Nicola Strina

Video Game Producer.
Working on Nippets and other cool stuff at Blink Industries

He/Him

[Nicola Strina @NicolaStrina]

I made a game for the GMTK Jam. Problem is... I need 99 players to test it. If you have 30 seconds, join me for a quick match!

https://t.co/6Rx2q6gM0W

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

79 reviews... Who’s helping us hit a nice round 100? 🤗

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

Nippets has been out for a week!

What a ride it’s been already, but this is just the beginning 😜

[Nicola Strina @NicolaStrina]

@NicoDiti Congrats!

[Nicola Strina @NicolaStrina]

@Lockie_Glizzy Hey we have just released Nippets.

"Where's Wally?" meets "Thank Goodness You're Here".

Open windows, shake trees, poke everything. Find the missing items and return them to their owners.
https://t.co/uhnjDqY2pL

[Nicola Strina @NicolaStrina]

@aNichiporchik @djbteamsters Incredible stuff Alex, so good to see!

[Sledding Game @sledding_game]

All the YouTube chats from my release date announcement on the @iii_initiative showcase stream

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

We asked valve if we could put a portal gun in our game and they said yes!

[Code Monkey @UnityCodeMonkey]

If the goal is to publish on Steam to earn some money, at what point during development do you seriously have to consider "will my idea actually be worth publishing"?

If that's your goal then that has to be the focus from day 1. Picking the right game idea is absolutely crucial if you want to find success. You have to pick the right genre right from the start. You cannot really start from an unmarketable idea and make it marketable afterwards.

Then once you have what you think is a solid idea, you need to validate it. That's when you make a prototype or some gifs, post them on Reddit / Twitter to get some playtesters, and try to figure out whether the idea has potential, or whether you should go back to the drawing board.

If you get absolutely no traction then it might be wise to kill the project right then and move on to a new idea as opposed to trying to salvage and idea that apparently players don't seem to want.

But the most important thing is being very clear about your goal. If you're doing it for fun then do whatever you want, but if the goal is financial success then you need to treat it very seriously right from the start. Treat it like a professional, like serious job, because it is.

Best of luck!

[Nicola Strina @NicolaStrina]

@UnityCodeMonkey 100% this. Our game went viral on Itch, that's why we decided to pull the trigger and make the full version for Steam. We had multiple validation points during the development too, to make sure we still had something that was worthy.

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

This indie game

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

Nippets main menu is literally a kitchen, and the levels are Polaroids.

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

Show me your main menu!

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

There's something suspicious hidden in Nippets

@AmongUsGame

[Nicola Strina @NicolaStrina]

Do it!

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

Objective: 20k before 5pm (BST). Can we do it chat?

I'll keep you updated on the progress!

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

Objective: 20k before 5pm (BST). Can we do it chat?

I'll keep you updated on the progress!

[Nicola Strina @NicolaStrina]

It's happening!

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

🚨 24 hours until Nippets launches on Steam 🚨

🔍 find things that went missing
😺 pet way too many cats
👉touch EVERYTHING (seriously)

Tomorrow!

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

Everything you need to know about Nippets, the cozy hidden object game arriving on Steam and Itch in just a few days!

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

A hidden object game where:

🔍 Every item belongs to someone
👉Peek, poke and prod everything
🎵 lofi music to relax and study to

Nippets launches April 7!

[Nippets - Out Now on Steam 😻 @Nippets_Hidden]

One of the biggest bits of feedback we got during testing: “Placing items feels awkward.”

Now, if you get close enough, the item smoothly pulls into place. What do you think of this solution?