r/leveldesign

We’re currently improving the Steam page for our horror FPS The Infected Soul.

Which version do you think looks better visually? (1 or 2)

Any feedback on layout, readability, or overall feel would really help us.

You can also wishlist the game from the link it would mean a lot to us 🙏

The Infected Soul – Steam Page

​I originally built the Ultimate Asset Placer just to speed up level design for my own Godot project, but I realized it could save other devs hundreds of hours too, so I polished it up and published it for everyone!

​Every purchase goes directly toward funding my indie game. Thank you so much to everyone who picks it up—you are literally keeping my dream project alive and I appreciate it so much.

​Grab it here: https://choco-ted.itch.io/ultimate-asset-placer-godot-45-gd-script

https://choco-ted.itch.io/ultimate-asset-placer-godot-45-gd-script

We're a small indie team working on a 1920s crime sandbox. The core loop involves managing a Prohibition-era empire on a grand strategy layer, and then seamlessly jumping into Third-Person Shooter combat for raids and turf wars.

We wanted our level designs to reflect the two different sides of the underworld, and we'd love your feedback on these environments.

• The High Life: The lavish mansions and detailed offices are your safe havens—where you run your economy and deal with rival AI families.
• The Streets: The damp alleys, underground boxing rings, and wooden speakeasies are the gritty arenas where the actual TPS shootouts and raids take place.

We’ve been trying to balance that heavy, claustrophobic "noir" lighting with readable layouts so the tactical firefights feel good.

What do you guys think of the atmosphere? Does the contrast between the "untouchable boss" areas and the "dirty street" arenas work well for a 1920s setting? We’d love to hear your critiques on the lighting and overall vibe!

You can wishlist on Steam: Silent Authority: Blood & Bourbon

I know that there might be challenges in setting up the colliders, but I want to achieve the hand-drawn feeling and the grid will make it harder. Any feedback or experience share is more than welcome!

I noticed that in the game DMK sometimes I come across objects whose scale looks strange. Because they are gigantic. I partly understand why. It is for good shots and a feeling of spaciousness. Because in some cases the size of the objects around Dante looks adequate. But on the other hand, why make such huge stairs where it does not seem very necessary? It seems to me that smaller stairs would not spoil the shot. Although, now I look and think that they give mass in the shot, which does not need to be filled with something else.

In the case of tombstones, I suspect that this HUGE stone, whose height is at Dante's level, is also for expressiveness? As a location marker, because small stones look just... stones. That is, you could put anything of a similar shape there, but it is the shape and symbols of the central one - it gives clear signs (ominous) to this piece of the location. Right? Or what is the reason for such gigantism?

Also bookshelves. To be honest, I didn't notice it right away (nice job!), but when I started to follow the sizes after the steps I wrote about at the beginning, I saw that the books are big. It probably makes more sense to make 4 levels of books, but big ones, rather than 6-7 "normal" (1:1) sizes books, if we talk about comparing Dante's size and how the books should look next to him.

Maybe someone can suggest materials on this topic or something like that? Why does it work like that, in which games, and so on.

This is supposed to be a war worn Ukrainian town. But I feel like it needs more realism… i want to make it look more realistic but keeping that atmosphere. I mostly mean lighting and materials or stuff.

You can draw layouts on a grid, almost like pixel art. There’s also support for assigning different materials and textures to floors, ceilings, and walls (both sides).

Overall, it turns out to be a pretty handy tool for rapid prototyping.

Just wanted to share this screenshot I took in a game I am working on called "The Road Behind Us" It is inspired by I am legend, and the main hook is that you can play as your dog.

I am looking for ways I can improve the lighting and break up the tiled feel of some of the buildings. Any Feedback is appreciated!

We're looking for playtesters for the closed pre-alpha of our indie psychological horror game The Infected Soul.

Quick heads-up: co-op mechanics aren't implemented yet in this build this pre-alpha is meant to showcase the atmosphere, core gameplay, and the direction we're heading in. We'd love your feedback on what's there so we can shape what's coming next.

You can DM me to join the playtest. You can also check out the game via the link below adding it to your wishlist would mean a lot to us.

The Infected Soul – Steam Page

I used a combination of asset packs from FAB, these assets used are not mine. The level is supposed to be a gothic courtyard, tried to add much as I can to background. What do you think? Please DM me if you’re interested in trying out my levels yourself!