Why 99% of "Inspired" Indie Games Fail
By Overload
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Your favourite games are ruining your indie game. Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight and Undertale are outliers. Copying your game inspiration scope is why your game never gets finished. In this video: how the Outlier Trap inflates your scope, kills your timeline and how to scope your indie game so you actually ship it. Write your 3 taste compass answers in the comments: a mechanic you love, a feeling it gives you and a moment you remember. š Subscribe for more game design tips! https://www.youtube.com/@overload-gamedev?sub_confirmation=1 š Discord: https://discord.gg/fwVWguY5VF š Wishlist my game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2489610/TrishuDrift/ Timestamps: 0:00 What inspired your game? 0:42 The game you imagined vs. what you can build 1:34 THE OUTLIER TRAP 2:22 Why your game never feels done 3:31 Keep the fuel: taste vs. scope 4:25 The fix: auto-scope your game 5:11 The exercise: your taste compass 6:06 Small, finished, shipped //About me: My name is Jan. I have been workin
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