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00:00 - intro
01:11 - reacting to the menu
01:45 - creating rewarding visuals
02:09 - simulating gravity in a 2D game
03:36 - lack of health bars
03:59 - player input
04:46 - first impressions
05:49 - the little details
06:08 - enemy collisions
07:12 - can you beat vampire survivors without moving
07:47 - animations
07:58 - gameplay loops
09:22 - other indie game dev observations
09:58 - Brilliant
11:06 - final game dev review
13:18 - outro

As an indie game dev its really awesome to see the massive success of indie games developed by small teams. Recently, there has been the incredible rise in popularity of the indie game Vampire Survivors. As indie game developers, or anyone interested in indie game development, I think it can be really beneficial to play and review popular indie games. This can give valuable insight into mechanics or interactions that ultimately helped the game's success.

Throughout this video I reflect on my nearly 2 years of indie game dev experience as I play through Vampire Survivors for (pretty much) the first time. I try to get a few key takeaways to help improve my indie game Castlemancer.

Comment below if you like this format of live reacting to a successful indie game, and we could review some other well known indie games. I also hope this helps any other indie game devs with key takeaways to look for in popular indie games.

#gamedev
#indiegame
#gamedevelopment

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Select songs from the Vampire Survivors Soundtrack
Kreatev - Fancy Cars https://chll.to/6ac137ee
Shofel - Thrillseeker https://chillhop.com


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All of my opinions are entirely my own and do not represent any company I work for or am affiliated with.
Any financial topics discussed are not financial advice.

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