The Indie Game Development Podcast Why is Making Games SO Hard?
Jul 3, 2023
Explore the challenges of indie game development, from complex storytelling to programming intricacies. Learn about the ongoing learning and experimentation in game development and the impact of negativity and clickbait. Discover the struggles of content creation and the fear of judgment in the industry.
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Use Games For Inspiration, Not Comparison
- Play other games to get inspired but avoid comparing finished, polished titles to your unfinished work.
- Focus on soaking up creativity rather than measuring your progress against released games.
There Is Always More To Learn
- Game development requires learning a huge range of disparate skills, so mastery never feels complete.
- Expect to iterate and research constantly; even experts still need to look things up and prep thoroughly.
Seeing Experts Still Research
- The host recalls watching Code Monkey and learning that even experienced creators research heavily before tutorials.
- That realization made the host feel better about needing to look things up while developing.