6 DEVS Make a GAME without COMMUNICATING! (HARDCORE edition)

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GAME DEV ROCKET: www.gamedevrocket.com/
FREE Intro to Game Dev: www.gamedevrocket.com/free-ga...
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PLAY: blackthornprod-games.itch.io/...
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Moonleaf Studio: www.youtube.com/@moonleafstud...
and their game Halve:
Wannibe Manisha: / @wannibemanisha
AlexRak2: www.youtube.com/@AlexRak2/videos
Advancenine: / @advancenine
Daitli: www.youtube.com/@Daitli/videos
Alex: store.steampowered.com/app/11...
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Intro - 0:00
0:52 - Moonleaf Studio
3:25 - Game Dev Rocket
4:10 - Wannibe Manisha
6:50 - AlexRak2
8:18 - Advancenine
10:19 - Dailtli
12:26 - DevBanana
16:25 - Multiplayer Mastery
16:43 - Reactions
17:30 - Reactions + Meeting between the DEVS
19:35 - Conclusion

[@Blackthornprod]

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[@bappoinR]

I don't think I'll be able to get it.

[@CodyDreams]

i like to see pass one game with all of devs and go like some 1 or 2 circles and see final product. i think that impossible. But it it would be amazing

[@Liammusicman]

we need a part 2 for this game

[@persongems8991]

I like that you comments with another’s dev and thinks what could be better

[@michaelhowe4746]

I'm curious why there are limited seats? I'll have to wait until later anyway, for money reasons. Cheers!

[@ShorteDev]

I still can't believe how the game's concept of running over zombies was kept until the end of the challenge! This has probably turned out as one of the most organized challenges so far 😆

[@Goku_SAAD]

You and the last one were the best between them ❤️🔥

[@tomich20]

i hope someone continues the game. May be only be able to shoot in first person =))

[@user-oe3kz8ww7d]

It was kept until the end and Blackthorn's first idea was to change it.

[@bona000]

It'll be cool if we could ride a centipede and run over zombies😅

[@Rjrdre]

Fr

[@o1497]

DevBanana is crazy, first time someone turned a game into multiplayer in this series.

[@charltonrodda]

I'm really glad he didn't turn it into a competitive/PVP game, but kept it co-op PvE.

[@sapphireblue4031]

no, one of the first games in this series was multiplayer as well. The one with the asteroid shooting and competitive pvp

[@yararinamiil]

Yeah but also I'm convinced he did this to promote their new course

[@Shiny-4ddr]

@@charltonrodda Tbf it lacks for a co-op. PVP would be way better here XD

[@zombieboss5178]

@@sapphireblue4031 i think you might want to go rewatch that I'm sure it isn't

[@erikaz1590]

Listening to the first guy, I'm amazed at how much he got done with his shift. I mean that's basically a full tech demo right there. I swear some of the other game chains still had dots at that stage.

[@JaharNarishma]

This game seemed to have had way more time per dev compared to the norm. "That was end of day 1" and "only 1 hour left" implies more time than a couple of hours.

[@WRLDOfSad]

Fr I was like "alright but it seems kinda lame" at first then got blown away by how good he made it, it would've been a fun lil game of it's own

[@CoachCadeOW]

Don't be afraid of making the video longer by showing more of the game being made and longer reactions. I'd happily watch a 40 minute version of these videos, they are one of my favorite series on KZbin.

[@brenen7412]

i recently learned that it actually messes with youtube channels if they do alot of time varieties. its dumb, but its true, so i get why they dont. however, i would love to see them have another video of a similar length to view

[@MMykola87]

Totally agree.

[@kerhabplays]

Didn't even realized it was 20min until I saw this comment. It feels like it's 5min ngl

[@riverwindbonsai]

This length is good, but a second long cut version with more in-process video, plus a longer post mortem discussion would be great!

[@basimbaig]

So much yes to this. Please make these longer (or release a separate reactions cut? That won't hurt the original videos stats, but fans have an option for the extra unedited reactions.

[@noblejesse]

The first dev was literally so good he basically made the whole game there and It already looked fun Edit: I see a lot of people going for the second dev because she is a girl...shes doing what I cant do. And I'm not sure how she ruined the game by fixing bugs and adding things. And because I said I was impressed by the first dev doesn't mean I think they made the new GTA 6, I'm just impressed. Everyone did amazing

[@Aronid-se4of]

He made a "game" alright. 🥱

[@halowars4000]

@@Aronid-se4of Hater detected. I C U.

[@noblejesse]

@@Aronid-se4of is it playable? Is there an objective? It's a game 🥱

[@dandinzin]

@@Aronid-se4ofHe did the entire gameplay loop, put the mechanics into work, did basic ui. The game was ready, from there was just more upgrades and polishing

[@Aronid-se4of]

He's a good boy, isn't he? I give him a star on his lunchbox ⭐

[@itskxmi]

Adding multiplayer was so clutch. The only thing missing was a giant centipede

[@obsidian_raeven]

Lmao😂

[@jones368]

We don't talk about the giant centipede...

[@willthunder7212]

@@jones368 why not, you have my attention

[@zurabtsereteli9195]

The incident was 15 years ago. 15 years. And I still feel the scuttling legs of reality clasp upon my very existence. All I can think of is the centipede. It seems as if it’s taken hold, and my mind has shifted to this and only this. Everything in existence - according to my tainted state of psyche - must include the Giant Centipede. There’s no going back; my ignorance is my utter inability to accept this, and it seems every day, and every single hour, my head almost drifts me to the very spot where it happened. It’s all Giant Centipede. Always has been.

[@GrayFilet]

​@@zurabtsereteli9195what is blud yapping about 🗣️🔥

[@maybenotjave]

Can we just appreciate how much Dailtli did, he went through and bug tested, enhanced the games performance, and just overall did a really good job at make the little things perfect.

[@Daitli]

Cheers!! I appreciate the love 💜

[@justarandomstranger1]

i would say bug fix and performance boost is underrated

[@boynet2]

I think in this series format it's a waste of time to care about performance or small bugs.. since its not going into real game its better to add features

[@wellingtonribeiro847]

@@boynet2 I mean... we can play the game, it's in the description and sometimes the game doesn't need more features.

[@hatidzaserdarevic8911]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how sweet this was at 6:02 that she appreciated someone else's efforts so much and respected their choices even thought she didn't necessary agree with them (i.e. thought they could use an upgrade)

[@sotetsotetsotetsotetsotet2379]

And then disappointingly everyone else just deleted all of her changes

[@hatidzaserdarevic8911]

@@sotetsotetsotetsotetsotet2379 at least the car stayed 🥲

[@nitroguefury9043]

@@sotetsotetsotetsotetsotet2379 What? She created the zombies, the score system, the 1st person system, and the game over screen - none of that was deleted. She started the buildings, they just changed the art style as it evolved.

[@ElectroEmperor101]

​@nitroguefury9043 No, the buildings were the first devs implementation. He made them into block obstacles at the end, probably expecting someone else to handle the art of the obstacles.

[@ElectroEmperor101]

​@@nitroguefury9043And the game over system was already included in the first devs work. What she did was make it more refined and a smoother transition. 3:19 shows the HP system already implemented on the bottom left, and that was still in the first devs time frame.

[@joshualesicar4671]

It would be cool if the devs got to implement the changes that were discussed at the end. This way there would be a 'without communicating' version and a polished version. If a polished version was then available to be played by viewers that would be super cool. I personally find the most refined games the most satisfying.

[@michaelstevenson5044]

agreed

[@MinimaTheWarrior]

Frr I'd love that!!

[@luckyz.2289]

The dev who spends their whole time fixing all the bugs are the backbone of these projects

[@timbraska6750]

5th developer taking one for the team and doing debugging and optimization

[@GrayFilet]

True

[@Perqd]

As a DEV I would choose Dailtli for my team, because instead of doing the fun things he fixed stuff from and for other people. Thats rare!

[@johnjahn7482]

I was thinking that too, it is really nice to see the different types of things that devs chose to do. I really like improving codebases, probably would do the same thing as him. It's natural that the code turns kinda messy after adding features.

[@himanshu-le6ud]

Thank you finally someone's said it!

[@WannibeManisha]

Thank you so much for having me! It was awesome to collaborate with all these talented devs :) I loved how the game came out😄Lots of fun!

[@michaelstevenson5044]

I thought your changes were pretry cool, especially the first person perspective! Nice job

[@MrSamiGigi]

marry me❤

[@LavroseRovender]

I loved what you did!! The person who made it all spooky too haha

[@DemonPig666]

It's not often you see female game devs (no offence) and you are really good

[@WannibeManisha]

Thank you all for the lovely comments :)

[@advancenine]

Man this was fun to participate in and the game turned out great! This is a good team of game devs. I’m kinda wondering what we could accomplish if we actually communicated and made a game 🔥🔥🔥

[@ShadowBladeJ_LightBowN]

You were my fav dev u were so funny

[@advancenine]

@@ShadowBladeJ_LightBowN wow that’s a cool thing to say. Thanks so much. You made my day!

[@SunnyCress]

Loved the look of your game! Will definitely be checking it out

[@devonanimation1]

Your impact was insane. Changed the whole aesthethic of the game and made it 10 times better. Great job

[@magmamask8234]

You were ome of the best dev on the project!, qnd undoubtedly the funniest!

[@xos]

So much respect for the work Dailtli put in! Taking the time to fix up the bugs and make more quality of life enhancements isn't the most glamorous, but it's so important and clearly helped improve things a lot towards the end of the project

[@omegaminoseer4539]

I think that this was the best structuring of the, "w/out COMMUNICATING" by far. We were able to hear about how everyone in the project would have improved their plans and there was a greater sense of how their gifts would work to develop the project. DevBanana helped the game become *greedier* adding his their own flare with multiplayer, for instance. We knew they had the skillset, due to the litany of multiplayer experiences they'd made.

[@axman6815]

Would love to see one of these that goes between multiple videos, or one that travels between channels where creators have way more time before passing it on, similar to what TenHundred and the KZbin art community did

[@Aronid-se4of]

Maybe they need less time. What a mess of a product.

[@oliverbs0417]

@@Aronid-se4ofthey only had limited time to get it done, you can’t even program a character walking never mind what they accomplished in a short time

[@sopapopp]

i think they have enough time, if they got more they'd maybe progress too much and it would be harder to build on what the previous devs made idk

[@uBreeze]

There were some INSANE devs this time around. This is the most stable project this challenge has seen yet without a doubt and I’ll leave that glory to the first dev who laid a STRONG foundation.

[@Max_Pilgrim]

A game loop from the get go really solidified the whole project and kept it cohesive. I love the recommendations section at the end between the devs, kind of like a teaser for a part 2 return to exand the same project. My idea for this project was to also add more customizable cars, maybe cycle between different sceneries, choosing a game mode to either kill zombies or taxi pedestrians. Otherwise, good video, one of the better ones

[@bluemond100]

1st guy: "So I start playing around with this" *makes a whole game*

[@shippous]

Loved to see the devs reunited at the end discussing the decisions and end product! Added a lot to the video.

[@devamshpranu5287]

The Meet b/w devs was really insightful.

[@adammullarkey4996]

I liked the brainstorming session at the end. It was fun to hear the ideas people had that they never had time to implement. I hope you do something similar in future challenges.

[@eshky7391]

by far one of the most satisfying videos from the "no communication game dev series". Surprisingly really organized mainly because the game was established from the the first dev. Would love to see one of these games get finsished and published to steam!

[@Chaos_Senpai]

You should do a "make a game without communicating" but each person picks a random word out a hat each time and they have to add it into the game

[@hatidzaserdarevic8911]

I second this! What a cool idea

[@Un_random144.]

H😦

[@sellenrick]

I think this is one of the more cohesive games that has come out of the series. Great job I don’t quite understand adding a speedometer, it takes up a lot of the screen and doesn’t really serve a purpose. Your speed doesn’t really matter, overall great job.

[@tomich20]

I was hoping someone adding a killing speed.. so the speedometer would tell if at that speed you would kill or just push a zombie.

[@miguelottoni4485]

Yeah, it could be a main objective of the game, to be able to kill zombies the speed should be above 40 or 60, always keeping the car at high speeds to be able to deal damage, this would make the speedometer useful.

[@RavenGlenn]

Agreed. I feel like the speedometer detracted from the game. It serves no actual purpose but takes up a lot of screen real-estate. Everything else is just great

[@RayramAureanBlue]

The speedometer should be transparent, at the very least.

[@SdoubleA]

A small, digital speedometer would've also worked well without taking so much space and looking outdated

[@3DPrinterAcademy]

Love these vids! You all should form a studio together. This is a great example of “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts”. Amazing what can happen when people are able to work with each other.

[@BeingDumb247]

Ikr, also dam 300k subs

[@user-yp2rs4gc9k]

That one was way better then previous ones

[@-omicron-]

As others have mentioned and pointed out that first dev was on it. I've watched a couple of these series now and haven't seen anyone get as much done as he did. He basically made an entire game himself in his allotted time.

[@12feetup]

Cool to see Manisha and Advancenine here! Been following them both.

[@kacper29]

the 5 dev was in the worst enviorment but the best improvment

[@endnes.m]

The firstperson car front window and the normal car is completely different 💀

[@mirfasiuddin2161]

Wow, this was such an incredible experiment! Watching six talented developers come together to create a game without communicating was entertaining and a testament to their skills and teamwork. It's mind-blowing how they managed to sync up their ideas and create something unique. Kudos to Blackthornprod for orchestrating this hardcore challenge, and a big shoutout to the amazing devs involved. Can't wait to see more collaborations like this! 🎮🙌 #GameDev #Teamwork #Innovation

[@augustogoncalez6625]

I’m a HUGE fan of this series!! And it keeps getting better This final conversation between devs at the end was really cool! Hope you keep doing that in the next videos Keep up the great work!!

[@AlonePirate02]

I love this series. It's just so fun to watch.

[@plat6667]

I LOVE the gameplay and analysis at the end of this one. Would love to see more of that in the future.

[@pichitosmalltown3239]

I love how y'all included a part in the end where the devs reflect on the project!

[@mattchstick]

I love that Dev 2 added a whole first-person mode, no one else worked on it, and then at the end one of them said it was more fun that the third-person view.

[@tezzla6358]

that advanced nine guy's "night stones" game seems pretty cool i can't wait to see how it turns out

[@dimas7204]

I find it amazing to see how much each dev can add to the game in such a short amount of time. What an amazing project ❤

[@therealyojames]

That was really bad timing for the unity course lol, I probably would have gotten it if it was for unreal or godot

[@Clarix_Shorts]

The fact that the first guy made the game so good

[@xaius4348]

Best episode yet! Each one of the devs did such an amazing job! Would love to see each of the proposed ideas implemented, such as new enemies, and more gameplay variety and multiplayer dynamic through objectives, but the core gameplay loop is quite satisfying and it exudes charm.

[@idlefang5014]

Love these there so incredibly inspiring and i find they help motivate me to keep working on my current game when i start feeling bored of it/ when i lack new ideas or motivation!

[@FortbloxNET]

9:27 like wtf? what a PRO in blender :-D that looked so fast and easy. impressive!

[@DrGodzirra]

adding the reflection as the end of the video is really nice addition to this format.

[@perttihakala9847]

looks amazing! I think as a game and as a video this is the best one yet. It's great to finally see some gameplay and reactions :) great job, looking forward to the upcoming videos!

[@MenicaFolden]

Congrats to all the devs, the game looks awesome! If I may, I would love to see other genres than "vampire surviror with a minor twist", we saw a lot of them in this series recently, I am curious what could be done with a fps, puzzle game, plateformer, non-violent, cozy, mobile, etc. Good luck for next projects!

[@tomich20]

oh my god. What a good game with so much potential. Can be there a part 2 to continue this game???? =))))))

[@lollul1201]

Go play Zombie Safari

[@drsands2417]

So glad you put in their reactions!!! ❤ Love seeing what they personally are proud of, while at the same time, noting the differences in game play since they passed it off.

[@foldupgames]

Looks like you had a lot of fun and stuck to the core concept as a group - good job! I was personally hoping to see level design changes like ramps and overpasses, etc.

[@havvik3505]

They should’ve added a boss of some sort. Like a giant centipede or something.

[@dokstader]

havent even seen the full vid yet but moonleaf studios killed it, they did so good

[@ugamghadi]

1:24 "It's probably more fun to run over something" -some wise man

[@IIITHRIII]

Yeah. Mad props to Moonleaf studios, he basicaly made the whole game. Without sweating he established what the core gameplay proto was going to be. Mad props

[@Urnotagamer]

Y'all can flame if you want but I feel like Liam and Noa have spent enough time in the gulag. I would love to see their ideas and spins in these videos again.

[@deviouschimp4663]

Wait were people mad he was participating?

[@oliver-04]

@@deviouschimp4663they made drastic changes to the games, and just removed features that the other devs had worked hard on. They also turned every game into a centipede horror game

[@deviouschimp4663]

@@oliver-04 Ah, I do remember that. I thought it was because his artstyle was so controlling. No one wanted to mess with his art.

[@user-wx1xe8hw9k]

@@deviouschimp4663 No, its cause theyd be the last dev then scratch everything cause "It didn't fit" with THEIR vision and they'd redo it in their art style and turn it from a genuinely interesting game to a generic shooter (One example is the hospital one) and they do it every single video and its just hell nah

[@aaronking2020]

He wanted to turn it into a taxi game bro

[@RamenUdle]

No way the first dev made an entire working, standalone game on only his turn..

[@breadguyy]

its hardcore mode because of the unity new pricing

[@realGBx64]

Thanks for not having Tarodev this time. All the participants respected the concept, not changing the car because “the previous dev might have worked on it a lot” is really the type of respect these challenges need more of.

[@slashfan03]

Love the challenge videos! I hope they continue. And the work in this video was very cool and the final game looks great!

[@realdoctorleaf]

One of the best series on KZbin!

[@SomethingClever18]

This one was great. It'd be interesting to see what would happen if you gave the same devs a second iteration to refine it!

[@Verloren167]

Love the ending of the video. I wish the whole thing was longer but I'm very glad we got to see a lot of dev comments and reactions

[@TooShawn]

Last guy wss crazy for turning thisinto a multiplayer game. So good wow

[@michaelstevenson5044]

Idea: what if there were some videos where, after the devs played the finished the game, all developers got a small sprint of time (a few hours) to work together and perfect the game even further. Hearing all the devs talk about what they would add after the game was complete made me wish they were able to implement those ideas

[@cheesymcnuggets]

Btw I think the meeting and reaction gameplay at the end of the video is a really good addition! Can't believe DevBanana really went "let there be light" and added an entire multiplayer system as the last dev in line. Moonleaf Studio also insane with the prototype he managed to build to up, it perfectly defined the game.

[@michael-of7fk]

Shout out to the fifth dev whole polished the game and fixed bugs, doing gods work!

[@aishacamylle1679]

I stumbled on this series today. This is truly amazing content. Keep up the great work guys!

[@peves-]

These 6 developers should be on a team together. They would make great things.

[@soorosh_th7031]

the only reason that it ended well was because they worked solo , "if a task takes 1h for a programmer to do , it will take 2h for 2 programmers to do"

[@RazorIsEpic]

@@soorosh_th7031 Dumb platitude, you don't understand how to apply it and just yap.

[@Day100]

It'd be neat seeing the game get a second round or two to see how far it could be pushed.

[@minima_studios]

thanks for giving us these videos, So cool to watch these come to life

[@lucbloom]

Amazing how a fleshed out concept can make devs behave and just “finish the game”

[@PatrickCreations]

I would like to try out the game, but I dont want to steal 20 cents from you 😅

[@Michael-The-Composer]

Thank you for adding the reactions and meeting between devs section

[@ThompsonBrosStudios]

This is one of the best of these challenges I've seen you guys do. awesome job.

[@LucumLuftra]

Rip unity

[@mith3620]

Lmao sorry but second dev did nothing :(

[@William-Afton_jejcjschheiqx]

This was probably the best one I’ve seen, all of devs did awesome and they all built of each others work perfectly imo

[@sulfarsandbox]

First time watching one of your videos, and I love the concept! Seeing how the devs built off each other's work is super interesting. It reminds me of those old Dwarf Fortress worlds that used to get passed around the internet, resulting in stories such as Boatmurdered. Given what's transpired since this video was uploaded, though, it pained me to hear that y'all are launching a new Unity course. I hope that you're able to navigate through these waves and find smooth sailing beyond.

[@pd9655]

Thanks for putting the team gameplay! It’s such a pay off to see everyone get a chance to play the thing the collaborated on. 😁👍🏆

[@didntgetthejobatfruitloops4449]

Love the ideas for these videos! Keep it up man

[@darkminerproductions]

Thank you for having the devs talk to each other at the end! That is an excellent addition!

[@brotatochips]

I just started dabbling in game development and seeing devs like this genuinely excites me for what the future holds. Their creativity and way of building something is truly inspiring. Keep it up!

[@TheApocalypticDreams]

This looks like a genuinely fun game. I love the ideas that were also discussed at the end. I would play this game.

[@user-ym3cw3dx6k]

Probably one of my favorite games from you guys, straight forward goal and simple to play, multiplayer, and most importantly crushing zombies with a car is the most satisfying thing ever

[@isaacvidal5301]

As somone who dabbled with game design for a couple years, this extremely badass. I love seeing the exact coordinate and skill each person uitlized to create this project. Shout out to the first guy for making it really obvious what concept he was shooting for.

[@Beateau]

It's really interesting to see the different types of devs. Some worked on modeling, some worked on gameplay loop, and some even worked on just bug squashing and QOL.

[@vasco407]

i love these so much. its so cool to see it evolve and get more fun. see all the ideas

[@MiikaKontio]

Such a cool project and really well edited video. I wanted them to succeed and build upon others ideas and that is exactly what happened

[@Bananeisafree]

This series is getting better and better. Neat to have a debrief at the end !

[@Rei_geDo]

I love these videos, the process is always satisfying to watch

[@daasbuffy]

I love the group chat at the end, listing to them talk about idea they had but didn't have the time to implement or what they would add to the game after if was finished was really interesting.

[@winkbrace]

Really appreciate the meeting at the end! Great addition to the format 👍

[@RW.16]

Every dev in this video is amazing, they all know what to do and the best way to do it.

[@rugososphotos3646]

So much talent in this video! Love the option to play in first person view 😊

[@logantaing5913]

Love the videos, keep up the good work!

[@iscreamanimation]

The forth dev said modelling is one of his weaker skill but he ended up creating one masterpiece of a map and he thought noone would notice 💀

[@user-ks9yi3tt4m]

I love this series. It's just so fun to watch.. The Meet b/w devs was really insightful..

[@3TheHunter3]

The call with all the devs was such a good idea, having them all there enjoying what they created, you guys should do that every time + maybe let them continue working on the game if they really enjoyed it and make a part 2.