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[maetheec]

This is a game I've been working on over the past week during lunchtimes. It's a turn-based puzzle game where the aim is to get your snake(s) to eat all the food in the level. It started out called "Prism", but the game mechanics have evolved considerably to the point where the name no longer makes sense. Any suggestions?

Blood Worm Extreme!

[bnhw]

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This is a game I've been working on over the past week during lunchtimes. It's a turn-based puzzle game where the aim is to get your snake(s) to eat all the food in the level. It started out called "Prism", but the game mechanics have evolved considerably to the point where the name no longer makes sense. Any suggestions?

Blood Worm Extreme!

I quite like "Wyrm", but it's not at all googleable. The snakes also change colour

[Gainsworthy]

Asprism? Snakolor? Boa Chromestrictor? Painthon?

Colorbridae? You know, like the snake family Colubridae? Maybe that's too taxonomic.

Vipercolor? Or maybe Vypercolor? Like Hypercolor! But with Vipers. Because you're a snake! Jormand...Jormand... nah.


EDIT: OH DUDE SERPAINT. BECAUSE YOU'RE A SERPENT AND YOU CHANGE COLOUR AND i'm feeling a little tired actually why on earth do you Americans spell colour without a "U" it looks so anaemic without it it's all "Coh-Lorrr" are you American bnhw I kind of assume people are and anaemic's been underlined in red too what the hell


EDIT EDIT: Actually Vipercolour is pretty nice, I think it might be better than Serpaint. But hey whatever I am ON FIRE with these Snake-Colour pun names huh? Huh? Yeah. Glad I could totally help your series of Snake-Colour-Puzzle-games. I'll expect my cheque in the mail.

Oh, and the screenshot's quite nice. Those kinds of games drive me bonkers though. But sometimes it's a good bonkers.

[bnhw]

...without it it's all "Coh-Lorrr" are you American bnhw I kind of assume people are...

What?! I don't walk on the sidewalk.

[Liosan]

My game's name is Mountain Homes; it's supposed to be halfway between a 3D Dwarf Fortress clone and a classic city-builder. I don't think the name is a good as it could be... it's not "dwarfy" or even cool, and probably not Google'able. At least it doesn't sound like a rip-off

Any ideas for a better name?

Liosan

[thatbrod]

BitWorld or BitVenture?


It's a procedural randomly generated exploration game that evolves with your own customizable character to create an immersive world with rich environments, civilizations and even history.

[Gainsworthy]

BitVenture! BitWorld is a little too obvious. But BitVenture sounds like fun.


In unrelated news, sorry about the rambling a couple posts back. Whoops.

[ColeyWoley]

We went with Run Fatty Run.  Its an arcade game (on ios - android to follow) about, well, a fat man running.

Still not sure if the name (and concept) is an asset or a liability.

We're thinking either Bad Biker Baby or Ninja Pizza Girl for our next game.

[Dacke]

Your name instantly reminds me of the film Run Fatboy Run, but maybe that's not a bad thing or even intended?

[rek]

My game's name is Mountain Homes; it's supposed to be halfway between a 3D Dwarf Fortress clone and a classic city-builder. I don't think the name is a good as it could be... it's not "dwarfy" or even cool, and probably not Google'able. At least it doesn't sound like a rip-off

Any ideas for a better name?

Do you want it to be dwarfy?
Is there a narrative, or is it a sandbox?

BitWorld or BitVenture?

Neither? "Bit___" doesn't tell me anything about the game or the world.

[thatbrod]

Oh i figured "bit" was a fairly known word for small, (bit-sized pieces, bits (most basic and smallest unit of computing), itty-bitty, etc.)

And the game is meant to be a small-scaled world & adventure. At least, that's why i thought of it.

[Liosan]

Do you want it to be dwarfy?
Is there a narrative, or is it a sandbox?

I think so, I think I'd want it to be dwarfy.
It's definitely more sandbox than narrative. I don't know if I'll manage to put together a campaign (aside from the tutorial). I need to cut scope where I can, y'know... or it'll kill me

Liosan

[rek]

Do you want it to be dwarfy?
Is there a narrative, or is it a sandbox?

I think so, I think I'd want it to be dwarfy.
It's definitely more sandbox than narrative. I don't know if I'll manage to put together a campaign (aside from the tutorial). I need to cut scope where I can, y'know... or it'll kill me

Dvergarburg
Burrowborough
Pick's Landing
Home Sweet Hole
Hollow Hovel
Digsbury

(Some of these might work better as neighbouring city names...)

[Liosan]

(Some of these might work better as neighbouring city names...)

Yeah

You meant 'something dwarfy' as in 'something a dwarf would name their town'? I meant 'something that would make players think of dwarfs'. And make them think of building stuff and managing and being stately and dignified and making an unbreakable city/fortress. And being easy to google. And dwarfs . Probably no combat or violence, though, as it's not the focus of the game.

Thanks for the effort, though! Can I use the names for in-game missions/tutorials? They'd be a good fit. "Pick's landing" for a mining tutorial, "Home sweet hole" for a tutorial about satisfying needs...

Liosan

[rek]

(Some of these might work better as neighbouring city names...)

Yeah

You meant 'something dwarfy' as in 'something a dwarf would name their town'? I meant 'something that would make players think of dwarfs'. And make them think of building stuff and managing and being stately and dignified and making an unbreakable city/fortress. And being easy to google. And dwarfs . Probably no combat or violence, though, as it's not the focus of the game.

Thanks for the effort, though! Can I use the names for in-game missions/tutorials? They'd be a good fit. "Pick's landing" for a mining tutorial, "Home sweet hole" for a tutorial about satisfying needs...

Go ahead!

Dwarfopolis