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The hardest thing about finishing a game (Developing 15)

"Developing is an on-going YouTube series, where I share the step-by-step process of making my first video game: Mind Over Magnet!

In this episode I finally finish my game and reveal Mind Ove...

Early / Ad Free - The hardest thing about finishing a game

Hey Patrons!

I'm back with a new episode of Developing - which you can watch early, and without ads, above.

In this one I talk about finally finishing my game and even announce the rel...

Mark's Month - July 2024

Hello Patrons! How are you doing?

What I Made Last Month

I want to kick off with the big news: Mind Over Magnet is done! Well, like 99.9% done. It needs a couple more s...

GMTK Digest - July 2024

Hey there! Welcome to the GMTK Digest for July 2024.

This one might be a little... light. And that's for two reasons. One is that I've been working almost non stop on getting Mind Over Magnet...

Was Steam Next Fest worth it as a game developer?

Developing is an on-going YouTube series, where I share the step-by-step process of making my first video game: Mind Over Magnet!

In this episode I get my game ready for the Steam Next Fest. ...

Early / Ad Free - Was Steam Next Fest worth it?

Hey Patrons!

I'm back with a big update for Developing. In this episode I talk about hiring a composer and an artist, and submitting my game to Valve's Steam Next Fest showcase. I also talk a...

Mark's Month - June 2024

Hello! Welcome back to Mark's Month - my monthly newsletter on me and my work. This a month all about magnets and teeth. So lemme get into it...

What I Made Last Month

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GMTK Digest - June 2024

Hello!

Welcome back to the GMTK Digest. This is my monthly catch-up session for all-things gaming. You'll get to hear about some new releases, the biggest headlines, and loads of articles and...

Mark's Month - May 2024

Hey! Welcome back to Mark's Month, my newsletter about what I've been working on in the last 30 days. Let's get into it!

What I Made Last Month

So my big project for Ma...

Weekender - Isles of Sea and Sky

Hello Patrons! Me again!

I ended up ahead of schedule and with a free day on my hands. So I thought I'd take the time to make a new episode of Weekender.

I really enjoyed a new puzzle ...

GMTK Game Jam returns!

Hello Patrons

A quick heads up that the GMTK Game Jam is back this year. It's happening in August and you're getting twice as long to make your game.

I've never been particularly comfor...

GMTK Digest - May 2024

Hello!

Welcome to the first issue of the GMTK Digest. This is my expanded and improved 'Reading List', now for the $3 tier.

So you still get a whole bunch of article and video recommend...

Early Access: 100 Games That Every Designer Should Play

Hello Patrons!

I went and did a very silly thing! I made a two hour video featuring 100 different games. And it took me FOREVER to make.

But it's finally done, and I think it's pretty c...

Mark's Month - April 2024

Hello GMTK Patrons! It's time to shake things up a bit... so I'm introducing a couple changes to the rewards on this page.

So this is "Mark's Month", which is for Patrons on ...

Reading List (April 2024)

Hello Patrons!

April has been a month for travel, recovery, and working on a ridiculous list with 100 games. It's taking a little longer than expected so thanks for your patience!

Unti...

What I'm Up To

Hey Patrons

Just wanted to check in and let you know what I'm up to.

So, as I stated before I'm taking a little time away from Mind Over Magnet to rest, recover, and make sure I'm okay ...

GMTK Mini - Balatro's 'Cursed' Design Problem

Hey Patrons!

I'm having a nice relaxing break from game dev, and so I wanted to make a quick video to unpick one of the curious bits of design in Balatro. It's about information, player psych...

Bonus Video: My Recent Retro Gaming Pick-ups

Hey Patrons!

For your bonus video this month, I thought it might be fun to hang out and look at some of the retro games I've added to my collection in the last few months. While I talked abou...

Reading List (March 2024)

Hey all! Thanks for your words of support yesterday. Right now I’m just playing Dragon’s Dogma 2 to refresh and reset. But I’ll back to making GMTK videos soon!

For now, here’s a whol...

Hitting my limit

Hey all! Mark here

Back in late January I had a plan - to work on Mind Over Magnet, pretty much non stop, until the game was done.

This went really well for a while! I made a lot of th...

New video - I just changed my entire game

Hey Patrons!

I am still hard at work on Mind Over Magnet. Thank you for your patience at this time! Things are going well - I write this update from a restaurant in London, after taking my ga...

Patreon Preview: I just changed my entire game

Hey Patrons!

Next week I'll be releasing the next episode of Developing - my series about making my very own indie game. And you can watch it right now, above!

Cheers!

Mark

Bonus Video - My Favourite Productivity Tip

Thanks Patrons!

Mark

Mind Over Magnet Devlog - February 27

Hey Patrons!

I’m sorry about the radio silence as of late. I am deep, deep, deep within game dev and am really committed to getting this game finished. So everything else is getting sidelin...