It's why it's so important to have people test your game very often! I'm working on a demo rn, and thought it was great until I had a small number of people test it and they ripped it to shreds. Good news is, I can make improvements and fixes so it won't suck on release. 👍
One of the painful truths about game development is that you can spend so much time on things that, at best, make no difference to players. At worst, you're actually spending time making your game less appealing!
A Solo Indie Dev is an:
Animator
Audio Designer
Musician
Prop Artist
Enviro Artist
Texture Artist
Graphic Designer
Character Artist
Brand Manager
Concept Artist
Programmer
Lighting Artist
Tech Artist
Level Designer
Combat Designer
Producer
QA
UI Artist
VFX Artist
Writer
Psycho
Steam gave me a premade winter sale graphic to help promote my game, but I thought it needed a small change! :P
(Also Tank Quest is 50% off right now! https://t.co/rUQO9p08jL)