AI Game Dev: Is It Over For Indies?

By Thomas Brush

Community Score: 50% | 40.8K views | 3d

0 community ratings: null thumbs up, null thumbs down

Let's talk about why I'm sad about the state of the industry... but know I don't have to be. ► Join my Full Time Game Dev live challenge: https://www.thomasbrush.com/challenge 0:00 Mixed feelings 0:31 Anyone can make games, but not everyone can make a product 1:17 My tweet: sadness about AI in indie game dev 2:18 Learning to code and draw by hand since age 12 3:35 "Everyone can just do it now" 4:33 AI-made games aren't products 6:10 Promo: My 3-day challenge 7:44 How to stand out when anyone can make games 8:20 Reading your replies 9:29 Keep your coding skills alive (AI-off days) 10:37 CNC machines, sculptors and staying human 11:56 Should indie devs be scared? A rising tide lifts all ships 12:53 How games get sold keeps changing 14:04 The TikTok comparison: the pie got bigger 15:12 My hope: algorithms that find your audience 16:19 The big point: building a product means testing 17:01 Step 1: Test your idea with people 18:02 Step 2: Prototype with cubes and test again 18:57 Step 3: Bu

Tags: unity vs ue4, how to get into game development, unity vs unreal engine, unity game engine, game, engine, better, beginner, study, how to make games, indie games, game dev, steam, steam games, AI, AI copy, AI code, vibe coding, game industry