We have the result from our poll "What difficulty do you typically prefer for Click / indie games you play?" are in.

Most people went with "Normal", with 13 people (57%) choosing this option. This indicates that normal difficulty seems to be doing its job as it is what people normally go for. Second most popular was Hard, which 8 people (35%) opted for. Nobody went for Nightmare, but both Easy and Impossible had 1 vote.

I usually prefer starting with "Normal" and then increase or decrease the difficulty depending on if it is too easy or hard, so I do like it when I can change difficulty 'mid-game'. However, I can appreicate how completing a game at a harder difficulty is one way to get a "New Game+". Feel free to share your thoughts from a gamer or develoepr perspective in the comments!

Anyway, onto the next poll question which is: "What art style do you prefer for indie games?". If you tend to opt for a particular style in your own games I'd be interested in knowing more about why.

In other news, we have an new Download for The Daily Click: A 2023 re-release of ONYX by Adrian Clyde (who has been a TDCer since 2008), an RPG game made with RPG Maker 2000 with other 30 hours of gameplay, 11 playable characters and a dark, mature story.

Yai7 is back with yet another freeware title, this time a puzzle game called Gingivitis: Super Feed my Cat.

According to the author: "Feed my cat by matching the gems on the screen and collecting cat food!"

So, what are you waiting for? Shpachtel is hungry!

Two new Click games have been posted to The Daily Click, both of which were entries to Martin Frank's
Spring Fling GameJam. I'll go through them in the order they were submitted to The Daily Click...

Yai7 has provided us with competition winner Hello Kitty's Morning Flower Shop.

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According to the author:"Based on the Famicom platform game, here is a top-down maze adventure where you play Kitty as she water flowers to make them grow... Avoid squirrels and snails and hit them with your wooden hammer to stun them as they are near you... Grow all plants in the level to win".

As usual for Yai7, this game is well produced and has plenty of levels. I've compared this game with the one it is based on, and while Yai7 changes the genre this game brings over a lot from the original. Trying to water plants while avoiding bad guys in a maze takes more time than just collecring a pellet pilll like in Pacman, so you really have to be sure that the coast is clear before you start watering those plants.

Secondly, we have Springslinger by hellzy

According to the author: 

"Spring has arrived, and so too, have evil demon gnomes. Play as Alice, an everyday florist who happens to wield an ancient doom-slaying weapon, and fight off countless hordes of gnomes to protect your lawn!

Objective: Reach the max level by accumulating experience, or kill as many gnomes as you can, or simply survive for as long as possible, or a combination of the three."

This game looks deceptively simple, but there are quite a lot of nice mechanics in the game and it has some of that "just one more play" feel to it. It is the authors first attempt at making a submission for such a time-limited competition, and they've done a great job.

I've been spending some of my Easter holiday working on something I'd beeen hoping to do for a while...

The scores from the games on TDC's Hi-score Mash-up Game Jam are now listed at Kliktopia page for Vitalize and online score games page and the associated Kliktopia hi-score page.

Meanwhile, Martin Frank has announced a Click-based itch.io Spring Fling Gamejam which runs April 11th 2023 at 11:00 PM to April 13th 2023 at 11:00 PM UK time.

Public announcement: Also, there has been a lot of articles lately which are just asking questions or posting about time-limited things. Please be aware that articles are intended for permanent content such long-form information on a relevant topic (including 'making of' articles going into details about the design process you went through for making a game) and guides and tutorials relevant to Click developers. The articles section is not intended for general discussions or announcements. If you want to update people about your game or activity or to just promote your project then either use the forum, the projects page, and/or the links page as appropriate.

Want to play some Easter-themed Click games? Two new Easter gaming experiences from our members:

• The Lost Eggs by Martin Frank, a platformer that has just been released (pictured) - it was made for Jimbink's 2023 Easter Game Jam
• Crazy Towers by Jack or John, a platformer which has just had a new easter level added

And in terms of the back catalogue, you can check out:

• Easter Avenger (link recently fixed), a platform game by Josepho from 2006
• Dungeon TV Easter Special, a puzzle game by the Peasants from 2006
• X Creature: Easter Edition, a platformer by Eran Avraham from the Caiman Easter contest 2006
• Easter Avenger, a platformer by Josepho from 2006
• Bernard & Hank: Springtime Again, a platformer by Hayo from 2007
• Scrumpy Ninja and the case of the bad eggs, a platformer by 3kliksphilip from 2009

jimbink will be hosting an Easter Game Jam on itch.io in around 15 hours. "In this jam, you will have 3 days from April 8th till April 10th to make a game using a Clickteam game engine. A theme will be announced at the launch of the Jam."

We now have the first game on our site from Martin Frank with the alliteratively named Death Deliverancy. It is a short action game where you can use the keyboard to walk and the mouse to aim and shoot enemies down.

To quote the author (who should know these things):

"Death Deliverancy" is an intense 2D action game where you take on the role of "Death Giver", a fearless warrior on a mission to raid the enemy criminal's base. Armed with an arsenal of deadly weapons, you must fight your way through hordes of enemies, using your skills and quick reflexes to survive. The game is made in Clickteam Fusion 2.5, providing smooth and responsive gameplay. With its fast-paced action and thrilling storyline, "Death Deliverance" is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Are you ready to take on the challenge and deliver death to your enemies?"

You may have completed games from MinkoedZamorVedro such as the RPGs Hryak Legend and Elder Mage and the Shoot 'Em Up  Space Cannon 3D. Well, now they are back with their latest RPG and completing it won't be so easy... because it is endless.

Endless RPG is described by the author as "my little fun project that I created as a base for my future game, which will also be released soon". A future game on the way, eh? Better complete Endless RPG quick before it comes out... oh wait, it's endless! ^_^

"Run, jump and shoot through 4 crazy towers, find out why they're even here in the first place."

Play through the charming freeware platform game Crazy Towers by Jack or John, made in Clickteam Fusion 2.5.

ICMationDailyKlik has given us The World of Morphy's, which is described as a fun little RPG made as a self-challenge.

In other news, we got the results to the previous poll which showed that most people would prefer several weeks to make games in TDC game jams.

I've added a new poll question: What difficulty do you typically prefer for Click / indie games you play? Feel free to share more thoughts on this topic in the comments.