Their Game Got TWO Wishlists in TWO Years?!?

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How would you deal with getting only two Steam wishlists after two years of work? I recently came across a reddit post detailing that exact circumstance. I take a look at “Llama the Farm Drama”, review their Steam page, and what I think the dev can do to revive their solo game dev dream. Game […]

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Why Elden Ring Has No Easy Mode

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Elden Ring has captured the free time of gamers since its release in February 2022. The latest entry in the FromSoftware library from director Hidetaka Miyazaki continues his tradition of difficult master, difficult to put down gameplay. Elden Ring boasts many excellent game design elements from a rich and powerful story, created with the help […]

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Overcoming Game Dev Burnout

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Burnout can destroy a game development career. I n this video, I discuss what causes burnout in gamedevs and share some tips and tricks on how to combat, cope, and recover from burnout as a professional and indie game developer. Mental health can be quickly overlooked or pushed aside during what AAA studios call “crunch […]

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How To Pronounce Godot Engine

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Go-dot? Guh-dough? GOD-oh? In my initial impression video of the Godot Engine, I got some gentle feedback on how I pronounce “Godot” and some variations on how some of you pronounce it. So I decided to do some digging on the origin of the name Godot and how to pronounce it. I admit when I […]

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Godot Engine – My First Impressions as an Unreal Developer

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Should you use the Godot Engine? I take the Godot Engine (3.5) for a spin to see how it compares to the Unreal Engine and Unity. Godot is a 2D and 3D engine initially released in 2014 and is currently awaiting a 4.0 release with additional features. I walk through the initial installation and setup, […]

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Is Is Too Late To Learn Game Development?

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Why is game development so hard? Am I learning game development too late? Why don’t I understand game development? What game engine do I pick? Wait…what’s a game engine? Game development, or gamedev, IS hard. BUT, it is also a very rewarding skill to learn and opens up a lot of creative possibilities, even if […]

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