How I Actually Make Money from Indie Games
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
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How to Actually Make Money from Your Indie Game
So you want to actually make money from your indie games? Here are a couple tips that really helped me sell mine. I went from $0 to over a $1500 per month with these tips and I hope you find them helpful.
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┈ Chapters ┈
0:00 Introduction
0:34 How I sold games
0:54 Making a Good Game
1:07 Find a Niche
1:49 Squarespace
2:40 Where to Publish?
2:53 Steam for Sure
3:25 Is Itch easy?
4:00 What about Consoles?
4:18 Mobile any good?
4:29 How to Spread the Word!
5:09 Do a Kickstarter
5:29 Conventions/Online Events
5:54 Telling Your Story
6:38 BE KIND
7:00 Final Thoughts
7:25 Shout Outs
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Why cuz you have only one subscriber? 5:59
4:18 I just want to say that it's a real honor to have appeared in your video even if it's obscure. Thank you. Your app helped me to learn hiragana when I supplemented it with busuu , though, I am genuinely curious. What did you think of the ideas in my review? Keep up the good work!
Love how you've been pumping out these videos! Great tips. There's a lot that needs to happen behind the scenes for someone to gain traction (I'm with you, I've been trying to get there for about a decade and slowly started understanding it better this year) but most important of all: create something good and fun! Great video Goodgis😁
Thanks so much! Yeah, it’s really hard to grow and it makes me sad that there are so many talented channels out there that don’t get any traction. But just never give up! :D
@@Goodgis I need your help can you help me animated my sprites to make them look cartoon characters
I loved how you were talking about the importance of relationships in our lives in that team work tiny game and inmediatly after you were hacking your companion's head with your axe while saying "relationships are most of the important things we get in this life".
;)
Hey, Goodgis. I just wanted to say thank you for all the work you've done and I hope there's more great content in the future. I've watched all of your videos, played all of the games you've uploaded to Itch and I am very excited for Dewdrop Dynasty this December. Keep up the Goodgis Work and thank you so much!
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it. :D
@@Goodgis You're Welcome!
Loving these frequent uploads, keep up the good work :D
Thanks so much! :D
If you go into indie development for profit, you're doing it wrong. For every Scott Cawthorn there's 10000 developers who didn't make a dime. You have to make games you want to make because you like making them. With passion comes quality and with quality, you should start getting sales eventually.
That's a great point! :D
Cawthon*
That's true
It's bullcrap
Because of how it is but true
I couldn't do this unless I was sure it would make me money personally tho
Hence why I'm not a game dev
@@scorpiomelancholia1559 Game development takes a damn long time, especially when you're a small team or even just a single person. With no promises of profits, it's a terrible use of your time if you don't get enjoyment from it.
I agree you have to make games you like (unless youre making projects to learn from etc) but idk I feel like they're plenty of passionate people who make games they like or would want to play but sometimes they're super niche or the developer isn't good at a certain aspect and they make a game that they do not know how to market or even have time to market and their job ends up coming first and they can't create their dream game...There's so many reasons why a game might not be selling and that could be a long video in it's self.
Great video Goodgis! Found it very useful, marketing your game can be pain to do, so it's definitely useful to have developers talking about their experiences with it
Glad it was helpful! :D
Bro you got a new subscriber motivating words am almost close to finishing my first indie game project been working on for two years straight thanks can't wait for your next video
Hey, I wish you the best of luck! :D And thanks for joining the Goodgis family.
Holy dam! Your videos are so well made. I almost get addicted to them... tho the music at the start of the video could be a bit lower the rest of your channel is just great. Keep it up!
Thanks so much! Yeah, mixing is really tricky because it sounds different on everyone’s device. :D
Very informative video that anyone who wants to try their time on making games should definitely watch.
And i totally agree that you should "be kind", the game dev community is a very supportive community that will keep pushing you to your goal.
Heck yeah!
Really nice video!
(tbh i prefer it when you make non-face videos because that way you end up editing more from what ive noticed and its honestly brilliant)
Cant wait for the next video!
I've only made one cam video so far. :D I would love to do it more but make them a part of these more edited videos. :D
Salesman-gis back at it! This going to help a lot, even more its from one of my favorite youtubers!
(My first comment got deleted for some reason, idk if it was just UA-cam being weird so I just reposted it)
Aww, thanks so much! I hope it helps. And I would love to do a more in-depth video in the future. :D
Great tips! Especially the one about being kind online: i feel like too many forget about that. 🤔 how hard is it to remember that we’re all humans just trying to get by here?!
Great work, keep it up and thanks for the upload! 👌
You're absolutely right! And being kind is way more important than UA-cam, game dev, or fame. :D
Great video! Will be taking on these ideas.
Glad to hear it! :D
Thank you for the tips, will try them out. Good luck to us all!
Hope they are helpful!
Love all your vids goodgis⭐😁
Thanks so much! :D
Thank you so much for this great explanation :)
I'm glad that UA-cam recommended this video after the failure of publishing my first game on Itch, haha
Super glad this was helpful! :D
Hey Goodgis! Thanks for putting so much work into your games, and caring about your fanbase! Your one of the best gamedevs on UA-cam, and I hope you do well!
Thanks so much! That means a lot. :D
No problem
Awesome video! Really like the tips here. Keep it up! :)
Thanks so much! :D
A very good video. I must say your a very talented Indie dev and a awesome content creator
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that. :D
This video is awesome and helpful, thanks for your honesty!
You didn't even watch the video it's 8 minutes long lol
Thanks so much! :D
2x speed ;)
@@monny5189 yes but i knew it was awesome before even finishing :)
Loved it! Thanks!
Thank for watching! :D
Thank you for sharing with us!
My pleasure!
Also I'd like to point out: The Linux community is very supportive and helpful from what I've heard, and you'll become a hit in the Linux community if you make a good native Linux port.
Also, shoutouts to the Dreamcast community, because they also really like when people port their game to the Dreamcast.
Heck yeah!
That was a good Christmas week
Happy holidays! ;)
Great Video!
One thing though, if You're planning to release on a console (and can cover the porting costs and time), try and combine this with your game's full PC release at the same time:
* You'll get more visibility from the credibility
* You'll save costs from focussing on a single marketing campaign.
Money certainly is a motivator as game development is my dream job which I have been trying to and just started on the path of it. My main motivation is to make games I'd enjoy playing because most games just don't satisfy me at all now.
Money is important because it helps us actually make the games we want and be able to eat haha
So I'm brand new to Godot and watching you're videos make me excited to start my journey, I started with unity but I think I am wanting to switch to Godot because I am wanting to learn python and GDscrpit. I feel like both will be beneficial to know for doing other projects beside games. But also I think my issue with unity is that there is tutorials for everything so I go and watch a tut. and dont really grasp everything that I watch. So I am hoping that with Godot it will push me further to try and figure it out myself and be able to retain the information. Thank you for the great content.
Heck yeah, I love to hear it. :D I will say, even though there are more Unity tutorials a lot of them are just bad. You learn bad programming practices. Even though Godot has less, they usually are much better and more thorough. But anyway, I wish you the best of luck. :D
@@Goodgis HELL YEAH a reply lol. But I will keep you updated sensei
Thank you so much for this. ❤
Thanks for watching!
Again a great video! How long does it take you to make a video?
Anywhere from 8-20 hours haha
slay i luv all ur vids!!😁
I'm currently working on a RMMZ game, and was wondering where I could place it when I finish it in a couple of months. With thanks to this video, I have finally a place to start my "career". Thanks a lot dude!
RMMZ?
@@lukah8116 RPG maker MZ
6:33 wizbirds 2?
Hehe ;)
Good vid. I am planning to make my first games free and to be just for fun and learning the Godot game engine.
Great video, thanks for sharing! Hopefully people in the future will be more willing to spend money on (some lesser known) indie games, but I have the feeling it' will get harder to survive for the majority of indie devs
I hope so too! Also thanks so much!
Great video, lots of awesome advice. Have you ever tried to work with other publishers when first starting out?
I have not. I feel like publishers can be hit or miss, and kind of tricky to find. But it seems like a great idea!
Jesus you gave me a goddamn jumpscare with that sound effect at 6:39, I literally use it as a sound in my game :D
Nice! haha
Great video mate.
Thanks 👍
Hey, dont know if you gonna see this, hur you showed a website that generates the genre, themes and mechanics in 1:38 , do you still have this website or some there is almost this?
Woah is that wizbirds remake at 6:33? looks awesome
;)
great vid! Really good
I'm glad! Hopefully it was helpful!
Pretty Informative Video!
Thanks so much!
I went to a convention the other day a solo dev asked me to play his game at first i thought no but i just gave it a try and im searching for that game to this lmao
5:38 the best part :D Great video and useful tips!
Thanks so much! :D
Great video ! By curiosity, what is the random generator used at 1:42 ?
firith.studio/game-idea-generator
@@FirithStudio thanks a lot !
What he said. ;)
I love these videos!
Thanks so much! :D
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it :D
This is very inspirational video!
:D I’m so glad!
Hi I love your videos keep up the good work this is so cool
Thank you so much! :D
Loving it! Just catching up with your channel :)
Thanks! :D
If i do a Kickstarter but my game isnt free will it be called a scam ?
I like the analogy at 4:40, imagine instead of shouting 1 person whispered about somethign cool in the persons ear. then another into another. all those people shouting would then wonder what they were whispering about. it doesn't matter how loud you are, sometimes it's better to get the attention you want
= word of mouth
Thanks for the tips sir 😊
My pleasure! Hope you found them helpful!
Lot of exorting experience. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! :D
Really amazing and Love it! I have no problem with making games but the art gets me, and I never even wanted to make any money from my games, cause I just like doing it and a hobby (and to mainly avoid wasting time watching memes)
Hey, that’s awesome! :D
6:32 THERE IT IS BOIS WIZBIRDS 2!
*Goodgis starts sweating* Ahh…no it’s not….ahhh
@@Goodgis YEHAYEHAAEEYAH GET 'EM BOIS
Ay happy Halloween
:D
Dude, i cant wait for dewdrop dynasty
Me too! :D
Your videos are amazing
Thanks so much! :D
(6:34) Wizbirds 2?! That honestly looks soooo amazing! I love the art style, hope it'll be worked on further! Super informative video and was super useful :D
;) It will be a little bit before more gets announced but it's coming along nicely.
@@Goodgis :) The art style is beautiful! It's got the fun simplistic style while still having depth with the line of darker colour. It's super inspiring! Can't wait to see more!
Not anything particularly new or unexpected for me personally in this video, but it is a nice and well edited compilation of important things to keep in mind, especially for people starting a gamedev journey to be aware of. Keep up the good work!
I mean the truth of the matter is, there aren't any real shortcuts haha. Thanks so much!
@Goodgis Yes, there are some people that got particularly lucky or "lucky" quickly. Some guys are also very intense with creating and get better results than most people, but in general there is no magic pill ;-)
It is actually good that bigger gamedev youtubers like you cover that topic from time to time to get things more real for new people. I recently watched a video when a guy with a several years of AAA gamedev barely covered Steam's cost after few months, already having some audience.
some of these games that you showed look amazing where can i find all of them?
A lot of them were never finished.
What's that game idea generator thing shown early in the video?
firith.studio/game-idea-generator
One of the best videos I saw today
Super glad to hear it! :D
When you showed your channel, it said 1 subscriber 😁 also I want to make games and your vids have helped me
Glad to hear it! ;) And yeah that was a little Easter egg.
But who is the mystery subscriber? That's the real question...
Nice video! I'm not a developer, but a composer for games. Perhaps I'll write a blog about this subject for the developers I work with.
That's a great idea!
These are good tips! = )
Thanks so much!
What was that genre generator you used at 1:38?
firith.studio/game-idea-generator
whats the tune at the end????
it freaking blasts
I can't remember. XD
Cool video!
Thanks!
What is the link to that genre generator. Been searching for it but couldn't find it!
firith.studio/game-idea-generator
Hi I love your videos keep up the good work
Thank you! Will do!
Nice video!
Thanks!
thank you sir.
What is the url of the Website, where you can generate a Theme etc.?
~ sorry for my English 😅😄
firith.studio/game-idea-generator
@@Goodgis thanks ❤
Was that a small Wizbirds 2 teaser at 6:33 ?? 👀
*Goodgis starts whistling and avoids the question*
@@Goodgis I see I see 😂
Which one is better for publish your second or third game?
Kickstarter or Itch io?
Probably Itch.io :D
Hmm
Thanks
Great video
Thanks! :D
Hello I don’t know who to ask but what coding language should I learn I’ve been watching a tone of videos of people making indie games and I want to give it a shot myself to se if I enjoy it and possible make it my future career.
Also good video btw.
Python. :D
This is exact reason why I started my UA-cam chanel :) On one hand I want to teach people (and learn in the process as they say "If you want to learn something start teaching it") how to use Godot but also have a way to market possible game development ;)
That's awesome! :D
Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Every game I made that I've tried to market and grow only recieved 2 downloads :( But your video will help significantly!
Yeah, it can be hard sometimes. :/
1:38 what is the website called at this moment where he generates genre theme and mechanic for a game??
firith.studio/game-idea-generator
@@Goodgis thank you so much for answering
1:37 so what's the website shown here that randomly generates the genre, theme and mechanic?
firith.studio/game-idea-generator
@@Goodgis thanks :)
Amazing game, Excellent video!!! I love 2D platformers
These games inspire me to CREATE MINIGAMES!!!
Thanks so much!
Great set of tips! I wonder if other online stores such as the epic store would be a good place to sell since they're really trying to compete with steam and take a smaller cut.
I would interested to find that out! :D
6:34 that looks like the new Wizbirds game? Or is there a game of yours I just haven’t played?
Also really great video!
Nope, that's Wizbirds 2 ;)
A question, where to sell mobs? i'm modelator but I have no clue where to sell it
SketchFab?
Qaulity stuff as usualy. This gives me hope, I'm not there yet, but I will get there if I keep at it and just keep putting my work out there for people to play and see. It's less about money though, and more about getting more people to play and enjoy my games. Even If I don't make it though, I still have fun doing it.
Heck yeah! :D
Nice vídeo!
Thanks so much! :D
money is the difference between hobbiest and pro: pro just means you make money, keep trying and try to put your work out there.
That’s a great point!
Great advice and you don't just want an audance you want a comunity some UA-camrs get 1 millions of veiws a video yet have next to no subs... Plenty of money but if they are followed if at all not for them but maybe a single series they make or loosely at best. So yeah and normally you don't get to choose what you get. But unless you absolutely need the money you normally want the comunity and the money can always come later.
Thanks!
I made a Goku/Pikachu game. It was FUN making a video for it and enjoying creating the game!
Can anyone tell me , what was that app on 00:41
Construct 2 :D
You are def the best Godot UA-camr
Thanks so much! :D
What is that purple game generator thingy? I wanna use it!
firith.studio/game-idea-generator
@@Goodgis Thank you!
Hey hoodgis, i wanna start game dev but i dont know what engine to choose,i wanna make 3D and 2D games but Godot is nad at 3D. Im halfway trough CSharp but now i started to know that unity is bad
Godot is good with 3D, just not crazy big games. :D Use Godot.
@@Goodgis thx :D
Where can i find this game idea generator?
firith.studio/game-idea-generator
Hello I was wondering if you could make a totourial on how to make games on unity. That would be awesome.
I actually don't use Unity. I'm a Godot guy. :D
@@Goodgis well then I don’t know if you have a totourial for Godot but if you did can you link it. Also do you post your games because I would love to play some of those
Thanks for these tips hope i can sell my game 😅 still workin on it though
You can do it! :D