I have something to tell , i need your opinion a lot.
After giving it a lot of thought, I’m facing a real dilemma, and I want to talk to you my community, about it. (yea second post of the day)
PS: it's not an hard stop for ldr, i just need to share my though and need your to anwser my question
Lately, I’ve seen people talking about LDR, sometimes in a very negative way, and it has really been affecting me. I feel like I haven't been able to make proper progress despite the enormous amount of time I invest every single week since years.
On top of that, as you may have noticed, the game has lost a lot of traction, which led to a drop in income. Because of this, I had to take on side dev contracts just to cover my daily living expenses, which unfortunately takes even more time and resources away from LDR.
For those who don’t know the backstory: LDR was originally created as a team project. Unfortunately, one of the members turned out to be dishonest, scammed us, and left with the money. My other partner decided to step away after that. But because I didn't want to let you down, I decided to keep pushing forward on my own all these years.
That being said, I’ve never managed to secure the resources needed to match my ambitions, and I haven't been able to add all the features I promised you. (To be clear, I’m not blaming those who support me financially, you are wonderful, and I'm deeply grateful for your trust.) But I’ve now reached a point where this situation is becoming really difficult to live with.
I truly want to keep making games for you. I love the bond we’ve built, but achieving my vision for LDR feels increasingly unreachable given my financial constraints and limited bandwidth. The last thing I want is to look like a scammer or one of those developers who abandon progress and profit off a "dead game" a perception that’s only made worse by the recent loss of data during my move.
Honestly, I’m asking myself a lot of hard questions right now:
How do I handle this while staying honest with myself and with you?
Is this a sign of weakness/cowardice on my part, or just the result of bad past choices?
I’m not trying to shift the blame onto anyone I know I could have done things better, but I’m searching for answers. While I’m proud of what I’ve built with LDR, it still falls far short of what I actually wanted to accomplish.
I’ve put together a short survey, and I would deeply appreciate it if you could answer it honestly. At the end of the day, your perspective as my community is what matters most to me; everything else is secondary.
To be fullyhonest i feel chain to a montain and can't escape, i would love to make a more tiny project, something more easy to make great and polishing, off course you know my style so in similar vibe has ldr, i'm thinking and daydreaming about something else rn...
(Please be completely frank in your answers, and if you'd like to elaborate, feel free to leave a comment below. I genuinely want to hear what you think.)
PS: it's not an hard stop for ldr, i just need to share my though and need your to anwser my question
Link to the FORM
Comments (7)
If a project feels like dead weight and you can't finish it, but you hate to throw your work away, Maybe sell it? It's better than letting it disappear, both for you and for the game itself. Not all users might agree, but the final say is yours.
Making a living and your health should always come first. As someone has already said, finishing the latest update and taking a break might be good. After your break i personally would give thought to if it’s worth continuing the game (or starting another project). As long as you are transparent with whatever choice you make i think a majority of people will understand.
thank for your message, yess it's truly what i want, something more tiny but has perfect has i can, i have way more experience than when i started
I think you need to work on the next update so people see a new version , after that you can take a break or work on another project. This way when you come back to ldr you will have new motivation and energyand you may have recovered the lost progress
yea actually i still love making game, i just feel my wish with ldr is too far and i want make something people can enjoy entirely
Take care of your health. You can come back to this project only if you are healthy.
thank you