Zoozle Zone https://www.zoozlezone.com No Cozy Games Allowed! Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:27:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://i0.wp.com/www.zoozlezone.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zoozle-Zone.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Zoozle Zone https://www.zoozlezone.com 32 32 193647274 Kaci Foxx: Avenging Angel (M 17+) https://www.zoozlezone.com/kaci-foxx-upcoming/ https://www.zoozlezone.com/kaci-foxx-upcoming/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:27:06 +0000 https://overworld.qodeinteractive.com/?p=293
Kaci Foxx Avenging Angel. Action-RPG with a dark emotional story theme. Lots of Ninja action, swords, and magic. Maybe some guns too!
Kaci Foxx Avenging Angel. Action-RPG with a dark emotional story theme. Lots of Ninja action, swords, and magic. Maybe some guns too!

Kaci Foxx: Avenging Angel is a story driven action-adventure RPG with haunting choices and exciting combat.

“Will you choose Mercy … or Revenge? What will your choice cost you?”

Step into the shoes of Kaci Foxx, a fierce warrior driven by vengeance after a tragic loss which nearly destroyed her.

With her heart hardened and skills honed, she embarks on a perilous journey through treacherous landscapes. Kaci, and her extraordinary canine companion, Ember, will face formidable foes and uncover dark secrets as they struggle to survive insurmountable odds.

As she hunts down the man responsible for her suffering, Kaci grapples with her inner demons—each battle pushing her closer to the edge. Will she sacrifice her humanity for revenge, or can she reclaim her lost soul?

In this gripping tale of resilience and redemption, players must navigate Kaci’s tumultuous path toward justice and face impossibly difficult choices. Will you choose mercy? Or will you risk becoming the monster you hunt by choosing vengeance?

Kaci Foxx: Avenging Angel by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. Presskit
Kaci Foxx: Avenging Angel by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. Presskit
Kaci Foxx Avenging Angel. Action-RPG with a dark emotional story theme. Lots of Ninja action, swords, and magic. Maybe some guns too!
Kaci Foxx Avenging Angel. Action-RPG with a dark emotional story theme. Lots of Ninja action, swords, and magic. Maybe some guns too!
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Raven’s Journey (M 17+) https://www.zoozlezone.com/ravens-journey-upcoming/ https://www.zoozlezone.com/ravens-journey-upcoming/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:17:44 +0000 https://overworld.qodeinteractive.com/?p=289

Raven’s Journey is a realistic 3D story driven action-adventure RPG with archery, magic and tons of guns.

As Raven, you explore your deepest beliefs & greatest fears as you examine the brightest & darkest sides of human nature. On your journey, you encounter great good & face ultimate evil as you struggle to understand your mysterious powers and unravel your forgotten past.

“Will you unknowingly forge alliances with your enemy? Or will you trust your instincts and the wisdom of forgotten magic to reclaim your destiny?”

Broken by an excruciatingly painful, now forgotten, past, will you remember who you are before an unknown enemy destroys you again? How do you even fight what you cannot remember? How can you trust your future when you are unsure of your past?

Your journey begins when you awaken in a desolate unfamiliar place accompanied only by a strange magical bow and a quiver of arrows. Is this mine? Do I even know how to use a bow?

Shadows dance all around, created by the flickering bonfire which offers little warmth and even less protection against the evils of the night. As you struggle to remember who you are and how you came to this place, your heart skips a beat when a huge mysterious wolf emerges from the darkness. Its intentions are unclear. Is this magnificent beast friend or foe?

Terrified, confused, alone and with no memory of your past, you must navigate a world where every choice, every path and every encounter will offer unique challenges and risk unexpected consequences. Without your memory, you are in grave danger as every ‘friend’ may be a dangerous enemy and every ‘truth’ may be a lie.

Remember: As you struggle to understand your nightmares and remember your past, you discover relics and locations that resonate with your true self, begin to unravel your haunting memories and unlock primeval skills. You must recover your memories so you can uncover the truth.

Survive: As you survive encounters with mysterious creatures and unravel your broken memories, you’ll learn that your identity shapes the very fabric of reality. Understand the nightmares which disrupt your sleep and piece together your forgotten past to unlock powerful abilities and influence the balance of light and darkness; harmony and chaos. Discover the identity of your enemy and uncover their evil agenda.

Choose: Embark on a journey across a vast, desolate landscape filled with hidden secrets and enigmatic characters. Trust your instincts to guide you to your journey’s end while you learn your own secrets cleverly hidden by your own tormented mind. Your choices weave a complex tapestry of chaos or harmony, shaping not only your journey but the fate of the world itself

Raven's Journey Presskit
Raven’s Journey Presskit
Raven's Journey by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. Raven's Journey is an action-adventure RPG coming to Valve - Steam games soon. Difficult choices await our heroine as you strive to remember your past and avoid evil forces sent to destroy you by an enemy unknown.
Raven’s Journey by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. Raven’s Journey is an action-adventure RPG coming to Valve – Steam games soon. Difficult choices await our heroine as you strive to remember your past and avoid evil forces sent to destroy you by an enemy unknown.
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Rescue (M 17+) https://www.zoozlezone.com/rescue-post-upcoming/ https://www.zoozlezone.com/rescue-post-upcoming/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:09:03 +0000 https://www.zoozlezone.com/?p=5986

Rescue is a 3D low-poly action-adventure 3rd person shooter with a supernatural / thriller theme.

“When you rescue a seemingly normal dog in danger – your life changes forever!”

 

Rescue is a sometimes lighthearted and sometimes dark, supernatural thriller with an occasional splash of comic relief. Strange events seem to be drawn to your home town and Evil is not always easy to recognize as you journey through this action-adventure 3rd person shooter.

As the reluctant hero, you are blessed – or cursed – with a paranormal talent you don’t understand & can’t control. So, it’s not in your cards to lead the normal life you desire. It’s hard to be normal while an unrelenting evil enemy hunts you and strange events seem to target you.

A quick moment in time changes your life forever when you rescue a seemingly normal dog in danger. As you learn that this dog is far more than she seems, you realize she is vital to your survival and you to hers. To survive, you and your dog must embark on a journey to rescue a dead man & enter a place more terrifying than Hell.

“Embark on a journey to rescue a dead man & enter a place worse than hell”

Battle hordes of demonic creatures, supernatural entities, monsters, undead armies, and more.

Rescue innocent victims whose souls are destined for a fate worse than death.

Escape the shadow of evil cast by the relentless enemy that hunts you and your dog, a powerful sadistic demon with an insatiable appetite for innocent souls.

Survive your family’s dark secrets and the curse that overshadows your hometown.

Remember – the worst evil – does not always wear a monster’s face!

The worst evil does not always wear a monster’s face!

Rescue Presskit
Rescue Presskit
Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. Rescue is a supernatural thriller, action-adventure 3rd person shooter.
Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. Rescue is a supernatural thriller, action-adventure 3rd person shooter.

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Infinity PBR Magic Pig Games Weeper https://www.zoozlezone.com/weeper-post/ https://www.zoozlezone.com/weeper-post/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:09:30 +0000 https://www.zoozlezone.com/?p=5979

Kaci Foxx: Avenging Angel will use this amazing asset by Infinity PBR | Magic Pig Games. The developer describes the Weeper as followes:

Drawing inspiration from the hauntingly beautiful “Weeper Statues” often found adorning centuries-old cemeteries, the Weeper character breathes life into the silent stone, ready to send chills down the spines of players. Emanating a macabre sense of beauty and dread, this spectral figure is designed to infuse your game world with a uniquely unsettling charm, making every encounter an eerie, unforgettable experience.  

I was really excited to find this hauntingly beautiful weeper to challenge our heroine, Kaci Foxx as she travels to exotic places seeking revenge for the powerful enemy who nearly destroyed her.

Infinity PBR Magic Pigs Games - Weeper. Meet this gorgeous and spooky weeper by Infinity PBR. This is just one powerful enemy our heroine Kaci Foxx must face in Kaci Foxx: Avenging Angel by Zoozle Zone Games.
Infinity PBR Magic Pigs Games – Weeper. Meet this gorgeous and spooky weeper by Infinity PBR. This is just one powerful enemy our heroine Kaci Foxx must face in Kaci Foxx: Avenging Angel by Zoozle Zone Games.

weeper by infinity pbr | magic pig games on Unity asset store

This asset works for Unity version 2021 through Unity version 6. It is compatible with Built-in, URP, and HDRP render pipelines.

Infinity PBR Magic Pigs Games - Weeper. Meet this gorgeous and spooky weeper by Infinity PBR. This is just one powerful enemy our heroine Kaci Foxx must face in Kaci Foxx: Avenging Angel by Zoozle Zone Games.
Infinity PBR Magic Pigs Games – Weeper. Meet this gorgeous and spooky weeper by Infinity PBR. This is just one powerful enemy our heroine Kaci Foxx must face in Kaci Foxx: Avenging Angel by Zoozle Zone Games.

fully animated, sfx included and bonus materials

The weeper comes with many animations to help you bring your ghostly presence to life. SFX are included. And many, if not all, of Infinity PBR assets come with some awesome bonus files like this gorgeous concept art. This added bonus is an amazing value for indie devs on a budget to market our games and polish up our websites!

Kaci Foxx Avenging Angel. Action-RPG with a dark emotional story theme. Lots of Ninja action, swords, and magic. Maybe some guns too!
Kaci Foxx Avenging Angel. Action-RPG with a dark emotional story theme. Lots of Ninja action, swords, and magic. Maybe some guns too!

amazing customer support!!!!!!!!!!

I can’t say enough about customer support! I purchased the weeper about a year ago and finally found time to put it into my game. Infinity PBR uses standard shaders, so it was a breeze and only a few clicks to get up and running in Unity 6 HDRP.

However, a few days after all my hard work, Unity notified me of an update, and I hit the download button before creating a backup. Bad move. It broke my weeper 🙁

I contacted the developer via discord and within a few hours, they had fixed my problem for me and provided a new download file.

Amazing value, amazing quality and amazing customer support!

Honestly, I can’t believe this asset pack is available for the price.

The weeper has blend shapes, customizable colors and blends, animations and SFX.

The developer provides a fully functional demo scene to help you design your weeper and get him game play ready.

Customer service was rapid and helped me get my game back up and running in the same day.

highly reCOMMENDED!

if you are looking for an amazing enemy or just a spooky presence to make your graveyards hauntingly beautiful, I highly recommend Infinity PBR’s Weeper.

Check out their other asset packs too!

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Unity 3D Post Processing and Animation | Rescue DevLog 003 https://www.zoozlezone.com/rescue-devlog-003-zznews/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:26:51 +0000 https://www.zoozlezone.com/?p=5876

welcome back. today we’ll set up Simple Post-processing & an animation rig

Click on the YouTube video link for a quick Post-Processing setup followed by a quick animation rig setup

Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. DevLog 003 - quick set up for Unity 6 Post-Processing and a simple animation rig
Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. DevLog 003 – quick set up for Unity 6 Post-Processing and a simple animation rig
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Unity 3D Post Processing and Animation | Rescue DevLog 003 https://www.zoozlezone.com/rescue-devlog-002-featured/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:22:23 +0000 https://www.zoozlezone.com/?p=5868

welcome back. today we’ll set up Simple Post-processing & an animation rig

Click on the YouTube video link for a quick Post-Processing setup followed by a quick animation rig setup

Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. DevLog 003 - quick set up for Unity 6 Post-Processing and a simple animation rig
Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. DevLog 003 – quick set up for Unity 6 Post-Processing and a simple animation rig
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Unity 3D URP | Rescue DevLog 002 https://www.zoozlezone.com/unity-3d-urp-rescue-devlog-002-featured/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:49:02 +0000 https://www.zoozlezone.com/?p=5859

welcome back. today we’ll set up a new project for rescue

If you missed “It’s Easy to Design a Game in 2025” parts 1 & 2, you may want to check those out.

If you have gone through that and you are still here, then you must know:

  • Why you want to make a game.
  • What kind of game you want to make
  • What genre you will use
  • Who your characters will be and what style the game will be
  • And you have decided to use Unity 3d

welcome back to the step-by-step roadmap for the making of rescue in 2025

Game development is a journey. Join Zoozle Zone Indie Games as we share a step-by-step process, a road map, for the making of Rescue, Kaci Foxx and Raven's Journey
Game development is a journey. Join Zoozle Zone Indie Games as we share a step-by-step process, a road map, for the making of Rescue, Kaci Foxx and Raven’s Journey

first we will quickly go through setting up a new project in unity 3d using urp

It has been decided that Rescue will use Synty low poly assets. Synty polygon assets work well with Unity 6 URP.

So, let’s get started.

Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. An action-packed supernatural thriller.
Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. An action-packed supernatural thriller.

If you are one of the FEW individuals who have not seen one of the 10’s of 1000’s tutorials out there that tell you how to start a project in Unity 3D, I’ll cover it quickly. If you’ve seen this 1000 times – feel free to skip to the next section: Setting up URP.

Let the adventure of game design begin.
Let the adventure of game design begin.

Go to Unity and download Unity. Easy as 1 2 3! Unity Real-Time Development Platform | 3D, 2D, VR & AR Engine

Game design in 2025 with Unity 3d is as easy as 1 2 3! Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games shows you how with this step by step roadmap.
Game design in 2025 with Unity 3d is as easy as 1 2 3! Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games shows you how with this step by step roadmap.

Unity Hub | set up a new project

  • Open Unity Hub
  • Go to the “Projects” tab
  • Create a new project
  • Choose a name (its generally recommended that you don’t use spaces or special characters or underscores)
  • Select a folder
  • Decide whether or not you want to use Unity Cloud and/or version control
  • **** choose your desired template | Rescue will use URP Core

Inside Unity editor | initial decisions & setup

Game design starts with a dream. Follow along with our dream to create an a mazing supernatural thriller - Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games.
Game design starts with a dream. Follow along with our dream to create an a mazing supernatural thriller – Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games.

When the Unity Editor starts up, there are few steps you should take to ensure everything is ready to go!

  • You may want to delete the read-me files
  • Open your package manager and delete Unity packages you will not use, add the ones you need
  • Go to Edit > Preferences > External > Make sure the code editor you wish to use is selected
  • Go to Edit > Project Settings> Graphics Tab & ensure URP is selected
  • Watch the video on YouTube to see some more awesome initial steps for URP setup in Unity 6

Check it out on our youtube channel for more details!!!

It's Easy to make a game in 2025. Quick set up for Unity URP in less than 10 minutes. Step by Step Roadmap - the making of Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games
It’s Easy to make a game in 2025. Quick set up for Unity URP in less than 10 minutes. Step by Step Roadmap – the making of Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games
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Unity 3D URP | Rescue DevLog 002 https://www.zoozlezone.com/unity-3d-urp-rescue-devlog-002/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:44:50 +0000 https://www.zoozlezone.com/?p=5819

welcome back. today we’ll set up a new project for rescue

If you missed “It’s Easy to Design a Game in 2025” parts 1 & 2, you may want to check those out.

If you have gone through that and you are still here, then you must know:

  • Why you want to make a game.
  • What kind of game you want to make
  • What genre you will use
  • Who your characters will be and what style the game will be
  • And you have decided to use Unity 3d

welcome back to the step-by-step roadmap for the making of rescue in 2025

Game development is a journey. Join Zoozle Zone Indie Games as we share a step-by-step process, a road map, for the making of Rescue, Kaci Foxx and Raven's Journey
Game development is a journey. Join Zoozle Zone Indie Games as we share a step-by-step process, a road map, for the making of Rescue, Kaci Foxx and Raven’s Journey

first we will quickly go through setting up a new project in unity 3d using urp

It has been decided that Rescue will use Synty low poly assets. Synty polygon assets work well with Unity 6 URP.

So, let’s get started.

Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. An action-packed supernatural thriller.
Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. An action-packed supernatural thriller.

If you are one of the FEW individuals who have not seen one of the 10’s of 1000’s tutorials out there that tell you how to start a project in Unity 3D, I’ll cover it quickly. If you’ve seen this 1000 times – feel free to skip to the next section: Setting up URP.

Let the adventure of game design begin.
Let the adventure of game design begin.

Go to Unity and download Unity. Easy as 1 2 3! Unity Real-Time Development Platform | 3D, 2D, VR & AR Engine

Game design in 2025 with Unity 3d is as easy as 1 2 3! Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games shows you how with this step by step roadmap.
Game design in 2025 with Unity 3d is as easy as 1 2 3! Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games shows you how with this step by step roadmap.

Unity Hub | set up a new project

  • Open Unity Hub
  • Go to the “Projects” tab
  • Create a new project
  • Choose a name (its generally recommended that you don’t use spaces or special characters or underscores)
  • Select a folder
  • Decide whether or not you want to use Unity Cloud and/or version control
  • **** choose your desired template | Rescue will use URP Core

Inside Unity editor | initial decisions & setup

Game design starts with a dream. Follow along with our dream to create an a mazing supernatural thriller - Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games.
Game design starts with a dream. Follow along with our dream to create an a mazing supernatural thriller – Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games.

When the Unity Editor starts up, there are few steps you should take to ensure everything is ready to go!

  • You may want to delete the read-me files
  • Open your package manager and delete Unity packages you will not use, add the ones you need
  • Go to Edit > Preferences > External > Make sure the code editor you wish to use is selected
  • Go to Edit > Project Settings> Graphics Tab & ensure URP is selected
  • Watch the video on YouTube to see some more awesome initial steps for URP setup in Unity 6

Check it out on our youtube channel for more details!!!

It's Easy to make a game in 2025. Quick set up for Unity URP in less than 10 minutes. Step by Step Roadmap - the making of Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games
It’s Easy to make a game in 2025. Quick set up for Unity URP in less than 10 minutes. Step by Step Roadmap – the making of Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games
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Not_Lonely Residential House https://www.zoozlezone.com/not-lonely/ Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:29:20 +0000 https://www.zoozlezone.com/?p=5836

Kaci Foxx: Avenging Angel will use this amazing asset by Not_Lonely. I made the mistake of purchasing homes and buildings only to find out that the interiors were not included. I could work with that, but sort of defeats the time-saving advantage of purchasing ready-made assets from Unity Store.

I was really excited to find this HQ Residential House & the Farmhouse by Not_lonely. Exteriors & Interiors are included!!!

HQ Residential House by Not_lonely on Unity Asset Store
Kaci Foxx Avenging Angel by Zoozle Zone Indie Games will use Not_Lonely’s HQ Residential House

HQ Residential house by not_lonely on Unity asset store

This asset works for Unity version 2019.4.38f1 through Unity version 6. It is compatible with Built-in, URP, and HDRP render pipelines.

HQ Residential House by Not_Lonely on Unity Asset Store.
HQ Residential House by Not_Lonely on Unity Asset Store – Complete with interiors.

Fully interactive American-style house with interiors!

HQ Residential House is fully interactive with the ability to walk inside, open doors, open windows and open closets.

You can create an entire neighborhood with the endless variations provided in this package.

Unity Asset Store, HQ Residential House by Not_Lonely. Awesome Asset!
Unity Asset Store, HQ Residential House by Not_Lonely. Awesome Asset!

Over 200 props provided to decorate your home!

This asset comes with a variety of colors, textures and props so that you can customize your homes and create an entire neighborhood.

Amazing customER SERVICE!!!

Not_Lonely provides amazing customer service! I had originally purchased this asset in 2020. Life happens and I had to put my project on hold. When I decided to start my game studio and return to game development, Unity 6 was near release. So I waited a few more months. When Unity 6 became the official version, I jumped back into the editor and got started. However, I hit a bump. My HQ Residential House did not work with Unity 6 editor.

I emailed Not_Lonely and within 48 hours, they had revised the HDRP version to work with Unity 6 & HDRP 17+. This is amazing support, and I’ll definitely purchase more assets from Not_Lonely.

highly reCOMMENDED!

if you are looking for an amazing home for your game character that comes with exterior AND interactable interiors & props, you must check out Not_lonely!

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It’s Easy to Make a Game in 2025 Part 2 https://www.zoozlezone.com/rescue-devlog001-p2-post/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 22:45:53 +0000 https://www.zoozlezone.com/?p=5804

If you have dreamed of making your own video game, 2025 is the best time in history to get started.

The hardest part is to actually START … well… it’s harder to finish but that topic will be covered much later in this series. For now, in just 15 short minutes, I’m going to share some resources, tips and tricks as part of a road map that will cover concept to launch – things that I learned the hard way. Hopefully it’ll help you.

Zoozle Zone Indie Games Rescue DevLog 001 Part 1. It's Easy to design your own game in 2025
Zoozle Zone Indie Game Studio

if you missed part 1, please check it out

In part 1 of this 2-part series, I shared what I learned – the hard way – about making a few important decisions BEFORE starting to work on my game.

Part 1 covers the first 3 important decisions you’ll need to make.

  • Why do I want to make a game?
  • Which game engine should I use?
  • What kind of game do I want to make?

welcome to part 2 of it’s easy to make a game in 2025.

I’ll cover 2 more questions you may want to think about early. Take some time to consider and answer these questions before you even open Unity’s editor and your journey to success will be a lot easier.

When I started my new game, Rescue, I considered these final 2 questions before I started working on the game in Unity

  • How do I get started? What do I do first?
  • When do I need a Steam page? What is needed for that Steam page?

watch the video on youtube!

You can watch on YouTube! Part Two covers the last two important decisions you should consider before you start your journey as a game developer. How do I get started? When do I need a Steam page?

It's Easy to Make Your Own Game in 2025. Step by step road map the making of Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games.
It’s Easy to Make Your Own Game in 2025. Step by step road map the making of Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games.

How do i get started? what’s a gdd?

A GDD is your game design document
A GDD is your game design document

Your GDD is your game design document.

Your GDD is simply a living document that serves as a record of decisions, deadlines, sketches, mechanics, features, and anything else that you feel is important to document for your game. Some developers believe that the GDD is a thing of the past, especially if you are a small team or solo developer. If you are a large team, a GDD really helps keep everyone on the same path. But even if you are a small team or solo dev, the GDD can keep you focused, motivated and prevent scope creep.

what’s your story?

One of the most important things to have in your GDD is a core gameplay loop and a hook. But those two things may be decided later in the development process. You’ll also need at least a brief description of your story – if you game has a story. All games have a narrative, not all games have a story. Do you know the difference?

Story and narrative are two different things, but it is a subtle difference. On the most basic level, story is an account of incidents and events. Narrative is the choices around the story events, the relationships between the events and in what order the events occur. Basically, narrative is the intersection of game design and storytelling.

When do you need your story?

Some developers wait until the game play is complete to write the story. Other developers write the story first. Regardless of timing, it’s important that you make the game play more important than the story.

Rescue’s story

There are two main influences for Rescue’s story. I am a huge fan of the TV series, Supernatural. I’m inspired by the two brothers traveling the country “saving people, hunting things — the family business”. Rescue is inspired by that, and Rescue’s heroine will be tasked with saving people, hunting things and unraveling her family secrets.

The second influence is one of my favorite authors, Dean Koontz. Dean Koontz is a huge dog lover. Any of his books which feature a canine character, you can rest assured that the dog will be more than they seem. Rescue will feature a fiercely loyal canine companion, a border collie, who is way more than she seems.

What is your theme?

Some developers consider a game’s theme as more important than the story. The theme is the first thing that will draw players to your game and keep them hooked until the end.

If something in your game breaks from your theme – it needs to go no matter how much you love it!

Saving people, hunting things – the family business.

Rescue’s theme is like the TV show Supernatural. Sometimes spooky, sometimes mundane, and sometimes a tiny bit funny. Rescue will be a supernatural thriller where the player character is tasked with ‘hunting things, saving people – you know – the family business”. 

Choose a style for your game. Who are your characters?

Decide on your game’s style and your characters

What style will your game be? This decision will help you determine which render pipeline to use. Will your game be 2D, 3D, realistic, stylized, cartoony, low poly, etc.? What assets and resources do you have in your arsenal – or do you have the money to purchase what you need?

I had a ton of Synty polygon assets in my library. They are high quality, easy to use, and fun to play with. Especially, since I am a hobbyist, I chose to use Synty assets for Rescue. Synty works well with Unity’s URP. So now that decision is made.

When should you start your steam page?

Most resources that I found, agree you should start your Steam page as soon as possible. You’ll need several things before you can get your page approved. Here’s a list of things you’ll need.

  • A Steam app ID ($100.00)
  • Your game name (this can be changed later, but its not easy to do)
  • Your game’s genre, sub-genre and style
  • Your game’s logo
  • A game capsule and hero capsule
  • A minimum of 5 gameplay screenshots
  • A gameplay trailer (optional for store page approval)

How to choose a game name

Choosing a name for your game can be the hardest part of game development. Some studios wait until the game is almost done before naming it. However, people get attached to names. It’s easier to talk about your game if it has a name. You can start building a memorable brand and a community if you have the name. And most importantly, you must have a game name to get your Steam store page approved. If you have a Steam store page, you can send people to that link so they can see your game and hopefully wishlist it.

One con to choosing a game name early is that if the game play changes over the course of the development process, you may want a new name. You can change the game’s name with Steam, but it is not easy to do. And you have to change all your social media, websites, printed materials, logos, and other graphical assets.

check out the video on youtube for helpful tips for naming your game

It's Easy to Make Your Own Game in 2025. Step by step road map the making of Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games.
It’s Easy to Make Your Own Game in 2025. Step by step road map the making of Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games.

Whatever your reason for making games, and however you define success, just make sure you love what you do. Game development is a rewarding creative journey. And your work should be PASSION not PRISON. The gamers will know if you are passionate about your game – or if you are not.

Rescue will be an action-rpg with 3rd person shooter features

Be sure to join me on this journey. I’ll present a road map – a step-by-step process for the making of Rescue. I’ll provide tips and tricks along the way. I’ll share the mistakes that I made while developing my first few games so that you don’t have to make those mistakes!

Game development is a journey. Join Zoozle Zone Indie Games as we share a step-by-step process, a road map, for the making of Rescue, Kaci Foxx and Raven's Journey
Game development is a journey. Join Zoozle Zone Indie Games as we share a step-by-step process, a road map, for the making of Rescue, Kaci Foxx and Raven’s Journey
Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. Rescue is a supernatural thriller, action-adventure 3rd person shooter.
Rescue by Zoozle Zone Indie Games. Rescue is a supernatural thriller, action-adventure 3rd person shooter.

in case you missed it – Be sure to check out “its easy to make a game in 2025 | Part 1

It’s easy to make a game in 2025 part 1 covered the first 3 questions:

Why do you want to make a game?

Which game engine should you use?

What kind of game do you want to make?

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