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Matt Hackett 📙

All my #gamedev comics are now in one place! Get these & more below:

GAME DEVELOPMENT DIFFICULTY TIERS (v2.0)

S+: FINAL BOSSES
Funding
Finishing
Work/Life Balance
S: @!#?@!
Art
Animation
Business Development
Community Management
Game Design
Legal
Level Design
Localization
Marketing
Music
Narrative
Production
Programming
Quality Assurance
Sound Design
Tech Art
User Experience
A: BRAIN MELTERS
Online Multiplayer
Elevators
Moving Platforms
Doors
Ladders
Stairs
B: EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
Starting
Configurable Gamepads
Optimization
Tutorials
Quaternions
C: HARD
Good Ideas
D: EASY
Ideas

From the author of How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself
The #1 Amazon bestseller!
Get the paperback or eBook
valadria.com Matt Hackett @richtaur

STEAM DEV CHEAT SHEET
First version! Got corrections or ideas?

STEAM CAPSULE
(Your Game)
The single most IMPORTANT element since it's seen the most
Clear
Readable
Game name
Genre
Hook(s)
Hire on artist!

THE DISCOVERY ALGORITHM
Get 7,000+ wishlists before launch
Get 10+ reviews ASAP (positive or negative, just need 10)
The only punishing review status is OVERWHELMINGLY NEGATIVE (the rest are neutral for traffic)

WISHLISTS
About 15% of wishlists convert in the first week.
ALL wishlisters are emailed at launch.
Discount 20%+ to email wishlisters after launch.

SALES ESTIMATES FROM REVIEWS
One review represents about 20-55 soles.
It's the New Boxleiter Number! ~30 is good
So 100 reviews = about 3,000 copies sold.

TRAILER
(Viewers skip through trailers)
Start strong
Omit intro logos
Direct to gameplay
60 seconds or less
End with ONE CTA: Wishlist it or buy it

WHAT ELSE?
Reviews? Tags?
Visibility rounds?

From the author of How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself
valadria.com

GAME DEVELOPMENT MAP
rough sketch v2
CLOUDS OF INFINITE IDEAS
Prototype Rain
Land of Confusion
Couldn't figure out what the game was
Clearing of Clarity
Lost caverns of depth & complexity
Game got too complicated (or muddy)
Swamp 6 times
CONTENT MOUNTAIN
Ran out of energy (or money)
Finish line feels close, but ...
Finishing many times
Unknown unknowns
Fear of failure or fear of success
Final Stretch
SHIP IT
From the author of How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself
The #1 Amazon bestseller!
Get the paperback or eBook
valadria.com
@richtaur

2:54 PM · May 2, 202339.2KViews