How To Make Better Game Design Decisions
If you ever feel like you’re really worn down at the end of the day and you feel like you don’t have the ability to make proper decisions, well there’s some science to that...
Author: Game Dev Underground
How To Be A Better Teammate In Game Development
You ever wondered how to be more effective in a team? We’re going to talk about how you can how you can get other people to kind of be more effective with you, coming...
Don’t Believe Everything You Think
You’ve ever thought you can’t be something because of who you are now or you think that your current person conflicts with the thing that you want to be? We’re going to talk about...
Do You Keep Starting New Projects And Never Finish Them?
Today, we’re going to talk about SHINY OBJECT SYNDROME. Yes, it has a name. I googled it and I learned that a lot of people struggle with this problem just like we do. That’s...
Indie Game Advertising – How To Do It Properly
Today we’re going to be talking about advertising in indie games. A lot of people say that advertising is dead in indie games. I hear a lot of people say advertising doesn’t work. I...
How Do You Know When You’re Ready To Start Making Games?
Today we’re going to talk about a question that I receive in an email that basically was asking how do you know when you’re ready to start making games. I see this question in...
How To Overcome Laziness In Game Development
Today, we have another fantastic subject. I still struggle with laziness. In fact, I’m still working on how to overcome it. A lot of programmers are lazy. And despite what Bill Gates might say—he...
Can Bad Programmers Make Great Games?
Today, we’re going to talk about a question that one of our members asked and is really concerned about: Can bad programmers make good games? The way I want to approach this is really...
Indie Game Landing Page Template – Super Simple But Super Effective!
Today I want to go over a series of landing pages that I think are really good. If you don’t know what a landing page is, a landing page is essentially a one-page website...
Game Design Document Template – One Page + Super Easy
Today, I have something really cool to share with you. I stopped using those large game design documents a while ago and I started using these cool, super short documents that helps me keep...
How To Get Your Indie Game Funded (Without Using Kickstarter)
Let’s take a look at some really cool things that I think most Indies should know about. I think it’s really important that you understand your different options when it comes to funding a...
Game Design Theory – Identity
We’re going to talk about something that’s super interesting. We’re going to talk about game design theory. But not the whole subjective of theory, we’re going to talk about one specific piece of theory...
Most Players Won’t Finish Your Game – And That’s A Good Thing!
We will talk about a cool subject, which is Why Most People Will Never Make It Through Your Game And Why That Matters. This has been a kind of a common theme throughout a...
What’s the Difference Between Software and Video Games?
We’re going to talk about the difference between software and games. Now you might be thinking, “Why is this important? Why do I care? What’s the difference?” Well, software has very different design philosophies...
Be Excited About Your Game – 3 Reasons Why You Should
Today we’re talking about excitement because excitement is really exciting. When it comes to game development, I know the types of people that are in the range of the spectrum. I know the people...
Which Platform Should I Make Games For?
Today, we’re going to talk about which platform should you make games for. We’re going to talk about specific platforms. We’re going to go into some simple concepts about each one. Which one you...
How To Stop Procrastinating Game Development
Today we’re going to talk about the famous subject of PROCRASTINATION. I’ve received a lot of emails about this, a lot of comments, a lot of tweets, and it’s something that I’ve been wanting...
How To Innovate In Game Development
Innovation is one of my favorite subjects because it’s a word that’s misunderstood a lot. It also means a lot in the tech and game development communities. We all like to create unique things....
How To Get Over Massive Failure (Feeling Inadequate Or Defeated)
Today I want to talk about this feeling of defeat and inadequacy. I’ve experienced this a lot in my life. I always told myself that I was going to be a millionaire by the...
Game Dev Overwhelm: What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
Today, we’re going to talk about “overwhelm” because I find that a lot of people in game development get overwhelmed on all the stuff that they learn, all the stuff that they want to...
