What kind of games would you like to see be made with Construct?

I am just starting out and I have an 8 year old tester who doesn't speak English who comes by.

He seems to like RPG (Roll Playing games and Platform games. The simpler the better as he cannot read very well yet.

Construct 3 showcase : construct.net/en/make-games/showcase

You should likely read : construct.net/en/tutorials/how-to-learn-construct-3-next-steps-for-beginners-45

Construct comes with templates and game demos.

Demonoire - editor.construct.net - is a japanese RPG type of game

Monk Fight - editor.construct.net - is a beat-em-up style game template, close enough to fighting game style.

I watch how long he plays each game. He doesn't know one type from another.

He also only speaks Tagalog which I do not speak.

He does seem to like platform games and shooting games. He will play them to the end and then say Game Over.(His only English words.)

Oh okay, well that's a good. Hope things turn out right with your game.

I 100% understand what you're talking about. The sense I get from looking at the forums is that no one is working on any "popular" games, like something you would see on Steam with more mature themes. I get a feeling most people use Construct purely just to mess around, or to make arcade-y mobile games. I'm not saying that's all there ever is, or that's even a bad thing, but that's 90% of what I see.

I'd personally like to more games made in currently trending genres (2020) that release on Steam. Like rogue-likes (Dead Cells, Hades, etc.) or base building / economy sim / survival games (Factorio, RimWorld, etc.). But those are massive projects that take a lot of time and skill to complete so I understand why Construct users don't make them. But I'm just hoping someday in the near future to see at least one person launch a financially successful game on Steam.

I totally agree with you and I would like to see Construct to be taken more into consideration by studios, and not having proper games is what it's hindering it down. We can't blame the engine for that, but it's a lack of real developers.

Personally I have been experimenting many things with C2 and since I usually don't like much platformers, I create something different from the mass.

Here is what I have done either as game or template:

Creepy Mahjong

A Mahjong with dark theme and forking levels. It has also an editor to create your own levels and share them with a secret code

https://www.biim.games/CreepyMahjong

64x64 ill-fated

(Multiplayer local co-op hack 'n slash with RPG elements up to 4 players)

https://www.biim.games/64x64ill-fated

The Outermost Bastion

Tower defense where you take direct control of the only tower in the game.

https://www.biim.games/TheOutermostBastion

FPS on Rails

First Person Shooter on Rail, template for C2/C3

https://www.biim.games/FPSonRails

8-bit Shooter

Simple horizontal shooter Template for beginners.

https://www.biim.games/8BitShooter

I have other experiment and tests, but not in a really playable status like this pinball done during a Game Jam:

So, to conclude, with Construct you can really create anything in 2d, just need someone with skills and possibly funding to be able to support the time to develop a proper game.

GamerDude96 I am sure some studios use Construct for quick prototyping of 2d games, the difficult part is to get a job as a person that uses only C2/C3, and that I think it's quite unlikely, unfortunately.

I think there is definitely space to work as a freelancer, and that's what I am trying to do. Even be able to work to develop quick prototypes for different studios would be something nice to do. Of course, as a freelancer, it's not a continuous flow of money.

I did one year as full-time indie, I took a risk, but I did learn a lot, not only about developing. I started a YouTube channel, a Patreon page, studied marketing and other stuff. The hard reality is that during this time the income as a beginner is too low because you don't have enough contacts to get freelance jobs and in the end, I had to go back to my 'normal' work that is totally unrelated to game development.

I still work with C2 on some projects, but my normal job drains all my energy. The job itself is quite easy, but the environment is highly mind demanding, stressing me so much. Every day I hate so much to go to work and once home I don't have a proper mind status to work on projects.

In the end, I can't develop much because I have a normal job and if I don't have a normal job I can't sustain my family. So the progression is really hard. Being lucky to get some contacts and start to do freelance jobs at least for 3-4 months would be a great chance to try again to go back full-time indie.

I wish people would be more open-minded about software, in the end, it's the final result that counts, not what you have used to develop a game...

— Well, you did try and thats all that matters. Family do come first but hopefully, maybe you could get the time and mind you need to work back on it again. I understand how it can be difficult for some people, especially if they have families and don't much time to do what they truly love or desire. Thanks for sharing your experience and view with me.

Definitively the time will come, I am not going to give up so easily on this.

Thank you for starting this topic and keep updating it, so I can see your progress ;-)

"Definitively the time will come, I am not going to give up so easily on this."

That's the spirit! No problem and I will.

Bliim, nice projects.