Making a better demo for your game
8.5K views · Feb 6, 2026 · Gaming
Comments · 43
@devinlupei5071 · 7 months ago
Don't start at the very beginning, but where the main gameplay loop is was perfect advice. I know exactly where to start.
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@frictionsludiques · 7 months ago (edited)
I think you really nailed your game's design with that Windows 98 aesthetic and going for incremental gameplay ! Looking forward to see how your demo does on SNF :hands-yellow-heart-red:
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@albavhs · 7 months ago
i really appreciate your more pragmatic view on making games. i understand people are passionate about making games but at the end of the day it's just another piece of software.
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@newarteest · 7 months ago
I just played the demo of Snacko and they do an interesting variation on the advice to make a demo with some progress already. Their demo actually has two Start buttons, one to start from the beginning and one to start part of the way through.
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@dobrx6199 · 7 months ago
Just sent out my creator outreach emails for next fest today, hope it isn't too late lol
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@IndieDevBart · 7 months ago
Playtest and demos are awesoem!
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@JulienBertozzi · 7 months ago (edited)
Hooo another sponsor time. Honestly congrats basically ! Thanks for the video
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@BrannoDev · 7 months ago
cool sponsor. I'm in the fun process of sending out emails for next fest. Maybe this is something I could use for future games.
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@Trigor_Tech · 7 months ago
Thank for the advices, I participate this time!
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@Avnuts · 7 months ago
Always good to have a recap, thanks!
@YTmingle · 7 months ago
1st ❤🎉 <br>Good topic. Thanks in advance , typing before watching this video.😊
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@suspecm6316 · 7 months ago
An important thing to also consider is game size. During next fest, people go trough a ton of demos so the moment one of those demos take up more than a gig of space, they give up on it. Make sure your demo is a properly stripped down version, not just the full game with a few given levels.
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