Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
My game Hexagod has been in Early Access on Steam for about 3 months now. So I thought it would be a good time to take a step back and think about how it's gone so far and what I've learned about early access during my game dev journey as a solo game dev.
#gamedev #indiedev #diversion
Thank you to Diversion for sponsoring a portion of this video.
Learn more about Diversion:
https://www.diversion.dev/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=aarimous_07_25
Diversion's Discord Server:
discord.com/invite/HDAGJvgkuT?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=aarimous_07_25
My Games:
Steam Page: store.steampowered.com/developer/aarimous
Hexagod: store.steampowered.com/app/3059390/Hexagod
Chess Survivors: store.steampowered.com/app/2065000/Chess_Survivors
A Game About A Black Hole: store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/A_Game_About_A_Black_Hole
Social Media:
Twitch: twitch.tv/aarimous
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aarimous.com
00:00 The Big Question
00:25 Steam Numbers so Far
01:44 Dev Timeline
02:27 Why Early Access?
03:25 Learning from Feedback
03:52 Diversion Sponsored Segment
05:21 But really, why EA?
06:38 Why 6 Months of EA?
07:12 Good or Bad for Sales
08:12 As a Player Myself
08:50 Player Expectations
09:45 Do I Regret Early Access?
10:50 Min/Maxing Life
My game Hexagod has been in Early Access on Steam for about 3 months now. So I thought it would be a good time to take a step back and think about how it's gone so far and what I've learned about early access during my game dev journey as a solo game dev.
#gamedev #indiedev #diversion
Thank you to Diversion for sponsoring a portion of this video.
Learn more about Diversion:
https://www.diversion.dev/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=aarimous_07_25
Diversion's Discord Server:
discord.com/invite/HDAGJvgkuT?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=aarimous_07_25
My Games:
Steam Page: store.steampowered.com/developer/aarimous
Hexagod: store.steampowered.com/app/3059390/Hexagod
Chess Survivors: store.steampowered.com/app/2065000/Chess_Survivors
A Game About A Black Hole: store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/A_Game_About_A_Black_Hole
Social Media:
Twitch: twitch.tv/aarimous
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aarimous.com
00:00 The Big Question
00:25 Steam Numbers so Far
01:44 Dev Timeline
02:27 Why Early Access?
03:25 Learning from Feedback
03:52 Diversion Sponsored Segment
05:21 But really, why EA?
06:38 Why 6 Months of EA?
07:12 Good or Bad for Sales
08:12 As a Player Myself
08:50 Player Expectations
09:45 Do I Regret Early Access?
10:50 Min/Maxing Life
