Make the Game with Matt Hackett

Playtests, Prototypes, and Permission Games

Make the Game with Matt Hackett

Show Notes

https://www.valadria.com/playtests-prototypes-permission-games/

Show Notes

๐Ÿ“™ How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself (Gumroad, Itch, signed copies)

Pixel Washer

How to make a good Steam page

Pixel Washer: 3-day devlog

Lost Decade Games

Steam Hardware & Software Survey

Game Tester

๐Ÿ’ฐ The Money Episode

The illusion of skill: how to make a better game in less time

Production Point

Indie Game Sim

Making an Indie Game About Indie Game Making

How has web dev changed in the last decade?

๐Ÿ’€ How to handle the death of a platform (for example: Twitter)

Game Dev Comics by Matt Hackett

@richtaur.bsky.social

Making Big Indie Games (Gumroad, Itch)

Join the Valadria Discord

60 minute video coaching/consulting

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