How I Made A Game - from Start to Finish!

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All the music used in this video...
Outset Island (QuMu Remix) | The Wind Waker
Just a Little More (DarkeSword Remix) | Metroid Prime
The Forest Navel | Pikmin
Corridors of Time | Chrono Trigger
King of Kling | Donkey Kong Country Returns
Stickerbush Symphony | Donkey Kong Country 3
Main Theme | Autonauts
J-Type (Nostalvania Remix) | Tetris
Hill Zone Theme | Patch Quest
Working | Spacechem
Greenpath | Hollow Knight
Lilypads | Subnautica Below Zero
Gerudo Valley | Ocarina of Time
Lost Technology | Patch Quest
Ocean Theme | The Wind Waker

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Should I make an in-depth video on a particular side of game development? (Like Coding, or Art?) Comment Below!

[@denycast]

Uhh Art would be interesting 😅

[@PixelatedTurtle]

Enjoy your game my favorite game so far!

[@maxcampbellmusic]

I think deep dives would be very interesting. Coding, art, story/dialogue, etc

[@torokami1109]

I would love to see you talk about coding!

[@Dachusttin]

Im DYING to know more about your artstyle

[@smolblockboi]

The idea of spending years on something only for it to flop or not even see the light of day terrifies me but man what you've done with this is really something special. I remember seeing this project way back. Great to see the end of the road!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Just gotta stay positive :)

[@xhaiil]

I wouldn’t let that hold you back pal iv been working on my own game for 5 years as a solo dev you’ve just got to go for it and don’t let anything stop you ❤

[@rosebudsuccubus2296]

So something that I've learned as I've gotten older and I wish I learned earlier is to allow yourself to be new at a new skill, for me I was so afraid of failure that I'd never learn something new. But reality is we learn as humans more from failure than we do from success, so it's okay to fail! If you do, and you probably will with something as complex as a game let's be honest here it's a complex amalgamation of stuff science, language, math, art. And those are just the basic skills, it goes further in the more complex your project. So make games and learn from everything you do and eventually you'll get better and better and better, . Its not a race it's a learning experience, and the only way to really fail is either to never start for fear of failure. Best of luck I really hope to see your work in the future 😀

[@Ally2_]

I live in the cave, ok ? xD

[@torokami1109]

I'm studying game art right now and your story is honestly so inspiring. You don't shy away from talking about your failures and instead show us what we can learn from them. I really hope your game will be a success and that I might also be able to develop one in the future.

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Best of luck!

[@showaibzaman400]

Your opinion on the AI image generator

[@stuntfax9004]

Torokami 110, honestly bro, you got this and only person who has to believe in you is YOU, that’s it and ik that was not asked for.

[@dazcarrr]

patch quest is probably one of the most refined gaming experiences i've played recently. being part of the community throughout the development was great!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks so much Dazcar!

[@otaviotavares8062]

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[@maxcampbellmusic]

I saw this video at the perfect point in my game design journey, I just started my "last 10%" of menus, options, and all the other minutia. As another first time dev, thanks for the motivation.

[@LycheeGameLabs]

No problemo

[@CodeMonkeyUnity]

Really excellent video, so many great messages, sounds like you learned a lot from this journey both about game development and about yourself. Congrats on making an excellent game and reaching the finish line!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks a ton!

[@VyvyanTheGreat]

genuinely insane that this is your "first" game. The quality of it is truly something to be proud of, Lemon.

[@vulterion9162]

You should make a video where you explain the creation of a monster. Like what was the original concept, how and why you changed it over time and go more in-depth in the little design choices.

[@LycheeGameLabs]

This is a great idea, I'll do this with the post launch monsters in a couple of months time

[@zs2252]

It's been a fun ride, happy to have jumped on the beta when I did

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks for all your testing and feedback!

[@user-jd4gy1td1d]

Might sound funny but when I moved to another country for my PhD last year, your videos really helped me settle in and I got super immersed in those alone, without ever playing the game. Those videos alone have helped me a lot on my personal journey, so thanks! Definitely gonna buy the game

[@LycheeGameLabs]

That's awesome, thanks

[@vinipossatto9586]

Yesss! It's amazing to see all the changes the game has had, and can't wait to see new projects!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Me too!

[@henrydebruin]

I'm so excited that Patch Quest is finally getting a proper release! By far one of my favorite indies, and I can't wait to continue to see it grow :)

[@AGuideToInterestingStuff]

Thank you! What a champ. Just know that now there are indie devs looking at patch quest and thinking "how can my game ever match this?" Like you did with games like hadies and slay the spire just a couple years ago.

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Haha you think so?

[@AGuideToInterestingStuff]

@@LycheeGameLabs hell yeah, patch quest is a great game. I'm developing a metroidvania and it's one of the games that I want to match in quality as best I can.

[@mr.meltdown25]

This looks like something Nintendo would take years to make with a whole team! You somehow managed to do it all by yourself!? Props to you man (:

[@HomeSliceGame]

It's inspiring to see the masterpieces indie devs can make compared to the bigger studios!

[@perttihakala9847]

Amazing to see the project coming to an end! Been following your journey for a couple of years now!

[@metalman895]

Really great to hear it all worked out for you! I loved your other video about having to start over.

[@bbrainstormer2036]

You are such an inspiration for me. I've loved patch quest, and I'm super excited for what comes next!

[@youngminkim923]

Your game looks very polished! Well done! Good luck!

[@damnumliga396]

Great video, cant wait to play your game!

[@animevivaciousstudios5086]

I am really excited for the launch and btw great video 😊

[@starblinky4091]

Really beautiful video, made me tear up a bit. It must feel really great to have a release date after all this time. Been following you for a few years and the game has never looked better. Can’t wait to play through it again when it finally releases v1.0

[@joseocampo7561]

you are amazing, kudos for your game and your journey!

[@Skeffles]

Brilliant video. It's great to hear your retrospective thoughts and the whole story!

[@DushanChaciej]

Great video! It sounds like you've ascended to a level of understanding of gamedev that not many do. Congratz on your achievments and I'm sure that your next games will be great, as you are on the right track.

[@xanderrhodes-ej7kf]

This is my favorite game in general. You did amazing

[@lance7135]

I think in-depth vids would be an awesome follow-up across the board :) The learning curve for every one of those hurdles you jumped, smashed through and tripped over would be a great thing!

[@abwuds7208]

WOW What a crazy video!! Thanks for the motivation!! Wishlisting the game right away

[@MajesticMindGames]

What a great success story, your game looks beautiful. And the video is so well made. Congrats on all the success. ♥

[@legiongames2400]

This is like a whole book's worth of information all edited and packaged perfectly. Amazing content!

[@yozheeg]

Thank you for sharing this uniquely useful experience!

[@arnonuhmer3771]

congratulations, awesome journey, awesome guy. and hopefully awesome game

[@camilonodarse2712]

I'm currently watching your video while I'm developing my own game. Its really inspiring to see your journey up and downs until your final result. Amazing work ! Great Video

[@anonymousracoon]

Really proud how far this project has come and how much you have learned and share it with us! You nailed it with monster design and understood appeal, which many other monster designers seem to miss. I'm also trying making game and it is really hard!

[@inserthandsomefacehere9401]

It was great to watch your journey. I started seeing your videos 2 years ago and I’m so happy patch quest is almost completed

[@LycheeGameLabs]

It's been a long time coming haha

[@chrishoward8500]

Congrats! I’ve had Parch Quest wishlisted for so long. Literally just about to play for the first time on my Steam Deck. Looks like you’ve hit that perfect balance between being punishingly difficult and yet never frustrating.

[@autumnshade84]

I’d love it if you made a video on each of the topics you listed at the end. But even if you don’t, I can’t wait to get Patch Quest. It looks fun and unique. You’ve taught me a lot about game design which has been so helpful! Thanks and good luck for the launch and your future projects!

[@fred7615]

This video was insanely well put together. Awesome game!

[@monathemantis5921]

Fascinating video. You've made an amazing game to be very proud of, it's incredibly fun! I've been hooked ever since I bought it. I'm sure it was rough, glad you didn't give up. Great job!!

[@TAnima]

I was watching your devlogs for a long time, played early access version, and I will come back to it at full release. Great job so far - good luck, fingers crossed!

[@solarknight3942]

Thanks so much, I really love this video. I also love the game, absolutely adore it. You did an amazing job and really turned everything around!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks so much

[@memorycanyon2259]

Great video, and you should be so proud of your game. It looks fun and beautiful! I'm literally just dipping my toe into game making, but im a bit older and basically starting from scratch

[@salmanalawadhi9458]

This game looks fantastic, already shared it with my friends and all of them are interested. I fully support you , and I love how fresh the idea is . KEEP IT UP MY FRIEND !!!! 🤩

[@CaptainAstronaut]

Congratulations on the launch!!

[@llowkey]

Great Video! Ive always wanted to be a game developer and you’ve really inspired me! I sincerely hope your game does well, you deserve it!

[@ofdoifshfr8267]

I am starting my game dev journey your journey is really inspiring.

[@The_hexgames]

Struggling along on my own solo journey while I try to simultaneously learn Unity and C#. Your video helped me feel less alone and gave me some inspo. Thanks for that!

[@JustWes]

Thank you for sharing your journey with us! I’ll revisit this video when I need it ❤ I thought that Patchquest was created by a larger studio, so kudos for you, your skills, patience and love for your ideas.

[@farishanugraha]

Thank you for sharing your awesome journey. It's inspired me so much. 🙏

[@Dachusttin]

So inspiring and cool! Def one of my fav devlogs out there. I cant wait to see your well deserved success! ;) And I cant wait to finally play the game too

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks so much!!

[@games4us132]

Your story is really inspiring, thank you!

[@gui_ch]

Congrats! First time seeing a video from you and I luckily stepped on such nice achievement of yours. It was trully inspiring for me to know a bit of your journey, since game dev is my dream, but currently busy with life challenges as a programmer. Hope you doing well with your projects, cheers!

[@monkeeeeyt]

i loved watching your videos and i cpouldn't wait until it is out and i am excited

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks!

[@schattigerkeks1084]

Thank you so much for the video. Helped a lot.

[@christianschuelke_one]

Thank you for this video!😍 I'm starting out with game dev and your experiences you provide are sooo helpful to here!🥰✨ Please keep updates us about your journey, this video was so much pleasure to watch😍💫✨👍🏼

[@AveryCreates]

Love that you used Donkey Kong Country music for this video. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Excited to try your game. 💕

[@LycheeGameLabs]

;D

[@CartoonCoffee]

This video was absolutely incredible. You did such a fantastic job distilling down the indie game creation experience, and your game looks like an absolute blast to play! Best of luck on your launch, I’ll be picking myself up a copy!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks for watching

[@sudhansubalasahoo]

Really great video, learnt a ton from this video. I really liked the flowers, animals and randoms videos in between which tied the whole thing together. Will definitely give the game a try

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@NickMaovich]

Dude this is very inspiring. Downloading PQ right now!

[@Egg-Thor]

This video came at the exact right time! I literally just rediscovered your channel just as I'm starting to take game development seriously. Thanks so much for being so transparent with everything! Your story is very helpful

[@LycheeGameLabs]

You're welcome

[@bohdanvakulenko4266]

Very inspiring, hope you will make it big! I relate a lot about the artist's part and desire to create that dream project. I respect your dedication toward making your journey because I see a lot of myself in it.

[@J3ubbleboy]

Super inspirational. Could not agree more on learning that the things worth doing are often the hardest. Can't wait to try out the 1.0 version of the game!

[@koolkid2342]

This video helped me come up with my game idea! Thank you

[@LightGameFrameworks]

I just came back from one of Retromation's plays of Patch Quest. I didn't realize that the world of Patch Quest is so large and complex. I really enjoy when some of his comments run parallel to your descriptions of the game. Very cool game!

[@SpikeStudio]

That animation trailer looks great! This was an awesome journey to watch evolve over time, and congrats on finishing it to the end!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks!

[@LouisDoesGames]

Your videos really make me feel quite excited for the future. I'll def. keep my scope quite small. Had some experience with PHP a few years back so I hope I have a good idea on how to not go overboard with my ideas. Thanks a bunch for your videos and talking about mistakes and lessons learned. Was a blast and you most certainly saved a lot of people a lot of time and frustration

[@StoryGameArtist]

Congratulations Lemon!!! Thank you so much for making Patch Quest ❤It's given me and my family a lot of fun :)

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Happy to hear that!

[@KazimierzLuska]

Congratulations !! Publishing a game is a huge achievement. I work with big teams to make and deliver and it's already hard, making one all by yourself is a humongous challenge. Thank you for sharing your experience both now and along the way.

[@LycheeGameLabs]

No problem :)

[@Demonskunk]

Your monster designs are SO GOOD.

[@domedin9894]

This video hits crazy hard nice job dude.

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks!

[@IFCreativeAlt]

2 years ago I watched your old video, installed your game on the discord app store, and then when I saw this I was so happy

[@TheSkuami]

I am watching your dev logs for a while now. I am impressed that you could keep up the motivation through out those years. So, I just bought your game and played it for a few hours. I realy enjoy it so far. It has fun game play mechanics and it is very polished. Great work!!!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks for playing!

[@Topengaverse]

This game has been such a joy during early access, I can't wait for the full release 😊 I'm rooting for you (and your numbers)!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Fingers crossed!

[@Tobias_44]

This video was truly inspiring. There are many "how to game dev" videos out there, but this video really got to me. Your passion is incredible and I'm so proud of you for not giving up for so many years working on this project. Personally, rougelite is not at all my genre. Your game definitely looks awesome, but it's just not my kinda game. I bought it anyway to support you, as I think passionate, dedicated artists like you are definitely what this world needs. I'm sure many players out there will greatly enjoy your creation! Good luck

[@nicomadox]

Very enjoyable video i like how u explained divided into chapters and how sincere u was not hidding any details. about the game inself the "lasso" idea is a very good innovation since it require some skill to dodge the bullets and keep completing the circle.

[@ggcom12345]

Congrat, you did a good job for your game

[@jumpkut]

Thunbs up for DKC soundtrack use. Stickerbrush symphony

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks!

[@Mikerty391]

Hi, i just bought your game on steam. it's freakin awesome. thank you for diving into your dev philosophy

[@yojan69]

ohhh really interesting, i did never thing about the main thing in the game such as jumping in mario, it's actually gonna help me so much, already love this video so far

[@MrShortSleeves]

I remember seeing one of your videos ages ago, I'm so amazed that you've come so fare :)

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Welcome back!

[@siralbe7486]

I have been following along for some years and it has always been exciting to see Patch Quest evolve and being even more enjoyable to play!! Tracking the progress in the great dev log videos and having a go at it for each new update has been a blast and the game have managed to impress me with new brilliant features every time becoming even better (For instance when underwater and all the music and sounds become “submerged”. Especially PAC’s bibs and bops xD ). I look much forward to the launch and how it all ties together!!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Thanks for playing it all this time :)

[@TheOtakuDude326]

I've been following your journey on Patch Quest for years now, learning from your experiences as you developed all these things and explained all your Dev Logs and... I don't design video games, my focus tends to be more on the tabletop: TTRPGs, Card Games, Board Games. And I've learned so much from seeing you fight to finish this game that I can apply to my own projects. I didn't realize until I'd discovered your videos that I'd made much the same mistake, and overlooked what the core of my game was and had to restart from scratch several times before I was finally able to settle on something. My own projects are still in development, but I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all the advice, guidance, and inspiration you've given me over the years. I *finally* remembered to subscribe today, and you can bet I'll be buying a copy when Patch Quest Releases next month. Thank you so much for everything, and congratulations on your upcoming release.

[@Swordfeather]

I found this game through your ant game videos and just have to say I bought the game and I LOVE IT! It's so fun you really did make something special

[@ericbendeolindosoares5563]

Your story is so inspiring, this video He taught me soo many things, what to do how to do, and your game is truly a work of art. And thanks to you i now have a reason to start game dev too. Thank you Sorry if there are speling mistakes, my english aint very good

[@juyas6381]

You make great videos :) Please keep it up!

[@beastcramps]

Very few games have such a focus around its monsters/pets. I love things like pokemon and monster hunter so I'll definitely check your game out. You are hitting a niche thats targeting me hard. Hope your game does amazing!

[@kaasronald3623]

looks really good. nice video too.

[@violettracey]

Thank you so much for the inspiration!

[@babakfp]

That was a great animation/trailer👍

[@Frost-qw4fp]

i am so glad you ended up not giving up now we have one of the best games ive ever play and soon it will lauch

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Hype!

[@prettyfrenchgames]

Brilliant video!

[@theseatoad]

It is really hard for me to play games now as I am always drawn to trying to emulate what they have done. It is a very dangerous double edged sword. It is comforting to hear another developer going through this issue. I appreciate your advice.

[@LycheeGameLabs]

It's a natural feeling

[@cezzainazeem6196]

i want to become a game developer when i am older and have been learning and exploring for 2 years now and you have taught me a tonnnn of life lessons thanks!! my favorite video

[@Rachy145]

What a journey and the game looks fantastic! Can’t wait to buy the finished game in March!!

[@LycheeGameLabs]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Maxoxpower]

great ideo! keep the good work!! hope you will add content and dlc .. the game is awesome :)

[@lachlankidd6517]

This was such a great video! I can't wait for 1.0 to come out!

[@DanielRedMoon]

Cool! I would love to be able to make this journey and upload a similar video in the near future. Looking back at something I made and share it with people. Congrats on making one of your dreams come true! Haha, I hope to find and work with someone like you on a game like the PKMN TCG for the GameBoy! That would be a dream come true!

[@artsynoonii819]

such an inspiring story. will def be trying out this game

[@mrwhatcanido4942]

its so much fun dude. thank you.

[@bonsaipropaganda]

this game you've made looks amazing. it's amazing that you made this while also working and you did everything on this without a team?? incredible

[@theConcernedWyvern]

I think your game gave me some unconcious inspiration for the first project I plan to release. I always enjoy listening to your devlogs and the game making process. Thank you for sharing ^-&