Indie games go "under the knife"! You send me games, mid-development. I cut them open to see what's inside. Insightful and occasionally silly streams and clips.
Curated by: Indie Game Clinic (169 videos)
🏥 support IGC on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/indiegameclinic 📧 submit your game for Indies Under the Knife: https://forms.gle/YYmsBxc635VEHYUp6 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694300/Relic_Abyss_Demo/ - https://ddbalabag.itch.io/book-and-horn - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4089100/Astrolite_Demo/ Other Links: Survivors / Bullet Heaven Design: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x92QJ69ndMU - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbYsg2hK_Wg&t=302s The Game Developers' Library Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3n3ExgUASw7Nqz5EiYScGtp61jUuak_J - The Eternal September Problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September 00:00 ... 01:50 what we're playing 03:40 first impressions 07:00 risk reward heat maps in bullet heavens 17:50 Relic Abyss 28:30 does this need story? 36:30 work in genres you know! 39:15 how to hook players with balancing 43:30 if all your inspo is AAA... 47:45 "prove and promise" gamedev 58:55 Astrolite 1:05:20 Pick 3 vs Pick 4 1:17:30 should you vibe code? 1:24:30 why people can't learn coding 1:36:08 Book & Horn 1:56:30 memory games + accessibility 2:08:45 a tweak I'd make to onboarding 2:29:20 frustration into mastery? 2:47:45 why Indie Game Clinic exists