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How To Make A Game: The Beginner's Guide to Game Design

September 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

I can't believe my most watched long form Youtube video is almost at 1000 views!

A huge milestone for me personally. Having a whole new angle on Game Development for beginners pays off!

youtu.be/H2ZNvlN6F1M?...

Only 3 views to go!

#indiegames #gamedev #howtomakeagame #youtubevideo

My “How to Make a Game” Advice Got Roasted on Reddit… Here’s My Response

September 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

Finishing my "How To Make A Game" Saga with this video after Reddit roasted my GDD First Tutorial for beginner Game Developers:

youtu.be/Bl9XvSI-tto

I still stand behind my approach but my post on Reddit really enlightened me on what other people think of GDDs

#gamedev #indiegames #gdd #reddit

Your Game Ideas Are Worthless (Until you do THIS)

September 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

YOUR GAME IDEAS ARE WORTHLESS!

Well not fully, but what actually gives the value to your idea is the execution 🔥

I try to get people to get rid of their fear of someone "stealing" their game idea. 🏴‍☠️

youtube.com/shorts/zs1y4...

#gamedev #indiegame #gameideas

From the GameDevelopment community on Reddit: Do you think GDD first approach is suitable for Game Dev Beginners?

September 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

I made my first Reddit post in a while withthe topic of:
GDD first approach to Game Development for beginners.

It started some very interesting discussion where majority of people told writing a GDD is a waste of time for beginners.

www.reddit.com/r/GameDevelo...

#indiegames #gamedevelopment #gdd

Explore this post and more from the GameDevelopment community

www.reddit.com

August 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

And as is tradition:
I will again post whatever tiny thumbnail changes I made here to Bluesky.

Feel free to give me feedback if you think my thumbnail could be improved:

youtu.be/H2ZNvlN6F1M

#gamedev #thumbnail #howtovideo

How To Make A Game: The Beginner's Guide to Game Design

How To Make A Game: Quick Guide for Beginners

August 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

I made a "How To Make A Game" Video!

I tried to make it short and give my own view on "How To"
Without stepping on other "How To Make A Game video"s' toes

I would love to hear if you agree or disagree with my point of approach!

youtu.be/H2ZNvlN6F1M?...

#gamedevelopment #gamemaking #indiegames

Step 1 Of Making A Good Feeling Game 🤤

August 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

We are pushing towards 100 views!

Here is the step 1 of 4. Please check out the full video if you enjoyed this short preview 🙏🏼

youtube.com/shorts/5geOj...

#indiegame #gamedev #gamesounds #gamemusic

4 Easy Ways to Make Your Game Feel More Polished

August 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

How to make your Game Feel Better?

My "Bad Feeling" GMTK 2025 Game Jam game inspired me to make a video to help everyone add that final bit of polish to their Game Projects:

youtu.be/0oTvbJdnvGg

Let me know if you agree!

#gamedev #indiegame #howtomakegames #gamedevtips

AI made Game using my GDD

August 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

My first Long Youtube video is over 1 month old and still under 100 views:

youtube.com/shorts/BpIe4...

If you are curious about making games using AI, please check out the full video so we can reach the 100 views! 🙏🏼

#indiegame #ai #gamedev #gamewithai

My GMTK Game Jam Game almost failed...

August 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

First 1 hour after posting is the most crucial for video's long time performance. Well.. that ship sailed many hours ago but I would still like to reach 100 views for my GMTK Game Jam video:
youtu.be/Oh3IoDSdRYM

Currently at 34/100

#gmtk2025 #gamejam #gamedev

My GMTK Game Jam Was a Complete Disaster... Almost

August 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

I finished the my Game Jam Story video!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh3I...

If you would like to help me out, watch the video so others can see it too!

I am in process of playing other Jammers games, so feel free to drop your game in the comments of my video

#gmtk2025 #indiegame #gamejam #gamedev

DACAB — New Player Experience Update is HERE!

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August 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

My Youtube Short video suddenly bounced from 300 views to almost 3000 views after being posted for 40 days!
youtube.com/shorts/wk1AF...

Have others ever experienced this? I thought this would only happen if some other video of mine went viral but thats not the case

#gamedev #contentcreation #viral

August 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM

Reposted by Dragofin

Tollopaja

@tollopaja.bsky.social

NEW DACAB Update is Out!

Update Name: "New Player Experience Update"

Check out our video to see everything that is new:
youtu.be/vJyha9vURj4?...

The Link to Download DACAB is in the video's Description and in our Bio!

#indiegame #mobilegame #freetoplay #autobattler #cardcollecting #deckbuilder

YouTube video by Tollopaja

Try to run the loop through as fast as possible!

August 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

I will be making a video about my GMTK 2025 Game Jam Experience, but for now here is my game:
dragofin.itch.io/shroom-loops

Long Story Short:
I had way less time to work than I had hoped for, sometimes life gets in the way... But I submitted a game!

[ #GMTK #GMTK2025 #gamedev #gamejam #indiedev ]

Shroom Loops by Dragofin

dragofin.itch.io

August 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

I tried to have a little bit longer break before making new Update for my PvP autobattler.

But "New Player Experience" Update dropped today! Now is a perfect time to support my free indie mobile game!

#indiegame #mobilegame #autobattler #freegame

play.google.com/store/apps/d...

DACAB - Apps on Google Play

Deck And Card Auto Battler

play.google.com

July 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

Wohoo! I reached 100 Followers on TikTok!
It took 40 days of Daily Posting and Being very active on other Game Developer's videos!

www.youtube.com/shorts/xf-EU...

If anyone has tips for how 100 followers on Youtube or Instagram, let me know!

#100followers #contentcreator #tiktok #shorts #reels

4 Steps for 100 Followers

Poll from Dragofin - YouTube

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July 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

Since Bluesky doesn't provide Poll System. I made a Youtube Community Post on which Thumbnail + Title Combo I should set for my video.

Please vote for your favorite!

youtube.com/post/UgkxMuv...

#indiegame #gamedev #graphicdesign #thumbnail #vote

All of my thumbnails and titles showed similar results when I swapped them during the best engagement time. Which one would you most likely click?

Why Our Auto-Battler Deck Builder FLOPPED — Failed Indie Game Story

July 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

I made a short visualizing how my Thumbnail and Title Changes affected the views of my Youtube video. On Instagram and Youtube: No Problems. On Tiktok: Community Guideline Violation: Decieve Or Scam Content
And My Appeal failed so I guess I permanently have 1 warning on my account now...

#tiktokban

July 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

Hooked on tweaking my YouTube thumbnails and titles — it’s addictive… but analytics say it’s time to shift focus to SEO and long-term growth. #contentcreation #graphicdesign #youtubetips

youtu.be/54foTlCsD9Q

Google Almost Ruined My Indie Game (By Banning It)

July 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

I changed 3 different Titles 🎯 and Thumbnails 🖼️ for my video during the first 24 hours.

All showed pretty similar results 📊

But now I need to choose which one to leave it with 🤔

I tried to make a poll, but Bluesky doesn’t support those — so comments would be great! 💬

#poll #indiegame #gamedev

July 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

From the analytics I can see that the peak of imprrssions is already behind, but I still wanted to make one more thumbnail variation to see if the we get any more traffic 🔥

youtu.be/54foTlCsD9Q

#indiegame #solodev #mobilegame

How much money did my failed indie game make?

July 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

Changed the title and the Thumbnail of my new video ➡️ my views jumped from 5 to 70!

I am trying to get better at making clickable videos and improving my SEO skills. If anyone has tips on how to improve these ones, let me know!

youtu.be/54foTlCsD9Q

#indiegame #gamedev #seo #thumbnail #videotitle

How My Indie Game Became a Commercial Disaster

July 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

Compressing 1 Year of Game Development into a single under 10min video was a super hard task for me!

But I think I did pretty good job:
youtu.be/54foTlCsD9Q

Lets hope this video reaches its audience!

#gamedev #indiegame #autobattler #freetoplay #f2p #devlog

Indie Game Music — From Silent to Autobattler Soundtrack

July 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM

Dragofin

@dragofin.bsky.social

I tried automatic Short video maker to cut my Long Youtube video into short form content!

As Solo Game Developer, I am constantly trying to find ways to speed up my content creation process

youtube.com/shorts/VcF8m...

#flstudio #gamemusic #gamedeveloper