Game Development

Game development tools you should be using!

Today I'll be sharing a bunch of Game Development tools that I use for indie game dev! Hopefully this video will show you some ...

Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design

This practical guide covers everything from character design to level layouts using a humorous and visual approach. It is written by a professional designer who has worked on major franchises like God of War. It provides actionable advice that is easy to implement. **Author:** Scott Rogers **ISBN:** 9780470688670

Game Development Is (Not) Awesome

Devlog about the all the projects I did in 2025. Like the Weak Point game, Clay Knight follow-up and a bunch of random projects.

The Game Dev Advice That Took 10 Years to Discover

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20 Game Dev Tips I Wish I Was Told Earlier

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I Made Your DUMB Game Ideas

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Game Development Caution

I talk about game development caution and how it seems to be affecting newer games.

The Game Dev Advice You Actually Need (Ft. AIA, Goodgis, and more...)

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My 1-Year Recap: From Broke to Full-Time Game Dev

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Indie game dev for beginners

Why Game Development Is So Hard

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Game Dev Secrets: The Most Common Problem with Tutorials! #indiegamedev #gamedev

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What Kind of Math Should Game Developers Know?

Math is important for game developers, but how much math do you really need? And is it really as difficult as it seems?

How To PROPERLY Start Making A Game

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Game Dev Secrets: An Easy Dialogue Fix! #indiegamedev #gamedev

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Is This The Greatest Game Developer Ever? @sakurarabbit6708

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Game Dev Secrets: Palette Swaps! #indiegamedev #gamedev

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How I Learned To Make Roblox Games in a Week

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Game Dev Secrets: A trick for environmental immersion! #indiegamedev #gamedev

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A day in the life of an indie game developer #indiegame #spacegame #wearescrewed #gamedev

The video maps a realistic indie dev day into actionable routines—short, focused development sprints for prototyping and bug fixes, dedicated playtest-and-iterate loops, plus brief but regular marketing/community windows—showing how timeboxing and strict prioritization keep momentum. It walks through concrete workflows (asset/feature iterations, bug triage, Steam page/Discord updates) and demonstrates turning player feedback into prioritized backlog items to prevent scope creep. Watch if you want practical templates for organizing solo or small-team work, deciding what to polish before release, and using Steam/Discord playtests as low-effort, high-value validation instead of vague inspiration.

Game Dev Secrets: Tiles and Maps! #indiegamedev #gamedev

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This is why game design is a science! #hollowknight #gaming #indiegame

The video demonstrates how game design can be treated like a science by turning mechanics into testable hypotheses—using Hollow Knight as a case study to show how you set measurable goals (e.g., desired difficulty curve or responsiveness), run controlled playtests, and iterate from real player data. It breaks down concrete systems—tight movement, enemy telegraphs, and risk/reward pacing—as repeatable experiments that reveal which variables (hitbox size, animation frames, invulnerability windows) actually change player behavior. Practical takeaways: instrument prototypes for simple metrics (deaths by zone, ability usage), prioritize small testable changes, and design clear feedback so iterations quickly show whether a change improved player experience.

The 100 Games That Taught Me Game Design

The video breaks down 100 specific games into concise design lessons—each segment isolates a single mechanic, decision, or level choice and explains how it teaches repeatable techniques like risk–reward balance, feedback clarity, and emergent systems. Rather than abstract theory, it delivers concrete takeaways you can apply immediately: how to iterate under constraints, craft readable player goals, and extract modular patterns to reuse across genres. Watch this if you want a curated, example-driven study plan that gives a prioritized play list, clear heuristics for dissecting systems, and ready-to-run experiments to improve your own prototypes.

Game Dev Secrets: Easier Animations! #indiegamedev #gamedev

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