Ask Gamedev | Our Bad! Inspiring Single Developer Games That We Missed! @AskGamedev | Uploaded December 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
We recently made of list of the best games made by single developers - and these are the games made by one person that our viewers made sure we knew we missed! These are all very inspiring games.
Here's the original video of the best solo developed games!
youtube.com/watch?v=lgzUHftR4Gg
Thanks for all of the feedback!
*CORRECTION*
The photo displayed at 5:51 is incorrect. We intended to include Banished creator, Luke Hodorowics, but accidentally used a photo of Grey Alien Games (http://greyaliengames.com) owner, Jake Birkett. We'd like to apologize to both parties for the mix-up.
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We recently made of list of the best games made by single developers - and these are the games made by one person that our viewers made sure we knew we missed! These are all very inspiring games.
Here's the original video of the best solo developed games!
youtube.com/watch?v=lgzUHftR4Gg
Thanks for all of the feedback!
*CORRECTION*
The photo displayed at 5:51 is incorrect. We intended to include Banished creator, Luke Hodorowics, but accidentally used a photo of Grey Alien Games (http://greyaliengames.com) owner, Jake Birkett. We'd like to apologize to both parties for the mix-up.
► Check out the community member game of the week - Alchemy Story:
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![8 Awesome Games that Started as Mods and Fan-Made Creations [2022]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hRZWjsBgeeE/hqdefault.jpg "8 Awesome Games that Started as Mods and Fan-Made Creations [2022]
Starting out your game dev journey has never been easier. With the sheer amount of tools available today and all of the amazing communities online, its just up to you to pick-and-choose your path.
Do you love a certain game? You might be able to mod it. If you can’t, you can still pick from a vast list of free game engines and try to remake the game. If you feel even more adventurous, you can even try to create a completely new fan game as an homage to those games you love. In this video, were taking a look at some amazing stories of games that started as mods, remakes, and fan-made games.
UPDATE: Thank you to all the commenters who pointed out the typo in the original upload!
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►► https://store.steampowered.com/app/933480/Enderal_Forgotten_Stories/
►► https://megaman.capcom.com/sfxmm/
►► https://drl.chaosforge.org/
►► https://store.steampowered.com/app/811320/Jupiter_Hell/
►► https://geshl2.com/
►► https://www.thedarkmod.com/main/
►► https://store.steampowered.com/app/362890/Black_Mesa/
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![10 Inspiring Indie Games from the Ask Gamedev Community [2020]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j4AwUOkuXcQ/hqdefault.jpg "10 Inspiring Indie Games from the Ask Gamedev Community [2020]
Want to hear some inspiring indie game developer stories? Well then welcome to the final Ask Gamedev Community Member showcase of the year! We’ve got another amazing group of games to share with you, all created by members of the Ask Gamedev community. Check out these 5 inspiring game developer stories and 5 honourable mentions!
► Our December 2020 Community Member Games of the Month! ►
► Dragon Acres - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1400030/Dragon_Acres/
► Gravity Ace - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1003860/Gravity_Ace/
► Red Rust - https://www.redrustgame.com/
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► City of Rampage - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1478260/City_of_Rampage/
► The OrangeRice - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1462720/The_OrangeRice/
► Death Drives a Bus - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1400210/Death_Drives_A_Bus/
► SELINI - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1434050/SELINI/
► Sine the Game - https://sine.app
► Spinnys Journey - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465410/Spinnys_Journey/
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![10 Pro Tips for Making Games from Home! [2020]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k2-AfT0-V-c/hqdefault.jpg "10 Pro Tips for Making Games from Home! [2020]
Are you thinking about working from home? Have you just started to work from home? As more and more game developers start home-based game studios or begin their transition from the downtown office to the home office, we thought it would be a great time to share some tips & tricks for working productively from home, while avoiding common pitfalls.
In this video we’ll provide you with tips to help you create a solid structure and foundation for your at-home gamedev journey.
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Are you working on a game? Have you been hired to do marketing for a game? Where do you even begin? What do you do? What’s in your marketing toolkit? What are some of your go-to marketing strategies and tactics?
In this video we’ll go over some tried & tested marketing tips & tricks for launching an indie game.
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![Inspiring Single Developer Games! Pt. III [2019]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kgkbIvOmRWA/hqdefault.jpg "Inspiring Single Developer Games! Pt. III [2019]
If you’re an indie game developer there is a chance that you may find yourself working solo. This may seem a daunting task at first, but don’t let it get you down. You may have seen our previous 2 videos discussing the top solo developed titles, well, it’s time for round 3!
We are Ask Gamedev and here are 8 more inspiring solo developed titles.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMXKGJQLoOo
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![Best Sales Channels for your Indie Game [2018]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kllLctelysU/hqdefault.jpg "Best Sales Channels for your Indie Game [2018]
The 4 Ps of Marketing are Product, Price, Promotion, and Place. Today we’re focusing on Place - specifically digital distribution on PC for your indie games!
In today’s video, we are going to look at Steam, as well as six other places where you can sell your video game on PC.
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https://www.humblebundle.com/store
https://itch.io/
https://www.twitch.tv/store/games/
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https://www.kartridge.com/
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![Inspiring Single Developer Games! [2018]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lgzUHftR4Gg/hqdefault.jpg "Inspiring Single Developer Games! [2018]
Today we will show you 10 inspiring single developer games that were not only designed and created by solo devs, but have grown to become influential in the game development industry.
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