Start A Game Studio In 12 Months (Seriously!)

[@thomasbrush]

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[@813South]

Hello. I was wondering if you could use a program like clip studios or Krita for your games environment and have you ever use one of these programs

[@WilliamDiedrich]

NO

[@astrahcat1212]

34 now. Been developing video games for 17 years, I know 5 programming languages, music composition and production, done a bit of everything and shipped multiple games with mostly failures.... The biggest tip I can give to anyone. The 'world' which equates to the internet at this point, is very very very very superficial, and only growing more superficial every day. Literally most people buy something by going 'ooo shiney', this is no joke. Your front end, that is your website, logos, trailers, screenshots and at least the very beginning of your demo must be beautiful SUPERFICIALLY. 1) Sharp: high res, use upscaling or supersampling filters, make it at least 1080p 2) Shiney: bloom and glow 3) Animated: at least 5 frame animation if you're using pixel art or hand drawn, use squash and stretch. RPG Maker uses 3 frame animation, the difference is staggering between 5 and 3 frame animation. Many use vector art with bones, it won't look at good as hand drawn. 3D will take you too much time, but is possible. 4) Color values: Screenshot, turn it black and white, adjust colors, turn it back to color and adjust the game. 5) Shadows: Have hard high quality sharp shadows. 6) Minimalism: Do not make it detailed, you won't have time for that anyone as a single person. Also note, 3D takes a lot lot lot lot lot lot lot lot more work to get right visually. There are three main processes to game development. The first is game development itself. This is the part you probably love. The second is what I'd call 'clothing'. This equates to your 'front end', store pages and website and all of it's art and presentation. The third is PR which equates to keeping your social medias looking professional and being a social talkaholic so you can PM and or e-mail tons of people. The goal here is to get someone popular, mainly streamers, to try out the game. You can see the problem here right? The first step, making the thing, is an extremely introverted thing, while the third is extremely extroverted.

[@AyusmanDash-w3l]

Thanks for the advice sir. Can you please say what is your current success ratio as compared to the previous one?

[@TheThreatenedSwan]

The industrial revolution and its consequences...

[@mtr3754]

"There are a lot of people who don't want to see you succeed because they aren't succeeding", the polite version of 'haters gonna gate'.

[@Gamer-uf1kl]

Hate*

[@shazboi]

Yass

[@Suekru3]

GD JUST GAME Nah, they are gonna try to gate you off from success

[@avo.avocado]

Yeah and once you get that success the haters are gonna crawl back to you sayin “Oh me Saying you couldn’t do it helped you succeed.” So basically just “hey I was mad that you actually succeeded and didn’t get your dreams crushed like I did so give me money.”

[@avo.avocado]

shocking farground x WDYM???

[@ichimayach1891]

1-2: learn basic (unity, blender) 3: learn c# 4: rinse and repeat 5: make a horrible prototype 6: relax 7: fine tuning based on feedback 8: polish the visuals and feel 9: use saved money to buy stuff like music and logo 10: make the demo with 4K cover 11-12: pitch the game to 100 publishers/kickstarter

[@tomekgieorgijewski130]

Point 1 was to generate small game ideas every day.

[@yevheniishyshko7961]

Unreal is better.

[@bevvy.bee9]

@@yevheniishyshko7961 none is better

[@shuraque]

@@bevvy.bee9 comin in with da fax

[@bevvy.bee9]

@@shuraque wait isn't that illegal

[@ReallySlowBro]

Dude, there's just something about the way you do these videos that gives me immense motivation to keep striving in my own game dev journey. Id pretty much given myself the same deadlines to a prototype but had been trying to do step 1-3+11-12 all within the first few months and getting frustrated to heck. This order and pacing of things is really going to help me, thank you!

[@izstrella]

I love the month-by-month steps, thank you so much! I always get overwhelmed when people just tell you what you should learn and in what order without telling for how long because then I fall for perfectionism and stay on the first task forever. So yay for this, thank you!

[@jonathangantt7520]

You post this on my birthday, so is this my call to action for the year?

[@muhamedgalal3093]

Happy birthday 🎂🎂🎉😊🎊

[@PapiPig]

Yes it’s your time fella

[@XxKiraxX2009]

Happy birthday

[@jonathangantt7520]

@@muhamedgalal3093 thanks!

[@BloodBathFenix]

Duuuude it's my birthday too!! Heck yeah!

[@IanSRutter]

Anything worth doing, is worth doing right. Just imagine, the hard work you put in and you get that reward after 12ish months. Great advice. Getting my 13 year old to watch this as he's been doing Blender for 12 months and has now started Unity. I'm helping him by learning Unity and C#. Great road map to follow.

[@dexlovesgames_dlg]

Would love to know how you two have come along since this was posted!

[@GRIZZLY12345]

Thomas brush is a indie game dev legend! Every video you post is nothing but positivity! Thank you for the energy. Love the channel

[@RomanGuro]

Yeah:) In reality. More than 90% of games in development will be not successful

[@g4fly4ever8]

Roman Guro You are a pile of niggativity

[@codersexpo1580]

Both of you are maybe missing the point. Don't focus on failure. Play til you win! Nobody EVER got anywhere by giving in/up...take chances because you really have nothing to lose.

[@codersexpo1580]

@@efekaanaltas Fair enough, but that fact is not absolute. With new tech, tools and mediums for applying your dev gaming skills, there are many ways to succeed. Not just in game making. So while stating "90% of games in development will be not successful" might be true, at the time of the post, it still diminishes ones hope. Maybe we just need to elaborate on what game developers can do until they do get a hit game out there. Such as developing interactive apps for manufactures, training, assets, education, military, AI, etc... Those individuals broadening their horizons and getting involved in a variety of other avenues for exercising their passion can't help but be successful. I edited my last post as I feel I used a poor choice in words. Thanks for your thoughts on this.

[@silkworm2595]

@@g4fly4ever8 they won't be successful on their own, but the dev experience proves to be a necessary step towards what can eventually be a very successful game in the future.

[@PaulStryker]

Man, I cannot thank you enough for all these videos. Everytime I try to get something done I get more and more frustrated, but with every new video you release you encourage us to keep forward. This one is essential to any game developer. Most of us don't know how to measure how long it will take to make a game, or even a prototype. These 12 steps are PURE GOLD. This gives us an order, strategy and a key to measure our progress via small goals. Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@Bear_Hoffman]

I found this video 3 months into my own venture and i was kind of excited to see my personal teaching was in line with your monthly milestones! im currently on month 3, just brushing up on C++ For Unreal Engine Dev! Thank you for giving me a good idea of where to continue going after this month and later!

[@heyitsolivia86]

how's it going for you?:)

[@nicholaswillcox]

The key to all this is spending 2 to 3 hours every single day on your game.

[@EZonYT]

that is truth

[@carsonskjerdal473]

and scope!

[@nikunjmajithia5002]

Hey brother how are you Does this apply to complete begginers who know nothing about games or cgi what so ever

[@Victor-oo4ux]

2 to 3? Do you mean 6 to 9? This ofc depends on the person, but 2 to 3 is on the low end. ;)

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

@@Victor-oo4ux That's for people who have a job, but want to start something on the side. 6 to 9 is only something for people without a job or students.

[@davidquezada2116]

I've been working as a software developer for 5 years and I'm willing to make my own indie game company. Thanks for the video. This is the year. Wish me luck.

[@keeghanburk7906]

Hey, I saw your comment. How are you doing with your project?

[@davidquezada2116]

@@keeghanburk7906 After this comment I started learning Unreal Engine 5 and I'm now able to make some basic games. I'm currently participating at a gamejam and I have a small horror game project in the making. Thanks for asking!

[@BeardBarians]

@@davidquezada2116 ​ How'd the jam go?

[@davidquezada2116]

@@BeardBarians It was a fun experience !

[@BeardBarians]

@@davidquezada2116 nice

[@fnustudios1781]

BRO! I'm doing this right now for my little indie game! Wish me luck I have a lot of work to do ahead of me. Thanks for your videos! They motivate and inspire me to keep going.

[@ooohlookitshines3944]

I'd like to demo your game. I'm interested

[@alxdrksoul]

hey it's 2 years now, what happened? how are you doing with your game? :3

[@Jobensi_vlog]

This video was while ago, and I really appreciate every bit of the experience you share with us... It is really inspiring to realize one way or another I was doing the first steps you mentioned for the first months... However I stopped... I will put my best to finish this time! Thank you for the inspiration

[@triis8643]

Dude, these thumbnails are cursed Awesome Video

[@trevortrev6789]

Thank you for saying that! You made me scroll through the related video thumbnails and I found a video from a channel I've never heard of called "what makes a good metroidvania" which is exactly the kind of game I'm trying to make! ❤

[@neelo420]

He could have added 1extra finger to both hand and it would have looked less cursed

[@glutton8055]

These videos are so great! They inspired me to finally finish a game. It doesn't have any players obviously but it feels great

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

Awesome! What's your game about?

[@markgburke]

Reply with I link to your game. I’ll play it

[@sus-bu4up]

Thomas Brush: Spend 2 to 3 hours working on this. Me: Wakes up at 3am and falls asleep trying too get ideas.

[@kartiksaini566]

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[@VideoGameAnimationStudy]

It might be an idea to mention finance, as softwarw isn't always readily available cheaply (things like Adobe), if you're to do it properly. Other than that though, superb video, really exciting to see how easy it is to start a studio, I'm looking forward to all the sorts of games that will be in our future! 🤩

[@Shawman465]

glad to hear me and my roommate are on a good track for our game idea, we also realize with what you showed that our only stopping point is our learning of the game engine, blender and music parts, we have those in the bag now with who and what we plan to do, thanks so much for this video

[@silkworm2595]

How big is your team?

[@hoyonwow]

It's crazy how well timed this was for my life. I have been debating in my head if pursuing my dream of a making games was realistic, and this pushed me to finally go all in. Thank you, your videos rock!

[@joshlovesfood]

C# is very straight forward! Take your time and dig to understand, it's very easy after a short time. If you want to be a good programmer, always practice and dig deeper.

[@sidmakes]

This just came in time. I am already hustling and working hard to turn my vision of building best video game development studio of India into a reality. Thank you Thomas for all the inspiration man!

[@van9628]

Would love to get in touch with you!

[@van9628]

My Twitter is van_narain

[@sidmakes]

@@van9628 Sure bro Followed you, drop me a text whenever you feel like

[@sakethverma9325]

All the best brother. Hope we meet someday on this path of setting up a studio in India.

[@schatterjee7647]

@@sidmakes #IndianGameDev !!!!

[@nicholasnicoletti8253]

Your videos have been a huge help to me! I'm a very novice game dev and an intermediate coder so your tutorials have given me confidence and things to think about/direction for my game. I've been stressing about a platformer that I'm making, but the plan I set up was very similar to the one here. Thank you for your videos, Thomas. Keep up the good work!

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

That's great! What is your platformer like?

[@nicholasnicoletti8253]

Tons Of Hun Studios inspired by Celeste but with different mechanics! I plan on doing everything myself except maybe the final art assets. I’m still in the prototyping phase and just getting the general game to work well. It’s a slow but steady process.

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

@@nicholasnicoletti8253 Sounds cool! I wish you the best of luck!

[@sofiabruiz17]

How did it go?

[@gdlop]

i havent been on this channel for a while and this video was EXACTLY what i needed. Seriously it is the best era in human history for learning...what a waste of time university was....Also people Blender 2.8 is out. It has HUGE improvements !!! if you didnt like it before give it another try !!!!! Thank you so much for your time and effort Thomas.

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

Agreed! And that's great to hear about Blender. I just updated it and the new UI icons are so much better!

[@DaysOfFunder]

As someone who has pretty much done exactly this, I can also say this is very on point.

[@ayotundeayoko5861]

thank you! thank you! this is awesome. As someone who has been chewing on an indie game idea for years now but didn't know how to really start, this is very helpful. Many thanks.

[@BTrainStudio]

I've rewatched this video so many times to keep myself motivated. My favorite Thomas Brush video. Keep up the great work!

[@DooMer158]

Compressing a lot? In just 4 months? (Florida) High School had me learning Seven different classes at any given time, half of which I couldn't care less about, while taking tests out the ### and "learning" how to do A-Z while trying to maintain a passing grade. This should be a cake walk given this is something I want to learn lmaaoo.

[@mistawicket]

What if you want to start a game studio as a game designer and find/hire a company to develop your design? I don't want to learn coding, unity/unreal, etc. What alternative options would I have?

[@LetsPlayArcanium]

This helped so much thank you, Im someone who doesn’t know a thing about game design but I do have game developer friends and we been working together to create a game I designed and structured and it’s exciting but this makes me believe I do need to major or learn the programs to actually front line my game more

[@VectorGameStudio]

Ive made my paperwork for steam appliance. Its a big next step for me :) Basicly ive just did c# for 7 years now, started blender and other things in the last past months.

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

That's great!

[@jupitersspell]

I’ve had an idea for a game for years, and me and my friends have always wanted to play it. I’m majoring in MIS, and I’ve taken a few coding, database, and software design classes. It’s motivating me so much to just try to make this a reality. Right now I’m just focusing on learning code and development, while also writing lore and storylines to brainstorm the main concept of this. The idea is so far fetched for an indie developer that I just want to perfect everything I can from the beginning. Just manifesting the best right now, I really hope that 10 years down the line- I’ll have a beta version of something I’ve always dreamed of :)

[@barbarareichart267]

Just one tip: Are there aspects of the game that in and of themselves could be their standalone game? Just building for that long and never releasing anything can be super demotivating. But if you break it down into smaller games, where each game add some features it can be more attainable. For example, if you imagine an MMO with cool combat: - Do a game that has combat in only one arena with enemies that get stronger. This is a game that can stand on its own and be published, while being much smaller (only 1 level/ environment, no networking, ...) - Next game could add a story and a more open world - ... You see, a bit like an onion, where each game you publish adds some more features.

[@branidev]

Thomas you really inspired me... at this moment i done a terrible graphics one character and one enemy, background and "platforms" are done and starting with coding movements so excited when my character become alive ;) good luck on selling your game :)

[@Drakmour666]

Thanks very much for tips! Please please please make as much detailed video as possible about working with publishers and second about making a kickstarter gampaign (with stretch goals, baker levels etc.)

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

I would also like to see a video about publishers!

[@JonathanPriceArt]

This showed me that I went about my process completely wrong. Biggest mistake I made was polishing my prototype from the beginning and making too many levels instead of ensuring the core loop was good enough (which I'm still not sure about). I'm going to scrap it and start something new, following this advice.

[@astronautcowboy2142]

Hey Thomas, I really like your videos. You have an amazing skill set in art and game creation, and I am going to give it a real shot following your advice. It is my dream to create worlds and experiences that people can enjoy for years to come. Anyways, I just think you are super talented and thank you for all you do and your advice. You’re a source of inspiration and motivation. Thank you. Also, happy thanksgiving!

[@gabe13hunt]

Watching this because I wanted to see a gaming setup for twitch and stuff, but realizing this is much more valuable with systems. Thanks man

[@sologaloregore5193]

Hi Thomas, i am starting a indie game studio we are about 5 people, been following some of your videos, been very help full thank you.

[@vibeymonk]

Gonna revisit this video in a year to post my first update :) thanks for sharing knowledge free of cost, spread love

[@epicn]

Thank you, this is really inspiring. I would like to see the business side of making an indie dev studio also though

[@jakeleopard2754]

I'm 13 and starting to develop my own 2D game, I've watched several of your videos and I think I'm ready to start developing my prototype. Thank you.

[@billiephan6113]

In the beginning of this year, I've start working on my own game that I passionate about like 4 years ago but never finished it. Now I've just finished it and released it on Google Play Store for free to play. It's not easy, a lot of work then negative reviews come and boys that trully harsh. But I still not givin up yet. Love your videos!

[@enochwade9010]

With all die respect, i just really want to hug you and thank you i found this vid by pure coincidence and youve given me hope and happiness about my goals! And motivated me so much

[@ankitatoons6585]

Thank you so much.Now i can be reassured that my prototype can see some light eventually .

[@furiousd-gamedeveloper4672]

I've been waiting for a sign and here it is! I'm starting this today :D

[@santah0h0h09]

It's been a year since your comment, how did it go?

[@furiousd-gamedeveloper4672]

@@santah0h0h09 Thanks for asking! I tried one project - realized I really overscoped it. Spent some time on my thoughts. Started developing a simpler (in terms of amount of content) game. Couldn't develop in december-january (exams), but you can see my progress on my channel!

[@pramodthebe2028]

Bro Bless me, next year i will be creating my studio. Thanks for your energy.

[@orpheuscreativeco9236]

I've got 9 & 10 covered 😅 (I'm a musician and an artist 😁👍) $3,000 saved! Seriously though, this is an invaluable guide. Sincerely, thanks for sharing this with us ✌️

[@AntKneeLeafEllipse]

Love this! Regarding month 9, I did wanna say that I'm a composer, multi instrumentalist, and produce all my own music. I've wanted to make music for games my whole life, and finally have the means to.

[@alphabetagamma4142]

You're probably the only one who makes content thats sooo insightful...

[@riderwolfseeker5066]

Steps/Month 1-8: Ok I think can do this Month 9-10: I don't have that kind of money But it's still a great video.

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

Haha agreed

[@noahhildebrandt1298]

Honestly, I think the "spend 2-3 thousand dollars" advice is the worst in the entire list. I'm not saying that spending money isn't worth it, but you'd be super surprised what you can get for profit/equity share. There are a ton of good musicians and artists out there as hungry as you are, and if you have a decent product to show them that they feel they can latch on to, you'll drum up a bunch of interest.

[@TimBeaudet]

Honestly I think if you don't have that kind of money doing this as a way of earning a living is not for you. I also think Thomas is unfortunately skipping/glossing over a lot of the risk and making other things seem far easier, faster and cheaper than they are in the real-world, especially so if you don't have the experience too.

[@MaghoxFr]

@@noahhildebrandt1298 if you don't pay, don't expect neither good or timely results.

[@NinjarioPicmin]

while i agree that you shouldn't at all take this lightly, there is no reason for someone that hasn't grown up with rich parents or something like that to not start a game dev career if that is what their passion is. The thing is that people that only think because they like playing games or because it is "easy money" (which it isn't) they should start, that's who shouldn't start.

[@adorethered]

I'm a user of unreal but regardless of engine this is gold! Thanks for the encouragement and ideas on a path forward. Subscribed!

[@Rays_K]

Each of us have our own difficulties to overcome, best of luck on your endeavor everyone as it ganno be a tough one to realize your dream.

[@nickcannon5235]

Thank you sooo much man. I look up to you and every time i feel like i won't make it in game development i just see your videos and it just sparks the fire in me. You're the best. Thanks for making people like me to be inspired day in and day out. ❤

[@zerceusdragov538]

Man you are the best indie dev guide one could have asked for .

[@g4fly4ever8]

I will try the best I can to do what you said above even if it took 2 years instead of 1 but I’m a little bit on the ‘ehh too much work’ side but I’ll try

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

Go for it!

[@fredfaresjrcarpentry]

The one thing I am not too confident is the graphics. Udemy has some very good courses out there. I believe my focus will be 2d Photoshop design. The other graphic style would be pixel art. Does anyone have any suggestions on learning 2d and pixel art?

[@aaronfraley2179]

Nose on the grind stone is a phrase. It's also a song by Tyler Childers. You should check it out.

[@tumultuousforce6204]

Yup, and its awesome

[@hazennetaplac2848]

My only experience in coding was a one term of game dev class way back in college. I was really good at it but I never pursued it. Now, I decided to enhance that skill, start learning again and make a prototype. But I still have no vision on what game/genre I want to do. Should I learn first how to do the basics or should I figure out what game I want to do?

[@Blentux]

5:22 "Just the basics- It's okay if you're not perfect. Just the basics." Man I needed that. I'm intermediate at modeling and now learning basic coding in Unity...

[@geniuspancake8274]

I am opposite... I am good with Unity and C# but I have no clue about art. I am still deciding if I want to make 2d or 3d art. Honestly considering 3D since I am a terrible drawer

[@renemacarthur2410]

Actually very insightful and super helpful, I really appreciate it. I am working on a board game and I had not seen this, I have been aimlessly walking around too, but it's coming together and I feel like much of this could really help with a boardgame too. However I plan to make the boardgame into a videogame too and I will work on these steps when I finish this boardgame.

[@albertodiegochisilevich7167]

Very nice video! I like it that it's serious and focused,detailed steps . I would like to see a series of tutorials from a to z ,from start until publish including marketing . Just an idea.

[@MarcusVincit]

Questions: 1) Do you need a publisher? Can't you self publish on digital stores (Steam, PS Store, Xbox Store, etc.)? 2) Should you outsource not only music but art too or is a month of Photoshop or blender enough? I am assuming you had skills to make your own.

[@pudgystump]

Wow, this is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!!

[@jidennadibor]

I really love your videos Thomas , they inspire me a lot, I don't really subscribe and comment people channels, but there's just something about yours that makes me addicted and inspired, thanks a lot.

[@jaydawn8704]

Illustrator > Photoshop for 2D art. Also Affinity Designer > Illustrator for artists on a budget!

[@lildude6906]

Just got into Affinity Designer and have found it much easier to learn than Illustrator.

[@jaydawn8704]

@Gonzalo 14 day return policy!

[@Akirasip]

Prefer CorelDRAW personally

[@arjunaleri2569]

Depends on what your making right? IE pixel art is easier in photoshop no? And what about larger painted landscapes? Is that somethin u would recommend doing in illustrator

[@williaamlarsson]

Instead of Illustrator you could also use Inkscape, it's basically the same but it's free!

[@tomasgiesl769]

Hi Thomas, nice video. I am glad that you did it. You can make money from game dev. It is a huge inspiration. I have skills in visual aspects but for me, C# and unity is a hard nut to crack. But I am fighting this for over 2-3 years. Also, I quit this twice indeed. After a couple of months, I realized that I don't want to quit and also that the big break was useful too. So I think making a month-long break is the most critical one in a path of an indie game dev.

[@user-vm2kk3yh2c]

Thanks, good info about first prototyping, then graphics. Thanks Thomas!

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

If you want to self publish i would add the following steps 0. Make sure you are the type of person that can work alone, can accept criticism, handle disappointment and is willing to invest time and money, for a small chance of success. 1. Decide why you want to make a game more then anything in the world. (Put that on motivational poster on the wall) 2. Get others to help with f.e. Marketing, finances etc 3. Challenge your idea against existing games. Why is yours better/different 4. Maximize your exposure with dedicated social media accounts, webpage, mailing list, discord 5. Do a develloper blog to create a following (post on reddit etc) 6. Have talks with other game developers about the things they are struggling with 7. Show your prototype at game dev conferences 8. Keep your prototype a prototype, and start building a production version with your new knowledge gained over time 9. Publish on multiple platforms 10. Send free review keys to influencers In short, make sure people know about your game and why it is awesome. Give it time as well, I believe the people that made angry birds, made 30 games before they had that big hit

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

Great tips! Definitely agree with you about having that mindset for success and being really committed!

[@cmdr-reflipd]

I am an indie developer, using UE5, Blender, Photoshop, VS Code, C++, and a ton of other little pieces of tech. My game is big, so far inching up to a 1 billion square miles in this virtual world. I have been working on it for almost 9 years. Finances are my problem, but I am working through it slowly.

[@SimonT54]

Look forward to playing it one day! Hope we don't die before then!!

[@cmdr-reflipd]

@@SimonT54 lol, I agree.

[@patchinator6]

As a fellow game dev (former Disney employee), this is the best possible summary of how to break into the industry that I've ever heard. Would add to the end that this is also a great way to get a game development job at another studio, as a fallback. :]

[@SixFlickz]

I was hoping this video would show the leagl stuff needed what do I need to do with the government to make a game studio?

[@brothersfamilygames7942]

Every aspiring indie game dev needs to see this video. Certainly inspired me for this year!

[@plamenmitev559]

Thank you for this video! The information that you gave here is priceless.

[@temodeart]

I am a big fan of indie games. Every indie game I've played has their own unique and beautiful visuals, music and story. But most importantly every one if them taught me valuable lesson and inspired me to make my story. Hope everyone who watched this video build their Game Studio in 12 Month. I made my first game a week ago. Now I am going to start my next project, little bit bigger but achievable. Wish me goodluck guys. See you after this 12 months journey.

[@bearscythestudios1180]

Thank you for making this video and for inspiring others, always come back to vids like this to reaffirm those passions.

[@АндрејАнтанасковић]

Damn i like how you put progress bar when skillshare ad poped up

[@CCowleyMedia]

Here to help if you need a great game trailer. If you are at the final pitch and fund raising stage with a polished game or demo... I have years of editing and game dev experience. I just never get a chance to work on game trailers. If you have something polished with assets for me to use in the edit I can help at a low cost.

[@bryanacevedo9882]

I literally clicked on this video because of the 12 finger thumbnail pic. glad I did.

[@BlankMauser]

Hey, so I'm on that last step and I'm wondering... Where did you find 100 publishers!? I feel lucky to find a good 10-20 that are even still offering what I need.

[@AymuM]

What really? Last step? I wanna see the demo bruv!

[@chefien]

Send a link to the demo!

[@ooohlookitshines3944]

Pick me! pick me!

[@jul8803]

I gonna get one of your games just out of gratefulness for your highly inspiring videos.

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

I definitely recommend Pinstripe! It is only

[@mihaiioantabacaru7758]

Unity now has visual scripting, sort of similar to UE's Blueprint. So no need to know the syntax of C# to get started. Still, writing code means better performance. Visual scripting is very good when you start out.

[@AuthorWilliamMiller]

Nose to the grindstone is a saying. It comes from the days of millstones. A miller would put his nose down near the stone to smell if the oats were burning as they ground under the stone.

[@BloodBathFenix]

This is a great birthday gift ,thanks!

[@tumultuousforce6204]

Happy Birthday! stay blessed

[@redsilverseven3593]

I came in here very skeptical. I"m making an RPG right now, and this video is really great. I may follow your advice on the crowd funding. The only note is that coding can be hard to learn if you don't have the right teacher, or material to help you. I tell you this from experience. I was practicing to code for about 6 months on my own. It wasn't until I downloaded gamemaker and found Heartbeast which taught me SOOOO much of what i know right now. But it took me about a year to come up with a pretty bad concept. So learn to code from the right sources and i believe its possible also in about 3-4 months. Anyway guys, i HIGHLY recommend Heartbeast if you want to go with gamemaker. Gamemaker works well with my RPG system.

[@MaouMaggie]

Great video I have been playing with the idea of quitting my job to go full time because I still have income aside from working. I think this gave me the push to do it.

[@mihajlomarkovic160]

You are my inspiration for starting to learn start learning how to make stuff. Hopefully it will pay off.

[@Neogohan1]

Hey Thomas, I just want to say that your video has inspired me to start the journey to set up my own indie game studio. I've bookmarked this video and I hope I'll be able to come back in a year or two and tell you I've succeeded. I'll see you down the road.

[@heyitsolivia86]

ayo how's that going

[@thomasbrush]

WHOA. My next game Neversong comes out on Steam MAY 20th! Wishlist now to snag that tasty launch discount :) store.steampowered.com/app/733210/Neversong_formerly_Once_Upon_A_Coma/

[@theoeguia3302]

having watched the video, I want to thank you so much. I have no idea do C sharp programming but there's no excuse to write a video game thank you so much for everything

[@ferdicuyar814]

3 years passed. I have just seen this video. I couldnt develope any game. I know unity and c#. I complety lost my focus. I dont know how to start again and re metivate myself. Do u have any advice?

[@joshuabookout4174]

When would you legally start the company LLC

[@szkokee]

"10: make the demo with 4K cover" sorry but what do you mean by this? get an artist to do a cover art for the demo?

[@Shimshi.M]

There's something I don't understand does the prototype has to have good art? And if yes how? By paying artists? (if you don't have art's skills)

[@nicolaspanas7792]

How do I start my own gaming company without any knowledge of coding or game development? Just a pure passion for games and playing them. I have a vision. Ideally I want to be more focused on the business side of things leave the development to someone else. Thoughts on this ?

[@blobofblutack]

Have a lot of money.

[@akashverma4280]

Almost a year had passed away when this video came out. Anybody got any kind of success in building games and making it commercial? I'm about to strat my first year of game development. I'd love to hear about your experiences!

[@SidMakesGames]

Just do it buddy! You gotta put in real hard work to make through. And the road is fun and challenging ahead. Best of luck to you!

[@akashverma4280]

@@SidMakesGames Never really thought of meeting a fellow country mate here. It's so motivating to see that you're not giving up on what you like. I have started my journey but there's a lot to learn. Thanks for the words, sir. Every bit helps!

[@SidMakesGames]

@@akashverma4280 Cheers dude! Thomas actually has a lot of Indian audience. Absolutely, you gotta keep working for it if you really envision to be a professional in the field. Best of luck for your journey ahead. You are going to need it :D

[@akashverma4280]

@@SidMakesGames I'm not going to give up. Life has been tough lately, I didn't even touched my project for about a week just because a wrong person came in my life and turned my life upsidedown, almost lost my sanity and I failed to see how some people can be so blind in their own ego that they stop caring about others. But I'm telling you sir, I'm stronger than ever and I will not quit. I can't get back all the wasted hours but I don't have any regrets because I thought she was genuine but every girl is same, she got bored, I guess. I'm not gonna trust anyone or invest so much in a person, especially bitches. I told her to end things in right way and I don't want to start a new journey based on negativity. I really tried my best. But fk her. I care about genuine people only not narcissistic people. I'll not give up on my passion, cuz it's real.

[@SidMakesGames]

@@akashverma4280 I see, you must be going through tough time bro but don't worry, we all been there. It's just part of life. You always come back stronger. Stay connected with game development community, the whole community is very welcoming and helpful. Don't let any person be an obstacle in you and your passion coz nothing is above passion. People come and go but your skills and knowledge stay. Just like you said, you can't get back the wasted hours but what you can do is make the best use of the hours you have. Better not waste them anymore ;) You got this dude! 🔥

[@sacredscrollz9468]

Thanx for the encouragement bro, much success to you. Trying to start this with my bro. Fingers crossed lol.

[@nikitanikitenko5338]

I really exited that I finally start fully understand English and understand what you trying to say to us. It is very helpful information. I guess I can reduce 12 months to 6 because I already moved through this stages in my life and you will see a good indi game made by myself)

[@ash280]

Subscribed. I love your channel man and have learnt so much from it, keep up the great work and thank you for the brilliant content!

[@DarthMerlin]

This was good advice, but I was hoping you would tell us how to start a game company (what paperwork needs to be filled out, fees, legal responsibilities, etc).

[@stanislavangelov1179]

same, its just the usual video, learn the engine and some art / music software, create a prototype, try to get people to test it, polish, test, polish, make good poster/trailer to clickbait people and pray they support you.

[@critstixdarkspear5375]

Thomas... that thumbnail. Best I have seen in a while. So fingers, many hand, much click.

[@gbcgiovanni6885]

For a first game, should i start a simple idea or a complex one (knowing this gonna take a lot of time to be done) ?

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

True with the music part. People underestimate the power of good music. It can break or make a game.

[@anotherfool9278]

Yeah I don’t know man. For some reason I felt more motivated when I knew less of how to do stuff lol. Not sure what motivates me. Some days I just like working on the game. But I would like to add, always be writing down your ideas. Through out all the months. I have ideas for movies, video games, animations, skits, etc. things in my profession and things out of my profession. I write down jokes for one thing and sometimes i put that joke in my games story. I got like 1 small game going, 1 large game on the back burner and a 5 game series all planned out on the back burner. Plus a ton of game ideas and a whole bunch of other stuff. Point is, write everything down because even though you won’t be using 90% of it, it gets the mind flowing and helps you zero in on the ideas you really love. You ever think of dabbling in 3D, Mr Brush?