How I would learn game dev (If I could start over)

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A lot of people aren't sure how to start game development, and it feels like there are so many unanswered questions and not enough answers, especially with Unity's recent blunder. In this video, I talk all about how to start game development the best way, regardless of which engine you want to go with.
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[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

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[@Arcansel]

It is funny, because i recently realized this myself, i often fell into the habit of just binge watching multiple tutorials about how to do various things in game development, but then i realized that, it is much better to just focus on a small project and learn what i need to make it work the way i envision it.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Yes exactly:D

[@sumitdebbarma1209]

Hey bro I now feel that too you're right I will keep this in mind from now on, as without learning a,b,c,d.... We cannot read and write in English it's the same as that.

[@jebtickle4065]

Bro am i tripping or something. There are so many small KZbinrs in the game dev genre that have such high quality content, and it just dont make sense why they arnt bigger

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

KZbin is hard haha xD thank you though :)

[@RecklessMienshao]

Bro I actually thought he was a 700k youtuber

[@Xalkomak347]

You, have inspired me. I feel like I wasn't making progress on my FNAF fan game, only to realise it probably counts as a big project (a full fledged five nights, unique gameplay mechanics, etc.). I might put my "big" project on hold, and go for the smaller games first. I have way bigger project ideas, some being my dream games.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I'm glad this was helpful :) I think making small games gives new devs tons of value, whatever you end up deciding though I look forward to keeping an eye on your progress :)

[@InflatedCatStudios]

Bro, how is it going?

[@Brodc]

@@InflatedCatStudios Bro definitely hasnt touched it since he left that comment

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@Brodc He posted updates to it in our discord server a bunch afterwards - how about trying to create something as well instead of putting people down for no reason?

[@R4vEdits]

​@@AndrzejGieraltCreativeFr bros hating for no reason

[@ithamarlowe6158]

I’m 28, I want to release my dream game between 35 and 50 so I can retire early.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Plenty of time to make a bunch of small games first

[@francescacastronovo647]

Hey I got an idea for a game, but I 'm too lazy to type it if you're not interested at all, so if you are pls tell me

[@dustinbruce]

@@francescacastronovo647literally nobody is interested. Go learn to develop.

[@Yonkipog]

​@@francescacastronovo647 we all got ideas bro , doing the coding is the hard work even learning to make 3d models isnt THAT much of an effort . The coding and the functioning is the main stuff

[@Yonkipog]

​@@francescacastronovo647but if you want to tell me i am here to listen.. but i am guessing you forgot it till now lol

[@LemmonTea]

I just made and published my first game made in unreal, It was a remaster of another game I made in a very strange game engine… Just a guy chasing you around a forest. It went great! I learned so much from this experience and I think I’m finally ready to move on to 3d engines

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Congrats! Good stuff :D

[@dancepractice805]

Hey make a youtube video for it! For Game Development course

[@LemmonTea]

@@dancepractice805 Good idea

[@perill4455]

this is actually one of the best game dev channles I've found. keep it up!

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank you!!!

[@ivowtf]

Thanks. I'm a teenager looking forward to being a game developer. This motivated me.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I'm glad to hear it! Good luck :D

[@EXP256]

Motivation is temporary, dud you stay on it or quit?

[@ivowtf]

@@EXP256 Well I'm working on another game rn

[@JGlo98_]

@@ivowtf hell yea

[@IndieScapeGames]

Very good story telling while being informative, your videos and editing are top-notch!

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank you!

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

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[@francescacastronovo647]

Uhmm why does the guide tell me that I need to put my email on the website

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@francescacastronovo647 Because it'll send you an email with the guide :)

[@SoftTehCustomer]

When I was 14 and 15 I was stuck in tutorial hell. I was constantly overwhelmed by the idea that I had to be good at everything right away. It turned me off from gamedev for a while. At the end of 2022 I made a crappy RPGMaker game called "Beat up Dream!" And it really motivated me to keep making games. It sucked, but I learned alot from it. Conclusion: Make games, good message and good video👍

[@_Wibert_]

Great video! Took me a while to get out the rut and just stop watching full tuturial series. Learned more from a 2 day game jam than i did in 3 months of following tutorials ngl

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Awesome! Yeah, I had the same experience when it comes to game jams.

[@AnikenSkiwalker]

I went to George Brown college for game programming. I dropped out after 2 semesters in. At the time, i felt like a complete failure. I never gave up on my dream of making my own games. I just chose unity and focused on just teaching myself on the game concepts that i believe to be transferable irrespective to any game engine. I do admit that I have invested in buying udemy courses though. But like anything else it's a balance.

[@hawkgamedev]

You are such a rockstar, every video that you put out there has ton of value, thank you. PS> Super extra points for recording in your car and other places, this was fun.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoy them.

[@xKond3i]

Powodzenia w youtubowej karierze! 😊

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Dzieki :)

[@michaelmsulit]

What a gem of a video, this was really inspiring. Feel like I can start tackling my dream! Thanks 🔥

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank YOU! Best of luck!

[@MrSilenc]

Thanks...really...i always wanted to make a retro fps games similiar to Ultrakill for my dream game...i started learning from tutorials...again again and never learned anyting...now i'm more close to being able to make my dream game then ever...thank you Andre

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Best of luck! I'm glad this helped you :)

[@Dynamic155]

Just remember... Undertale has a 1000+ long case switch statement.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Wow!!

[@CreateGuy4]

It is really sad you only have 10k! you deserve more!

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank you! They will come with time haha :D

[@ComexStudios]

Hey I’m a teenager and love making games! This inspired me to learn Unity. I’ve been putting it off because of how confusing it was. Thanks 😊👍

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Glad to hear it! Best of luck!

[@ItsMidNightDev]

These kinds of videos are super helpful, so thank you! One thing I struggle with the most in game dev is trying to plan out the code structure/design - like writing down what each class should be responsible for and when they should or shouldn't access each other's data. Kind of like how you've written down what looks like code structure on paper around minute 3:31 in the video. Many game dev youtubers talk about different game design patterns individually (often using the same examples every time) but never really talk through the process of how you come to the decision to use one over another for the game you're developing. I would love to see a video on the initial planning of game systems and their interactions with each other, if possible? 🤞

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Hey thanks! I'm not sure if I can cover that sort of thing in a video but it's definitely a challenge - in fact, now that you mention it, it probably is something a lot of people struggle with. I'll see what I can do.

[@ItsMidNightDev]

​@@AndrzejGieraltCreative Thanks, I appreciate you giving it some thought 😄

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@ItsMidNightDev In the meantime if you go to my channel, one of my recent videos has "GetComponent" on the thumbnail - that video might give you a better idea of how to organize code and approach designing interaction between components. Not sure if it's exactly what you're looking for but maybe partially at least.

[@ItsMidNightDev]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative Will do, thanks!

[@winwinwinwin]

yeah id love to see a video on the first phase and the necessary fundamentals

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Cool! I'll see what I can do.

[@winwinwinwin]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative awesome! keep up the great vids/work

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@winwinwinwin Hey, I made that technical video if you're still looking for one kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIXIe2yvfKuCiNk

[@GoodFightGamingChannel]

Welp, you got me. I signed up and will give this another shot. I started game dev in my early 20's and have started and stopped few times over the last decade each time falling into what you call "tutorial hell". I made the donut and programmed pong but really don't have much to show for the rest of the time. I was starting to get kind of good with blender though. Last year made my first real character model and some other assets.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Best of luck! Glad the video was helpful :)

[@devinkipp4344]

Very similar situation, the coming back is always exciting. For me I switched from unity to unreal which defiantly made this round of progress a little steeper.

[@DzikaOsmiornica]

Dzięki za ten film, zresetowało /odświeżyło to moje myślenie :)

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Super, ciesze sie!!

[@ratyaab]

I will revisit this in a years time and I will hopefully able to *pay* for this video efforts of bringing more guys like me to a better future! Please pray for me!

[@TrashDev_RBX]

"Avoid getting lost in tutorial hell" a few minutes later: "Click here for the next tutorial! 😈"

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@TrashDev_RBX Hi - this is very important for me to say - my videos are NOT tutorials. Tutorials are technical how-to videos, walking you through or explaining how to, for example, implement some feature or, idk create materials or vfx and whatever. My videos are about strategy which is important to learn. Please do not ascribe some kind of malicious intent to me, I'm doing my best with these. I hope this explains what I mean and what I do - I thought it was clear in the video.

[@TrashDev_RBX]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative Hey there, sorry I didnt mean it like that, I was just joking around, I understand that this isnt the kind of video you were talking about since this is nothing you can just copy paste into a game. In fact I think it was a really nice and helpful video. 🙏 I apologize

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@TrashDev_RBX Ah ok thank you very much, sorry for the misunderstanding.

[@-FallenEclipse-]

Heyo! I'm 17, going into senior year with game design and comp science as electives, and this video made me consider possibly getting into game dev after highschool, so thank you!!!

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Best of luck!

[@-FallenEclipse-]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative thank you!!!

[@fyrestorme]

Here are my two cents for getting into game dev: Don't. Ok that's oversimplifying it.. - Don't get into game dev because you want a career in game dev. Get into game dev because you either: 1) Have an idea for a game already that you are inspired and passionate about making a reality 2) Know someone else who has a clear vision for an idea that you are really hyped about helping to make reality Your motivations will decide what kind of a game developer you will be. Are your motivations just having a job or making money? Game development is, on average, a terrible field for that. If your motivation is: you (or someone you want to work for) has a clear vision for an awesome game that YOU WANT TO PLAY, then go for it! This is how the great companies got started: valve, blizzard, etc. If you are getting started in game development and then trying to think of an idea for a game it is going to be, at best, mediocre.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Definitely, but you also need to start somewhere, i.e. with small games. But those small games should definitely lead to eventually making some sort of "dream game" that you crystalize and polish away as you get closer to the skillset required to create it, by first releasing other small games.

[@element1192]

Undertale, one of the world's favorite indie games, has infamously messy code. Toby Fox barely knew how to code and the result was still amazing

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

100% - on the flipside, being good at programming helps, but people seriously overestimate how much they need to learn to make a game.

[@TheSensationalMr.Science]

so in summary is: Phase 1: 1. learn your tools for a week and make a list of what you need to learn after said week 2. make mini-games & participate in game-jams [like those in the party-game packs in scope and size: or flappy bird or angry birds, or anything "mobile"] Phase 2: 3. focus on your strengths and build a full polished commercial game project in one month [Audio, Visual, or Logical{programming}] ----------------------- 3a. make a {main/feature} trailer 3b. main-menu/feature-development {latter done when main-menu is done} 3c. post strength-focus gif's on multiple sites like reddit and twitter 3d. repeat and engage with your audience to build up social trust Phase 3: 4. don't forget your game-scope and what it will bring in... labors of passion rarely get the big bucks. make a finished polished game [keep to your game design doc focus.... not anything goes... only the vision is allowed] ----------------------- 4a. package and sell your tricksy tools and conniving frameworks to others less fortunate than you. 4b. sell your expertise and "sneak-peeks" via crowdfunding Hope you have a great day & Safe Travels!

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Great summary, thank you!

[@LitAngelo]

Super inspiring video! I’ve released a couple mobile titles that certainly under-performed. I’m 24 years old so I feel like I have a lot of time to get it right. I am going to study more, and I believe this strategy is a good place to start. God bless you, and best of luck on your future projects!

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Best of luck with your work as well.

[@Nephanor]

As an Albertan, I see nothing wrong with finding yourself here if you're in Saskatchewan. Good advice though, definitely something I need to look at. Between you and Pirate Software, getting some good info and refocussing.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Haha nah I love Alberta xD and thanks glad you found it helpful!

[@victorgustavo4366]

I've started study this as hobby.

[@Gamer-wz2ks]

Im 14 years old rn and im interested in game development so badly ! I will improve my coding and visualisation... Thanks bro !!!

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Best of luck :)

[@Serendipity_GamingX]

Im medically retired from the army early so at 30 im going to pursue game development its always been a secret dream of mine

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Best of luck :D

[@MegaMichael122]

Im still a beginner but heres what im thinking: Toss your dream game idea out of the window, its probably not gonna work. No but seriously I think these grand ideas seem cool in your head but dont work in practice. So start with a prototype (when you actually have enough experience) and see if it's actually fun and doable. And before that, like the video maker guy said, make a ton of small games, but also make little projects that take one or two elements of a bigger game you like and simplify it. Just have fun making stuff.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@MegaMichael122 yeah :)

[@Penguin_guy69]

i was actually developing games last year but i lost motivation from the same reason but now i want to start again i do have a course of unity 2d that i got for free coz of participating in a game jam (i used unreal before but it lags too much on my laptop now) so what about i watch the entire course follow along which is like 19 hours long and then make some games on my owns maybe look through some docs when i get stuck and continue like that ?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I think you'll definitely learn a lot doing that - but remember once you finish the course, to still not skip the step of making a bunch of small games.

[@Penguin_guy69]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative Is unity 3d too different from unity 2d coz the course is 2d i wanna learn 3d in the long run

[@RileyHighBerg]

i dont know how to LITERALLY get started 😭 i dont know which game engine to choose. I'm thinking of creating a 3d game like genshin impact or red dead redemption but idk what game engine they used. But this tutorial is really helpful! Thank you for this. My brain can't handle this.. I don't feel confident that I'll start trying to make a game this year

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@RileyHighBerg what's stopping you from just grabbing Godot? Don't worry about which engine. Genshin is a massive game made by a big company, starting small is key :) best of luck!

[@VKSpaz]

That's what I've always told my students. Thank you!

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Awesome, I'm glad! :D

[@skdadd6549]

After countless times of trying to make games, I can safely say that my game ideas are too ambitious

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

It's good to recognize that! If you try a smaller game it'll be much less stress.

[@AdjointGaming]

I really would like to see a video from you about how to learn the game engine fast. That is what stresses me more. I tried Unity and now I work with UE. Too many things to learn and so many ppl sell lessons about them but unfortunately, I feel that so many things are left out :(

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

One of the best tutorials is BTP's endless runner. If you watch that, you can immediately start joining game jams. Everything else will come with time.

[@AdjointGaming]

Hello ! I c many endless runner videos (mainly for unity and not UE5). I could not find any BTP.@@AndrzejGieraltCreative

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Blackthornprod

[@AdjointGaming]

Thank you for your message. Though his lessons are in Unity and not at UE5 :)@@AndrzejGieraltCreative

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@AdjointGaming I'm not really in the loop about UE5 :( sorry!

[@CrossCoderDev]

Great video! Would definitely recommend to beginners.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank you! I'm glad :D

[@rahulthomas8383]

Bro why are all my gamedev ideas just variations of GTA 5 💀

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thats why you go to itch.io for inspiration!

[@og_skullkid1387]

Starting my first project now. I’m told it’s a better experience when you dev with someone else. Looking for a project buddy to make a game with as well as watching videos on where to start. I’m fairly certain of what it is I’m going to do I guess it’s just doing it at this point but it’s still overwhelming solving where to start given I effectively can start anywhere. Which drives me nuts.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Yeah it can be hard to choose a good starting point which is why game jams are so good, they give you some creative constraints which help a bit wth inspiration.

[@og_skullkid1387]

That’s what a game jam is? I didn’t realize any of that. Thank you so much. I’ve been feeling like I’m banging my head against a wall trying to figure out how to get started and it just feels like I’m spinning wheels. I’ll start doing some research on game jams then!

[@Scarecr0wn]

My biggest problem is now knowing where to start. I was always very much story/lore driven, no matter the genre of the game, I will always enjoy it more if there is good story and characters. So naturally I would start with this, but then what? Should I start learning with engine? Or creating assets.. somehow? This was inspiring and I really want to make something but to start with something like this was always a biggest pain for me.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Well, I was really trying to give people a starting point with this video. If you want to make games with detailed worldbuilding and strong character development, you will still have to start by getting good at making games, so the advice remains - spend a few months just making small games. Since you essentially want to specialize in storytelling, you'll also want to work on that and develop your execution of storytelling principles like internal consistency, meaningful character choices, etc. and you can always focus your early small games with that in mind :) best of luck!

[@David64580]

love ur content man

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thanks very much!!!

[@BradleyChick]

Great video dude! Quick question, what sort of camera/webcam do you use for when you are seated at your desk? Is it just your phone and you've set it up nicely or is it something else specific?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thanks! All shots in the video were taken with a Canon SL2 :) I use my camera as a webcam.

[@BradleyChick]

That is quite the camera! Makes sense though, looks great!@@AndrzejGieraltCreative

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I appreciate it :D glad you enjoyed.

[@oshiso750]

The dream game is the small games that you have gathered and create your self

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I think so! Well, it's a step along the way at least :D

[@ZedNerdStudios]

I wished I could change my mindset a long time ago... Here are some of the things I realized 1. You don't need to build everything about your game... Try outsourcing the hardest or most basic of things 2. Never isolate yourself... Join communities where you can ask for help 3. Accepting the future... Not everyone will like your game no matter what (it's ok to suck at something) 4. Personal Discipline... This is kinda self-explanatory

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I agree, great points :)

[@darinward3256]

hey first time watching your videos and just wanted to say that I love that you wear your miraculous medal and our Crucified Lord proudly.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank you :)

[@theaz_general]

Thank you for this guide! I started to create Albion Online clone for 1 month but without any exp and understanding how to be on game dev. I have huge exp how to build backend cause I'm backend developer in the past, but thankfully your video I understand that my goal for my situation now is so impossible and i need to start from small and come to huge step by step(like same as I started at backend development) +sub +like dlia Andrzejka 😊❤

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

It's great to have a big dream like that but also good to recognize that at first, experience in releasing small games is necessary. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!!! :D

[@AriAnggooro]

great video bro.. soo helpful

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Awesome I'm glad it helped!

[@gustavotavarezlora5261]

thanks man

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank YOU!

[@daksh00077]

informative 👍, but i have one question that in 2024 there is era of AI tools so can we make game or learn game development faster ?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Glad you liked it! I think you answered your own question. AI is a resource you can use for learning and speeding some stuff up but it has its limitations.

[@reinbew794]

My dream game is a metroidvania that is so big that it would probably take like.. 10 years for me to make. And I have learned that I won't be making that any time soon. So I started with a pong clone, then a bullet hell prototype, which is what I am working on. And I think I might start over, since my literal creativity with smaller projects went to tutorial hell.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Best of luck! Try to aim for those weekend/week long projects earlier on!

[@kemo_l7350]

I'm 21 y old I want to to know how to reserve what I will learn ( I fear of becoming unable to remember what I learn from game dev )

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

If you finish and release small games you will 1000% remember. You can't just forget skills :) don't worry about remembering the names of functions/syntax, developers google stuff all the time.

[@johnwilly2748]

Loved your video, intend to use it as a roadmap to game deving hobby/side-hustle. in your 'free indie game dev starter guide!' you mention I'll want to pick up some scripting skills in: Variables, Functions, If Statements, Loops, & Classes. Can you point me to a course (Maybe on Udemy) that would be a good start to learning those scripting skills?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Awesome! I have a free course on C#, you'll probably get an email about it if you got the starter guide in a few weeks :)

[@blakehorton6306]

i have an idea for a huge project down the road but i know nothing about game design and have very limited coding knowledge from a robotics class i took in highschool. I really want to learn but my time is very invested at the moment. I work full time and am a fulltime student as well. I also have a gf and have to sleep. I am currently just trying to soak up knowledge so that when my school is done in a year i can begin to dive into this as my main hobby until I can eventually create my dream game and hopefully have it generate some revenue to help with retirement. We'll see if it ever happens but i am hopefull i will get there one day.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Well, when it comes to wondering if "things might just happen one day", the truth is, it takes careful planning and clear goals. I'd encourage you to narrow down what it is you really want to achieve with that and take the steps to get there but, to be fair it becomes clearer with time/the more of a thing you do, and the more varied things you do, the better an idea you get for it.

[@alicep2714]

Hey man, I'm actually quite curious (desperate) to know what the basic fundamentals to make a game is?? You've given solid advice, so I was wondering what you think?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

It's super easy to find 1 good tutorial series to start with, I suggest Blackthornprod's endless runner series.From there you can follow the video advice and make some small games :)

[@alicep2714]

Got it thanks man :)

[@sm-journey8281]

tnx for sharing your thoughts! Kindly use a microphone/ or keep closer. It doesn't sound listenable

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank you! It's not that bad haha but yeah improving audio is on my to do list - I use a microphone in the sections where I'm in the "studio" setup but it would've been tricky to get it set up for the other shots.

[@shadowblush]

Thank you for the great video! I am a terrible programmer but I know the rest pretty well. Where would be a good place to search the particular code I am looking for? 🤔

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Unfortunately I think game programming resources are pretty lacking - most tutorials seem to just have you copy their scripts and explain them, but that doesn't really give you an understanding on how to take that away into other projects. I think the best thing I can recommend is just check on youtube "C# programming tutorial" to understand variables, ifs, loops, functions, and objects. Once you know that, you know how in Unity you have the inspector view, and the components there have tons of different values you can change? Basically any of that is represent in C# too. So if you need a script to change a material's color for example, you can just google "Unity C# material color". I hope that helps for now :) I'm working on some resources.

[@shadowblush]

Yes that helps very much thank you! I appreciate your help 😊

[@siac888]

Chat GPT can also Help. It is sadly not up to Date anymore, but you still can geht something out of it.

[@TankkOneFGC]

good videos. i'm already a software developper, the only reason im stuck with gamedev is the art part (especially drawing...). i can't even draw pixel art .. its so frustrating for me and i don't want to use free asset. how did you start this part ?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thank you! Well, the upcoming game jam will be specifically designed to help with that. But to try to give a more helpful answer, I guess I had done a lot of 3d modeling as part of my work early on and I got really used to making static objects like furniture or weapons, and messed around with creatures too. For their obscure, I used a mix of my own models and assets. I guess just like making games, doing art is a skill of it's own- make a hundred pixel art sprites, the first 60 might be terrible, the next 30 will be passable, the last 10 will be alright.

[@TankkOneFGC]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative Thanks !

[@nocturnaltruthseeker]

Some of the best games use simple shapes. You can make a lot of great games using basic shapes. Make use of free or paid assets. Even if you don't use them you can study them. Learn from them. Don't let this stop you from making games. Make ugly games until they aren't ugly anymore.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@nocturnaltruthseeker 100%

[@paragmahala3659]

Most of solo devs are actually artists who then learnt programming… but I never heard of a programmer .. who later on learnt art and started making games as a solo dev.. any thoughts?💭

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I think that's a really common path too.

[@pranjalsharma3436]

Cool video...🎉🎉

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thanks :D

[@AnshumanStark]

Where were you 4 years ago? 🥲

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I was making an overscoped game that never got finished haha - glad you enjoyed :)

[@Firecggkasda]

Thanks

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thanks for watching :D

[@stultifiction]

Thank u, Realized I was getting ahead of myself lol

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I'm glad the video helped :D

[@Jacoomo]

Pytanie z innej paczki, jak sprawiłeś że Twój angielski jest tak dobry? Czy mieszkałeś za granicą?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Cale zycie mieszkalem w Kanadzie - niestety, to znaczy ze moj Polski nie jest taki dobry :(

[@xreev0x]

By chance, did you watch the video from Jason Goodison with the same title?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@xreev0x the one I linked to in the video's description? ;) yes I did (although his title has "to code" where mine has "game dev")

[@pikachun2160]

You felt like you had less chance then none? Well thats prob an overflow so you got WAY more than 100%

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

the true secret to success is use metaphysics to hack reality

[@LFC_DCB]

At what point to we start getting into the more interesting stuff like terrains, shader graph and navmesh agents. Ive just been init for 6 months and it's all kinda confusing

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

You can use all of them even for your very first game if you want. You could even make games specifically with the goal of learning one of those things. It's just very important to focus on releasing games, those early small games can still be very interesting you just have to be extremely careful about scope.

[@AlienSteveious]

Where do you go once you DO make a game? Do you post them to websites specialized in promoting smaller creators? So you start a website? I’m referring to Indie game creation of course

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

You put your small games on itch.io. You put your professional-quality games on Steam. You then have to drive traffic to your Steam page - there are a few options for this that I'm aware of. 1) Natural reputation from making previous small games that people loved like crazy (unlikely unless you make a bunch of truly groundbreaking games( 2) Social media - the only one I really understand is KZbin - but the gist of it is that you send people to your Steam page during your videos. You don't have to do devlogs, you could do critique videos or game dev tips like I usually do. 3) You can also learn Reddit and strategize on there, and on twitter, whatever you can do to create a funnel. But yeah this comes in time. It's better to just focus on making the small games because then you learn how to make games, and what makes games good, and games will be easier to market.

[@AlienSteveious]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative this was a huge help! Thank you for furthering my knowledge 🙏🏾

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@AlienSteveious Awesome glad I could help :)

[@bryanthomas2352]

Please show us a video how to create a multiplayer game using GDevelop and the THINK extension ♥️♥️♥️

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Lol I'd love to but unfortunately I don't know anything about either, and I HIGHLY recommend NOT making a multiplayer game as your first game!

[@HamidRamadani-m6r]

I almost gave up on you when I saw the way you wrote the letter "K" on the box

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

It's quite unfortunate how remarkably insignificant things like that can bother people that much haha - hope you enjoyed the video :)

[@Flylow_kel]

Have you made the dedicated video on the basic technical skills needed to make my first game yet? If so can you link it please? If not this is a request to make it! Thank you 😁

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I've made some about code but not covering everything. I think there's plenty of videos like that elsewhere already though :) we'll see maybe I'll feeling like making one some day xD

[@Flylow_kel]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative I did some research and it seems like C++, C# and Python are the way to to go. There was also mention of java and JavaScript for web based gaming. Do you have a recommendation based on your experience? Or is it more based on what code the engine requires?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@Flylow_kel Generally you just code in what the engine uses. Unity uses C#. Just look up "make your first game [name of engine]" or something, Brackeys, Blackthronprod, and GMTK have great videos about it :)

[@tastegoodbrick]

what apps should you use for coding,creating and more?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

What do you mean by "more?" Game engines usually come with IDEs for coding (Godot has one, Unity comes with visual studio). That's probably all you need to start for making simple small games. If you later want to get into 3D modelling or 2D art, Blender 3D and GIMP are my recommendations.

[@JamesEagle-vf1tj]

please do a video on th basics of game dev

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

So, if you go to my channel, I do get into that a bit in my recent programming videos, the one with "Object object = new Object()" or something on the thumbnail, that might help in the meantime.

[@ionuttuta8133]

I stopped the video the moment that he said that Thomas brush did not consider himself a good programmer. The thing that you don't consider yourself a good programmer does not mean that you are not one. That is just poor reasoning with no proof to sustain what he says. I think people should stop watching and listening to what they want to hear and if they like something, just put passion and time in it and at least try the thing. I am just tired of all the things like: you can do it, it doesn't matter that you don't like it, or that you don't have a clue about what is needed, etc. I think you guys should be fully aware of what it is needed and that is not easy, but if you want it, go for it.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@ionuttuta8133 "he" reads the comments :) I think that's an absurd reason to ignore my many helpful and useful points, consider giving the video another shot, I can't imagine you and I disagree on much at all.

[@theratingguy5659]

Hey man great video, I just wanted to ask three questions 1. Would you recommend me to start by follow a paid course or just "make projects" since I did find my first game Jam extremely hard and I haven't made much progress on game dev because of school 2. Is going to an art school for game design like CMU is worth my time? 3. Is unity still worthy of being my main engine in comparison to godot?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Hey thanks so much! I'm not too familiar with paid courses that exist for game dev besides the big KZbinr courses (FTGD, GDU, Rocket, etc) and in my experience, those are more useful once you've already made a few game jam games. Maybe cheaper alternatives could be useful but honestly I don't know about them - I'd guess they would be equally as useful as any decent free youtube series. My recommendation would be keep at it with the game jams, do at least 5, each time things should get at least 1% easier. Pinpoint your biggest struggle, as well as the thing you like the most, on average, over all 5 games.

[@theratingguy5659]

Thanks! Could you follow up my 2nd and 3rd questions if that's fine? @@AndrzejGieraltCreative

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@theratingguy5659 Oh sorry I didn't notice them. As to game dev school, idk never been, it's probably more of a question of money rather than time. And yeah I use Unity, feature-wise it's excellent... business-wise, it sucks.

[@Unknown-vu5qf]

ur underrated

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thanks :)

[@solid3451]

Came across these videos just when I gave up on game dev dream. Let's see....

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I hope it helps :)

[@HAZEFalconYT]

This is the exact same thumbnail as Jason goodisons video

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

By definition not the exact same thumbnail haha! Same style. That's why I linked his video in the description :) @HazeFalconYT

[@alexzandermanning6094]

What’s the list of skills you should know how to do for game dev .

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Well, this video should have helped explain that :) you kind of pick up on what you like as you go :)

[@ka-md8ue]

Guys, share your future and past small and large games here, Inesnt to check them, and I think not only me. Let's sgare the names and links under my comment

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

In case people don't reply, you can check out people's ongoing projects and share your work in the discord discord.com/invite/Wys9YHFDY7

[@guadalupefreyre5900]

1:20 2:23 2:43 3:10 3:36 4:30

[@jasqier1060]

Hey i'm watching this in order to make my own game (obviously) and i read your name. Do you have relatives from Poland? I mean your name is VERY polish haha

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Yup I'm Polish :)

[@jasqier1060]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative wow, film is over 8 months old and you still managed to reply haha

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@jasqier1060 Ya I usually get notifications for comments so I try to reply when I see them, I'm not sure why most youtubers dont reply to comments.

[@snake-sm6wf]

Do you need a degree to become a game developer cuz I want to make my game very good to like the point it reached to a game awards

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

You just need to start with releasing small games :) a degree will be an extra resource but you will also learn a lot by just releasing games. Make sure to release a bunch of crappy small games before doing that big award game either way :)

[@fu2201]

I have great ideas for games but dont know how to use unity. Any devs want to work together?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Learn Unity :) Devs have their own ideas.

[@nibirugami]

yh pls real turorials would be nice like you wanna make that there's this options this one and you know here are how all ways would seem like lke you wanna make speed okay you can change position or you can add velocity and direction here's how to do both

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@kaminibiru I'm sorry but I have no idea what you are saying... I don't really make tutorials and idk what you're requesting. As for the technical style video I was talking about, I made some but they didn't get a lot of views.

[@theashbot4097]

Yo nice video, but just be carefull. driving while looking at a camera is not the best decision.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Thanks for looking out for me haha : ] everything was planned and done safely so don't worry about that.

[@theashbot4097]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative if you say so.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@theashbot4097 😎

[@AllAboutAxolotls]

Do you think I should use godot For a open world game?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Well, if it's your first game, you shouldn't make it open world. You'll have a better idea of what tools are available once you make a few games.

[@halo4xbx]

Hello I never received an email I checked both inbox and spam folder

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I'm not sure :S sometimes it doesn't send it... try a different email or browser? Maybe promotions folder? Maybe you typed your email incorrectly.

[@halo4xbx]

​@AndrzejGieraltCreative I tried another email, and it worked. Thank you, good work man you inspire me a lot 😊.

[@Mr.Fabrico]

Well, my friend, I want to learn to make a football game that competes with FIFA and Football, and I do not know programming or anything in the subject of programming and video game development. Can you help me with that? Please, please.😅😅

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

First of all, don't compete with them :) second of all, follow the steps at the beginning of the video! :D

[@flambleue3195]

Wait! Is this the hit game Heir Obscure: A Hunt in the dark ??????????

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

This is a video sir :P but yes Heir Obscure, check out the video I link to at the end of this one where I talk about why that game did poorly.

[@kennethporst4359]

Does anyone know how to just EDIT Games as a Career...like a GTA5 updates-- I wanna do.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

Like work on patches and stuff? You'd probably need a dev job, show them a nice portfolio, and then do whatever the position entails, like I would guess that it's somewhat seasonal, in that they might move devs to patching after game launch and then back to dev when it's crunchtime on the new project... not sure but you'd have to start by looking at what positions are available at different studios.

[@morfeo2630]

For those small games or bigger projects is it good to use tutorials for things you don't know or is the goal to do it "all by yourself"? I feel like "cheating" but if people use free assets for example, I guess it's not bad to use tutorials.

[@morfeo2630]

I am a student of game development and design, and in the games I have made for university I have always used a tutorial at some point.

[@morfeo2630]

Really cool video!!❤

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

It's definitely not cheating! My only problem with tutorials is that they distract people from finishing their games, because they get overwhelmed (imagine for example episode 23 of an open world RPG tutorial series). To inspire specific implementations and as long as you're focusing on actually finishing your project, it's totally fine.

[@watercat1248]

I personally disagree with with many of your topic's on this video. Wail I agree that make multiple small scale project it's great for beginners. I personally think it's terrible idea to forshing your self finish the game on spefic time pierd. My advice is no matter if you make big or small project just have fun 😊 And don't forshing your self to finish the game on spefic time pierd. Wean you create video game's it's very hard to to know how much time the need in the order finish the project (game), Also many people have job, family's ECT or other liabilities. On top of that every person has different learning curve, And try to force yourself working on video game usually it's not good thing. I personally work on my game whenever have free time as Mach I want and whenever I personally don't see the point to finish my game on spefic time pierd also I work on My own there is not real reason to forshing myself. Some time it may make progress 1 to 2 days and some other time it may take week or even month and that's okay. Also because I'm working weanever I feald I don't I don't stressing my self, And to be honest it's one of the reasons I don't partsie on game Jem's.

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I'm afraid you absolutely must give yourself hard deadlines, not just for games but for any project, especially if you're not used to actually finishing thim.

[@watercat1248]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative I disagree First I have already made one playable game with my way. Second the reason most off my project doesn't finish it's because I'm working on my own not because I did bad job. Wean people forshing the shelf to do something in very specific time pierd it's very likely to end up hated what the do, To getting burn out ECT and become heading instead of something fun. With both your method and my method you able to could end take the job longer for what we expected The difference is that with my method I'm not in the mood game development or if have some other to I just do that. For my game development at this time is hobby not job. I made my game Wean I feal like I did everything in my own pase, This method working for my if you are better with forshing your self not matter on attitude and you have spent an hour for each day for example you able to continue your way. For my the method working it's too work wean I have mood to work on my project it may spend 3 hours other time one week and ECT I dasn't really matter. Some time I work daily other time I work weekly other time I work for few hours and other time's for way more or way less, And I still have fun do that and my project goin very well. No matter what you trying to say on this video my method working it's prof for how far I have got.

[@humankid4313]

How good of a computer do I need

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

One that's good enough :P doesn't matter too much. Try it on your computer, once you start running into performance issues, think about some upgrades I guess.

[@niitonet318]

​@@AndrzejGieraltCreativei have i5 12400F + RX 6600 + 32GB RAM... Do i need some upgrade?

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

@@niitonet318 I don't know! Try running Unity and see if you have trouble.

[@navtektv]

What to do when you've somehow gotten out of Tutorial Hell but now are stuck in Game Dev Roadmap Hell?! 😢 jk

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

You make games :P :D

[@V_gold_life]

Chila chilaa ke sabko skim mat bataoo , ham game dev. Ees field me compitition nahi chahte he 😢😂

[@AndrzejGieraltCreative]

I think google translate has failed, but if I understand correctly you're saying I don't want competition, not sure what you mean by that. This video is meant to help people and I will also be trying to help people start youtube channels pretty soon.

[@V_gold_life]

@@AndrzejGieraltCreative you can't understand it because I write this in indian hindi language with use of English ( I just want to say that gaming is my future and like me , many people wont to do gaming in future , if many peoples know about it so we show compitition in that , that we don't wont to see ) 🙃🥹