Indie Game Clinic - Invidious

Indie Game Clinic

Variety channel about indie games and how they're made.

Contact: indiegameclinic@gmail.com for business matters; e.g. design consultancy, creative coaching, YouTube collaboration etc. *Games submitted via email will be ignored.*

About Dr. Joe:
📚 academic expert on games history, employability, and game dev education (BA, PhD Media & Cultural Studies)
💼 pro xp. of various design subdisciplines: narrative, level design, and systems/economies/balancing.
👨🏻‍🏫 advanced certificate in adult education (UK Senior HEA Fellowship)
🎮 extensive knowledge of game history, genres, and trends, including tabletops and ARGs.
📱 design and production on multiple mobile games including two AppStore top 100 titles.
🦙 creative leadership, level and economy design for a number of successful gamified experiences in Roblox and Fortnite.

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20:06

Is "Roguelike Blackjack" a Cursed Design Concept? [RogueJack 21 Design Review]

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How to Take Feedback in ANY Creative Field

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10:59

Watch This... BEFORE You Send Me Your Game

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“It Consumes”: a Pitch-Black Arena Shooter 😨

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Manage Your GameDev Projects with Trello/Kanban

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9:40

I am once again being unreasonable about "dream games"

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Making a ROGUELIKE? Watch This First...

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Why Can't GameDev Teachers Make Games? [Design Prof Reacts]

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Indie Game Clinic Live: getting forked up, a werewolf hippie massacre, and a zoo without any animals

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37:19

3 Projects for Beginners: Game Design and Art Fundamentals

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24:05

Cosmic Output is a bug-blasting base-builder

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25:52

Incursion2D is an action-RPG with a cosy town-building loop

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22:37

Game Loops in RPGs, Cosy Games, and Beyond - Explained with Music!

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18:53

2 of your jankiest games diagnosed... plus "roguelike" and "indie game" definitions

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5:06

community, comments sections, and communication norms

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49:55

Finding the "Real Culture" in Videogames [SILYPI Podcast Episode 05]

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14:53

Deep Space Cache is a gorgeous bullet heaven incremental game. Let’s talk about progression types.

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This 16 y/o dev’s game LOOKS cool. But what is it about? [Undergoes Review]

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26:58

Devs, PLEASE shut up about "Dream Games" in 2025

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36:34

an actual wizard plays Epic Wizardry and talks game design for 35 whole minutes

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39:56

Horror Games Are Stupid (Because Maybe They Have To Be)

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6:53

What is Indie Game Clinic? ... Let's Make BETTER GAMES in 2025

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8:19

3 Game Marketing Tricks

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$1 game with a $100 bug

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Typography Basics Every Game Dev Should Know

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Reviewing Your Press Kits and Trailers (Despite NOT Being "Press")

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I am Now Inside of Steam, Curating Your Games

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17:52

"Brutal Bible Bloodbaths" - Cutting Satire or Schlock?

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17:15

LinkedIn Wants Game Devs to Train its A.I... so I "Helped"

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Their Games “Failed” - What Did They LEARN? (Design Prof Reacts)

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How to Make the Best Bullet Heaven 🧛 [2 Principles, 3 Examples]

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33:39

Why is Vampire Survivors RELAXING? Flow States and Gameplay Dynamics Explained.

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Where Are All The Social Simulations? [SILYPI Podcast Episode 04]

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19:43

Can an Idea be TOO Unique? [I Review Your Games]

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34:20

What’s a Normal, Average Game Design Career?

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24:46

The Evolution of Deckbuilder Games

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19:40

Game vs Level Design [explained with Golf and Robots]

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20:01

Strategy Game Design for Bird-Brains 🦖⁉️ [UFO50:Avianos]

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PhD Designer Reviews Your Games: Skeleton Special 🩻

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34:14

Is Your RPG Actually a Single Player MMO?🔺[GEOLAND Critical Playtest]

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48:50

You DON’T Need Qualifications for Game Dev Jobs (Probably?) 🎓

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41:21

What Do "Professional" Game Design Documents Look Like? 📜

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Game Dev Scope: it’s Not Just Size

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21:08

Making a Synthwave Banger (for a Game About Body Disposal) ☢️📻🥷

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6:53

Videogame History, Videogame Lore 🧝🏻 Orwell on Elves?

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53:42

What Are Games Made of? The Confusing Case of the "Ludeme". [SILYPI Podcast Episode 03]

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16:31

Why You (Probably) Shouldn't Make an Open World Game [NEON SWORD Design Diagnosis]

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How Games Are Balanced - 5 Principles ⚖️

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An Indie to Rival HADES? - pro game designer reacts (feat. Some Wizards)

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Game Dev Post Roast 🔥 Sept ‘24 Edition

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Should You Play? [We Harvest Shadows // Rhythm Rabbit // Cosmic Call // Dice Kingdoms]

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How My Channel Got Monetized in 3 Months!

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This Thing Makes ANY Game Look Better (and Be More Playable) 👁️‍🗨️

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28:05

actual Satan reacts to new city-builder. Is this Frostpunk in Hell?

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37:44

Game Design Documents - a Minimalist Approach 🧘🏽

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10:45

Critters Too Cute to Kick? ("Wispy Dreams" Critical Playtest)

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Try These FREE Indie Game Demos: ctrl.alt.DEAL // Shogun Showdown // Sorry We're Closed

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24:00

Bullet Hell Level and UI Design, plus Difficult Symbolism in "Robo-Templar" 🛡

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25:14

Why These 2 Indies REALLY Failed - Game Designer Reacts

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What Can Heaven's Vault Teach us About Games & Language? [SILYPI Podcast Episode 02]

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