Devlog

It's been a hot minute, what's up ya'll! The Half Made Arcade now finally supports online games so keep an eye out for brand new multiplayer games coming to the Half Made Arcade and all web-based of course. This new server we're running does cost monthly but for now it's a pretty lowkey server so I'm not super worried about costs.

Dream games I've always wanted to make are becoming more and more possible with each passing day and I am very excited to show you the projects I have been cooking on! Make sure to sign up for an account in the Half Made Arcade and check out the new and improved locker!

I am very excited to show you guys what I've been working on. Stay tuned!

Hey ya'll, I got some exciting news to share!

LOCKER

I've been hard at work designing a site I've always wanted and today I'm here to share it! It's the LOCKER. This site you login and can manage, price check, and catalog your entire physical library of games! If the games, consoles, or guides you're adding to your catalog already exist in the database the locker will pull all necessary information on your behalf saving you time.

The Dashboard is where the juicy details are. Check your collections entire value, your net gain (or loss) from your collection, see how many games you have, and even see how much you've spent in total (If you keep track of that).

Customize your profile showcasing your top three favorite games and parts of your collection. As a bonus, you can also tell everybody which game in the Half Made Arcade (Aka: A game I made) you love the most!

(This might eventually separate into its own Domain, but plans)

Half Made Arcade

As for the Half Made Arcade in general, I've added the ability to leave a 1-5 star review on all games I make. Verified users can leave written comments (You must be verified to prevent spam). I will soon have a way for 2FA enforced users to submit a request to me to become verified. Speaking of 2FA...

Accounts support 2FA, it's a top notch security standard and totally optional. I understand a lot of people don't like it but it's absolutely necessary to protect your account. If you wanna risk it though then you have the option.

My amazing girlfriend is designing all the badges you can earn on the Locker (and Half Made Arcade games) as-well as the Avatars for your profile. They're each done by hand so they will be rolling out as they're made. Please bare with us while we perfect them! :)

Other than that though, that's all I have to share. Hope you are all as hyped as I am for the Locker and enjoy my little passion project. Share with friends and enjoy!

The ZOOP WORLD store page is LIVE on Steam! No download is available yet but you can sign up for the playtest and also add it to your wishlist! I'm going to be opening the playtest very soon for people to, of course, test the game and see how it feels! I very much look forward to hearing what everybody likes and dislikes about the game to further improve the project! Thank you for supporting this project and being apart of this journey with me!

I will continue to post updates here for the game until it's fully released on Steam so please subscribe to the Half Made Arcade!

Steam page:

ZOOP WORLD STEAM PAGE

Hey ya'll, coming at you with another update!

I've recently made moves to get ZOOP on Steam! I'm officially a Steam Game Dev and paid the fee to get ZOOP on the platform. The game build is currently awaiting approval by Valve and once it's done I can start sending out playtests to those who are interested! This will be a very early stage in development so bare with the bugs and incompleteness of the game. I still, none the less, truly hope you enjoy the project and provide feedback as you please!

*Logo and menu not final.

I wanted to update all of you on the progress of the Zoop Remaster. I posted awhile back regarding the game and that screenshot was created in the Redot Engine. Unfortunately, I made the decision to switch to Unity for development due to some technical limitations.

With that said, I've remade the project in Unity and the development process is going very smoothly. I've been working daily on the game and enjoying every moment of it. The game leans heavily into the flat art style with pretty shadows and lighting to make the game really pop. Modernizing an older game is surprisingly difficult but I think I'm taking the game in the correct direction graphically and in terms of gameplay.

I plan to release a play test on this website at some point before the end of the year for everybody on the site to download and play. Unfortunately, due to the graphics of the game being the way they are this will require a download to play. After the playtest and I get all the suggestions and criticism for the game. I'll make all necessary adjustments and release the game on Steam. The game will probably be around $4.99. Thank you for subscribing and supporting my projects, I hope to showcase more of the game very soon!

~ Nivek (Admin)

Here's a screenshot of in-game so far! This may not reflect the final result.