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Good Morning, a new saturday a new #screenshotsaturday 😀 Let's see all those great #indiegames 🐦LIKE and RETWEET this thread 🕹️ADD your own #indiegame ❤️LIKE and COMMENT on your fav game 🥇WINNER is the most liked #indiegame #gamedev #IndieDev #indiegamedev
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Your tutorial isn't broken because players can't learn. It's broken because it teaches controls before it earns attention, replaces play with text, and floods working memory. Up to 70% of players churn during onboarding. The 5 mistakes, and how to fix each one 🧵👇 #gamedev
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All five mistakes, the fixes, the funnel checklist, and a 20-question diagnostic quiz: game-developers.org/game-tut… Which one is hurting your tutorial the most right now? Reply below 👇 #gamedev #gamedesign

Game Tutorial Design: Why Your Tutorial Is Broken and How to Fix It

Game tutorial design is where retention is won or lost. Learn the 5 mistakes that break onboarding and the field-tested fixes that carry players into session two.

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A green "tutorial complete" checkmark means nothing. Completion metrics count clicks, not verbs. Require one clean performance of the verb — or the door doesn't open. #gamedev #gamedesign "Which tutorial sin is your game guiltiest of? 🕹️"
0%Text boxes everywhere
0%Teaching before motivatin
0%Five systems in one room
0%Ends on a dead screen
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Time for a new #wishlistwednesday for all #indiedev #gamedev :) Share your #INDIEGAMES with the community for some ❤️! 1⃣RETWEET this thread! 2⃣REPLY to thread with your game! 3⃣LIKE the game you like and comment Follow us for more events #IndieGameDev !
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Happy #trailertuesday ! ❤️ Like and RT to help new developers! 💬 Comment about their work! ✅ Follow our channel (thx a lot!) #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegames #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedevelopment #gaming #design
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Good Morning, a new saturday a new #screenshotsaturday 😀 Let's see all those great #indiegames 🐦LIKE and RETWEET this thread 🕹️ADD your own #indiegame ❤️LIKE and COMMENT on your fav game 🥇WINNER is the most liked #indiegame #gamedev #IndieDev #indiegamedev
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Time for a new #wishlistwednesday for all #indiedev #gamedev :) Share your #INDIEGAMES with the community for some ❤️! 1⃣RETWEET this thread! 2⃣REPLY to thread with your game! 3⃣LIKE the game you like and comment Follow us for more events #IndieGameDev !
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Happy #trailertuesday ! ❤️ Like and RT to help new developers! 💬 Comment about their work! ✅ Follow our channel (thx a lot!) #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegames #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedevelopment #gaming #design
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Pre-production is where most games are won or lost. It's also where producers are most likely to be missing — no backlog, no velocity, no milestone build. Just questions. What a producer actually does before production starts: 🧵 #gamedev #indiedev
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When is pre-production actually done? Not when the calendar says so. Four exit criteria: ✅ Core loop validated (players responded as intended, team agrees to keep building) ✅ Key technical risks proven ✅ Team in place ✅ First milestone defined with written acceptance criteria
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If it isn't done, the producer must say so. With specifics: unresolved questions, unmitigated risks, unmet criteria. Full breakdown — dependencies, cert checklists, staffing, exit criteria: game-developers.org/game-pre… #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign

The Complete Guide to Game Pre-Production: A Producer’s Playbook

Master the game pre-production phase. Learn how producers manage dependencies, validate prototypes, and plan for success before full production begins.

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