It's extremely refreshing to see someone in the devlog space mixing it up. It seems everyone is building a 5+ year long FPS, Stardew Valley clone, Zelda clone, or a platformer. Your idea of releasing smaller, unique titles makes me have a little faith in the indie dev community.
@rohithreddy75
Ай бұрын
Both are good in my opinion
@w_graphicsfr
Ай бұрын
whats wrong with a fps?
@Chesterbrawlstrs
Ай бұрын
@@w_graphicsfrwhat isn’t
@w_graphicsfr
Ай бұрын
@@Chesterbrawlstrs sounds like you make 2d games 🤮
@SSukram_
Ай бұрын
what's wrong with 2d? @@w_graphicsfr
@AIAdev
3 ай бұрын
super inspiring dude. keep pushing out games and taking those W's
@ThomasStewartDev
3 ай бұрын
Thanks AIA! I'm playing the long con haha
@Marshmallows2pls
3 ай бұрын
R.I.P. island, good note for quality of life change. Congratulations on Nintendo dev acceptance. 🎉
@AndrzejGieraltCreative
3 ай бұрын
Congrats on launch! Making smaller games like that is definitely an excellent and safe strategy. Looking forward to seeing your work continue!
@TezFraser
3 ай бұрын
The struggle between developing games and making videos is REAL! Congrats on your launch/first week of sales. Excited to see what you have coming next. 🙂
@Beets_Creations
3 ай бұрын
Cool to see someone showing their progress with steam releases. Nice video!
@samyam
3 ай бұрын
That's awesome congrats on the sales!
@ThomasStewartDev
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Sam!
@anonyw2993
2 ай бұрын
@@ThomasStewartDev Superb! May I know what game engine you used for the projects? Thank you.
@owlet_dev
3 ай бұрын
I also quit my 9-5 job doing android dev to work on games! One of the big things that hit hard when I did this back in April was the sudden lack of "chatter" in the background lol. Lack of meetings = yay, but also it does suck to not have AS much chatter about all the cool things you're working on.
@ThomasStewartDev
3 ай бұрын
Yes 100%! I've considered going to a public coworking space for this very reason. I love having no meetings, but it does get lonely at times.
@Aarimous
3 ай бұрын
All the "whoops" were hilarious. Cheers!
@ThomasStewartDev
3 ай бұрын
Gotta laugh at your mistakes, know what I'm sayin?
@SoulEngineDev
3 ай бұрын
So cool to see this. Keep it up!
@samuelmutia9608
2 ай бұрын
The guy who deleted his island is the funniest thing I’ve seen all week😂😂.. Aye just subscribed man. Keep up the good work
@lucas_pscheidt
3 ай бұрын
can you lower the price for brazilians please? Our minimum wage is 1400 reais and the game is 15, while in US the minimum wage per month is about 1250 US$ and the game costs less then 5 dollars. Could you balance out your price for countries that do not have a great economy? A lot of indie games studios does that and this helps them sell more, even @PirateSoftware talked about that. Maybe you could compare your price to other similar games and in those countries, for instance in US stardew valley now with 40% off is costing 8,99 U$, which would be about 50 reais, but for us brazilians it is 15 reais, much better. I think your game should be priced at 9,90 reais to be fair for both you and brazilians buyers, but it is just a suggestion. Great concept and good luck with your sales!
@ThomasStewartDev
3 ай бұрын
Done! It might take Steam a little while to review the changes, but it should be fixed!
@lucas_pscheidt
3 ай бұрын
@@ThomasStewartDev thanks bro, I will buy it to support and also because I liked the concept, good luck!
@moonstar_connor
3 ай бұрын
Congrats on the launch and getting into the Nintendo program! Excited to see more of your next game!
@camzen1772
3 күн бұрын
and just like that i feel inspired once again. surprised to see you low on subs.
@ThomasStewartDev
3 күн бұрын
Thank you! For a long while I had under 1000 subs, so I’m happy with the growth over the past year!
@SabrPath
3 ай бұрын
Congrats on releasing your second game!
@oskar_schramm
Ай бұрын
Really love how transparent you are with both the process and the income! Also really impressed that you didn't go for the "dream game project that will only take 1 year but end up taking 7" Think more indie devs should listen to this advice/insight!
@AnthonyIrwinVideos
Ай бұрын
Hey, your game looks nice and I am planning on making smaller games myself. I checked out your Steam page and noticed no Linux version. You did mention the Steam deck which runs Linux. I would have thought that a Linux version would be easier than a Mac version because you don't need to deal with code signing or notarization. Anyway, if your Unity game works on Mac and Windows then it should work on Linux too without any changes to your code base. Another thing is Linux actually has a larger user base on Steam than Mac. This is mainly due to the steam deck but something to think about.
@espressodisplays
3 ай бұрын
We're so glad our espresso Displays monitor has helped you on your developer journey, productivity and finding the best ways to work. We can't wait to follow your success! 🚀🚀🚀
@ozdengames
2 ай бұрын
Good job
@CappicheGames
3 ай бұрын
Your game looks awesome. That bug was funny also. Congratulations on your launch too!
@DanPos
3 ай бұрын
Let's go 🔥🔥
@smallbluemachine
3 ай бұрын
Well, one week, 364 sales on Steam. I guess that's 364 more sales than me. -Lots to be said for completing your second project. -You got this, dude.
@sebastienlevasseur3454
Ай бұрын
I bought your game on Steam! I think it will be awesome on Switch! 🎮🙂
@Sarotsi_Z
2 ай бұрын
hey iam here after watching thomas
@LighthoofDryden
3 ай бұрын
YES great vid, and congrats on the Nintendo front! That’s really exciting
@manuelberja
Ай бұрын
Hey man, awesome job! I look up to indie developers who has the determination to make their own games. I, myself tried, but I horribly failed because I am a pro 2d artist with zero programming skills. with that mentioned, would you be interested to collab with me if you ever need character designs, 2d art materials, UI etc. I can also do 3d but I don't love them as much as 2d so I wouldn't offer that. also I don't care about money or at least not right now, so if it's just a small work, you don't need to pay me, I just want to start involving myself into game making so one day I may be able to publish mine and make a living while enjoying my life-long dream. I worked into several games but I don't get credited.
@rootbindev
3 ай бұрын
I like game developers
@sangeetbk4951
2 ай бұрын
To publish on console should I have certain kind of threshold. After how many months you released on steam did you release on console
@kaseynorth
2 ай бұрын
I wonder how the industry would change if more indie devs adopted the idea of developing projects in shorter time frames (3-6 months) just to hone their skillsets
@VistaLargaGames
2 ай бұрын
Dude I’ve been emailing Nintendo back and forth and they are so slow with responding. They probably have a lot of emails too tho. They asked you for a EXE?
@erikm9768
3 ай бұрын
Sorry but let me be honest the title of the video was 1 week of game sales, I feel like you should focus on that then, was a bit too on focused. Good luck!
@nomiki8436
3 ай бұрын
Hey fellow game dev! Seems like you are a bit ahead of me... Just stumbled upon your video! Nice to see a fellow dev enjoying his journey. Following :)
@MrEliptik
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your journey with us and congrats, you're killing it!
@trifilosgr
Ай бұрын
Wait, they’ve sent a free monitor and sponsor?
@TYNEPUNK
2 ай бұрын
well done on getting into nintendo, welcome to switch dev :)
@BraggsTippingPoint
2 ай бұрын
Are you doing the porting yourself?
@KurooNegai
16 күн бұрын
1 week + all years of geting the experience to do this job
@ThatCarrotFella
2 ай бұрын
Hey it looks like we are very similar. I am also releasing small bite sized games that maybe take a couple months to make. They don't sell well but I increase my skills every time.
@hambonetunes1988
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I know it would be almost impossible to answer this, as you said so many projects you were juggling, but, any idea how many hours you spent each week on the game?
@ThomasStewartDev
3 ай бұрын
Ah man, it's super hard to know...towards the beginning I was putting in around 40-50 hours per week. But some weeks I've only done 5 hours since I was working on other stuff too. My guess is that if I was doing strict 40 hour work weeks on this project it would've taken 3 or 4 months.
@minimastudios_
3 ай бұрын
as a devn who hasnt launched a game i think hm ok what is this game like for 6 months of dev work, so i bought it. Wonder if anyone else did this? Also congrats!
@robxlift
Ай бұрын
What tools did you use? Game engine, graphics, etc Good luck
@Tbjbu2
3 ай бұрын
great vid congrats on the free monitor lol
@tteros5998
2 ай бұрын
Are you happy with the game?
@RickoDeSea
2 ай бұрын
Where do u pick up contract work ?
@iraf.official
2 ай бұрын
😎😎😎😎😎
@TheShelfman
3 ай бұрын
Congrats! This is awesome. Wishing you the best of luck with future updates and your next game as well as the console launch!
@byteretro
2 ай бұрын
awesome
@KeithMakesGames
2 ай бұрын
Man, my man just said he slacking a bit and wants to release 3 videos a month. I'd say you're still killing it my dude lol I average 3 months between videos 😂
@Vercidium
3 ай бұрын
So much positive news in this video! Looking forward to the Switch port
@amjadiqbal478
2 ай бұрын
Hi Stewart, congrats. Very encouraging vibe from a game developer. I have been coding games in Python, like Street Fighter and Platformer. But i have developed a game on Godot recently which is quite promising. Can you please advise and guide me to kick start my publishing it? ❤
@IDNK1
2 ай бұрын
I feel like this would make a really good mobile game
@dearkorina3157
Ай бұрын
I am so excited that you got accepted by Nintendo! 🎉🎉 That is my goal as a n00b developer. Seeing a game I made on the switch would just be so crazy.
@deadcrabstudio
3 ай бұрын
Congrats on the release! I'm impressed with your model of developing these less demanding projects, and making a living off of it! I'd love to see what your strategy is when coming up with new ideas. Working full-time on my own projects is a goal I'm trying to reach, but there's also a looming cloud above my head that there's too much risk when deciding what idea to go all-in with. For my first game, I'm working on a roguelike because that's a market I'm familiar with and I'm making the game I would want to play, but when you gave the concept of passive income through a collection of projects, what's your strategy when deciding what would work best? Do you get less picky when you have more projects to support a potentially failed one? Stoked to see more man, keep it up 👍
@eloctopusmakesgames
2 ай бұрын
That's awesome! You did great, and I'm happy that you had this revenue with only 500 wishlists! I'm really scared by the fact that you not only have to make a good game but also have to get a lot of views to self-promote your games! (This is something that doesn't seem to work for me, so I'm very scared I won't be liked by the KZitem algorithm and will never have my audience! 😢)
@ajwalker4416
2 ай бұрын
It's nice to find a developer making the kinds of games I'm interested in making, the fun games that don't need 3 years of development and aren't aiming to be AAA games. I want to make fun games that I think people will like where they don't have to spend 1,000 hours playing and I'm not spending years developing.
@Arabian_knight_101
Ай бұрын
Wait you guys are getting paid?
@motivational8347
Ай бұрын
Why on steam and not mobile???
@contentatogames
2 ай бұрын
Console earnings are a mystery box of mysteries. How difficult would you gauge the process was for getting started on their platforms? Appreciate the videos! :D
@jseneque
2 ай бұрын
Huh? This is super weird. I am travelling right now , guttered I couldn’t bring a second monitor to the hotel room and somehow your sponsorship hit the mark…plus I love your dev log and trying to do the same. Love how honest and real (you know what I mean) you are 😊 BTW, sponsor not in description.
@1Chitus
2 ай бұрын
Keep it up!
@ClefGames
3 ай бұрын
Congrats on the game's success and your work motivates me. What are your thoughts on marketing indie game using ads on Google or FB
@benmitchinson9831
2 ай бұрын
Super insightful stat about that 2nd game / 25% of studios. Best of luck w your upcoming work, thank you for the transparency !
@unabonger777
12 күн бұрын
what's a labtop?
@molehorde
3 ай бұрын
Amazing! Your game looks fun! Great work (also on this kids thingy😉😄)! All the best for the next month and beyond. I hope your game goes like a rocket pretty soon!
@alicivrilify
2 ай бұрын
Is this the gross revenue? I would like to know in particular the number of sales.
@KousseilaMd
2 күн бұрын
can you talk about more details concerning the devloppment process ?
@ThomasStewartDev
2 күн бұрын
I made a handful of devlogs you can check out if you're interested!
@KousseilaMd
2 күн бұрын
@@ThomasStewartDev oh oky mb i didn't notice them, ty
@4hire565
2 ай бұрын
Omg!! Poor dude!
@GrahamOfLegend
3 ай бұрын
Lmao the whoopses! 😂😂 Yikes. Well done man! Bringing hope up us all
@justicebringer9530
3 ай бұрын
Nice one. Mind to share how do you promote your game?
@thenamelessdev
3 ай бұрын
Congrats on the success!
@JoeTheis
3 ай бұрын
Thomas I'm looking for some advice. You plan seems to be to build the island creator game first, monetize that for a small revenue stream, then build a strategy game on top of it. I am currently building a strategy game with a sophisticated procedural map generator. But a full release is a long way off (1-2+ years). Would you recommend following your model and releasing a simple map generator/builder toy first (both for a small revenue stream and also experience releasing on steam?) Thanks in advance, and great video as always!
@ThomasStewartDev
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Joe! I think it depends on your goals and your situation. If you haven't released few (or any) games before, I would focus on releasing a very small game first. Basically the way I'm doing it is relatively low risk & low reward. I have my own goals of shipping multiple games annually, so in order to maintain that goal and still be able to build a larger game, I needed to cut it into two games.
@JoeTheis
3 ай бұрын
@@ThomasStewartDev I've never released a game before. Wondering if I should try cleaning up my terrain generator as a sort of toy/game kind of like you did with like Bridges and Docks, since that will allow me to reuse a large amount of work. Not to make a ton of money (Maybe sell for like, $1-2), but to get the "selling through steam" experience?
@ThomasStewartDev
3 ай бұрын
@@JoeTheis I wouldn't change your plans based off my advice...but one thing to consider would be doing a very small game-jam-like project that you could ship out the door and learn the ins and outs of the publishing process without having to worry about a bigger/complex game
@JoeTheis
3 ай бұрын
@@ThomasStewartDev yeah I've considered that option as well. But I'm worried about taking too much focus away from the current project with limited time. I guess I will have to decide one way or another. Thanks so much for your advice!
@woodsman9427
2 ай бұрын
what game engine do you recommend for someone who has never touched an engine? looking at Godot engine
@lousyllamma986
2 ай бұрын
Just use godot don’t worry about it, your engine is just a tool to realize your ideas
@xXEYSPENXx
3 ай бұрын
Question: What kind of rig are you running to develop games?
@ThomasStewartDev
3 ай бұрын
Macbook Pro :) I love being able to work from anywhere
@MxzStudio
3 ай бұрын
So sad story:/
@SadFaceTheClown
2 ай бұрын
Congrats on your launch and good luck Thomas!
@drekex6767
3 ай бұрын
LOL 2:41
@MarcusSanatan
3 ай бұрын
Amazing work! Hope thia game and the next one works out
@ThomasStewartDev
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Marcus!
@TreeFallStudios
2 ай бұрын
You are my hero
@felfar197
3 ай бұрын
yay!
@joshuadevsimmz6396
2 ай бұрын
Get a PC bro
@VideoGameWizardry
Ай бұрын
u said u made it in one week then u said 181 days.
@cadenatkinson6012
21 күн бұрын
You read the title wrong. The game was not developed in a week, the video is talking about the first week of sales for the game
@Multimedia_Artist
3 ай бұрын
Hello, smiling wolverine. First of all, I congratulate you on your new baby. May he be one of the good children. I am an artist. If you want to collaborate with me on the third game, contact me.🙂
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