Indie Game Clinic - Invidious

Indie Game Clinic

Hi. I'm Joe! I like playing the games you're working on and giving feedback on design, creative direction and game UX. I also stream my own development here, and make video essays about topics which interest me.

Indie Game Clinic is a variety channel about indie games and how they're made. I'm Patreon funded, my our supporters hang out and support each other's development on the IGC Discord; a closed community for folks who see game dev as a craft to hone, and not a get rich quick scheme.

For any inquiries about business stuff - and to see my resume - please check out indiegameclinic.com.

Let's Make Better Games.

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These Games Are Songs! [MVG-JAM 2025 Winners Announced!]

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Gameplay Loops Are Out, Chains Are In

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Most Steam Demos Suck; Here's Why

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Become a Game Dev NECROMANCER!!!

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Jason Schreier - Blood, Sweat, and Pixels - Game Developers’ Library ep04

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GameDev as an Iterative Spiral

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Universal Rules of Game Design? [Stream Q&A Highlights]

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Questioning Your Own Gaming Tastes? [Stream Highlights]

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Should You Play the NET.CRAWL Demo?

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Designing for Loops vs the Toy Box Method

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Fail Fast and Fight the Fungus [!= a Dev Log ep02]

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Elderly Brit BULLIES Slopgame Devs (but TEETO is GREAT)

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Let's Fix Your Late-Game Economy Problems

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The Game I’d Make If Money Was No Object

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There is No Magic Formula for Game Balance

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A Question About Roguelite Design [Game Economies and "User Experience Stories"]

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Jesse Schell - The Art of Game Design (Game Developers’ Library ep03)

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You Have 31 Days to Make a MUSIC-VIDEO GAME

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Not Creative? Why Are You Making a Game Then

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11:54

Capitalism, Gamedev Hustle Culture, & Cosy Cats [Kity Builder]

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Stop CLUTTERING Your Games [Stream Highlights]

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Level Design Approaches for Solo Devs

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How to Avoid Bad Colleges for Games

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Before You Send Me A Game...

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Steam Expert Explains What Makes a Successful Game

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Why I Love "Designer Notes" & The "Short Game"

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UX and Gamefeel Are Not Just "Polish" [Playtest Feedback]

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Game Marketing Advice with Chris Z

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When is an Indie Game Not an Indie Game?

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Why You Struggle to Learn Game Coding

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Project Scope For New Developers

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Can We Fix a Flopped Kickstarter Game? [Violets of Amicus]

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How Game Ideas Happen [Not a Dev Log ep01]

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You Can Make Other Things

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I Don't Support AI Art in Indie Games... Here's Why

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Let’s Talk Cozy Games [feat. a Real Horse]

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What IS "Good Game Design"? Two Answers [Stream Highlights]

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Raph Koster - A Theory of Fun (Game Developers’ Library ep02)

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Indie Musicians - Let's Make You a Game!

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What Data Driven Design is (and Isn't) For

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Time Cowboy is Everything I ❤️ About Boomer Shooters

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A Type of Game I Hate To See [Design Crit Stream Highlights]

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Prototypes, Hunches, and Short-Cuts

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You’ve Got a Cool Mechanic… Now What?

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How to Self-Teach The Gamedev Skills You Lack

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One Vital Element of a Platformer Game

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2 of Your Spooky Nautical Games [Playtest Highlights]

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Get Your Game Played on Stream (How To)

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Be Realistic About What You're Developing [and Why]

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Peaceful Tile-Building or Magical War Crimes?

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✨Delightful✨ Scifi Deckbuilding [Negative Space Stream Highlights]

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How to Make £1MIL "Streaming" Computer Games

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Would You Buy Your Own Game on Steam?

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When is it BETTER for a Game to Have Ugly Art?

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You Don’t Need Motivation—You Need A Better Process

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Darkest Dungeon's Interface Design Principles

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is This The Best Single Player Autobattler Yet? [Become the Moon]

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Derek Yu - Spelunky (Game Developers’ Library ep01)

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You Asked For YouTube Advice, So I Talked About Myself

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Going NUTS For New Horror Game [Kyoto Anomaly]

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