React : Fun, Fast & Frantic

Hello Everyone!

Well after making every new indie game developer mistake in the book (and inventing many new ones in the process) my first game React is finally available to play...

https://www.thepeachypixels.com/games/react

Originally planned as a four month learning project, it turned into several years of feature creep and trying to perfect & balance the finished article. But it’s been a rewarding journey for sure.

The trailer gives you a rough idea of game play (although it has nuances that aren’t easy to show)...

It's available on all major platforms (yes, even Windows)...

https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NVHJLLFHQRH
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.peachypixels.react
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1570304349

React is offered as a free trial that includes 10 levels & 1 skill, but I plan on posting a small number of promo codes here (to unlock the full game) in the next few days, so keep an eye out if you like the look of it.

Lastly, I’d like to thank all those individuals (at Unity or otherwise) who helped answer my many rookie questions along the way, particularly @JeffDUnity3D

 

As promised, the first set of codes is for unlocking all levels & skills on the Windows version...

YMV22-47DYC-K2JXK-MGMRD-MM2RZ
PJHGH-4JKFJ-CJ7Q4-K4TJD-VHH2Z
FJM4H-4P6RG-KW9DJ-J3H9T-WKY4Z
DRPDW-X3G4Q-MGGRG-3H2H4-DTM4Z
2G37T-M6Y2D-3P6DR-M29GF-4HPYZ

You can do this from within the game by following the Unlock then Purchase buttons.

If you redeem a code, please could you post it here (so it can be ticked off the list) as this helps others.

Enjoy!

 

The second set of codes is for unlocking all levels & skills on the Android version...

Y6K5T3659LLR03CPQ4SCT8J
N4EUK0YJGGBM77WH8EFDJ8T
NLVJLLQ29ZN0Q52WS9X5WK7
U07JM6LFG9P5KZ6AFZNCU62
S42AK404M4GVDJMEZTKQ6UF

You can do this from within the game by following the Unlock then Purchase buttons.

If you redeem a code, please could you post it here (so it can be ticked off the list) as this helps others.

Enjoy!

 

The third set of codes is for unlocking all levels & skills on the iOS version...

6XA4HXTJP3M9
FEKEXX33J4W7
F97M6TK63WPL
W7HJ6JW99FMY
EK46NPXL7LJH

You can do this from within the game by following the Unlock then Purchase buttons.

Codes are valid to redeem for 28 days.

If you redeem a code, please could you post it here (so it can be ticked off the list) as this helps others.

Enjoy!

 

A new version of React is just starting to rollout to all three stores.

V1.0.6 [20th Oct 2021]
- Added Frame Rate setting (Reduced/Optimal)
- Balancing improvements to Level 1.10 & Level 2.3
- Improvements to stability & performance
- Updated credits

The new Frame Rate setting results in more consistent\stable framerates across all platforms, particularly iOS. Thanks @Tautvydas-Zilys for the advice with that

 

I've just started to publish a series of articles detailing some of the challenges & solutions encountered whilst creating React.

The first is how a 'mobile friendly frame rate setting' was added to the game...

https://www.thepeachypixels.com/articles/2021-10-27-mobile-friendly-frame-rate-setting

Hopefully some will find it useful in their own projects

 

A new version of React has been released to all three stores...

V1.0.8 [24th Mar 2022]
- Added extra levels to trial mode
- Improvements to the purchasing process
- Improvements to stability & performance

 

A new version of React has been released to all three stores...

V1.0.9 [27th Jul 2022]
- React is now free to play (Android, iOS)
- Updated app icon (Android, iOS)
- Updated privacy support
- Updated key third party libraries & services
- Improvements to stability & performance

Note: React is now free to play (on Android & iOS) and supported by advertising. Existing players who unlocked the trial will never see ads.

 

I've just published the second in a series of articles detailing some of the challenges & solutions encountered whilst creating React.

The second article covers player input (that means translating screen touches to game actions) and there is far more to it than meets the eye...

https://www.thepeachypixels.com/articles/2022-08-11-react-player-input

Hopefully others will find it useful in their own projects, as most of the design choices are generic rather than specific.