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)
Nights of Nil https://store.steampowered.com/app/4132700/Nights_of_Nil/ is a cute, streamlined RTS game where you take over the islands of a mysterious archipelago with little pixel guys. This game was submitted to our fortnightly Channel Supporters' Playtest stream, which is available as a reward to IGC Patrons. https://www.patreon.com/indiegameclinic I've timestamped some game design discussion points which might be helpful to you for your own games. These are marked as 💡 below, so people who want to learn game design can quickly skip to the relevant segments. 👋🏻 00:00 ... 👋🏻 01:35 Introduction 🎮 03:00 First Look 💡 10:00 Control-Design Advice for Unusual Games 💡 20:08 Customization = Player Ownership 💡 30:00 Encounter Design in Tactics / Defense Games 🎮 35:25 Surviving the First Night 💡 38:45 Intuitive vs Confusing Economy Themes 💡 44:10 Light & Healing Mechanics 💡 50:50 Designing Difficulty/Skill for Chill/Simple Games 💡 57:40 Addressing the Abandoned Houses 👋🏻 1:12:50 Why I Do Streams Like This 💡 1:17:20 Art Feedback 🎮 1:22:37 Exploring Island 2! 💡 1:30:30 Letting People Playtest the Late Game? 📽️ Playtesting Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXNRJuc48Ek 👋🏻 1:35:45 My Background & What IGC Is 💡 1:38:39 What Makes a "Good Designer"? 📽️ Hideo Kojima Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Ah5VQrzvA 💡 1:43:00 How Art Direction Communicates Gameplay 💡 1:50:50 The Audience for Casual-Strategy