Solo Gamedev: How to Build Successful Games by Yourself

[jamicassidy]

I really FEEL this video. Years and years of gradually learning solo game dev in the background of life... Forcing myself to take the scope down to a quarter is very realistic and may actually lead to a finished project, rather than a 20 year struggle.

[cercaapps]

So true, finishing is the most difficult thing (I'm there now). There is a saying I always have in mind "After you finish the first 90% of a project, you have to finish the other 90%".

[tolaut]

You're an absolute gem in the dev-world, Filip. A few years back i loved watching your content on the Flutter channel, but now i watch you regardless of topic because i enjoy your perspectives on things and your personality

[jqmichael]

Very cool, down to earth info. Much appreciated 👍

[williamtucker]

Honest thoughtful feedback, great stuff!

[TheMythicDev]

I honestly can't believe I've been learning to develop games from YouTube for 4 years and never seen you, this is extremely informative and soo helpful for someone trying to break into the industry 👏 great work bro instant sub

[isinghmitesh]

Loved the part of scoping and cutting things. Accepting resource limitations and focusing on playing the non-linear games a solo dev can win too

[laybunzz]

Love the video. Interestingly, I'd say a lot of the same concepts apply to plain app development as well. Working solo on a side project will put a developer through almost the exact same journey and test of personal discipline and will power.

[CappicheGames]

So glad I found this channel. There's so much helpful stuff in here I can take forward to my 2nd game. Thanks for your insights!

[tonykempson]

Personally, in my opinion, $1700 per month as a passive income stream sounds absolutely wonderful!

[rafikR]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience 😊 I think its all worth it just for that feeling you made a game - fantastic work buddy - congrats ❤😊

[yogeshdubey]

Though i do not develop games, but I would appreciate your pov as a solo developer making anything, litreally you are an absolute gem...

[nvrp]

Thank you for sharing!
I am about to start a project. I needed this motivation and advice!🙂👍

[JamesKruseArtist]

No, I’m depressed and sad, my Indee balloon is deflated to that of a discarded sock on the highway of life. Sniff

[ВикторЦай-ля]

My prayers were answered. Thank you, Filip!

[samoldfield]

thank you, sir. right now, I am working on my first game and your video helped me a lot.

[SEGVeenstra]

Thank you Filip, very good, and honest advice!

I recognize my current journey in what you said.
This year I made the most progress, not by working more/harder, but by grooming the scope.

I think that specially for part-time developers, being strict in 'managing' your project is key. At least for me it helped a lot when I started creating a 'backlog' and fill it with tasks. Because I can spend an average of 1 maybe 2 hours a day on my project, I needed these tasks to be small, so that I could actually finish them in one sit. These small tasks lead to small victories which help me stay motivated.
It's also easier to get yourself started.
Like after when I've just spend 8 hours coding for the company, make/have diner, get kids to bed, I don't always have much energy left.
But if the tasks are really small, I can more easily tell myself: "Well just do this one thing and then stop". Sometimes I will just do that one thing, but often finishing that small task will get me back in the flow, and I'd might do another one. Either way, I made progress...

Do you have some more tips and tricks on this regard? Maybe an idea for a next video 😉

[sporktank]

Amazing insights. Thanks so much for making and sharing!

[alexanderkulaev]

Amazing video, thank you! Very humbling, honest, and deep. I'm just learning to create my own first indie game (Russian living in Russia here), and yeah, it's a platformer in 2.5D :) So your talk about scope is the most important part for me. I have to cut and cut and cut. Cause I have so many ideas. Oh man.

Anyway, thank you!

[nhanth]

I love this video a lot Filip. Thanks a lot.