Give Me 3 Minutes - Your Indie Game Will Stand Out
Here are the 5 Game Dev lessons I found from playing 100s of submissions from this years GMTK Game Jam (2025).
Some of them might be obvious, but noticing them again from the perspective of a player shined new light on them for me! So here are the lessons!
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Links to Games in the Video
Geometry of the Mind - https://bits-by-brandon.itch.io/the-geometry-of-the-
Speedloop - https://kindanice.itch.io/speedloop
Reclamation - https://sarcelle.itch.io/reclamation
Circus of the Flying Tiger! - https://manatea.itch.io/circus-of-the-flying-tiger
Again And Again - https://cyanhoodie.itch.io/again-and-again
Loopconomy - https://alwaystired44.itch.io/loopconomy
VoodLoop - https://thecubox.itch.io/voodloop
Snake Eat Snake - https://abox.itch.io/ourosboros
Loop Walker - https://brainoid.itch.io/loopwalker
LOOPEDAL - https://fantasmacollective.itch.io/loopedal
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