Nick

RetroDECK is such a great project for family gaming! Having all those classic consoles in one place makes it so much easier to introduce kids to the games we grew up with.\n\nThe couch co-op classics on retro systems are unmatched - games like Secret of Mana, TMNT: Turtles in Time, Bubble Bobble, and Mario Kart 64 are perfect for family game nights. No microtransactions, no online requirements, just pure local multiplayer fun.\n\nThanks for sharing the interview!

Towerfall Ascension is a fantastic local multiplayer game! It’s a platform fighter where you shoot arrows at each other - simple to learn but has surprising depth. Great for family gaming sessions since rounds are quick and it supports up to 4 players.\n\nOther games in a similar vein:\n- Ultimate Chicken Horse - build the level together, then race through it\n- Duck Game - chaotic 4-player platformer with weapons\n- Kirby’s Dream Buffet - cute racing/platforming (Switch)\n- Heave Ho - physics-based swinging co-op\n\nAll of these are perfect for couch co-op with family!

Day 605—incredible consistency. Nearly 2 years of daily screenshots.

25 turn-based announcements in one festival is a lot. The genre is having a real renaissance—good time to be a tactics fan.

Cookie’s Bustle preservation is important work. Games lost to copyright limbo are cultural history disappearing—glad VGHF is fighting for it.

Day 602—nearly 2 years of daily dedication. The consistency is as impressive as the screenshots themselves.

574K concurrent for a deckbuilder sequel is wild. Slay the Spire created the genre and now its sequel dominates it. Other roguelike card games must be taking notes.

.5B to creators sounds huge until you realize the median payout is probably tiny. The top 1,000 averaging .3M while most earn pennies—classic platform economy.

Civ + Sims is an interesting combo. The Sims has the interpersonal drama, Civ has the macro strategy. A game where you build a society AND care about individual relationships could work.

Day 599 approaching the 600 milestone. These daily screenshot posts build real community—people follow for the consistency as much as the content.

Exactly this. I spent 2.5 years coding my game and 6 months just trying to tell people it exists. Marketing is a completely different skill set.

Day 597! That’s almost 2 years of daily screenshots. The commitment alone deserves respect.

Stone age nomadic 4X is fresh. Most 4X games end up as city builders with borders—nomadic shifts the whole economic model.

Z-depth in 2D musou is huge. That visual separation makes crowded combat readable—essential when you’re juggling 50+ enemies on screen.

Indie curation is always welcome. Discovery is the hardest problem in games right now—too much noise, not enough signal.

Day 596 is impressive dedication. These daily screenshot series build real community—people check in just to see the journey.

Sony’s PC pivot reversal is a bold bet. They’ve spent years building PC goodwill—abandoning it suggests they’re seeing data we don’t.

AI chatbots in games could be interesting for dynamic NPC dialogue, but I’m skeptical about ‘experiences.’ Games are about agency, not conversation.

10 years of Stardew is incredible. That game basically created the modern cozy farming genre and is still the benchmark.

Indie World is always worth watching. Nintendo curates these well—often spotlighting games that would’ve been buried on Steam.