrother2125
    @handoanbrother2125 День тому +1

    it is okay to make each cat nod in different ways? I think it would add personality

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому

      Do you mean while eating?

  • @tuckerkunkle9137
    @tuckerkunkle9137 День тому

    IMGONNAWISHLISTTT

  • @thesleepykoala
    @thesleepykoala День тому +2

    Algorithm-chan!~~~

  • @NezaTheTiefling
    @NezaTheTiefling 10 годин тому

    Would be cool if you could have your twitch viewers/subscribers be your customers in the game as an option!

    • @samyam
      @samyam  10 годин тому

      We are planning on adding twitch integration yes :D!

  • @nobodycares9579
    @nobodycares9579 День тому +18

    The game was made because you are silly.

  • @OriginRow
    @OriginRow День тому +1

    Same same but mine is not silly

  • @perdoist3627
    @perdoist3627 День тому

    Will it be adaptable to Mac?

    • @samyam
      @samyam  День тому +1

      Yes we plan on adding Mac support 😄

  • @endgamedevs
    @endgamedevs День тому +1

    Nice! Yes 4 months to test the build is the reason I made my free skool community. I actually replaced a full team of devs on Sail VR because they did not have a deliverable for months! I help devs finish their games and avoid pitfalls. I stress build often to the platform in my youtube channel.
    I help for free, but is weird that people are skeptical about accepting free help.

  • @lukewilliams6083
    @lukewilliams6083 День тому +2

    Yay! When San uploads, I click.

    • @lukewilliams6083
      @lukewilliams6083 День тому

      And yes... I've already wishlisted it. My kids will love this.

  • @OrionVale-z5u
    @OrionVale-z5u 21 годину тому

    i have got a feeling that you are iranian🤪

  • @Ahmad-z3o3z
    @Ahmad-z3o3z 14 годин тому +1

    0:26 that is called plagiarism or reskin shame on you

    • @samyam
      @samyam  11 годин тому

      It’s called inspiration, our game is completely different.

    • @Ahmad-z3o3z
      @Ahmad-z3o3z 10 годин тому

      @samyam inspiration from a recent game 🤣 just give the dev at least 2-3 years to recoup cost instead of promoting predatory practices to your impressionable audience.

  • @roccoera2705
    @roccoera2705 День тому +1

    Hello sam, I am from india, I am aspiring game designer but I realised that game designer alone is not enough, so can you like guide me to become a game developer as well. I am okay with anything like unity or unreal whatever, but need your guidance either any course that you will recommend on udemy or Coursera either paid or free, or any UA-cam tutorial, because I am really scared because every job is asking for developer, there are not any single one that says that we can join without the experience of a developer, please reply if you can.

    • @psadicodes
      @psadicodes День тому

      Hey, it's nice to see an Indian Game designer. I'm also from India and also, facing similar problem as yours. I'm a game developer and I want to become a game designer😅

    • @roccoera2705
      @roccoera2705 День тому

      @psadicodes oh that's sad, it's like i am finding hard what to do unity or unreal or godot, because I find coding hard, so need to have some tutor or something like that who can teach me the coding from very scratch and basics of both c++ for unreal and c# for unity. But need to learn both of these coding languages and both of these gaming engines from scratch, can you help me brother, if you can give me your Instagram I'd or whatsapp number, that will be helpful.

    • @ReltihFlodaThePainter
      @ReltihFlodaThePainter День тому

      just search it up in youtube dude, knowledge is free all over the internet

    • @akj3344
      @akj3344 День тому

      Man Indians always ask for "complete tutorial". Just read what the job requirements are. Find out whats commonly demanded. Youll find it on youtube Im sure. If you need a structure, you will find everything on Udemy.

  • @fives349
    @fives349 21 годину тому

    Walter white finally got rid of crystal and start to code an amazing RV for cat to cook 😂YEY , lets hope Sam doesn’t check this comment RIP
    The game looks cool fr and i hope u and Walter successful journey ☕️🐱
    Wishlist the game twice in my 2 accounts 🔥🦦