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Thanks for listening! More info: https://www.valadria.com/pixel-washer-launch-october-15-ea/ 🎬 TIMELINE 0:00 Intro 1:06 About Pixel Washer 4:30 Development 13:36 How to support indie games 20:40 Where does the time go? 30:34 We're all tired 34:36 Content-ready game dev 39:00 Outro ❤️ SUPPORT THIS CONTENT * Buy How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself: https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/ * Washlist Pixel Washer https://store.steampowered.com/app/2572060/Pixel_Washer/ Join the Valadria Discord if you'd like to hang out with fellow helpful, passionate game devs: https://discord.gg/ZmSNkuPDfu Thank you kindly and good luck with YOUR game!

📝 Show Notes Boy I sure do mention a lot of things in 42 minutes: Pixel Washer📙 How to Make a Video Game All By YourselfAcclaimAlessandro MaraniCharlie DeanGeoff BlairA free tip from Miyamoto: Make your first level lastSongs of SyxSequelitis - Mega Man Classic vs. Mega Man XHow to Market a GameIndie Game ClinicObsidian📈 The Steam Dev Cheat Sheet⏱ How long should your game be?How limitations set you free🕯 This Is All That Matters About Games MarketingTiled (open source map editor)🛑 Don't Stop PostingValadria Discord[Redacted] The Safehouse (article, Steam page)You were played out with music by Joshua Morse (new songs out!!)

🔗 Show Notes Acclaim / Pixel WasherWashlist Pixel Washer on Steam🔥 Acclaim is publishing my game Pixel Washer🕹️ How I got a publisher for my indie game📺 Video: Publishing with AcclaimDiggy, an open source JavaScript game engine (with example game)Onslaught! Arena by Lost Decade GamesOnslaught! ArenaBacon and GamesGame Dev Comics by Matt HackettBuffer (for scheduling posts)Matt's Canon EOS M50 Guide🛠️ Building a fulfilling creative career as a solo devStar SparkJonas TyrollerJuniper Dev🎶 Music by Joshua Morse

Links and more: https://www.valadria.com/sprint-planning-complexity-and-marketing/ 🎬 Time Codes 0:00 Intro 0:23 Work schedules / time tracking / sprint planning 4:28 Game architecture complexity 8:50 Splitting time on indie game development / other stuff 14:09 Marketing / promotion 21:08 A challenge for you 23:40 Ramble on 34:06 Promoting games on social media 37:20 Outro

Links and more: https://www.valadria.com/how-to-get-back-into-game-development/

Article: https://www.valadria.com/robby-bisschop-piratepr/ 🎬 TIMELINE 0:00 Intro 0:13 Marketing and PR 35:37 How to get wishlists 49:32 How long to market a game? 59:17 Marketing beats 1:07:05 Keyscammers 1:25:40 Outro 🏴‍☠️ Hire Robby: https://piratepr.com/ 📙 Buy my book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/ 🐷 Washlist Pixel Washer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2572060/Pixel_Washer/ #gamedev #marketing #podcast

See valadria.com for more info! 📋 Show Notes A Wizard's Lizard From Quake mods to game director with Jon Hackett 🐷 Pixel Washer PowerWash Simulator Dr Wahwee Tiled (map editor)

https://www.valadria.com/playtests-prototypes-permission-games/ Show Notes 📙 How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself (Gumroad, Itch, signed copies) Pixel Washer How to make a good Steam page Pixel Washer: 3-day devlog Lost Decade Games Steam Hardware & Software Survey Game Tester 💰 The Money Episode The illusion of skill: how to make a better game in less time Production Point Indie Game Sim Making an Indie Game About Indie Game Making How has web dev changed in the last decade? 💀 How to handle the death of a platform (for example: Twitter) Game Dev Comics by Matt Hackett @richtaur.bsky.social Making Big Indie Games (Gumroad, Itch) Join the Valadria Discord 60 minute video coaching/consulting Thanks for listening. Now it's time for you to go make the game!

🔗 Show Notes Bacon and Games How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself Steam Dev Cheat Sheet How to Find a Video Game Publisher (Tips for Indie Devs) Armor Games Valadria Discord 10 Godot Features Hidden in Plain Sight 👀 🚫 No Stacking | Make the Game Heartbeast 🔥 Steam Game Promo Art - Photography and Fire Making Big Indie Games Game Maker's Toolkit Cursor Adventure Kenney's Cursor Pixel Pack Golf Story Game Dev Difficulty Tiers

https://www.valadria.com/the-best-thing-you-ever-made/ 0:00 Intro 0:23 What's the best thing you ever made? 3:28 You didn't miss the boat 5:11 Three hours is all you need 9:48 Breaking down hard problems 19:37 Outro 📙 https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/ #gamedev #creative #podcast

We're talking about: Preparing for GDC Getting a badge (or not) Lodging around GDC A tour of Moscone Center Navigating GDC parties General tips & advice 🔗 Show Notes Game Developers Conference Making a mobile video for quick, in-person demonstration 🐷🫧 Add Pixel Washer to your Steam washlist Bay Area Rapid Transit Yerba Buena Gardens gdcparties.com hbomberguy Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and rate this podcast 5 stars wherever you can. Good luck with your game 🛠️

We cover a lot in this episode! Look at all these links: Amazon wishlist (thanks!) 📙 How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself Game Marketing GOLD with Chris Zukowski Twitter: @richtaur Podcast: Make the Game 📺 YouTube: @Valadria RedLetterMedia SEA (space videos) Join the Valadria Discord YouTube: @richtaur Steam: Witchmore, Pixel Washer The Clark Tank! Game Maker's Toolkit 🔥 The Steam Dev Cheat Sheet Create Your Steam Page No Stacking | Make the Game Killed by Google (Google Graveyard) Fruit Ninja designer Luke Muscat talks going solo dev YouTube: Make the Game (playlist) TikTok: @richtaur Chef Reactions 📈 4 viral game hooks for game designers Game Dev Comics by Matt Hackett Lostcast (my old podcast) Kenney (public domain assets) r/Games - Indie Sunday (oops I said r/gaming) Game Dev Coaching/Consulting GDC (Game Developers Conference) 🥓 Bacon and Games Wonderland Engine (I meant downloadable engine; games run in the browser!) Building a Web Game in a Day 7 tips from 7 days of game dev for 7 Day Roguelike You were played out with Remember Me by Joshua Morse Coming soon: a GDC postmortem, pitch decks, and publishers. Thanks for listening!

More info: https://www.valadria.com/no-stacking/ 🔗 LINKS Book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/ Coaching: https://www.valadria.com/game-dev-coaching-consulting/ 🎬 TIMELINE 0:00 Intro 1:05 GDC 2024 7:27 No Stacking 25:21 Goals 34:51 Outro 🎹 MUSIC Electro Breaks Loop: https://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=749 Phantom Anthem Wubs: https://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=879 Interstellar Winnebago: https://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=1050 Joshua Morse: https://joshuamorse.bandcamp.com/ #gamedev #indiedev #podcast #gdc

Links galore: https://www.valadria.com/seeing-things-steam-next-fest-greg-love/ 🎬 TIMELINE 0:00 Intro 4:14 Story Machine 11:50 Seeing Things 19:26 Steam Next Fest 36:30 Live streams 42:20 What's next? 45:59 Release after SNF? 49:39 Multiple demos 55:19 Outro 📙 SOLO DEV BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/ #gamedev #steam #podcast

Links & more: https://www.valadria.com/the-money-episode/ 🎬 Timeline 0:00 Intro 1:36 User Interface (UI) 10:32 Configurable input 21:10 Climbing the wall 26:40 A "game shell" 37:48 The Money Part 43:02 Kickstarter(s) 50:35 Coaching 53:06 Outro