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💡 Seeking your Feedback - Similar Worlds Games - Overview & Suggestions 📩

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Match-3 / Bejeweled
Pool / Billiards
Tonk / Rummy
Draw & Guess / Pictionary
Speed Maths
Speed Typing
Pipe Connect
Memory Cards
Speed Maze
Minesweeper Flags
Speed Chess
Regular Chess
Flappy Bird
Angry Birds
Puzzle Bobble
Bomberman
Guitar Hero / StepMania
Speed Crossword
Vocabulary / English Words
Battleship
Pacman
Connect 4
Puyo Puyo / Tetris
Car Racing / Car Battle
Multi Fighter / Smash Bros
Miniature Golf
Pet Training / Care
Creature Training & Battle / Pokemon
Avatar Dress-Up
Air Battle / Starfox
Checkers
Poker
Blackjack
Scrabble
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👆📊 [c=#004A59][big]Poll[/big] [b]- Which Games would you like to see available on Similar Worlds the most?[/b][/c]

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🎮🏅💎🎱 [big][c=#004A59]Similar Worlds Games - Overview & Suggestions[/c][/big] ⚔♠👾🛡

Hello all members!
[b]We have already begun preparations to develop exciting Multi-player Games on Similar Worlds.[/b]

The games will vary greatly in type/genre; we will be sure to have a wide range to choose from, so that everyone can find the type of games they enjoy.

This project will take some time to be completed, but we're on it! :)

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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 [b]All games will be Multi-player compatible.[/b] This will make things very fun and competitive!

However, [b]each game should be also playable in Single-Player mode as well[/b], which can be used for practice, or simply when you are not in the mood for competition.

There will be [b]Leaderboards, Awards, Power-ups[/b], etc... to make the games more engaging.

These goals and accomplishments and add to the "replay value" of each game, so it hardly ever gets boring.

Mostly all games will all be [b]Easy to Learn. Easy to Play. Fun[/b] to play with friends and family.

The games will be launched from "Game Rooms", in which a specified number of players will be able to join at a time.

For example, only 2 Players would be able to actively join a Pool Match.
While up to 8 Players may be able to join a Match-3 game room, where the game will begin and end at roughly the same time, per round.

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💰 Another exciting thing about our games is that [b]our virtual currencies will be cross-compatible between all games[/b].

You will be rewarded in the same currency you can currently use to buy SW Gifts, which is SW Coins.

As an example: You can spend a lot of time playing "Game A", racking up lots of SW Coins.
You can take those coin earnings and spend it on Power-ups in "Game B".

So, [b]you can take all your earnings from game to game, and spend them where you choose[/b].

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💫 We will be sure to make our games as fair as possible between New, Long-time and "Power-up" users.

[b]Our Power-ups will NOT give any players an unfair advantage[/b]; it will only provide slight enhancements.

We have seen other game sites go to ruin by operating a "Pay to Win" system, where those who invest the most money into Power-ups will almost always win.

We are going to do our best to make sure our SW Games NEVER reaches to that point.

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🖥📱 We are working to make these games very compatible with most Devices and Browsers, so [b]you can play them on Mobile, Tablet, Laptop or Desktop PC[/b] without issue.

We'll be doing our best to make these games very "Light" and quick, without heavy graphics and animations, so that you can have an enjoyable experience, even slower devices.

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💡 [big][c=#004A59]SW Games - Suggestions[/c][/big] 📩

[b]This topic was made primarily to get feedback from our members.[/b]

We already have a solid plan on how we would like to develop these games, and which games we think should be made first.

However, we also think it would be best to include our members in the early stages as well.

Please feel free to leave your feedback on our SW Games idea as explained above.

Also, importantly, please [b]suggest to us which games you would like to see on Similar Worlds the most[/b].

I have left a long list of Poll Options above for you to choose from.
Not all of these games are in our plans for development.

Also, some of them will be too complex to develop right now, but may be developed in a year or two from now (eg: Car Racing and Multi Fighter Games).

Please note that even though some Brand Name games are mentioned above, it is not our plan to COPY any game idea.

All of the games we make will have unique changes/improvements to them; we will attempt to be as original as possible.

The poll list is made with those names to help you and us (the team) have a clearer picture of which games we are referring to, and what the general game-play should be like.

Please feel free to use the comments section below to suggest other game ideas that are not listed, or give suggestions on how we can improve a particular game, or the overall SW Games concept.

Thank you!
[c=#005E2F]-The SW Team[/c]

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[c=#004A59][b][u]Update:[/u][/b][/c]

Sorry for the previous confusion, but very likely, [b]each game we develop will be playable as a single-player game[/b] as well.

You will be able to choose the game-room settings and customize it to your preferences.

[b]• Public/Open game by Default
• Private/Invite-Only option
• Start a game without others in the room to initiate Single-Player mode[/b]
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RoboChloe · 26-30, F
While lots of these games are good ideas, and I would enjoy playing them quite a bit, I don't think they're all feasible as web games. How would you implement a guitar hero clone in SW? or a Pokémon clone, for that matter? The least feasible of course is a Starfox clone.
Andrew · Admin
Hello, as mentioned in the OP, it is not our intention to "Clone" any game exactly.
The list is there to give you a general idea of the game-play.

We should be able to find feasible ways to make each of these game ideas work in most browsers.

Definitely however, any 3D type games will be siginificantly harder to make, and won't be available any time soon.

[quote]Please note that even though some Brand Name games are mentioned above, it is not our plan to COPY any game idea.

All of the games we make will have unique changes/improvements to them; we will attempt to be as original as possible.

The poll list is made with those names to help you and us (the team) have a clearer picture of which games we are referring to, and what the general game-play should be like.[/quote]


[b]"Guitar Hero" Remake:[/b]

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D8BfVjw-ag]


[b]"Star Fox" like Environment:[/b]

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSEUXtwcjBY]


As for "Pokemon", I have seen our hired game developer produce a browser compatible Pokemon Clone, which I tested myself.
It is possible to make such a game.


Most game ideas can be made to work, once enough creativity and adjustments is used to satisfy the limitations of that system.
RoboChloe · 26-30, F
Thanks a lot for your response. I can see that this is all well thought through, more so that I had expected. However, I noticed you said "our hired game developer", which has me a bit worried. You only have one game developer on your team?

I know that making these games in a browser is possible. I've done some browser-based game development myself. But it takes a very long time, and that's a very long list of games, even if you only make a quarter of them, or less.

Regardless of my skepticism, I do hope you succeed and that these games are fantastic, though frankly I would prefer if all of the features promised at launch were on the site before new ones started development.
Andrew · Admin
@RoboChloe: You're welcome.
Thank you also for the concern and feedback.

Yes, we take everything we do very seriously, and this is not an overnight idea we have come up with.

We've done a lot of research before deciding to make these games.

We believe that the current team we have put together is sufficiently diverse and skilled to be able to produce what we are aiming for.

Both Nuno and myself will also be involved in the game development, probably more on the Server/Website side, and will handle most of the Multi-player data sharing, variables, game logic, etc...

While the game developer will handle more of the game mechanics, animations, and will implement the various assets provided to him.

We also have a very skilled professional in each area:
[b]• Character & Object Design
• Artwork/UI/Background Design
• Music Production[/b]

It is a team of experienced individuals, each excelling at what they do best.

This will help split the workload, so that we can produce high-quality games more quickly.
Andrew · Admin
[quote]@RoboChloe: though frankly I would prefer if all of the features promised at launch were on the site before new ones started development[/quote]

We understand.
We will not stop developing the other features while the games are being developed.

At the same time however, we want to make this site more exciting in the mean time, and a lot of the other pending features may not add as much excitement to Similar Worlds as the games would.