Best of Gaming — February 2025

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   Game Maker's Toolkit·1y

   How to find amazing game ideas

   Mark, who released 'Mind Over Magnet' on Steam, shares his experiences and lessons learned about the indie game development process. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the production pipeline to avoid common pitfalls and speed up development. The post explores various sources for game ideas, including modifying existing games, exploiting genre conventions, and drawing inspiration from real-life experiences. Mark provides practical tips for generating game ideas and evaluating their potential before committing to development.

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   Randy·1y

   I made this game in 30 days

   The post describes the author’s experience of developing a game in 30 days, detailing the challenges and progress made. The game involves collecting and selling resources, expanding land, and defending the base at night. It is compared to a mix of Fara and Factoria. The demo is currently playable online, and the author plans to sell the game in early access to fund further development.

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   DaFluffyPotato·1y

   I've completed 25 game jams. You should too!

   Participating in game jams can significantly enhance your skills as a game developer. These events require creating a game based on a theme within a limited time frame, pushing developers to commit to ideas, manage their time effectively, and complete projects. Game jams provide valuable experience in planning, organization, marketing, and offer extensive feedback from fellow developers, helping improve game design and launching successful games.

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   Godot Developers·1y

   Launched First Godot Game

   A developer has launched their first game using the Godot engine and found it to be better than expected after transitioning from Unity. They plan to continue using Godot for future developments and encourage readers to try their game, Touchy Tiles, available on itch.io.

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