BiteMe Games is a small indie game studio that is working on multiple games. Alongside their traditional game development business, they also create both entertainment and educational content surrounding the workings of (indie) game development.

BiteMe Games

Some of the videos you guys seem to love the most are tierlists. So here we are again, looking at the different kinds of platforms for which you can create games. Should you make a mobile game? A VR game? Thomas and Marnix sit down to battle it out why certain platforms are definitely F tier. 

Timestamps:
00:00 Another tierlist!
01:57 Android/iOS
07:20 Web
11:16 Nintendo Switch
15:18 Windows
16:47 VR
20:49 Playstation/Xbox
23:39 AR
25:55 MacOS/Linux
27:58 Bonus: Steam Deck
30:03 Closing

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Want to reach out to us? send us an email at hello@bitemegames.com

Tierlisting the BEST PLATFORMS for your GAME

We released our first game! And it went... not so amazingly. Yet since our goal is to share our genuine experience with you guys, we will be going over all our stats, and talking a bit more about what we did and didn't do well. 

Get our game now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2152810/Forge_Industry/

Timestamps:
00:00 We released a game
00:57 Expectations
02:18 Steamworks Portal
02:40 Wishlists 
05:46 Demo Stats
08:09 Sales 
11:49 Regional Sales
13:33 Refunds
16:41 What's Next?
18:44 Conclusion

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Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/WSus22f8aM

Get 1-to-1 coaching for your game or studio: https://www.fiverr.com/s/jGmQgL 

In need of some Unity Assets? Use our affiliate link to support us, it's free, and we get a small kickback if you buy an asset: https://prf.hn/l/wzGa15G

Want to reach out to us? send us an email at hello@bitemegames.com

How Successful was our First Game's Launch?

Being a full-time independent gamedev, takes a lot of work. Everything is urgent, and you're often overloaded with tasks. Under the guise of "Work Smarter, not harder", Marnix walks you through some of his tips for making the most of your time and working as efficiently as possible. 

Timestamps:
00:00 Being a gamedev is hard
00:53 Don't go for perfection
02:32 Focus on your strengths
03:49 Break up your day
05:45 Have dedicated days
06:24 No days off
07:36 Never postpone
09:24 Track everything
10:40 Clean up your emails
12:18 Outro

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Get our game now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2152810/Forge_Industry/

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/WSus22f8aM

In need of some Unity Assets? Use our affiliate link to support us, it's free, and we get a small kickback: https://prf.hn/l/wzGa15G

Want to reach out to us? Send us an email at hello@bitemegames.com

Managing Time as a Gamedev

One of the questions I get most often is "I want to start a gamedev studio, how do I start, give me some advice". So, in this video, Marnix sits down and goes through his common advice to game devs that are about to start their journey of making their own games. 

Timestamps:
00:00 Everyone wants to be a gamedev
00:50 Why 3 months?
01:37 0: Assemble the team
02:32 1: The dumb stuff
04:26 2: Concepting
06:25 2.5: Solo devs
07:21 3: Planning
08:50 4: Development
09:54 5: Playtesting
10:45 6: Marketing
12:39 7: Releasing
13:32 8: Post Mortem
14:53 Summary
15:12 Outro

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Get our game now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2152810/Forge_Industry/

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/WSus22f8aM

In need of some Unity Assets? Use our affiliate link to support us, it's free, and we get a small kickback: https://prf.hn/l/wzGa15G

Want to reach out to us? send us an email at hello@bitemegames.com

Become a Gamedev in 3 Months

A lot of gamedevs get stuck on looking at everything they want their game to do in the future, they forget to work on their game now. In this video, Marnix walks through some short, easy things you can do in 15 minutes, that build momentum and will drive your game forward.

Timestamps:
00:00 Why you need action
01:49 Create an influencer list
04:04 More playtesting
05:15 Update your store page
06:33 Define a demo
07:35 Revamp your UI
08:46 Make a "trailer"
09:56 Do the work 
11:09 Outro

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Get our game now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2152810/Forge_Industry/

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/WSus22f8aM

In need of some Unity Assets? Use our affiliate link to support us, it's free, and we get a small kickback: https://prf.hn/l/wzGa15G

Want to reach out to us? send us an email at hello@bitemegames.com

Hyper-actionable steps to level up your game

Games being pirated isn't anything new, yet it stings when it happens to your game. What's more, the pirated version found online, isn't even our release version, but an early build of the game. In this video, Marnix dives into how this all works, and how people are out to get your game keys.

Video by a Steam Curator exposing the system:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSx3ez70Rlg

Get our game now on Steam: 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2152810/Forge_Industry/

Timestamps:
00:00 Our game got pirated
01:42 Key resellers
02:50 Fake influencers
05:47 Steam Curators
07:42 How we found out
08:43 Problems with the curator system
11:48 Key points
12:42 Outro

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In need of some Unity Assets? Use our affiliate link to support us, it's free, and we get a small kickback: https://prf.hn/l/wzGa15G

Want to reach out to us? send us an email at hello@bitemegames.com

Our game was pirated BEFORE it even released

After 18 months, today we've released our first game, Forge Industry. It wasn't all smooth sailing however, so in this video, Thomas and Marnix go over some of the mistakes they've made, so you don't make them as well. 

Get Forge Industry on Steam now:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2152810/Forge_Industry/

Timestamps:
00:00 We released a game!
00:56 1. Going in  blind 
01:38 2. Scope too big
02:17 3. Scope changes
02:53 4. No prototyping 
03:09 5. Not enough commitment
04:27 6. Friends as colleagues
05:16 7. Not enough playtesting
06:36 8. Code reviews
07:06 Bonus. Drunk commits
07:47 9. Too many distractions
08:48 10. Not looking for funding
09:12 11. Lacking talent
10:05 12. Bad core
10:40 13. Rewriting code
11:30 14. "I'll do this later"
12:11 15. Overpromising
13:01 16. Using and removing assets
13:50 17. Listening too much to certain feedback
15:07 18. Localization is pain
16:22 19. Polishing up parts
17:37 20. Bad marketing
18:49 21. No iterative development
19:36 22. Too tight deadline
20:07 23. Not going golden
21:13 Closing thoughts

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Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/WSus22f8aM

Get 1-to-1 coaching for your game or studio: https://www.fiverr.com/s/jGmQgL 

In need of some Unity Assets? Use our affiliate link to support us, it's free, and we get a small kickback: https://prf.hn/l/wzGa15G

Want to reach out to us? send us an email at hello@bitemegames.com

23 mistakes we made making our first game

What is this? A bonus video!?

Now that Forge Industry has been released, Marnix has a bit of extra time on his hands and wants to help YOU become a better gamedev (for free!). Send over your questions between now and August 6th to coachme@bitemegames.com for any and all help you may need.

Timestamps:
00:00 no BS summary
00:14 What's going on? 
01:32 Why?

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Get our game now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2152810/Forge_Industry/

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/WSus22f8aM

In need of some Unity Assets? Use our affiliate link to support us, it's free, and we get a small kickback: https://prf.hn/l/wzGa15G

Want to reach out to us? send us an email at hello@bitemegames.com

Let me help you

In previous videos, we've already talked about how we ditched Rewired in favor of Unity's new input system. In today's video, Thomas goes over the basics of the new input system, and how you can get started with it on your own. 

Timestamps:
00:00 What's an input system?
00:28 Why not the old?
01:29 Setting up movement
09:47 Setting up actions
12:12 Conclusion

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Get our game now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2152810/Forge_Industry/

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/WSus22f8aM

Get 1-to-1 coaching for your game or studio: https://www.fiverr.com/s/jGmQgL 

In need of some Unity Assets? Use our affiliate link to support us, it's free, and we get a small kickback: https://prf.hn/l/wzGa15G

Want to reach out to us? send us an email at hello@bitemegames.com

Unity's NEW input system in 13 minutes

Using version control is vital for game developers (even if you're solo!), enabling efficient collaboration and easy tracking of changes. In this video, Thomas provides step-by-step instructions to set up our VCS of choice, Git, set up Unity, and push your local changes to a remote repository.

Download files used:
- gitignore: https://github.com/MarnixWyns/unity-git-tutorial/blob/main/gitignore
- gitattributes: https://github.com/MarnixWyns/unity-git-tutorial/blob/main/gitattributes

Timestamps:
00:00 You need version control
00:43 Why Git exactly?
02:39 Installing Git
04:51 Setting up Git for Unity
07:52 Committing your changes
11:40 Pushing to a remote
14:13 Git GUIs
14:47 Outro

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Wishlist our game now on Steam: http://wishlist.forge-industry.com/

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/WSus22f8aM

Get 1-to-1 coaching for your game or studio: https://www.fiverr.com/s/jGmQgL 

In need of some Unity Assets? Use our affiliate link to support us, it's free, and we get a small kickback: https://prf.hn/l/wzGa15G

Want to reach out to us? send us an email at hello@bitemegames.com

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