My Game Dev Journey (40+ Games! | mIRC to Flash to Steam)
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- Опубліковано 7 бер 2020
- ✅ Here's my entire Indie Game Dev journey! 40+ Games in 20 years!
How I got started with mIRC scripting, moved on to Flash and finally to Unity!
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Hello and welcome, I am your Code Monkey and here you will learn everything about Game Development in Unity 2D using C#.
I've been developing games for several years with 7 published games on Steam and now I'm sharing my knowledge to help you on your own game development journey.
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Here's my Indie Game Dev Journey making 40+ games in 20 years! Which stage are you on?
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Nice work ! You are better than a teacher.
Hi am trying to learn game development but my basic problem is in programming please tell me how did you learned to program and the logical thinking. thank you (do i have to go CS university to learn to program?)
Am at first stage..thanks for sharing your story its amazing you inspire us a lot
@@Omaya256 I learned 95% of what I know by googling and constantly making things over many years. Nowadays the amount of content you can find online is a ton more than what I had when I was a kid so you can definitely do it without university.
@@CodeMonkeyUnity 200% true
I think that the artstyle was one of the bigger problem for you games not geting a lot of sales. Some of them was a littel hard to look at
yeah I probably wouldn't buy some cuz of the art style even if the game was good
agree, looks like early 2000's flash games, i guess makes sense given his background.
well he is called the "code monkey" and not the "art monkey". hahaha kidding aside, i actually dig his art style
@@KevinTan But he can hire an concept artist or just team up with someone) Visuals a crucial for sales.
i think you mean some of them were a little hard to look at.
Damn, survivor squad is one of the oldest indie game i got on steam, and now, i see a dude talking about how it is his first game one steam. Congrats mate.
Thanks! I hope you liked it!
yo, i ve been searching for it for so long, now bcuz of ur comment i found it and its only 1.50 the complete edition, im buying it rn, i played it cracked long ago but im so happy i can buy it now :D wanna play together?
please make a group for official survivor squad, so players can find eachother
I’m not really sure how I got recommended this video but watched it all the way through. Really good video hope it blows up in views!
Awesome! Glad you liked it! Thanks!
This is what's called a journey, good job!
Btw, tutorials about advanced build stuff like : resolution, build bugs, save bugs, settings...
Hey CM, I think something people do not appreciate about game development is the sheer amount of different skills you need to acquire. For instance, for my world map I had to learn how to draw isometric shapes... or how to draw in the first place!
People only ever see a finished product, they don't see the countless hours if work and frustration that went into it.
Yup that's definitely true! Especially as a solo indie dev it really requires knowing a bit of everything.
I'm mainly a programmer but over time I've had to learn to improve my art skills, marketing, trailer editing, etc.
@@CodeMonkeyUnity Sir, why didn't you try to team up with someone? I mean why did you choose to be a solo developer? Can you let me know, please?
@@serialchiller9183 there is one skill some people cant improve, socializing
@@user-yc8xb2iz9w That's a bit harsh, it's one thing socializing and another working in close proximity with someone over such a long period; you either need to finance them or share creative decisions (which is harder than it sounds). And at this point if you pick the wrong partner - you could end up losing all your finance or something potentially worse.
@@retroid8357 sorry it was supposed to be a joke :(
Had no idea you’ve spent twenty years doing this, now I know why you have such good knowledge of Unity, I think most people have totally unrealistic expectations of what they can achieve, they think they are going to make the next GTA or Fornite when they are one person, when AAA games cost millions and are made by dozens of professionals
Heh yup, for my third Flash game somehow I had the brilliant idea of trying to make a massive MMO of Cops vs Robbers.
Naturally I had no clue how difficult that would be so kept working on it and finally realized it was way too much and dropped the project after about 6 months.
@@CodeMonkeyUnity Really enjoyed this video and have been saving it for a time when I could give it my undivided attention. I guess partnerships are always tricky to manage, but I wonder if you've reached the point now where it would make sense to partner with one or two other people and make an indie+ game? Just a thought.
I love these kinds of videos where skilled people like you show the progress and journey you've made throughout the years. Its very inspirational to me to see how your early games evolved into more refined and advanced games later.
Great job, I hope more gamedevs make these kinds of videos to show their past, present and progress :)
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
You forgot to mention that, during this arduous journey, you created fans, like me, who love your games and are more inclined to buy future releases.
Your games are a remedy for life's difficulties and have helped me through my mother's death, so I will be forever grateful.
I'm glad my games have helped you! Thanks!
And that's why I subbed, your professional experience shows, and you have the best unity videos too! I have 20+ years C# and JAVA, with most of my experience in ecommerce and database applications, before C# was C++ and Basic, your videos have help me a lot! Thank you!
Glad to hear it! Thanks!
I love the transparency about the amount you were making. Humble beginnings 💯
Thanks for taking the time to show us through your game dev journey, I appreciate it!
I just started learning unity this week and I learned it pretty fast. It was a coincidence for you to upload a video about your game developing experience and I really appreciate it.
We've come a long way with you man keep it up.
Don't Worry Dude. There would be one day when everyone buys your game. Failing is the step to success. Your story is inspirational.
As a developer, I really liked this video. Super insightful! Good luck and best wishes for the future. Subbed :)
So much nostalgia, i used to play lots of trivia on mIRC back in the day on the Undernet network.
So nice to see a successful indie game dev from Portugal! I'm from Portugal :)
I'm just taking the time during this quarantine to start learning coding and game development by myself, as i've been working in the IT area for the past year and I'm really enjoying it :)
This was a great watch. I really like your narration style and it was fascinating to see your career evolved over time.
Thank you for all the high quality content you produce. The gave dev videos are always really practical and informative. It's also obvious that you are a competent developer. I feel like I'm learning allot from you. I'm gonna pick up your Stream bundle to show some support and also because some of those games look fun! Keep up the great work.
Thanks!
I absolutely loved Game Corp. I even believe Game Dev Tycoon probably took a lot of inspiration from that flash game. Thank you for all your work!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it, that was a long time ago!
Always awesome to see a journey like this. Well done!
Awesome! 👍👍👍 Thanks for sharing. I've also been developing games for 20 years and have many similarities to your story. It's a tough business, but the road to it has also been really fun and I've just learned so much! ❤️🕹️🤓
your journey is very genuine, keep at it - you are made for this
Oh, men, this video is sooo goood! Thank you very much for sharing all this things with us!
Very inspiring video and journey! Thanks for sharing the story in total Code Monkey! I myself have been a Unity hobbyist for past 8 years and never really wanted to commit on a project to make it real or "product". But something has changed in the past few months and I'm gonna go for it. This video is one big inspiration for that. Among other stories ofcourse.
Go for it! Best of luck in your learning journey!
@@CodeMonkeyUnity Thank you! 😁
This was awesome, I love seeing how you've grown as a developer over all that time :)
Thanks James!
It's interesting that I had same ideas for my indie games, like your "survival squad" and "hyper knights", but you moved much farther, congrats man.
Great channel so far! Keep the good work! Thanks!
Inspiring! Love your ambition! Thanks so much for sharing this, it really helps me a lot!!
i actually just stumbled into ur channel cause im interested in game dev and i saw u actually made a few games i enjoyed playing keep it up man
Great!! Thank you for sharing your experience!!
Awesome as always!
@Code Monkey loving the videos. Your explanations and speed at which get your points across in a clear and concise manner are brilliant. Keep up the excellent work and please continue to output the same quality videos in the future!
Thanks!
thank you for all the work you've done!
I love this video. I'll definitely continue watching you in the future. I want to get into making video games myself and I believe watching more of your videos may prove helpful.
Go for it!
If you're new to Unity here's a super quick overview of the engine unitycodemonkey.com/video.php?v=E6A4WvsDeLE
And here's a quick overview of the language unitycodemonkey.com/video.php?v=IFayQioG71A
Amazing piece of history and information here Code Monkey, Thank you!!
Thanks for sharing your journey!
I identified myself several times throughout the video! Even one of my first languages was action script 3 :)
Unfortunately I haven't made any great releases yet (Sky Racket was my first big release on steam), but I'm saving my money to support your work. Thank you very much for the videos, from the heart!
Awesome! Keep at it!
Thanks for everything, Code Monkey! I look up to you. Hope I can get my ideas out soon.
That's awesome, best of luck in your learning journey!
really interesting video! cool stuff, keep it up man!
really enjoyed the video, another boost to keep going
Awesome video. So insightful thanks alot!
Wonderful listening to your journey and esp your honest accounts of the fails! Game creation has got to be one of toughest markets to find success in..
Wow! You started game development way before my birth! No wonder you're so good at it, thanks for helping us on indie game dev!
You've helped me quite a bit in the past with your tutorials! Good luck with the rest of your journey, from a fellow Portuguese game dev!
és Português? também sou e estou a interessar-me muito por esta área tens alguma rede social em que eu possa seguir o teu trabalho? vou ver agr o teu canal do youtube
@@patriotatuga5757 Yee, tenho. Alguns jogos que fiz estão aqui: flipdd.itch.io/
@@fil3969 espero que continues com a tua carreira e que corra tudo bem
@@patriotatuga5757 thanks man! Para ti também
Hi, just had your video in my recommendations. Love your work and decided to buy the current Steam Bundle. Looking forward to play :D
Awesome! I hope you like the games!
I have actually played a bunch of your games and just game across this video, most of them are pretty good
keep it up with the good work
Thanks! I'm glad you liked them!
Your persistent is to be commended and is inspiring. Keep at it!
Great video! Quite the journey. Thank you so much for all your helpful videos :)
Great video, very motivational. Im thinking about game dev and your video opened my eyes and gave me hope that I could achieve what I aim for. Thans!
Amazing video!
Would love to see more full game tutorials (with simple game art also) too
Honestly, it's the first time in my life I watch an entire video longer than ten minutes on youtube. Wow! this was the most inspiring video I've ever seen on youtube, Good work, and Congratulation for your success.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
I was literally playing warband while watching this! also love the your vids.
Very cool video, lots of good insights to take away
Keep up the excellent work!
Awesome video, thanks for sharing
I love how much you love your own games!
Thanks for sharing your journey with us! Was really interesting!
Thanks for sharing such awesome content
Love your videos. I always like your vid to show support in my own way
Thank you for sharing the tutorial, it is very useful
Holy crap, you're the guy that made Game Corp?! I freakin' love that game! Straight up, playing Game Corp was what got me super into indie game development. Still don't have a ton to show for it but uh... it's a work in progress lol. Got like 3 games in the works rn that I'm slowly chipping away at separately. I have a tendency to work horizontally like that at times. It isn't a great practice but since it's only a hobby it isn't a super huge deal haha. Anyways, great video, and definitely subbing!
I'm glad you liked it! Best of luck in your journey!
I'd recommend you to not focus on multiple games at one time , especially if you don't have a team. Too much time
Hey bro your work is great and helpful. thanks man. keep it up👍👍
Bro! Game Corp is one of my favorite flash games of all time! Its so cool to see you in my reccomended.
Awesome! I'm glad you liked it!
Awesome video!) Good luck to ya!)
Thnak you so much for this, the knowledge and experience is invaluableto those still trying to figure out to join this tough industry. I am eternally grateful.
Man you started out early and you made good with it. You're really good now. Very mature skill.
thx for sharing this info!
Great documenting of your journey...... Thank you.
mirc was how I got started with coding as well. It really helped me find my passion.
Thank you for teaching
I really wish people appreciate more with the developer work. They never know how much work it took to make a game.
Hey Code Monkey, I played the stick man paratrooper game about 16 years ago when I was still at school! I'm a software dev but you are really tempting me to have a go at making some fun indie games :)
Bought the studio bundle. Can't wait to play.
Awesome! Hope you like it!
code monkey's own marketing scheme working well then!
Sweet journey
courage
Such a great journey with alot of knowledge!
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Also may I ask for a video explaining how to make different floors of a building in a stardew valley like game,And as you approach the stairs player geys up or down without ignoring other floors but rather making them invisible.
Thanks!!!!!
I really love your games, but I have to agree with the people in the comments saying that the art style is holding you back. I played Game Corp a lot as a child and I really love it, but I`m not sure it's something I'd take a glance at in the Steam store now and play. I think an investment in yourself to learn some amazing pixel art stuff would help a lot. Also, make a solid sequel to Game Corp and I'll give you my money
Oh nice I previously bought Game Corp and Blueprint Tycoon on Steam, good to know who developed them, I'll keep you on my radar now
Awesome! Hope you liked them!
I love that the guide to making games it pretty much to just keep doing it.
I've made plenty of games for old BASIC minicomputers and for DOS... but since Windows, I only really made one simple game of battleship. The 64k and ~200k memory limits were a great way to force you to actually finish games - the Windows world of ever-updating DirectX versions and everything makes it very easy to keep starting over and over and over... :)
Yeah it's simple but that's pretty much it, there's no substitute for experience!
First of all, great respect to your devolopment journey. Your videos are very usefull and you are best teacher i ve ever seen at unity. In video it is not clear but i wish you ve gotten a great finansal results of the “succesfull games” as you totaly deserve. You create youtube content, make lessons and work on your projects and you answer all questions! You are the best! I dont follow unity’s tutorial because you teach better than them 🤣 thank you and hope you get what you want!
Thanks! I'm glad you like the videos!
ignore the cheep trolls. there will always be ungrateful people on the planet. what surprised me is that your game "corp" as an idea and then later the Unity version is way before the prison architect that sells millions of copies today! very nice. i will buy your games on steam just to show support!.
Its ALOT of work to make a game, it has to start with the game document. a big huge document of all the rules and rooms in the game.
Unreal Engine is a headache to try to script even though its got great graphics.
Yes, when I saw the shot at 2:50, I thought "oh, did this guy make Prison Architect?"
@@fourscoreand9884 My project was more involved that that.
type in germanslice and you will get my channel and my game project I been working on. for i put up videos of what i done in the engine they got bugs of course, but I'm still new at Unreal Engine.
@@germanslice I see. Good job, man. Keep it up.
@@fourscoreand9884 I'm not a professional at unreal engine though.
Nice journey, my dream is became a indie dev too ! Awesome history ;D
Really good stuff. I think you've done great. It's hard to know exactly why some good games fail.
Well done! I'm just starting making games... Any advice for faster learning :D
whaaaaat I've played some of your games, I randomly came across your channel and I found out that you are portuguese just like me?!?!? thanks for all the fun over the years!
Awesome! I'm glad you liked them!
So a real game dev then...and it shows in that video. Thanks for sharing this was super interesting.
Amazing to see all the hard work you have put to get better. It really shows in your videos.
Also, what are your opinions on the new input system? I presonally couldn't get the hang of it, but it seems promising.
I haven't used it yet but from what I've seen they are going in the right direction with how all the actions and inputs are set up. A lot better than the previous input system which is barely usable.
No way! I never knew you made Game Corp! I LOVED IT!
Awesome! I'm glad you liked it!
Incase you didn't know, Mount and Blade Bannerlord is coming out on march 31st.
Yup! Looking forward to it!
@@CodeMonkeyUnity Released!!! store.steampowered.com/app/261550/Mount__Blade_II_Bannerlord/
M&B
It was very plesent moment when I realized that I have heard about one of your games before (Battle Royale Tycoon) :D
That's great! I hope you liked it!
Amazing video. I have to thank you because I learned Unity mainly thanks to your tutorials and I got a job as a Unity programmer (I create small VR games).
I still have a question, I'm going to make a strategic game based on the grid system (project for studies)
and I wonder what is the best method to save the map state (position of buildings, their condition, amount of cash etc.)
Awesome!
Check out this video for saving and loading ua-cam.com/video/6uMFEM-napE/v-deo.html
Create a SaveObject to save your building stats and save a list of your buildings
Awesome video CM! - I guess I’d love to do the same thing but I’ve decided to go with Gamemaker2 rather thank unity. Currently trying to get better at coding, and watching tutorials! That’s said although you don’t dabble with gamemaker I still subscribe to your channel and watch your videos just to gain general knowledge. I very much enjoyed hearing about your path! - Thanks :)
Inspirador ;) espero vir a aprender mais coisas contigo e boa sorte para o futuro!
Damn, 21 years of experience, companies should dream of someome like you!
im literally going to buy survival squad guantlet; that game actually looked SO cool i adore it
Awesome!
Very inspiring!
"DVD Projekt Red" Thats a good one they made the Mitcher series right?
also yesterday i was looking for games like mount and blade and now that i saw your video i know about hyperknights!
Hehe yup I had a ton of fun coming up with Studio names for Game Corp!
was looking for mount and blade videos too and saw this xD
Hyper Knights actually looks really fun gonna go pick it up now aswell as Hyper Knights battles 👍 currently doing my diploma and advanced diploma in digital and interactive gaming/professional game development learning C,C++,C#, OpenGL and a slew of other stuff like AI, physics , networking, FMOD, open source etc. It's really cool seeing indie stuff and your journey I wish you the best of luck in the future and look forward to your future releases my dude. 👌👍
Thanks! Best of luck in your journey!
Fantastic video.
Great journey, thank You for sharing Your experience. Do You plan to do a video about handling big projects, design patterns etc?
Sure, Design Patterns and Project organization are definitely two topics I'd love to cover.