Post by Elysianx in Feedback Swap: Play my instant 2D browser survivor roguelike and I'll play yours!

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hey, swapping in!

played like 11 runs, best was 54 sec / 1000 pts lol. died a LOT.

honestly the biggest thing for me: I never hit level 2. not once. got close one run but nope. so I still have no idea what the upgrades look like, which feels like the fun part of a survivor game? I'd make the first level-up come way sooner.

HP also drains really fast early on, and I kept walking off the road without noticing until "TOXIC OUTSKIRTS" popped up. maybe make the edge more obvious?

also the HUD text is kinda tiny on my screen.

stuff I liked: it loads instantly, retry is instant, the bounties are fun when they pop, and no crashes at all. good base!

my game if you want to swap: DNA EVOLUTION

https://elysianx138.itch.io/dna-evolution

free in browser. you mutate little creatures (shells, eyes, tentacles) and push the enemy lab on 3 lanes: air, ground, underground. curious if the mutation menu makes sense without explaining it. be brutal 🙏

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KB Games/Assets3 days ago (1 edit)

Thanks for the awesome feedback! 11 runs is amazing, and it really helps me see where players are getting stuck.

It sounds like the early difficulty and fast HP drain are completely gating the fun upgrades. I’ll rebalance it so level 2 comes much sooner and soften the early drain. I’ll also look into making the road edges more obvious and scaling up the HUD text for better readability on different screens.

Thrilled that the instant retry and loading felt good!

UPDATE: I just swapped over and played DNA EVOLUTION! It’s a really cool concept, but man, it is tough! I actually couldn't get past level 1 either. I think you might have a bit of a difficulty spike right at the start. To answer your question about the mutation menu: because the first level is so challenging, it's hard to get a true feel for how the mutations impact the gameplay before getting knocked out. Definitely keep tweaking the balance because mutating the little creatures is an awesome idea!

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Elysianx2 days ago

thanks for trying it! yeah you're not the only one, the early waves come way too fast and you get knocked out before mutations even matter. which kinda kills the whole point lol. gonna tone down the first minute so you actually get to play with the creatures first. glad the mutation idea clicked tho, that means a lot

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KB Games/Assets2 days ago

No problem at all, I did try it again last night and actually won my first game finally definitely a cool little game.

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