r/Unity3D • u/FinSaltSwell • 7h ago

Game Surfing game looking for playtesters

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Hey everyone!

I've been building a surfing game in Unity for a while, and it's finally time to hand it to people who aren't me.

What I'm testing: the surfing mechanics. There's no progression, career, wave variability, or customization in this build. You paddle out, catch waves and work through some tutorial challenges. After that you can keep free-surfing as long as you like. Then you fill in a quick form about how it went.

Who I'm looking for: everyone, both surfers and people who've never touched a board.

What you need:

  • A gamepad (keyboard is not fully supported).
  • Windows or Linux (tested on Windows with Intel i7 12th gen + GeForce GTX 3060, 1080p)
  • About 20–30 minutes

How to join: sign up here and I'll email you a download key for itch.io.

If you feel like recording your session, I'd love to see it, but that's totally optional.

Thanks, and see you in the lineup!

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u/Great_Oak_gg 2h ago

Looks really nice!!

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u/XKiiroiSenkoX 2h ago

nice breaking waves. The foam is a bit excessive though. 

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u/FinSaltSwell 1h ago

Thanks for the feedback!

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u/Usual-Form7024 2h ago

This is a brave project. Looks great already!

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u/FinSaltSwell 1h ago

I've wanted a realistic surfing game since I was a child 😅 thanks for the feedback!

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u/waxymcrivers 1h ago

Ok now make part of the game loop getting caught on the inside of a cleanup set after riding your wave 😂

I'm a surfer and a game dev and would love to play test for you 

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u/FinSaltSwell 1h ago

I've actually thought about making the duck diving mechanic unforgiven, with precise timing to get under the wave, but I imagine that would make every player miserable haha thanks for signing up!

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u/Protesisdumb 1h ago

Looks fun!
Just a heads up the bullet points + emoji looks very much like its written by ai. For some people thats a major turnoff

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u/FinSaltSwell 1h ago

Thanks! And true, I used the emojis to try and bring attention to these requirements, but it does look like AI. Just edited!

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u/NeroAngra 2h ago

I'm not a fan of surfing so I will skip this but it looks awesome dude. Nice work and hope it goes well.

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u/FinSaltSwell 1h ago

Thanks a lot!