He Followed EVERY Piece of Game Dev Advice

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Join us on the Dev Dream Podcast for an inspiring conversation with Kai from Ink Ribbon, a passionate YouTuber and indie game developer. Kai shares his journey from being a horror game enthusiast to releasing his first commercial Steam game, "Hundred Doors." We dive into his experiences with game design education, building a successful Resident Evil-focused YouTube channel, practical game dev advice, using AI as a tool, post-release emotions, and tips for aspiring devs. Whether you're a beginner game developer or a horror fan, this episode is packed with insights on scope management, prototyping, marketing, and dreaming big in indie game dev. Don't miss Kai's thoughts on healing the gaming industry and his future plans!

In this episode of the Dev Dream Podcast, indie game developer Kai from Ink Ribbon shares his real-world experience releasing his first Steam game, Hundred Doors, a liminal space horror walking simulator. As a university-trained game designer and creator of one of the top Resident Evil YouTube channels, Kai discusses overcoming scope creep, following essential game dev advice, using AI for coding tutorials without direct implementation, prototyping mechanics in Unreal Engine Blueprints, post-release emotional rollercoasters, and the responsibility to create quality games for players. Perfect for aspiring indie devs, horror game fans, and YouTubers, this interview covers education in game design, merging YouTube audiences with game promotion, differences between liminal horror and survival horror genres, future projects like a horror-themed shop simulator, and tips to avoid common pitfalls in game development to achieve passive income and build a small studio.

Chapters:

0:00 - Podcast Introduction
3:31 - Guest Background
6:44 - Game Design Passion
10:20 - College Experience Reflections
13:42 - Starting YouTube Channel
17:02 - Game Dev Advice
20:09 - Setting Deadlines
23:26 - Prototyping Phase
26:53 - Channel Promotion Impact
30:01 - Post-Release Emotions
33:16 - Hating Your Game
36:30 - Early Access Discussion
40:01 - Using AI Tools
43:37 - AI Ethical Considerations
47:00 - Hundred Doors Design
50:54 - Level Inspiration Sources
54:09 - Liminal Horror Genre
58:03 - Horror Game Tips
1:01:16 - Future Game Plans
1:05:03 - Dev Dream Vision
1:08:15 - Episode Outro

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