My reply to someone considering starting a video game company:
The distribution of possible rewards for starting a video game company are generally not very good today. The market is well served, and gaining a foothold requires strong execution on both business and product issues, along with a substantial amount of luck. Plan to burn through seven figures with a not-great chance of making it back.
If you do go for it, some bits of advice:
Identify your customers clearlyΒ beforeΒ you start. Not just a broad community, but specific people, and imagine them as you make decisions.
Initially, build the smallest, most concise game you can imagine anyone paying for. It will still take much longer than you expect.
Once something exists, hill-climb the value. Hopefully you will haveΒ some elements that clearly bring joy to people, which you can magnify. There will inevitably be tons of things that people find confusing, frustrating, or just boring that you will need to fix.
@WishlistWedRT A multiplayer mix of Kerbal Space Program and Scrap Mechanic - Junkyard Space Agencyπ
Here's a couple of junkonauts building their Scooty-Puff Jr.
Steam: https://t.co/TsIaXsCe4J
High Command issues its formal commendation.
ππππ ππππ π‘ππ¬ ππ«ππππ‘ππ πππ,πππ π°π’π¬π‘π₯π’π¬ππ¬.
To every Operator who answered the call: thank you.
Dude has built a rocket-bike, but apparently didn't obtain the spaceflight license...
Wishlist Junkayrd Space Agency on Steam and play the pre-alpha! #spacesim#gaming#ksp
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@PortalFallGame@ScreenshotSatRT Trying to stay diegetic whenever possible. The character's status and inventory bar for now are the only HUDs, everything else in-game!
Reworked the navigation panel part in our scrappy-realistic KSP-like space simulator: Junkyard Space Agency.
More readable and leaves extra room for other instrumentation!
@ScreenshotSatRT, check it out
#spacesim#indiegame#ksp#ScreenshotSaturday
https://t.co/TsIaXsCe4J
Non-voxel spaceship building, propellant lines plumbing, custom hulls, and even cockpit instruments setup!
Hop in for the Junkyard Space Agency playtest!
#WishlistWednesday#spacesim
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I'm super happy to announce the FULL METAL COFFIN steam page!
I want to personally thank everyone who's helped me on this journey. It means so much to me!
Wishlist now!!!
https://t.co/jSIGFfNZdm
#gamedev#indiedev#godotengine