Sokoban clone
Games
puzzle game
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.18.
Design: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple but fun game
From 1 comment
I keep having to redo these easy levels from scratch. Nice game though simple but fun
darepublic on HN
Objections
Sokoban is popular and free, so people may not pay
From 1 comment
I like your effort but Sokoban is such a popular game that you can play it for free for days. I don't think that allot of people would pay to just play it. Your second idea might…
melenaos on HN
Generated levels may lack difficulty progression and variety
From 1 comment
”I wrote a sokoban level generator” The problem isn’t generating different levels, it is generating interesting ones, and picking a sequence that gets harder and harder at just…
Someone on HN
Infinite levels undermine sense of accomplishment
From 1 comment
”I wrote a sokoban level generator” The problem isn’t generating different levels, it is generating interesting ones, and picking a sequence that gets harder and harder at just…
Someone on HN
Requests
Add a restart level key or button
From 2 comments
It needs urgently a "Press R to restart level."! (Note: "R" doesn't work. How do I restart a level?)
gus_massa on HNAll of my friends asked for that, but with just 10 easy levels I didn't bother. For the release I'll add this option and also give you starts based on how many moves you made to…
atum47 on HN
Add monetization and social features like Candy Crush
From 1 comment
I like your effort but Sokoban is such a popular game that you can play it for free for days. I don't think that allot of people would pay to just play it. Your second idea might…
melenaos on HN
Show how many players solved each level and allow sharing levels
From 1 comment
It's ok to repost thing here a few time. (5? It's not clear the exact number, but 3 or 5 is fine.) Add the "R" button now! Wait a few days and repost the project. (If you can't…
gus_massa on HN
Questions
How to calculate level difficulty
From 1 comment
”I wrote a sokoban level generator” The problem isn’t generating different levels, it is generating interesting ones, and picking a sequence that gets harder and harder at just…
Someone on HN
Would users pay for the game
From 2 comments
The version on the link above is just the prototype, it has only 10 easy levels. The thing is, I wrote a sokoban level generator and I'm thinking about releasing it on itch.io or…
atum47 on HNWould you buy it for a small amount of money on the app store, given that it will have new levels Everytime?
atum47 on HN
Alternatives named
Baba Is You
From 1 comment
About sokobans: check out "Baba is You" on Steam.
de_watcher on HN