How I Make a Living as an Indie Game Developer

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• KY

  @kylebanks · 8 months ago · pinned

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• MR

  @mr_sauce_cooks · 8 months ago

  - goes immediately to the point <br>- doesn&apos;t waste your time<br>- gives good advice<br>yea im subbing good luck on your second game

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• TR

  @trorisk · 3 months ago

  I have a friend who regularly gets new dogs, every 7 or 8 years, to &quot;pass the torch&quot; to the next one. In his mind, the older dog educates the younger one, and a little bit of it remains through him.

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• TO

  @toniiindev · 8 months ago

  I almost cry. I&apos;m so sorry for the loss of your dog. I lost my cat several years ago and there is no one single week I don&apos;t think of him.<br><br>Thank you for sharing your journey.

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• LO

  @longcatislooong · 8 months ago

  I found out about your game from this video, so even if videos don&apos;t perform, it&apos;s easy to forget the indirect marketing buzz they create

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• TA

  @taco1010 · 4 months ago

  if bro cut his hair he would look like omni man!😂

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• LA

  @LastEmberGames · 8 months ago

  I followed your development of Farewell North, and you were an inspiration in pushing me to do social media while I&apos;m doing game dev. So success, or failure, however you see it, just know that you are also inspiring other people to take the leap and follow their passions.

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• LU

  @LuizMoratelli · 5 months ago

  Delay a game because of a dog?! That is a reason to love this channel! I love my cats and know how hard is when they pass away, I wish all health for your family!

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• MO

  @morte1176 · 8 months ago

  my two cents: i really think the best use for youtube is crude devlogging to build some audience and interest in the game; tutorials and &quot;excursus&quot; videos are very appreciated by me but are a full time job in itself, although many modern gamedevlogger takes this ruote i really think this is just a slow down to the game making.

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• UN

  @UncleWorldwyd · 8 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6csUPwluBYI&amp;t=513">8:33</a> &nbsp;&quot;youtube video doesnt perform.... dont seem to have that magic touch&quot; &nbsp;.... &nbsp;Hmm, you mentioned that you have a game that is almost ready to be released. &nbsp;Did you take dev notes about challenges that you can turn into devlogs?<br><br>Might be worth analyzing if the issue is that you have huge opportunities to capture great video content, but are letting them pass. &nbsp; <br><br>Anyways, this vid was pretty cool. &nbsp;Good luck on your next game!

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• PS

  @psnts-5ao · 8 months ago

  Seeing the long-tail revenue from &apos;Farewell North&apos; is so reassuring. Most post-mortems only show the first month! The grant funding tip is huge too, $40k is life-changing for a solo dev. I’m currently polishing a pitch deck for a local grant and I hosted the prototype build on Tiiny Host to include a playable link in the application PDF. Fingers crossed!

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• SA

  @sadhappy8860 · 8 months ago (edited)

  You caught me off guard by getting straight to the point, i&apos;m not used to that in youtube videos.<br><br>Thank you so much for your honesty and transparency

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