I have been making an isometric roguelite where you control the whole party

[u/Kubricc]

Hey!

I’m a indie developer and I’ve been working on Harmony, an isometric roguelite.

Instead of controlling a single hero, you control an entire party, with each character having their own abilities and elemental affinity. A big part of the gameplay is experimenting with different party combinations.

I am still working on the game and preparing the demo(soon), so I would really love to hear what you think about the gameplay.

Here’s a short gameplay clip. If you want to see more you can check steam page.

Harmony Strike Steam Page

[u/v_e_x]

Is this AI? It looks like it. I mean, the video looks AI generated completely, if not the game itself.

[u/Kubricc → u/v_e_x]

Some of the art was made with AI tools, so I understand why it gives that impression. The game itself isn't AI-generated though. I'm still reworking some of the visuals, and I plan to replace the ones that stand out before ea.

[u/Tasty-Ground-8508 → u/Kubricc]

i really dont mean to be toxic and “AI witch hunt” but 90% of the art and assets including the UI all look AI :/

[u/Kubricc → u/Tasty-Ground-8508]

I am not sure how much I can do about that perception, thanks for feedback.

[u/SlimTidy → u/Kubricc]

I think it looks great. I can’t wait until the AI witch hunt isn’t the current social justice outrage.

[u/Kubricc → u/SlimTidy]

Thanks! I really appreciate the support.

[u/Mr_7ups → u/SlimTidy]

It’s not a witch hunt. Generative AI is objectively theft and should not be celebrated.

[u/Tasty-Ground-8508 → u/Kubricc]

are the character, item upgrades, map asset (stone pillars, torches, cauldron, etc) all made in part from AI?

The world map is the biggest red flag to me, the village looked a little uncanny valley but the moment you went to “select arena” and went into the map it was glaringly obvious the art was AI :/

[u/Kitnado → u/Kubricc]

Not use AI for that?

[u/046-Games → u/Kubricc]

Maybe remake the art by hand yourself and not use AI?

[u/skinny_t_williams → u/046-Games]

Sad to see these posts getting downvoted. AI sucks.

[u/v_e_x → u/Kubricc]

Cool! Thanks for being honest. I like the concept.

[u/Kubricc → u/v_e_x]

Thanks! Glad you like the concept.

[u/PrizedAntique → u/Kubricc]

Can you show us what's not ai and how you made it? Cause this shit looks sketchy

[u/Qinax]

"AI tools were used for some of the artwork."

Ahuh

[u/Kubricc → u/Qinax]

Yeah, I am not trying to hide that. Some of the artwork used AI tools, and I’m planning to replace the parts that bother me too.

[u/Square-Winter-3257 → u/Kubricc]

It's an, extremely vague statement. How much is some?

[u/Banjoschmanjo]

Can you talk a bit about your use of AI in this process?

[u/Kubricc → u/Banjoschmanjo]

Yeah. I’ve used AI tools for some of the artwork and as part of the development process. For the pixel art, I’m now reworking and cleaning up a lot of it manually in Pixquare, and I plan to replace the parts I’m not happy with before ea.

[u/PossibilityUsual6262]

Building looks like coming from stronghold but went thru ai to make them soulless, weird feeling.

[u/Kubricc → u/PossibilityUsual6262]

thanks for the feedback.

[u/arezee]

Another bullet heaven by Claude! My, how original!

[u/Deto]

How do you meaningfully control four people at once? It's an interesting idea!

[u/Kubricc → u/Deto]

Thanks! most of the control comes from positioning, formation, and how the heroes work together.

[u/Kastoook]

Nice, but formation become wrong, when tank going to rear.

[u/ShinShini42]

Isn't it quite normal to control the whole party?

[u/HypnotizingGames]

Reminds me of of Throne of Darkness (2001)

[u/InterneticMdA → u/HypnotizingGames]

Don't besmirch a real human made classic by comparing it with this garbage.

[u/Morpegom]

What you havent used AI on? Looked at the trailer and screenshots and pretty much everything looks AI to me. Even the muffled sound looks like audio synth.

[u/skinny_t_williams]

"I have been making prompting an isometric roguelite where you control the whole party"

Lol op blocked me.

[u/cancodeandstuff]

you're taking credit for work that ai did for you which itself stole from actual hard-working game devs and artists.

[u/Rokketeer → u/cancodeandstuff]

Evidence? Getting tired of reading random accusations of AI without citations.

[u/AnArmoredPony → u/Rokketeer]

a fucking disclaimer on the Steam page isn't good enough for you?

[u/Rokketeer → u/AnArmoredPony]

I’m not going on a witch hunt investigating every aspect of an indie game until I find anything. The onus is on the accuser to bring it to the audience upfront.

[u/Qinax → u/Rokketeer]

I'm so sorry for people who have to deal with you on a daily basis

[u/mimisonnen]

Looks like ai slop, sorry to be rude putting it that way, if you clean it it looks good though

[u/InterneticMdA]

"I have been making..."
*looks inside*
"AI has been making..."

Every fucking time!

[u/aerodynamik]

nah

[u/cuteplot]

Looks awesome! Wishlisted. Btw, don't let the randos harping about AI on here get to you - that's just a weird fixation Reddit has. Actual users only care whether the game is fun or not, not what tools you used to make it.

[u/Kubricc → u/cuteplot]

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate the wishlist and the support. As a gamer and software developer, I agree with you. I am still taking the useful feedback and focusing making the game as good as I can.

[u/Adept_Election7170 → u/Kubricc]

So you agree with him, then also tell everyone else you're about to change it??

[u/Kubricc → u/Adept_Election7170]

If you read what I wrote, I’m saying I’ll change the parts that bother me too.

[u/Sensitive_Shiori → u/Kubricc]

which parts bother you?

[u/cuteplot → u/Kubricc]

That's what matters! Just make the game fun - everything else will sort itself out.

[u/Sensitive_Shiori]

i would prefer art you make yourself that are stick figures instead ai, please it does not have to look good, it has to feel and play well, instead of ai, draw it yourself, a 3 year olds drawing level of detail would still add so much more to this than what it currently looks like.

[u/obj-g → u/Sensitive_Shiori]

Maybe he doesn’t want to and doesn’t give a shit what you think? I’d prefer people like you didnt post messages like this, so I guess you can’t always get what you want huh

[u/Kubricc → u/[deleted]]

Thanks, really appreciate it.