They Made Millions From Indie Game Development

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  • @leeroyjenkns5182
    @leeroyjenkns5182 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Remember: you don't necessarily have to spend years of hard work to see financial success. Just good gameplay and good marketing.
    "Iron lung" was made in a relatively short time and currently sits at 150k copies sold ($740k), because it's author had a following to give it initial visibility and the horror community liked it.

  • @matsmith2507
    @matsmith2507 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Successful indie game developers: Has years of working as a professional in the industry before making a breakthrough as an indie
    My dumb and ambitious ass: "I'll do it in a few weeks as a beginner", "My first game will be my biggest", "How do I code to move my character?"

    • @ByteOfMichael
      @ByteOfMichael  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nothing wrong with a bit of hope haha

  • @wonkmy636
    @wonkmy636 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    For independent developers, how to increase exposure is the most difficult😭

    • @mikhailhumphries
      @mikhailhumphries ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't worry. I got you bro

    • @wonkmy636
      @wonkmy636 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikhailhumphries Thank you for understanding. Are you also an independent game developer?

    • @mikhailhumphries
      @mikhailhumphries ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wonkmy636 I'm trying to develop a mobile game on android.

    • @ByteOfMichael
      @ByteOfMichael  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Marketing is definitely a challenge for sure!

    • @BraveAbandon
      @BraveAbandon ปีที่แล้ว

      You're not just developing a game, you are selling it too! that means learning how to grab a strangers attention and show them the most exciting aspects of it, educating them why they will like it and why they need it, immediately.
      You can easily read or listen to audiobooks on marketing, sales, and storytelling. One simple sentence could increase your results by 100x or more.
      The book "made to stick" contains more usable knowledge on getting attention and being remembered than many other books combined.
      The world needs your game, so you need to succeed!

  • @lunkums
    @lunkums ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this video about to blow up

  • @anispinner
    @anispinner ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bruhsella back at delivering top notch content

  • @Cubeytheawesome
    @Cubeytheawesome ปีที่แล้ว

    Scott and Robtop are proof that you should follow your dreams.

  • @deliocache2528
    @deliocache2528 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Add Edmund McMillan to your next video! He made super meat boy and the binding of isaac!

  • @scorpiyon_dev
    @scorpiyon_dev ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your videos are always good! Keep up the great work!

  • @Thund3rboltGaming
    @Thund3rboltGaming ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Choo-Choo Charles made by 1 guy 4.8 Mil gross revenue, Cultic also made by 1 guy 860k gross revenue chapter 2 soon soo ez millionaire :)

    • @ByteOfMichael
      @ByteOfMichael  ปีที่แล้ว

      Choo choo charles is such an interesting game idea haha

  • @xhenryx14
    @xhenryx14 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! Amazing I wouldn't have imagined they made so much money!! You can also check out the game Sapiens made by one person, maybe he is not a millionaire but he made an entire world by himself. It would also be cool to see info of the other 99.9% of indie developers. How much they make and all of that 🙂

    • @ByteOfMichael
      @ByteOfMichael  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya there are some interesting stats on what games actually perform well on steam. I think roguelite deckbuilders are towards the top right now!

  • @obo7172
    @obo7172 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is nothing short of amazing! Your game design skills are truly awe-inspiring, and I found myself feeling so inspired by your work. After watching this, I decided to create my own game, and I've made a lot of money from it. I even made a video about it on my TH-cam channel. Thank you for being such a wonderful source of inspiration!

    • @ByteOfMichael
      @ByteOfMichael  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, I really appreciate it!

  • @VEETEEGameStudio
    @VEETEEGameStudio ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One day ,one of my games will be on this list..m

  • @KrAyOnS1
    @KrAyOnS1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now slash that game money sales by 30% from steam and another 40ish depending on the state you live in and you got.............. Damn I really hate taxes

    • @ByteOfMichael
      @ByteOfMichael  ปีที่แล้ว

      And that's if a publisher doesn't take any haha

  • @berkokgt
    @berkokgt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    can you show growtopia in another video, growtopia was developed by 2 developers in 2012, seth a. robinson and hamumu. but eventually in 2017 game sold for ubisoft but the price that they sold it for isnt available because of a contract.

    • @ByteOfMichael
      @ByteOfMichael  ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting, ya I'll take a look at it!

  • @ZukaraTheGame
    @ZukaraTheGame ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol here i am trying to make the smallest fraction of a million

  • @BlueOctopusDev
    @BlueOctopusDev ปีที่แล้ว

    Binding of isaac is a great one :)

  • @ITR
    @ITR ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good research! or so I assume, haven't finished watching yet

  • @emgex
    @emgex ปีที่แล้ว

    Minecraft before sold to Microsoft was a project of a single person.. He made millions already while the game was in the beta and alpha phase...

  • @ShaanTheAwesome
    @ShaanTheAwesome ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video was amazing but I feel like Stardew Valley deserves an honorable mention of some sorts. Just my opinion

    • @ByteOfMichael
      @ByteOfMichael  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! And I actually called out Stardew Valley in my first video for indie game millionaires here! th-cam.com/video/FuZSrSnyRcg/w-d-xo.html

    • @ShaanTheAwesome
      @ShaanTheAwesome ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ByteOfMichael Oh, i'll give that video a watch then. Thanks!

  • @TegridyMadeGames
    @TegridyMadeGames ปีที่แล้ว

    gary newman gary's mod & Rust

  • @ProjectShinkai
    @ProjectShinkai ปีที่แล้ว

    INSPIRING

  • @mindlessman3068
    @mindlessman3068 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crab game

    • @ByteOfMichael
      @ByteOfMichael  ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely gotta add some Dani games in the next video

  • @CashueTM
    @CashueTM ปีที่แล้ว

    How tf this got 3k views lmaoo

  • @hansfritz6026
    @hansfritz6026 ปีที่แล้ว

    How could you forget about flappy birds that's what got me interested in developing mobile games with unity

  • @nicklasgame3798
    @nicklasgame3798 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First