Apps by TouchArcade Users

[nkooiker]

Although I only registered today I consider myself a touchArcade user since the beginning, just never posted ;)

I was wondering if there are more users here that published an app or a game to the store :)

I have a casual puzzle game based on the pen and paper game 'bulls and cows' and the boardgame Mastermind:
MasterBrain (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=289990419&mt=8) - $0.99

I showed you mine, now show me yours ;) ;)

[moopf]

Yes, there's a few here. Mine is here:

Hiqup

Welcome to the touchArcade forums - like you I only started posting here recently but have had the touchArcade RSS feed in my reader since the app store launch.

[nkooiker]

Hooray for logic puzzle games ;)

[mek]

i have a few products that are nearing completion and being submitted

[blue ox]

Another developer here. I created "Moosentration" and "YouSave!"

More apps are coming soon... :)

[BulletDev]

I don't have anything live on the store yet - but I am working with another dev to bring a halloween themed title to the iPhone.

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=315

It should be complete and on the App Store by October.

[jwbrent]

Since there are developers here, 2 games I'd love to see versions of are Hexcite and Gravitar.

[Little White Bear Studios]

I, along with my wife and three kids, make TanZen (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=286331900&mt=8).

[Acceleroto]

It's great to see what everyone's done. Here's one of mine: Air Hockey (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=286106725&mt=8).

[johnbowers]

Howdy,

I'm another dev! I wrote StarSmasher and I'm working on my next game but its too early to talk about... :)

[jwbrent]

I, along with my wife and three kids, make TanZen (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=286331900&mt=8).

Great game!

[Little White Bear Studios]

Great game!

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying it!

[kshep]

Hello,

I'm the developer of the word puzzle game Imangi (http://www.linktoapp.com/imangi). If you haven't heard of it, check out the reviews that Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/09/16/app-store-update-imangi-2) and TouchArcade (http://toucharcade.com/2008/07/23/imangis-unique-word-puzzler/) did.

Enjoy!

-Keith

[grafikrobot]

I'm one of the devs responsible for Shards (http://couchworldgames.com/shards/), and obviously it's related demo version Shardsette. We are working on another puzzle game at the moment, which should be done this weekend, and hopefully in the AppStore before the end of the month.

[Manta Research]

Hey guys...

We're the developers of the puzzle game "Cubes". We've got a new game being submitted to Apple in the next day or two called "Virus".

[Yza]

Hey,

I'm the developer of BooMLe - maybe you remember the preview of the game
http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/03/jollypops-boomle-puzzler-shows-promise/

The game isn't out yet - and as one might expect - it is only another match-three-colour logical game. But for me and my team isn't. Only I put into the game more than one thousand of hours - almost every minute of my free time in last three months. I hope people will appreciate it - because my goal is to make puzzler - done in unique way never seen before - with big gameplay variability, lots of game modes, WiFi multiplayer, storyline, featured soundtrack. Now have the game more than 25 000 lines of code :D Keep the finger crossed and I will later bring some new info/screenshots/videos :)

PS: the game is now far away ahead the youtube video

[raps27]

Hey,

I'm the developer of BooMLe - maybe you remember the preview of the game
http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/03/jollypops-boomle-puzzler-shows-promise/

The game isn't out yet - and as one might expect - it is only another match-three-colour logical game. But for me and my team isn't. Only I put into the game more than one thousand of hours - almost every minute of my free time in last three months. I hope people will appreciate it - because my goal is to make puzzler - done in unique way never seen before - with big gameplay variability, lots of game modes, WiFi multiplayer, storyline, featured soundtrack. Now have the game more than 25 000 lines of code :D Keep the finger crossed and I will later bring some new info/screenshots/videos :)

PS: the game is now far away ahead the youtube video

Very interseting game, how much will be?

[Yza]

Very interseting game, how much will be?

Well, we still not decide. The deadline for the release is set to the november 2008 - so still enough time. I see the potential for 10+ hours, random levels, some fun with friends via WiFi and Online competitions. But as I mention before - I want make the game pleasurable for the people as much as we can do. And for majority is not pleasurable to pay the price 9.99$ - so the game will be for sure lower - and as I hope - more stable:)

[break5]

Hey guys...

We're the developers of the puzzle game "Cubes". We've got a new game being submitted to Apple in the next day or two called "Virus".

What's "Virus" about?

[slembcke]

A friend and I made ScribBall.

http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/18/a-look-at-scribball-a-physics-based-color-matching-puzzler/

ScribBall uses my rigid body physics library, Chipmunk. A number of other iPhone games use it as well. List of Chipmunk games (http://code.google.com/p/chipmunk-physics/wiki/Games) Though no iPhone game really uses it to it's full potential. We're in the process of fixing that. ;)

[anadin]

We have too our game is Touch 'Em and has been up for 3 days or so. Hoping for some reviews to start appearing soon. Four of us worked on it and while planning 1.1 we are starting our next one which will be another puzzle game but we have plans for a series of different games too. As an 18 year veteran of the games industry this the most excited I've been since I started - I'm even writing this on my iPhone it's fantastic!

[cifri]

Greetings all,
It's nice to see so many great apps.
I developed an Ataxx style board game called Consumed (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=290237781&mt=8). Working frantically on my next game ;)

[Manta Research]

What's "Virus" about?

We'll try and post up a video in the coming days to show the gameplay. The basic premise behind the game is that the body is being attacked by various viruses in different areas of the body. You control the formation of white blood cells in the bloodstream to try and trap the viruses and kill off the virus in each zone. The game makes full use of the accelerometer as well as touch, and uses a realtime physics engine for enhanced playability.

We think it's a fun little game that will appeal both to those that only want a quick 2 minute game as well as those looking for a longer experience. We're submitting today, so hopefully should be up by the end of this coming week.

[raps27]

We'll try and post up a video in the coming days to show the gameplay. The basic premise behind the game is that the body is being attacked by various viruses in different areas of the body. You control the formation of white blood cells in the bloodstream to try and trap the viruses and kill off the virus in each zone. The game makes full use of the accelerometer as well as touch, and uses a realtime physics engine for enhanced playability.

We think it's a fun little game that will appeal both to those that only want a quick 2 minute game as well as those looking for a longer experience. We're submitting today, so hopefully should be up by the end of this coming week.
that game looks pretty cool. How much will it b?

[Manta Research]

that game looks pretty cool. How much will it b?

We're pricing it at $3.99.

[PHDGaming]

Developer of "Alien Invasion" - located here (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=287940093&mt=8).

[tosui]

Greetings all,
It's nice to see so many great apps.
I developed an Ataxx style board game called Consumed (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=290237781&mt=8). Working frantically on my next game ;)

Hi Lee,

Consumed looks really well done & polished. I'm just not sure about replayability. At $2.99 I'm a little skeptical to "try" it out, and there are no reviews at the (Canadian) store.

Have you considered doing a short sale, like Tanzen did (went from $2.99 to $0.99 for a week or something) just to get people into it & talking, build up reviews & hype, and increase number of sales? Personally, I'd pick it up in a flash for a buck.

Just an idea. Curious to see your next game, too! Keep up the good work :)

[break5]

We'll try and post up a video in the coming days to show the gameplay. The basic premise behind the game is that the body is being attacked by various viruses in different areas of the body. You control the formation of white blood cells in the bloodstream to try and trap the viruses and kill off the virus in each zone. The game makes full use of the accelerometer as well as touch, and uses a realtime physics engine for enhanced playability.

We think it's a fun little game that will appeal both to those that only want a quick 2 minute game as well as those looking for a longer experience. We're submitting today, so hopefully should be up by the end of this coming week.

it'd be great if it would be, but it probably won't be out by the end of this week. apple's "app-in-review" system is crazy. trace has been in review for the past two weeks. (http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?threadid=218)

[cifri]

Hi Lee,

Consumed looks really well done & polished. I'm just not sure about replayability. At $2.99 I'm a little skeptical to "try" it out, and there are no reviews at the (Canadian) store.

Have you considered doing a short sale, like Tanzen did (went from $2.99 to $0.99 for a week or something) just to get people into it & talking, build up reviews & hype, and increase number of sales? Personally, I'd pick it up in a flash for a buck.

Just an idea. Curious to see your next game, too! Keep up the good work :)

tosui,
Consumed is really meant more to fill those few extra minutes you have with a "quick" (really depends on how much thought you put into your moves) match. Kind of like a good game of checkers or reversi. :)

I'm certainly considering having a sale to raise awareness for Consumed. Right now I'm working hard to finish version 1.2 which includes bug fixes, a better settings view and a two player mode so you can play against a friend as well as against the computer.

If you would like to see a game play video please visit our web site: Consumed Gameplay Video (http://web.mac.com/cifrisw/consumed_gameplay.html)

Thanks very much for your feedback

[tosui]

tosui,
Consumed is really meant more to fill those few extra minutes you have with a "quick" (really depends on how much thought you put into your moves) match. Kind of like a good game of checkers or reversi. :)

I'm certainly considering having a sale to raise awareness for Consumed. Right now I'm working hard to finish version 1.2 which includes bug fixes, a better settings view and a two player mode so you can play against a friend as well as against the computer.

If you would like to see a game play video please visit our web site: Consumed Gameplay Video (http://web.mac.com/cifrisw/consumed_gameplay.html)

Thanks very much for your feedback

The video is what piqued my interest - it looks really good!

If anyone has played the game, please share with the rest of us...

[cifri]

Thought some people might be interested to know that I've lowered the price of my game "Consumed (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=290237781&mt=8)" to $1.99 US. I've also updated it to include a two player mode so you can challenge a friend. This greatly adds to the replay value, as will some new additions I'm working on.

But my real reason for posting is to get some attention to this thread again.
I'd like to see more developers posting their work here. :D

[mrbass]

The video is what piqued my interest - it looks really good!

If anyone has played the game, please share with the rest of us...

I'm just judging based on the video. It looks fun. It's based on Ataxx (http://pressibus.org/ataxx/indexgb.html) which many games are of this type. One flash game I liked was hexxagon (http://www.neave.com/games/hexxagon/). There is a free version called Squares (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=287064290&mt=8) in the app store. However, this one I think I like better as you can jump opponents pieces and is closer to hexxagon gameplay that I like. $2..hmmm I think I'll have to wait and hope it hits $1 though.

[Mackritter]

The video is what piqued my interest - it looks really good!

If anyone has played the game, please share with the rest of us...


I have been playing this game since it has came out. It has earned a perment spot on my iPhone.
I would like to start out that is has never crashed on me and has never crashed my phone either, which is more than I can say about a lot of the games I have tried. That out of the way let's get to the nuts & bolts so to speek.
The controls are simple and easy to understand. The game starts out (for people that have played this type of game before) extreemly easy. But it does build in difficulty as you progress, and get quite difficult to beat. The sounds are simplistic but good, and there are a several back grounds to choose from or you can choose a pict that's on your phone to use as a back ground.
It is a very well written, and provides not only a quick game now and then but also prolonged play as well. I have not tried out the 2 player part of the game yet so I can't tell you how that plays, but I'm sure that if it is like the rest of the game it works well.
Ok for my gripes :)
The game has no scoring and with that no abbility for a "high score" I like "bragging rights" :)
It it does not have "levels" example lvl 1,2,3... It just gets harder or easier depending on if you beat it or not. If it had levels that once you beat that level you could go back later & select that lvl to start at IMHO it would be better.

I hope this helps.

[lazrhog]

Hi. Lazrhog here.

my games:
iZoo (name now stolen so will be released as something else)

Games I ported:
Neverputt ME
Neverball ME
Noiz2sa
rRootage

been at toucharcade every day from the start(ish), but only just started posting.

[downfallout]

We three guys at downfallout created the game
Stroll Garden
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=287734086&mt=8

as well as
Elixir
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=286322239&mt=8
and
Halloween Pumpkin Card Builder
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=%20291312987&mt=8

We have another game that Apple has had under review for over a month. They probably aren't going to let it through.

[Ringo50k]

I saw a few people say they've been at Touch Arcade for a while but only just posted.
Peer pressure got me good.

I'm part of the enabled iPhone Dev team.

We have team members with a gaming background
but have started to explore the iTouch with some simple Apps.
So far we have released :

Newton's Cradle
Despite being a simple test we've had (and still have) huge downloads of this one!
http://enabled.com.au/games/newtons.htm
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=288217026&mt=8


Amazing Liquid Pack
Our first paid App (to cover some of our Mac related purchases :) )
http://enabled.com.au/games/liquidpack.htm
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=292272933&mt=8

Please have a look and let us know your thoughts.

[mr. nug]

Hi. Lazrhog here.

my games:
iZoo (name now stolen so will be released as something else)

Games I ported:
Neverputt ME
Neverball ME
Noiz2sa
rRootage

been at toucharcade every day from the start(ish), but only just started posting.
When are neverball, noiz2sa, and rRootage going to hit the app store? I really enjoy Neverputt ME.

[BoB]

Hey nkooiker,

Two games here, just check out the sig--

[Finchypoo]

I had no idea so many devs frequent toucharcde, pretty technically inclined forums we have here. Ive been coming here since the appstore launch, Toucharcade is the goto iPhone game site where I work.

Cool to see so many other devs are here too.

Its not exactly "my" app but I was the artist for MotionX Poker.

[PoV]

Smiles

http://www.smiles-game.com

And a video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_v6O5ot3bs&fmt=18

[Ringo50k]

Flinchypoo - I love Motion X's art.
Well done man.
Some very slick work.

I only pay attention to it because I'm one of the art team on Newton's Cradle.

[lws]

Hi, I also read toucharcade at least daily, and just recently realised there are some nice forums attached to it :)

I'm the developer of THTouch, which some of you might still remember from pre-AppStore days. It was released just this Monday and I hope you like it even more now! :)

[SteveT]

I'm part of the gang in Fulltilt Worlds/Fulltilt Interactive.
We have Puzzoodle Jigsaw and Puzzoodle Halloween out in the App Store and are wrapping up another game with quite a few more in the pipeline.

Good to see other developers around here.

[crunc]

Hi, I also read toucharcade at least daily, and just recently realised there are some nice forums attached to it :)

I'm the developer of THTouch, which some of you might still remember from pre-AppStore days. It was released just this Monday and I hope you like it even more now! :)

Welcome. Is THTouch the Texas Hold'em game? I hope you'll consider making a non-Texas Hold'em poker game. The Texas Hold'em crazy is irritating in part because it seems to have put blinders on poker game makers everywhere. What about the bazillion other variants of poker out there? A fun poker game would even let players make up their own variants on the fly. 5's and 7's wild, hi-low, pass the trash anyone? Something to consider for your next game. You'd have the sole non-Texas-Hold'em-only Poker game perhaps anywhere.

[lws]

Welcome. Is THTouch the Texas Hold'em game? I hope you'll consider making a non-Texas Hold'em poker game. The Texas Hold'em crazy is irritating in part because it seems to have put blinders on poker game makers everywhere. What about the bazillion other variants of poker out there? A fun poker game would even let players make up their own variants on the fly. 5's and 7's wild, hi-low, pass the trash anyone? Something to consider for your next game. You'd have the sole non-Texas-Hold'em-only Poker game perhaps anywhere.

It is indeed a Texas Hold'em variant poker game. Thats just because it is very popular. To add multiple poker game rules vor more variants to the game som rather big changes would be necessary, so I'm not sure if that will happen soon, as university just started again and I already cut down university time last semester and need to catch up now ;)

Still, I like the idea of course. But there are also completely other games on my mind :)

[iangordon]

I'm one of the devs on Versus Chess. (Online Multiplayer Chess game, been out since the AppStore Launched)

We have more online games coming out for the Holiday season.

Appstore Link:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284963349

Game Homepage:
http://www.3against2.com/vschess/

[Finchypoo]

@Ringo50k

thanks, glad you like it!

first game ive ever worked on, its pretty exciting stuff.

[Frand]

Hi guys,

I'm one of the conspirators at Secret Exit. We've got three games under development right now. Spin has been submitted to AppStore, so I would hope it to be the first game to come out. Later this year it'll be followed by Zen Bound, and perhaps the third game which is somewhat unannounced at this time.

Mostly I lurk, but occasionally I compensate with long rants. My current pet peeve is the whole jumbled mess XCode and the different provisioning profiles with development and distribution. I swear it's almost enough to make me give up games and become a sheep herder in Burkina Faso.

Cheers to all the devs here :)

[Finchypoo]

@Frand

I cant tell you how happy I am that you guys are bringing Zen Bound to the iPhone.

When I first heard about games for the iPhone Zen Bondage was one of the games I thought id love to see on that platform. Cant wait too see what you do with it.

[jlake02]

Very cool there are so many devs here!

Just curious.. are you (or anyone you know) working on a video recorder for the iPhone or does the SDK make it impossible?

Thanks :)

[vopt]

I wrote BallsEye. There's a freebie called Tree coming too. It should be released Real Soon Now!

Dave

[spacerage]

I've been with toucharcade since the begining, but just signed up to the forum cos Im excited about my first game getting release :)

Space Rage (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=294152917&mt=8)

Its a 3d Space combat shooter style game, like a dog fight in space :) Kinda like Elite but without the trading etc. It would be great to get some feedback about what you think including pricing etc. If people think its too pricey Id definitly consider lowering it.

It would also great to hear suggestions for new features too!
Thanks! :)

[super6ft7]

manta research-

Virus and Cubes are 2 great games, i got Virus for free when a friend told me about it, its really fun, but maybe once you complete a virus you should be able to skip to it if you lose, other than that its really fun, i'm playing cubes now!

[davidmdowning42]

So has anybody played Space Rage? It just got cheaper and I'm quite curious...

[BATTLE BORN]

I've been with toucharcade since the begining, but just signed up to the forum cos Im excited about my first game getting release

Space Rage

Its a 3d Space combat shooter style game, like a dog fight in space Kinda like Elite but without the trading etc. It would be great to get some feedback about what you think including pricing etc. If people think its too pricey Id definitly consider lowering it.

It would also great to hear suggestions for new features too!
Thanks!

how bout a gameplay video my friend?

[spacerage]

Im trying to get hold of a camera to get a video of it (a few people have requested it :) ) Hopefully ill have a vid in the next day or two.

I decided to do a last minute price adjustment too, as i think i put it on for too high.

[vopt]

I wrote BallsEye. There's a freebie called Tree coming too. It should be released Real Soon Now!

Dave

Apple really surprised me and turned this around in a day! I figured it would be out in November because it has a Christmas theme. Oh well - download now and don't open 'til Christmas :-)

Dave