Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I hate making tutorials as an indie game dev and as a player I hate reading though them. I just want to play the game! So with A Game About Feeding A Black Hole we decided not to add a tutorial and it helped me simply my gameplay and focused on making the first 5 minutes of the game fun and engaging without the friction of reading endless tutorial popups.
#gamedev #indiedev #aarimous
Go checkout the full podcast: @ScopeCreepers
Where I'll be giving my Microalk:
minnestar.org/minnebar
Checkout my games on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/curator/46091236-Aarimous-Thornity
store.steampowered.com/developer/aarimous
If you're in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) come checkout IGDA TC:
igdatc.org
Game Dev Coaching ($100/hr):
tidycal.com/aarimous/game-dev-coaching
My other Social Media:
Discord: discord.gg/qSs4QAsmf9
Twitch: twitch.tv/aarimous
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aarimous.com
Itch: aarimous.itch.io
00:00 I hate Tutorials
00:20 Attention & Friction
01:42 My 2nd Game Hexagod
03:12 A Crutch to Bad Game Design
03:52 Player's are Dumb.. Keep It Simple
05:13 Information in 3 Ways
06:29 Hide Stuff Until It Matters
06:54 Backstop Tutorials
07:45 Playtest and Iterate
I hate making tutorials as an indie game dev and as a player I hate reading though them. I just want to play the game! So with A Game About Feeding A Black Hole we decided not to add a tutorial and it helped me simply my gameplay and focused on making the first 5 minutes of the game fun and engaging without the friction of reading endless tutorial popups.
#gamedev #indiedev #aarimous
Go checkout the full podcast: @ScopeCreepers
Where I'll be giving my Microalk:
minnestar.org/minnebar
Checkout my games on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/curator/46091236-Aarimous-Thornity
store.steampowered.com/developer/aarimous
If you're in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) come checkout IGDA TC:
igdatc.org
Game Dev Coaching ($100/hr):
tidycal.com/aarimous/game-dev-coaching
My other Social Media:
Discord: discord.gg/qSs4QAsmf9
Twitch: twitch.tv/aarimous
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aarimous.com
Itch: aarimous.itch.io
00:00 I hate Tutorials
00:20 Attention & Friction
01:42 My 2nd Game Hexagod
03:12 A Crutch to Bad Game Design
03:52 Player's are Dumb.. Keep It Simple
05:13 Information in 3 Ways
06:29 Hide Stuff Until It Matters
06:54 Backstop Tutorials
07:45 Playtest and Iterate
