Selling 20k+ Copies of a Text Game

Huw Millward's journey into game development began with him wanting to teach himself how to code in C++ by making simple console text prompt games. After receiving positive feedback upon releasing one of these games, he started turning it into what is now known as Warsim: The Realm of Aslona.

Warsim: The Realm of Aslona

Warsim is a deep and rich text based kingdom management game unlike anything else. Complete with charming ASCII graphics, navigate the millions of different procedurally generated races, events and areas with a huge emphasis on player choice. Don't let its look fool you, there is depth in every direction.

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In the interview, he shared his approach to engaging and growing the community around the game, by actively listening to their feedback and improving the game. He also mentioned strategies on how he encouraged players to make suggestions and report bugs! It was a very interesting chat that was very eye opening and shows the power of hitting the right niche with your game.