Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I started giving game dev advice on YouTube over 7 years ago and have learned a lot since. Here are some beliefs about game development, that I changed my mind on!

0:00 - Intro
0:24 - I Changed My Mind on Flow and Fun
2:30 - The Oversight That Killed My Game
3:45 - Game Ideas Don't Matter... Or Do They?
5:01 - Marketing Does Not Work The Way I Expected
6:21 - My Model For Appeal Was Too Short-Sighted
9:19 - You (Don't) Need a Hook!
10:06 - I Tried to Find More Things... But ehhh...

My game Thronefall:
➤ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2239150/Thronefall
➤ Discord: discord.gg/gVYctptyg8
➤ Nintendo Switch: nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Thronefall-2669627.html#Overview

My last game "Will You Snail":
➤ Play Will You Snail on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1115050/Will_You_Snail
➤ Join the Will You Snail Discord: discord.gg/G3mRDrK

For the game developers among you:
➤ Join our creative game dev community on Discord: discord.gg/Ye6zzfQ

#gamedev #indiedev