Hello everyone! My game Blox Royale: Battlegrounds is not performing as well as I was hoping and I have no idea as to why. To me the game is fun, simple and easy to get into, why is it not doing well?
If you have any ideas as to why, please let me know.
You as the developer believe it to be fun, that is human nature. But others may not see it fun, and I personally I donât see it original. I guess people like a style of Battle Royale games, or not even the genre. You should make unique mechanics, but I have no idea what mechanics.
People think of those Fortnite rip-offs when they read or hear the word âBattle Royaleâ, and that just leads them into thinking the game is not fun.
The game is not a battle royale lol
Even then, it can be understood as a Battle Royale.
Do you think changing the name so there is no expectation that the game is a Battle Royale would help?
Yeah, but it depends on the gameplay too.
Yea, thatâs what Iâm asking for help on, not the name of the game.
Looking at your post I assume youâre okay with criticism, so here is mine: Your game is oriented around gunplay, yet the gunplay itself isnât too entertaining nor is getting kills satisfying. Being an fps oriented game isnât easy as your primary source of entertainment value is from the gunplay and how satisfying it is to run around mindlessly getting kills. If you donât know how to achieve this then maybe try going a different path; try adding some more progression goals, something to keep players playing even if the gameplay itself isnât too fun. After all, people donât enjoy grinding, they enjoy seeing how much it paid off.
Also yes, I do realize that your game isnât only guns, but the same idea still applies.
Yea, the thing is iâm not sure how to make it more satisfying then it already is, do you have any ideas?
Add kill effects, theyâre easy and make your game fun.
Already planning on that in the next update!
I think the like to dislike ratio says it all
A few minor tweaks can improve gunplay by a lot. First, increase the default mouse sensitivity, it is on the rather low side. Also, remove the ADS mouse sensitivity change, it makes ADS almost unusable and makes it feel janky. Third, replace the pitch increasing hitmarker sounds with something more concrete, an example of good hitmarker sounds would be Apex Legends or Call of Duty. At the moment, the hitmarkers donât give the weapons a sense of âUMPFFâ that other shooter games do.
Thanks for the feedback!
So the sensitivity should stay the same whether your zoomed in or not?
Yeah, with the style your weapons are there should be no sensitivity change.
You are certainly attempting to over-achieve. 1M+ visits is not something small. People donât really enjoy battle royale games anymore, and âBlox Royaleâ can be interpreted as âBattle Royaleâ. A simple name change and updates should do the trick if youâre really going for plays.
201 concurrent players isnât small either.
Iâve tried other names and they simply donât seem to do as well.
Its small for me compared to my previous ventures, I was hoping for a player-count more in the thousands. (Not trying to come off as entitled)
Yep, it was just created last month, 1M visits and 200 concurrent, looks like a âhitâ to me.
I guess I have low expectations.