The TRUTH About Making Money as a Game Developer...

To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/ByteofMichael You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. ► Wishlist my indie game about wizards now! https://castlemancer.com Select gameplay clips from: LevelCapGaming - The Best FREE Games in 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrJlpgzKtW4&ab_channel=LevelCapGaming Embankment - Top 50 Indie Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gel59Iy3YhQ&ab_channel=Embankment IGN - The Best Reviewed Games of 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3GAfuQpQ7I&ab_channel=IGN BiteMe Games - Tierlisting the BEST BOOKS for GAMEDEV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smX7so6zE2s&ab_channel=BiteMeGames ► Socials Discord: https://discord.gg/KWWzR4HhfU Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/byteofmichael Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByteOfMichael Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byteofmichael business inquiries: [email protected] ► Support Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/byteofmichael Join the club: https://rainysun.day ► Description Chapters: 00:00 - how to make money as an indie game developer 00:40 - method 1 02:47 - method 2 04:46 - method 3 07:29 - Brilliant 08:31 - outro When starting indie game development, it can be very common to think that you'll strike it rich. But indie game development is largely a business that sees very few high profile successes compared to other fields. Its easy to get caught up in the stories about legendary indie game dev millionaires, but that is not commonplace. In this video, I try to answer the fundamental question of how to make money as an indie game developer. I've tried to identify 3 main methods for monetization of game dev, and really any side project. I do think it is important to note that although your indie game, or game development in general made not be a huge financial success, it is a huge accomplishment to release an indie game at all! Regardless, I hope these methods on how to make mondey as an indie game developer are useful! Comment down below any other methods for indie game dev monetization that I didn't mention! If you liked this video, consider checking out some other related videos! ByteOfMichael - They Made Millions From Indie Game Development https://youtu.be/BJLeH7Jbeuo?si=2C-zSFpSC7BZOc40 ByteOfMichael - The MILLIONAIRES of Solo Indie Game Development https://youtu.be/FuZSrSnyRcg?si=tEuMw96diWpVPpBh ByteOfMichael - I Studied Game Dev for 10 Hours... Here's Why https://youtu.be/bpSJcITG9A8?si=gqx21joqBgLVfEOf Thomas Brush - 5 Ways To Make $100,000 By Making Games https://youtu.be/QYBBZI7RA9Y?si=mGkqIzpRuEdW-3Fw Thomas Brush - Why Most Indie Game Developers Don't Make Money https://youtu.be/yJa7TBsTmJg?si=70dF3PzkuuySzJeZ Goodgis - How I Actually Make Money From Indie Games https://youtu.be/8MBOBBkqHzg?si=JRADMLfg6GtHtfsL Yannick - How much Money does my Mobile Game Make? (after 4 weeks) https://youtu.be/ueNhxQ2lYOM?si=h1H9auSxKx4I85RG #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev This video is sponsored by Brilliant. ► d i s c l a i m e r I do not claim to own any or all of the pictures/footage that may be shown in this video. 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. Channel produced by Rainy Sunday LLC.