Paper Cutter Games | Indie game studio

Developing a tactics dungeon crawler set in a solarpunk world.
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How do #IndieGameDev get #funding? What are the challenges when pitching? Where is the darn money?
Our founder, Seph, enters #realtalk mode because this isn't a subject often discussed. #indiedev #gamedev
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Early 3D model concepts to help determine our poly count. The scales look cool, but it's too much.

#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #3dmodeling #dungeoncrawler #gamedev #lowpoly

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✨If you want more details on all these tips, check out my video here: https://t.co/lPugDyfv6Y

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Getting into #gamedev is hard. Getting into it as a writer is... a struggle on another level.

Let's break down the BEST first steps.

#indiegamedev #gamedevtips #writingtips

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Tip #6 Stay motivated — yes, it will take time to find a position. But when you start this quest with that understanding, it's not so discouraging.

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Project Filter may be on the backburner right now as we work on Verdant Vault, but that doesn't mean we don't still keep such sweet notes like these. ☺️

#indiegamedev #mentalhealth #socialimpact

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"How expensive is #indiegamedev?" 🤔💭

➡️This depends on many factors: scope, team size, salary expectations, whether you want a publisher, etc. Our first project was budgeted at $1.2M USD!!!

TLDR; a project likely costs WAY more than you think it does.🥲
#gamedev #business

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Side-by-side comparison of #pitchdeck slides featured in our new video on how we transformed our pitch deck from "startup" style to "game project" style.
✨A "GLOW UP", if you will.
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#indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedevbusiness

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Why do we have a Discord? 👀

We don't just want to make games. We want to create a community — and one that actually impacts the development of our game!

➡️Join us? (link in bio)

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That they continue beyond the credits roll. ✨

Play meets lasting social impact. 😍

Interested players are given resources and actions they can take in real life. 💪

[Paper Cutter Games | Indie game studio @PaperCutterG]

You may know that through collaboration with subject matter experts and striving for innovative storytelling, our complex themes are embodied in gameplay, not treated superficially.

🤔WHAT ELSE MAKES OUR CONVERSATIONS UNIQUE?
#indiegamedev #mentalhealth #videogames

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Myth: "#Solarpunk is just hippie utopia. A useless setting." 🥱

Fact: "Solarpunk is #ecospeculation meets sci-fi to illustrate how things CAN be different. It's no utopia, and it's not useless. It counters defeatism. And is exactly what we need."🤩

#indiedevhour #gamedev #scifi

[Paper Cutter Games | Indie game studio @PaperCutterG]

Q: "Do you have a resource for budgeting out your game?" 🤔

A: Yes! We recommend checking out The Game Dev Business Handbook & The Game Dev Budgeting Handbook 👀
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#indiegamedev #studiobusiness #business #resources #gamedev

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Why are we going #solarpunk? 🤔
It's a breath of fresh air against all the post-apocalyptic media out there, and it's exactly the genre that can showcase the type of human collective agency needed to see a future where climate catastrophe is avoided.✨

#indiegamedev #videogames

[Paper Cutter Games | Indie game studio @PaperCutterG]

Through collaboration with subject matter experts and striving for innovative storytelling, our complex themes are embodied in gameplay, not treated superficially.

#complexthemes #indiegamedev #narrative #videogames #collaboration

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An mood board for Verdant Vault. #solarpunk means colors invoking imagery of the sun, nature, and fantastical technology.

(robot inspiration art in top left/middle from James McDonald and Ido Yehimovitz; other #art is original)
#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #dungeoncrawler