They want solid private lobbies and have set the netcode up to be cross-platform if Wrestledunk moves beyond Switch. There a few relatively vague plans for post-launch. I think the best I can do is to try and think about the problem from as many angles as possible, and just try and make a very good game.” I don’t think anyone knows the secret recipe for indie success fully, and everything I’ve spoken about above might not make a difference at all. “Standing out in this space is hard,” Trobbiani said, “a lot of what I’m trying to do is to just get details that I think matter right. Not only does this set the game up well for streaming, but it also should make playing with your friends a breeze. This makes each “seamless” session feel like you’re playing on a local connection. All the sports (plus the lobby and game over screens) share a connection. Trobbiani has placed a big emphasis on Wrestledunk’s netcode. Overall, the most important thing to nail might just be the online experience. Chri Larkin ( Hollow Knight) is doing some of SFX and music, while 2Mello ( Memories of Tokyo-to) did the announcement trailer track, along with several other in-game tracks. Trobbiani is working with a few artists to nail down the exact sound design he’s looking for. The word “pleasant” came up a few times in our interview and it seems apt. The music and art were also “very carefully designed to make the game very approachable”. Everything in the package serves to make the game stand out both in your living room and on stream. You’ll see backgrounds catch on fire and things get more intense as the game nears its end. The details surrounding the meat of the game are “geared toward building hype”. This makes jumping from game to game a piece of cake. Each mode can be learned in a two-button tutorial and they are all connected by a lobby. In fact, making each game pop at first glance seems to be a focus for Trobbiani. In short, all four games are approachable but have that added depth that hardcore players are looking for. This has allowed Trobbiani to get to a place where each game is “very clean and clear”, which means each game should be “unusually easy to jump into”. Instead, it’s just much more fun to have four or five games you can hop between when you’re hanging out with a group of friends.īecause each game is relatively small, its development can be more focused as mentioned above. It’s not that those smaller games are bad. Sure, Fibbage might’ve become a hit on its own, but you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who would drop $10 on a game like Push the Button. We’ve seen games like the Jackbox Party Packs use this formula very well. As mentioned above, one of the biggest positives in the game’s favor is that you’re getting four games in one. Obviously, there isn’t a perfect answer, or at least not one that anyone in the indie scene has been able to completely lockdown. However, with multiplayer party games like Gang Beasts and Heave Ho releasing all the time, how can a game like Wrestledunk stand out and build an audience of dedicated players? Especially when the audience Hacknet cultivated might not come along to play a game like Wrestledunk? So, Trobbiani and his team have four solid games and a package that will, hopefully, make the game much more attractive than if the games were released on their own.
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