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The MYTH of the Overnight Game Success! ($10 mil DOESN'T happen like that)

The MYTH of the Overnight Game Success! ($10 mil DOESN'T happen like that)

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๐ŸŒ Get my Summer Bundle 80% OFF! https://cmonkey.co/summerbundle ๐ŸŒ FREE Complete Courses! https://cmonkey.co/freecourses โœ… FREE Game Dev Insights! https://cmonkey.co/gamedevreportnewsletter ๐Ÿ‘ Weekly Game Mechanic Challenges! https://cmonkey.co/practicelab ๐ŸŽฎ Get my Code Monkey Toolkit! https://cmonkey.co/toolkit ๐Ÿ”ด RELATED VIDEOS ๐Ÿ”ด https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Wolv65yK8 My Game Dev Journey (40+ Games! | mIRC to Flash to Steam) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zscPf_U1VY Learn C# FREE Tutorial Course Beginner to Advanced! [12 HOURS] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZpMX8Re_2Q How to Write High Quality Code that doesn't fall apart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0s3IUrWzVQ Learn Problem Solving (FREE Course, MOST VALUABLE skill) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgw5Z40Q1vc Escape Tutorial HELL with my Game Dev Practice Lab! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng0VH0SmqRo ๐Ÿ’ฌ Think all those hit indie games are โ€œovernight successesโ€? Think again! In this video, I break down the real stories behind famous games and show why luck is only a tiny part of making it big. Donโ€™t feel bad if your first game isnโ€™t a smash hitโ€”the journey is way more common (and important) than you think. 00:00 Intro 00:23 The overnight success illusion 01:30 Angry Birds: 52 games later 02:32 Antichamber: 7 years in the making 03:35 Stardew Valley: Years of solo work 04:10 Behind sudden success: Skills, learning, and more games 05:15 Lessons from Urban Jungle 06:01 My own story 06:32 Why the myth is dangerous 07:00 Final thoughts ๐Ÿ“ Some Links are Affiliate links which means it costs the same to you and I get a nice commission. Thanks for using them! If you have any questions post them in the comments and I'll do my best to answer them. ๐Ÿ”” Subscribe for more Unity Tutorials https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFK6NCbuCIVzA6Yj1G_ZqCg?sub_confirmation=1 See you next time! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello and Welcome! I'm your Code Monkey and here you will learn everything about Game Development in Unity using C#. I've been developing games for several years with 9 published games on Steam and now I'm sharing my knowledge to help you on your own game development journey. I do Unity Tutorials on just about every topic, Unity Tutorials for Beginners and Unity Tutorials for Advanced users. -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Website: https://unitycodemonkey.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnityCodeMonkey - Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/EndlessLoopStudios