One element of game design is frequently OVERLOOKED by indie game devs and it could determine whether your indie game is a smash hit or a quiet failure. It’s not gameplay, graphics, or even the art. The good news is that you can use this game design element to the fullest with a little bit […]
Continue reading "The Secret HACK to Game Dev Success"These beginner game dev mistakes can DESTROY your indie game….and it’s better to fix them sooner rather than later. Don’t settle for low wishlists, low Steam traffic, and low sales. With some simple adjustments, your game can reach new levels of awesome, become a better gamedev, and bring in more devoted gamers.
Continue reading "Game Dev Mistakes That DESTROY Your Game"Can artificial intelligence (AI) be used to generate 2D game art? After struggling to create quality 2D art for a small space shooter project in Godot 4, I take my chances with Artistic ALgorithm or AAL 9000 (DALL-E 2) to help me create some quick 2D game art to plug into my game. Will AAL […]
Continue reading "I Let AI Design All My Game Assets"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 […]
Continue reading "Their Game Got TWO Wishlists in TWO Years?!?"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 […]
Continue reading "How To Pronounce Godot Engine"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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