How to make a HIT INDIE Horror Game

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[mecburnablasta]

This is probably one of the smartest videos on the Internet. Well done man

[fanman]

And if you cant find a suitable childhood toy then a find alternative is to give your youngest relative modelling clay and tell them to make a person

[kaijuultimax]

Honestly this sounds like a great idea for a game jam. Make a 5 minute demo with a spooky mascot, nonsense puzzles and plenty of LOAR for everyone to sink their teeth into.

[colemashburn]

And always remember, Game Theory is your best friend!

[Vexmus_]

Formula
1. Take kids media
2. Add some blood and fog
3. Profit.

[normeychiapatterson]

So, you're saying if I put scary teeth on my bulldog plush I can make an indie horror mascot

[Diamond_Doodles]

"10/10 everyone loves my game and it has become a huge success!" -Euphoric Brothers

[tylern]

1. Take random characters
2. Take building and make abandoned
3. Place random hallways
4. Drop monster
5. Lore
6. Random elevator
7. Merch button
8. Profit (and hate)

[davidmills]

May be popular to RIP on what's hot for being subpar, but remember who made it that way

[The_Content_Archives-qn]

Why do I feel like this video is trying to make fun of the more recent mascot horror games

[DustD.Reaper]

Its funny because this is seemingly what indie horror has devolved into...I miss the times where RPG maker horror like Corpse Party and Mad Father where "the thing"

[CoolModderJaydonX]

If I were to add "lore" to my indie game (which is a top down shooter), I'd leave some of it up to interpretation.

Like during a cutscene before a boss, the boss is revealed to be a Prototype 2, leading the protagonist to wonder what happened to Prototype 1, and it's never answered or even hinted as to what happened.

That, or rather brief pieces of lore (like, just a sentence or two) that the player has to go out of their way to find.

[evazti]

You forgotten to say the game need to have 7 chapters to be a good indie horror game

[trevorswims]

remember the game slender man? then came FNAF, and then came every other indie horror game after that.

We've gone from a creepypasta entity to pizza place animatronics, to 1930's cartoon characters, to neighbors, to edutainment games, to toys in a toy factory, and now we're at a literal kindergarten for children. Even the pretty good indie horror game, Amanda the Adventurer, is a horror game inspired by Dora the Explorer which is another thing we'd remember seeing as a child. All of these consist of things people would remember from their childhood and they've all been turned into horror games. Pretty soon everything we remember seeing as a child is gonna get it's own indie horror game. What's next? Cereal box mascots? Parents? Candy? Holiday Mascots? Imaginary Friends? Who

[octa-pie]

I just make games for fun. But this is so true

[site.the-gamer]

honestly the child friendly designs of these horror games does make them more terrifiying, just imagine going to a place that looks like a childhood memory to see monsters that arent even terrifying yet they still want to kill you, honestly if that was real it would be a smart way for monsters to get food to look as safe as possible

[thesneakymemedealer]

gotta love how overly communalized modern indie horror is

[djdragondrawer]

"*gurgle* No actually, the game's lore/story is very deep and good! Chapter 14 was very engaging. *drools* The gameplay is fun and smart! Have you even PLAYED it before???"
-Disgruntled 12 year old

[blanana_m]

Bonus points if your Game gets picked up by weird kids channels

[mister_matt]

the state of indie horror these on mate, excellent skit :')