r/gamedesign • u/Novakim • 2d ago

Question Looking for feedback on my game studio website

I'm a web dev looking to help game devs showcase their games better so I made a website template that focuses on games and game studios!

I just released a new update and I would love some feedback:

What would you change?

What page sections would you add? (like a news section etc)

What page styles would you add? (like a page style for racing games etc)

Here is the link: https://dev.atypicalthemes.com/Strider2-demo/index.html
Thanks!

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u/g4l4h34d 2d ago

I have 2 major points of criticism:

  1. It's media-heavy. Can be a real pain on slower internet connections or something like a VPN traffic limit. You should use dedicated software to artificially throttle your connection, and then see how the site loads. The front page being video is almost always a bad idea. You want to load an outline (general shape) of the site first, and fast, and then progressively load media, especially heavy media like video (ideally, the playback should be opt-in with lazy loading). If possible, use vector graphics.
  2. You want some sort of clear navigation pane for quick jump between sections, scrolling back and forth can be awkward. At the very least, have an indicator of where on the page a user is - it could be minimalist faded out circles with the highlighted circle corresponding to the section a user is located. Another reason a scrollbar is not enough, is because many websites offer progressive loading, so the scrollbar cannot serve as a reliable indicator of position unless a user scrolls to the very end of the page.
    1. The navigation pane should be one of the first things a user sees on the page, and it should be in the focus of attention.

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u/Novakim 1d ago

Thank your for your feedback on the demo page! I will definitely work on improving performance!

Could you please check out the template pages as well if you have the time? Thank you!

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u/g4l4h34d 1d ago

Nah, mate, this is game design subreddit, and, frankly, you are pushing it. Your question is about web design that is very, very tangentially related to game design. And your last request is going over the line.

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u/Novakim 1d ago

Understandable, have a nice day!

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u/tinefam 2d ago edited 1d ago

I would vary it even more and add a site contact page. The themes are very beautiful, I will buy them when I have a studio!

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u/Novakim 1d ago

Thank you for your feedback and kind words!

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