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. 🛠️ How to get BACK into game development

    MAY 7

    🛠️ How to get BACK into game development

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

    1h 41m
  2. Marketing and PR with Robby Bisschop of PiratePR

    APR 9

    Marketing and PR with Robby Bisschop of PiratePR

    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

    1h 28m
  3. Webbiness and Refactoring

    JAN 8

    Webbiness and Refactoring

    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)

    50 min
  4. Playtests, Prototypes, and Permission Games

    11/13/2024

    Playtests, Prototypes, and Permission Games

    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!

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

    10/02/2024

    Godot and YouTube with Sean McKenzie (Bacon and Games)

    🔗 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

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

    05/07/2024

    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 📙 https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/ #gamedev #creative #podcast

    20 min
  7. How to do GDC

    04/29/2024

    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 🔗 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 🛠️

    17 min
  8. Don't Stop Posting

    04/09/2024

    Don't Stop Posting

    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!

    1 hr
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