{"id":1862,"date":"2026-05-05T13:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:38:16","slug":"zefyr-lives-on-and-prototypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/2026\/05\/zefyr-lives-on-and-prototypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Zefyr lives on and prototypes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here come the latest news! Zefyr has been released almost 10 months ago and it&#8217;s slowly finding its audience. We have recently reached more that 300 reviews with a 96% positive ratio, which is super reinsuring for me. I&#8217;m still far from breaking even, but the player reception is heartwarming. Sadly, the sales are already slowing down, but I guess this is the destiny of all games (sooner or later). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_315reviews.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_315reviews.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_315reviews.jpg 389w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_315reviews-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So even if I&#8217;m still active on the forums to help stuck players, I had a bit of time to try and experiment new prototypes. And among these, one is starting to take form\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This last month, I worked on an idea I had in mind for a while: a simple survival craft game where you are a lone survivor in the desert and drive to find a city called New Eden, thanks to a radio signal. Hopefully a pitch with a smaller scope than Zefyr, but with many common points, starting with a super feelgood mood (yes, a feelgood survival craft!). So I tried to create the basic elements for this game:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a van to drive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a character to control and keep alive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a desert to explore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it looks like right now:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151956.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151956-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1866\" style=\"width:1028px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151956-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151956-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151956-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151956-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151956-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151956.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260418_184238.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260418_184238-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260418_184238-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260418_184238-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260418_184238-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260418_184238-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260418_184238-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260418_184238.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151829.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151829-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151829-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151829-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151829-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151829-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151829-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_151829.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And this time, I take the time to share stuff regularly on social network, so don&#8217;t hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/oneiricworlds\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/oneiricworlds\">follow me there<\/a> and share around, this would help a LOOOT! I particularly shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@mathiasfaitdesjeux\/shorts\">shorts on youtube<\/a>, check them out if you want to see more! And yes, I tried to learn from my mistakes and from now on, I have a planning for myself that includes communication and marketing timeslots. (believe it or not, for Zefyr, it was a waaaaay more chaotic process). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully this could turn into a full game in the near future. But keep in mind this is a work-in-progress, so lots of things can change, or at least evolve (the visual, the pitch, the gameplay, \u2026). Of course I&#8217;ll keep you posted!<br>And that&#8217;s it for today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, thanks a lot for your support, have a great day and take care! Peace!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathias, the dev.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there! Here come the latest news! Zefyr has been released almost 10 months ago and it&#8217;s slowly finding its audience. We have recently reached more that 300 reviews with a 96% positive ratio, which is super reinsuring for me. I&#8217;m still far from breaking even, but the player reception is heartwarming. Sadly, the sales [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3],"tags":[101,100,41],"class_list":["post-1862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game","category-news","tag-game-design","tag-prototype","tag-zefyr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1862"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1869,"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions\/1869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneiricworlds.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}