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Trying to make nearly everything interactable. How do you like it?
r/IndieDev
7/1/2025
SAAS TOOLS
| SaaS | URL | Category | Features/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | https://store.steampowered.com/app/2780990/Paradigm_Island/ | Game Distribution Platform | Hosts the game Paradigm Island with a free demo |
USER NEEDS
Pain Points:
- Too much interactivity can be overwhelming and tedious
- Important content may get lost in excessive flavor text
- Players feel compelled to click everything, leading to fatigue
- Localization challenges with large text volumes (200,000 words)
- Lack of visual feedback for interactions (only audio and text bubbles)
- Popups/text boxes don't auto-close, causing clutter
- Bright UI elements causing eye strain (e.g., luggage menu)
Problems to Solve:
- Balancing interactivity to avoid player overwhelm
- Distinguishing important content from flavor text
- Reducing localization complexity
- Improving interaction feedback mechanisms
- Managing UI clutter from multiple popups
- Optimizing UI for comfort and accessibility
Potential Solutions:
- Fine-tune exploration guidance to prevent information overload
- Implement auto-closing popups when new ones open
- Add visual animations to interactions beyond audio/text
- Create achievements for interacting with all objects (as incentive)
- Increase interaction range to reduce movement fatigue
- Add visual indicators (e.g., lines connecting popups to objects)
- Adjust UI brightness/design (e.g., luggage menu)
- Prioritize unique descriptions over generic ones for immersion
GROWTH FACTORS
Effective Strategies:
- Offering free demos to attract users (Steam demo mentioned)
- Drawing inspiration from successful games (e.g., Monkey Island, RuneScape, Baldur's Gate 3)
Marketing & Acquisition:
- Leveraging Reddit communities (r/IndieDev) for feedback and visibility
- Referencing nostalgic games to attract target audience (e.g., OSRS, Monkey Island fans)
Monetization & Product:
- Using Steam platform for distribution and discovery
- Focusing on immersive elements (interactivity, lore) as product differentiators
- Balancing feature development based on user feedback (e.g., adjusting interactivity levels)
User Engagement:
- Actively responding to community feedback on Reddit
- Incorporating user suggestions into development (e.g., popup auto-close, visual feedback)
- Creating engaging lore and exploration rewards (inspired by Baldur's Gate 3's treasure system)
- Building nostalgia-driven connections (references to classic games)