Camilla Steffenauer’s Post

I'm a solo dev working on a multiplayer game and made a mistake. I've made a text dump as a tutorial because it was easier. One guy tried to play my game and made a YouTube video about it, closed the text dump instantly and was wandering around aimlessly for 2 minutes, then he quit. I can't YET make a real tutorial where players will learn from gameplay because I didn't finish some required systems. So instead, I've replaced the text dump tutorial with a video dump instead, which can always be opened when needed. Hopefully it will work as a temporary solution that players won't instantly close. :)) The game is Elementers, in early access on steam, playable for free! https://lnkd.in/dqdngASJ

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I want to play your indie games! I will play your game and put it on my YouTube channel. The channel has just started so it is not a great advertisement for you but: 1- There will be another link to your page, your game, or your channel, so search engines promote you. (give me all the links you want to be shown) 2- Why would I do that for strangers when I can play my friends' games? If the game is not free, send me the link of the demo or send the game via Google Drive or Dropbox. https://lnkd.in/gdHmJRe5

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Crafting fun, engaging game ideas is difficult - but you can make it quite easy. the most common question in my game-dev discord is: what kind of games should I build? and it is a fair question from anyone starting out making their own games. they have no idea how to come up with 'original' ideas -> because they don't have the information of what works yet. i prefer this: ✅ scrolling through a few web-platforms and checking out their top/trending games. ✅ featured games that have a very high number of ratings mean that a huge player base played them. ✅ it also means that the platform actively promoted the game. 🤔 analyze the game, checkout the mechanics, theme, and feel -> See why it works and form patterns. also analyze the level of polish/look/feel. 🤓 but don't just play good games -> play the bad ones too. Understand why they are bad and did not work out. ✅ the more patterns you can form, the better ideas you can come up with. 👷♂️ take these games as a base and construct/deconstruct them. web-platforms always have a fresh varied game collection, compared to the current top charts in mobile. #videogames #gamedevelopment

"Theres no glory in playing it safe" My friend Andy Lang said that back when we were at Relic Entertainment I still say it today. Coming up with "unique" ideas for games or game features is really hard, but it doesnt have to be. Here are 6, very short, easily digestible "tips" for how to come up with new game ideas for your game development toolkit.

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