GET GAME IDEAS - The Ultimate Guide!

The first thing you need whenever you dive into making a video game is a promising game idea! This is how to get one!

Coming up with game ideas is easy, just coming up with a good one is quite tricky.

In this video I tell you how to identify high quality game ideas and I'll share my 3 step process to generate them. This method has delivered pretty promising results for me so far and I hope it'll do the same for you!

Good look on your journey to becoming a successful game developer.

[JonasTyroller]

Post a cool game idea for a chance to get pinned. :)
Feel free to use any ideas I mentioned in the video for your own projects by the way.

[KittyLitterYT]

"love story but your character is allergic to light"
That's basically a twilight videogame, and now I'm scared.

[hdhwkq]

Jonas : make small cool games
Dummies ; let's start our first AAA game

[igz]

Some great points here. I also use a criterion for my game ideas:
1. Broad - accessible to everyone
2. Unique - easily stands out, has a twist on familiar things
3. Engaging - interesting and fun to interact with
4. Viable - easy to make, bang-for-the-buck, fits the market
It may or may not be biased towards mobile game dev as that's what I'm doing lately. But hope you find it interesting anyway.

[mattyyttam]

I feel like there's a 5th rule for games if you want them to be popular....give players something they can react too.
Youtubers and streamers are always looking for something that is also good to watch...not just play, giving mechanics that allow for these guys to maximise their viewability means you will get a load more free advertising.

[qrisquinn]

He sounds German, Swedish and, Finnish all at the same time somehow. Good video though!

[gabrielturley]

I love how when he says "new" it looks like he's sneezing 3:55

[voodoospazmproductions]

Really good points. Definitely better to hear before I start my game, as opposed to being mid development and having to rethink my approach!

[KolehmainenBeats]

Damn. Got an idea like this with these tips:
- Shump X Platformer
- Floor is lava
- Sinking platforms
- Arcade highscore chaser

Thanks man!

[DeeTasticGaming]

Never heard of you before.. but I love this content! Thanks for sharing your process, it will be great to try a different approach when coming up with ideas. :)

[WangleLine]

Daaamn, Jonas!
The pacing of your videos is getting more and more refined with each episode :D (I LOVE that intro!)

[retrojon_]

I'm glad I found this video. Been scratching for ideas after my last project went down the drain after about 3 months and not making much progress in the fun department. At least I really learned the importance of prototyping now.

[wreckingdan]

You are a wooden forest critter who ventures through a ruined island along with a flame spirit to save your fellows from a mysterious wolf-like creature in a 2D pixelart adventure game.
Sounds alright, I think :D

[WangleLine]

5:14 -> B.C stands for "Before Christ", by the way :D

[HE]

Another way to come up with game ideas is take some excerpt of events that occurred and things that you've done in real life and make it into a game.

[RafaelSales]

Nice!! I would like to see a video about core mecaniques

[plaguedoctor]

My idea of a good game idea is something with an appealing story, not necessarily in depth but appealing story, that can reach an audience big or small, and something that can be fun, or tense

[landonlikesjazz]

I finally have an idea this video is awesome.

[Forcoy]

A 3D top down vector game where you have to move a paper airplane across a checkerboard while shooting others from the front.

[luotigames]

Cool videos! Came here from Tim's channel!