Make the Game with Matt Hackett

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Make the Game with Matt Hackett

Learn to make and sell indie games with Matt Hackett, author of How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself.

  1. Playtests, Prototypes, and Permission Games

    NOV 13

    Playtests, Prototypes, and Permission Games

    https://www.valadria.com/playtests-prototypes-permission-games/ Show Notes ๐Ÿ“™ 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 ๐Ÿ’ฐ 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? ๐Ÿ’€ 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!

    54 min
  2. Godot and YouTube with Sean McKenzie (Bacon and Games)

    OCT 2

    Godot and YouTube with Sean McKenzie (Bacon and Games)

    ๐Ÿ”— 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 ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿšซ No Stacking | Make the Game Heartbeast ๐Ÿ”ฅ 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

    1h 27m
  3. What's the best thing you ever made?

    MAY 7

    What's the best thing you ever made?

    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 ๐Ÿ“™ https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/ #gamedev #creative #podcast

    20 min
  4. How to do GDC

    APR 29

    How to do GDC

    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 ๐Ÿ”— Show Notes Game Developers Conference Making a mobile video for quick, in-person demonstration ๐Ÿท๐Ÿซง 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 ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

    17 min
  5. Don't Stop Posting

    APR 9

    Don't Stop Posting

    We cover a lot in this episode! Look at all these links: Amazon wishlist (thanks!) ๐Ÿ“™ How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself Game Marketing GOLD with Chris Zukowski Twitter: @richtaur Podcast: Make the Game ๐Ÿ“บ YouTube: @Valadria RedLetterMedia SEA (space videos) Join the Valadria Discord YouTube: @richtaur Steam: Witchmore, Pixel Washer The Clark Tank! Game Maker's Toolkit ๐Ÿ”ฅ 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 ๐Ÿ“ˆ 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) ๐Ÿฅ“ 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!

    1 hr
  6. No Stacking

    MAR 19

    No Stacking

    More info: https://www.valadria.com/no-stacking/ ๐Ÿ”— LINKS Book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/ Coaching: https://www.valadria.com/game-dev-coaching-consulting/ ๐ŸŽฌ TIMELINE 0:00 Intro 1:05 GDC 2024 7:27 No Stacking 25:21 Goals 34:51 Outro ๐ŸŽน 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

    37 min
  7. Seeing Things in Steam Next Fest

    MAR 5

    Seeing Things in Steam Next Fest

    Links galore: https://www.valadria.com/seeing-things-steam-next-fest-greg-love/ ๐ŸŽฌ 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 ๐Ÿ“™ SOLO DEV BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/ #gamedev #steam #podcast

    58 min
  8. The Money Episode

    JAN 25

    The Money Episode

    Links & more: https://www.valadria.com/the-money-episode/ ๐ŸŽฌ 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

    55 min
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