It is very exciting to me when developers of shareware games still have websites
Wrote about some shareware game developers that still have websites
EDIT: I have added a list at the end of recommendations by other folks
https://virtualmoose.org/2023/09/18/shareware-game-developer-websites/
@MossRC Thank you! I forgot about Goodsol and love that they're just kinda doing their own thing and it seems to be working
@MichaelKlamerus Here's one of my favorite holdouts - http://www.windowsgames.co.uk/ - Sean O'Connor made a rather addicting Empire clone called "Mother of All Battles" for Windows 3.0 that is still getting some updates and being sold today! Plus a lot of other small games I haven't tried... :)
@greg @MichaelKlamerus Ah man, he made Slay which I bought years ago and still enjoy today. Weirdly addictive little strat game which unexpectedly consumed hours of my life. I carried it on a USB for many years so I could whip it out at work as well!
@greg Thank you! I'll have to check it out
@MichaelKlamerus This is really interesting to see! One I discovered recently is the website for Bluemoon, the developers of SkyRoads (and previously, Kosmonaut). The site doesn't look like it's been updated since about 2000, but it is still online.
@pulsar I didn't know they still had a site. I love SkyRoads!
@MichaelKlamerus I was just thinking about Hamumu today (https://hamumu.com) who just released their flagship Dr. Lunatic Supreme on Steam for its 20th anniversary.
@MichaelKlamerus And of course, one shouldn't forget Spiderweb Software (http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/index.html) who have been updating and remastering Avernum, Geneforge and Avadon for decades.
@AndyHat woah, like literally just released it. I'll have to check it out. Thank you!
@MichaelKlamerus Here’s one I came across recently, Storm Impact, the developer of MacSki and other Mac games. They even provide a download in an emulator-friendly format https://www.robotroom.com/StormImpact.html
@MichaelKlamerus Oh right, I knew I had more but blanked on them until immediately after posting, of course.
Louise Hope, a World Builder dev, including versions you can play in your browser https://www.lucysworlds.com
Ray Dunakin, another World Builder dev, including a modern Mac remake of one game http://www.semitech.com/marc/ray.html
@robotspacer @MichaelKlamerus Really glad to see this is still around - I used to visit Robot Room to read their robotics articles and projects a long time ago!
@robotspacer thank you! These look really cool. I'll have to try them out. Same with the games by the world builder devs
@MichaelKlamerus A couple that I discovered during various shareware streams:
http://crazybytes.at/
http://junkgames.de/
@MichaelKlamerus Found another one - a female shareware developer, no less, and who appears to still be making jigsaw games and things. Very cool! http://www.lenagames.com/index.htm
@MichaelKlamerus I recently finished reading Shareware Heroes, so it was neat to see these familiar names again.