When I’m interested in something I dig deaper and see where it leads. This is how I became an artist. This is how I started to build 3D. This is how I came to X.
The more I dive into @OthersideMeta, the more I listen to @TheRenderPool and connect with people from the industry, the more interest and passion I feel towards the overall video game development, so you might see more game dev content on this page in the nearest future. Are you with me in this journey? 🧐
I’m not a dev myself (yet). I’m just fond of learning new things and always considered video games to be a special field of art, on the junction of art and technology.
So I was just wondering
WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL VIDEO GAME?
First and foremost, in my opinion, it requires balancing creative vision, technical execution, player-focused design, market realities, and business strategy. No single factor guarantees success.👆
You should define main characteristics which would shape your game:
🔶Platform
🔶Genre
🔶Single player vs multiplayer
🔶Casual/midcore/hardcore
🔶Game concept and design
🔶Game mechanics
🔶Lore and engaging narratives
🔶Quest/reward system
🔶Game design documentation (GDD)
You should actually build:
🔵Concept Art and Look Dev – for idea and design exploration
🔵Character Art – for character models and designs (main character, mobs, NPCs, enemies)
🔵Environment Art – for landscapes and scene assets
🔵Props – for items, objects, weapons
🔵Level Design – for level layouts and maps
🔵Sound Design – for audio and music
🔵UI/UX Design – for interface elements
🔵VFX & Animation – for visual effects and animations
🔵Textures & Materials – for texture and material work
🔵Technical Art – for technical implementation
🔵Coding – for making complex systems work together
You should test:
◽️Bugs
◽️Balance
◽️Perfomance
◽️Optimization
You should plan pre-launch compaign/marketing:
🔘Trailers
🔘Demos
🔘Betas
🔘Feedback
You (hopefully) finally launch your masterpiece:
💫Go live
Post-launch:
🗯️Patches/ DLC (downloadable content)
🗯️Updates
🗯️Community support
Not mentioning obvious: on this journey you might need a dream team and money. Or you can build everything yourself 🙈
❓What points would you add?
❓What aspect of game development would you like to exlpore deeper in the next article?
Shoutout to @PlayTemtem! Wish you luck, guys, you’ve done an incredible job!😍
Temtem: Pioneers sees the light of day!
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Will you answer the call, Tamers?
More info down below ;)🔽 pic.twitter.com/jG5P4gfspO— Temtem 🏕️ Pioneers Kickstarter now LIVE! (@PlayTemtem) April 9, 2026
