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need to know before starting your game development journey check it out
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turn on the bell let's get started number one start your first game small
and simple if you want to start an indie game development
make sure you start your first game small and simple I mentioned this in my other
tips video and I think it's one of the most critical rules in game development
you really need to know how to manage the scope of your game as a game
developer sometimes you cannot help adding new features and mechanics but
you may ignore that complexity introduced at the same time according to
the study the main reason that the indie game development fails is that the
game is not even finished so start your first game small and simple make sure
you feel comfortable that you can finish the game and come back to this simple
rule every time you plan to add new features it will make sure you're still on
the right track number 2 indie game development is not just about making
game you may think as long as you can make a good game you can definitely be
successful in future unfortunately that's not the case no matter if you
work in indie game studio or as a solo game developer there are plenty of
things you need to know one of the most important thing is marketing the reason
is that there are so many indie games are created and put on Steam or itch io
if you don't know how to make marketing people won't even know your game at
all instead of spending all the time on game development you need to start
learning how to do marketing yes it may not be in your initial plan but proper
marketing will certainly increase the chance that your game can be successful
on launch day number three keep your motivation yes it is great to work as
indie game developer because you can really start creating a game in your
dream but at the same time it also means you need to know how to keep your
motivation along the journey no matter it is frustration loneliness and criticism
you have it to do with all of them you have to know how to cheer your up in
difficult times secondly no one will chase you around for the progress when
you work as indie game developer so you really need to
have a plane in the first place otherwise your game development will
go nowhere so make sure you keep the motivation and always stick to the
schedule number four make the game matches with your skills when you start making
games make sure you start a game you really like the reason is that you can
be creative if you work on the game you like as you can more game experience
than the others in this case you can come out some awesome and unique game
mechanic which will really make your game stand out secondly you also need to
make sure the game you create matches your skill set because if it make your
game development much more easier if you are not good at coding or creating arts no
need to spend month or years to learn skills simply go to unity store or
collaborate with other people as long as if you help you to make a game
efficiently number 5 game idea is not important you may think your game idea
is really awesome and unique you don't really want to share with other people
or even you think they may steal your brilliant idea if you just start a game
development this should not be your first concern
there are many awesome game ideas but what it really make them successful is
the game developers spend a lot of time to add details and improve their game
every day the hard working behind the scenes is the key to make them
successful it is very more important than just a
game idea number 6 your game mechanic need to stand out if you want to really
make your game stand out make sure you game mechanic is awesome no matter how many skills and
thoughts you be put into the game if the game mechanic is not attractive enough
people won't spend time and money on it so before you really dive into all the
details in development make sure your game mechanic can really grab people's
attention be creative to make something really cool and fun also will help you
to do marketing as well number seven join community when you decide to work
as an indie game developer make sure you join the community the sooner the better
as working as indie game developer it doesn't mean we need to work alone in
fact we really need to communicate with other people during the game development
start sharing your thoughts and progress you'll find that many people are willing
to give you the feedback it is also a great way to keep you motivated as you
know there are so many people out there just
like you who want to create some awesome games you can use all the social medias
to connect with the community like YouTube discord server Twitter Instagram
and so on join the community be a part of it get inspired and make a
contribution if you can these are the seven things you need to know before
starting game development if you want to know more tips make sure you check my
other tips videos the links are in the description below
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