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How to use Kickstarter for your indie game “It’s a tool, not the end goal”

PreMortem.Games

Some even engage in Kickstarter campaigns for indie games or support them financially. Kickstarter is viewed as a proof of concept and demand, offering valuable insights”, says Liebe. Some publishers now accept games that have undergone Kickstarter campaigns, emphasizing a focus on future collaboration and development potential.

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The gorgeous visuals of Bionic Bay that Juhana Myllys calls Painterly Pixel Art

PreMortem.Games

Physics-based 2D platformer Bionic Bay is a collaboration between the Finnish one-man-studio Mureena and Taiwanese indie game company Psychoflow Studio. The game started as a demo shown on Reddit, but picked up momentum when Badland art director Juhana Myllys offered to mix and match his distinct artwork with the gameplay.

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Jay Powell of IndieGameBusiness and the Powell Group: “Never take your foot off the gas”

PreMortem.Games

A survey revealed developers preferred learning through YouTube, leading Powell to team up with Dan ‘Indie’ Long to start streaming talks on Twitch in 2018. For developers, they assist in finding publishers, provide feedback on demos, and generate targeted lists of potential publishers.

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BitCake Studio builds online multiplayer game Atomic Picnic completely remote

PreMortem.Games

BitCake Studio , an indie game development studio based in Brazil, is celebrating its 10th year in the industry. She drew a lot of the first concept art for the main characters. According to Lamhut the team explored several concepts before settling on Roguelites. ” Play the Atomic Picnic demo on Steam.

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I’m a recent computer science graduate and finished my military duty, where I also developed a strong concept for my first game. Game development is my passion, and I’d love to pursue it full-time, but I’m unsure if going indie can provide enough financial stability at the start. Should I focus on funding and self-publishing, or look for a stable job in the industry or another field and keep game dev as a hobby for now? My friends think I could succeed as an influencer if I started streaming, but I’m also unsure if I want to specialize—programming might be an option.

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and programming generally pays a lot better than indie dev work. You can even consider the day job as a means to earn some funding to build a demo that you can use to shop around for investors and further funding.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #28

Astral Clock Tower Studios

This is the only place where you'll receive a monthly, in-depth look into the entire development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game built in Unreal Engine 4 by the incredibly talented team at Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. Are you ready to get dark, dear friends? Trust us.we've got you covered.

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God Statues In Harvest Island

Yobob Games

It’s a fun little concept to add mostly because bless can be treated like a currency or like a prayer points which has huge implications towards the story. The game becomes really fun because of this new concept. When the demo gets released, I hope I get input from you through discord and what you want more in the game.