I almost kind of jumped in my seat at 10:48 when suddenly MY store page showed up! Thanks for checking it out

Hey man, thanks for this serious and honest talk. It's hard to find someone who would give you a lowdown like this. I really appreciate it.

awesome video guys, these videos really do cover all the things that can help boost your game! And its all packaged in a 15 minute video! Again great job. :)

I've been working on try to make my own games recently, and watched soooo many videos about game dev, this is the first one I found super useful and practical and I took notes along with it. Highly recommended for newbie game developer like me🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I mean if it's just about having a studio and creating a game, that could be done in a game jam, doesn't have to take 3 months. If you want to actually earn money, that is very different. Normally they say new companies take 3 years to become profitable, but video games is a extremely competitive marked. It's a good guide to make your first game.

Fantastic video. Great information, quite inspiring

Great stuff. I am thinking about starting a game dev studio so this is invaluable advice here, so I know what I can expect to get myself into...

A big thank you guys!

Love your videos guys. I always give up after the prototype because i ignore the first tip, make a game of a genre you like to play, i always begin making platforms, shooters or rpgs, but when i create the basis i usually give up, i cant evolve a style of game i dont like or dont know to play very well and because of that i have started making one in my favorite genre of games and started a devlog too, the devlog is great too, even if no one watch it 🤣 we can loose the fear of the cam and the shy to speak with new people. I have a full time job and i a making this for 2/3 hours per day i will aim that 3 months to one year 🤣.

as a hobbyist gamedev with hopeful dreams of branching out a little more one day , i appreciate all these tips :) ty

I'm starting today, after many years of procrastination. Your videos helped alot, and this one is fenomenal. Thank you.

Thanks for sharing your experience!

Thanks for the great advice!

Great video, nice to see someone put it all into words! At least you sold more games than my first published one lol! :o)

Great video. I want to learn more of the dev side.

This is a very valuable video. thank you so much.

As a dev team manager and software engineer myself, this is the best software development advice I’ve seen

Great video and recommendations

This is all spot-on advice. Keeping things tiny at the beginning is crucial. Focus focus focus (this is all me talking to myself)

Great talk. Thanks

Wow. This is such valuable advice.

You got subs, great explanation

Solid advice.

I'm working as a Tools Developer for gamedev company, so I can't start my own studio. I can still work on my personal gaming projects as long as I don't directly compete with my employer. I can't even imagine starting my own company from scratch, especially when I don't have friends with similar interests, because I think that without financial investment it's too hard to find some strangers and just make a game. A lot of paperwork, legal stuff, etc. That's why I'm glad that I can just work on small projects, while maintaining a full time job! For some this might not be the best system, because of many reasons. Motivation to work after daily job might be hard. I spend not enough time, I think, and my project will take longer than I'd like. Good video!

Nice video! Tjhanks!

good advice.

I almost gave my bachelors in computer science. And i have a strong interest in indie game development so i am taking a few game dev courses. I feel like this is a great route because i am much more knowledgeable about computers in general and a lot applies to game development. For instance, i know what a kanban board is. And design documents

Appreciated stuff 🤚🤚

website URL is fundamental to stat or register as a indie startup or as a company , that's why so many people make a simple static one page website

Great!

learned alot from this video

ty bro

Great video. One question. At what point do you need to set up as a business? Should the studio be organized as an LLC before you sell games?

The fact you didn't brand it as ByteMe is a tragedy.

a question. how much time is consider full time. i Pretend to give like 2 a 3 hour per day for doing games. make for make a project 6 month is a fair time , or i pushing myselft to much

don't forget to add good music and/or good story

Very Informative, TY.. thumbs up &-subscribe

I have a question can i make games like i have a idea for it but i dont have much knowledge about coding and stuff like i just know basic C++ thsts it

I know this is an older video, but hopefully you still see this and answer my question. I want to make games, but I'm on square negative one... I'm not a dev person, not an art person, but I'm a business person. Ultimately, I know I'll need to learn one of those two things, which is going to likely be the dev part, but I don't know where to start. If you had to learn one or two engines/languages, what would they be? Looking to know where to start, so that I can make effective use of my time.

I'm currently developing a 3D RPG-style video game in Unity and have encountered an issue with handling upper and lower levels. Despite exploring various methods like fading and transparency effects, I haven't been able to find the desired solution. Is there someone available to assist me in resolving this 3D-related problem?

Isn't it important to have a website as a "landing page", so that your marketing press kit has a place to live?

I think Red Dead Redemption is so interesting because the developers clearly put into a lot of thought about what a player might react in certain scenarios.

Want to know posting trailer to big channel like IGN need to cost money or not ???

Hey I'm trying to make my own games and planning to launch it soon I finish it here's the problem I'm solo game developer do I need manager to sell my game on steam or any platform?

After I had a gamedev project with a team (we cancelled it at 90% which I am offended about), now I'm doing my single development project. (I started with a prototype, I have no name, no website.) It will be a way long journey beside my 40 hours/week job. (I will hire artists for some kind of art.) Now I have to realize, if I don't do it at least 8 hours a week, I will never get my goal.

oh, but what if this is game of my dream? I cant spend only 3 months on it, 3-5 years is bare minimum! Great video by the way, very relaxing)

I have a off-topic question, where are they from? Their accent seems like they are from europe, prob north europe(Sweden, Germany,belgium, Denmark,..) Edit: i saw flanders, so Belgium, i knew the accent seems familiar.

Where do they give loans?😅

Hey, Unity :D

I spend 2 years working on my first commercial game (before i did some small games,projects etc) and every time i made a video i try to share it on social media,discord and stuff never get too much attention, then i send i think over 300+ emails to youtubers,content creators,media like ign,pc gamer etc... never get any response it is hard launch was okay get few hundred sales, i got many wishlist when i have game on Steam Next fest that was a good boost for a my game (Space Warden) but overall it was a fail i spend maybe more time coding,brainstorming new ideas and fixing bugs then making videos or marketing but overall good learning experience and ye my game get pirated as well day one...

15:05 Shia LaBeouf force ghost LOL

When I create the Steam page. Do I share the name of the Game there? How is it with IP. Is it protected by Steam or how does it work?

And what if I am not good at code or art??

Also avoid social media.. just like real boss, dont allow it during work hours unless for PR

1 to 2 weeks for planning and concepting ? Huhh Prototype should be within same week, then decide if the idea/prototype is good to continue

"don't make a website" "Make a press kit" ... 😂 Nah but really, this is good advice

First Cool video very interesting

Expect a PM in about 3 months...

But…I like building the website 😂 in all seriousness, thanks for the reality check.

Yea well there is a high probability that the game is not going to be popular, especially the first one, so you have to spend at least time and money as possible, publish it and if it gets popular, prepare a sequel, if its not, you have to change the bases of the game or scrap it and start with a new idea.

If you’ve marketed your game well enough, you should definitely hire somebody to make a website for your studio. If you’ve nailed social media then you’ll direct a lot of sales to your site that will go 100% to you instead of steam or gog taking their cut

Missed out on calling yourselves,"BYTE ME"

1:20 disagree, diminishing returns implies you aren't making your code cross game form. Most code can be re-used if done properly.

Man that Hurts I am Web Dev, and Game developer and both are important. Yes, content is always the question. But save money.

Kizaru

Honestly, I feel like devs are shooting themselves in the foot when they propose "make a game in 3 months and release it on Steam." We're just filling Steam with mediocre quality games. Do you really think someone making their first game, without knowing the industry, marketing, or even utilizing the engine properly, is going to create something really good? It might happen, but the reality is that 99 out of 100 "my first game" only adds to the trash on Steam, making it really hard for devs who take 1 or 2 years to produce a polished, high-quality product to stand out among the hundreds of games uploaded daily. I think it's great that everyone is making and publishing their first game, but at the same time, I believe we need to take care of Steam. I think, without realizing it, we are breaking the most important tool we have for selling games. I think it's a mistake to do it just for the experience, just to say "I have a game on Steam" because, five years from now, when that same dev, if they kept learning and improving, wants to release a game that really aims to generate good income, they will find that their own previously published experiments, and those of hundreds of other indies, will overshadow their work. We are getting Steam users used to navigating through hundreds of games that aren't worth it to find something decent. We are turning Steam into Google Play.

You should rename this video to, "Create a Dev Studio in Three Months". lol

Sorry, your timeline is a joke. 3 months? You think I want to end up making $50? That's great if you live in Romania, but that won't even pay for the electric bill in the USA.

My problem is when I have asked about how to do something specific, its nothing but BS and back lash.

its WAY easier to get a loan and BUY a small game studio