How I Made $100k On My First Indie Game

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If I learned anything from watching other indie game devlogs, it's that talking about how much money you made is algorithm rocket fuel. In this video, I walk you through the process of How I Made $100k On My First Indie Game. This is the first game I've ever released, and I'll show you exactly how much money I made and hopefully you can learn something from my experience.
Roll is an ultra relaxing score attack deckbuilder with dice! Destress with the soothing sounds and minimalistic environment of Roll. The game is plain and simple on its face, but a countless number of upgrades and procedural generation add a sneaky depth of strategy that will have you coming back again and again.
Drink Juice. Roll Dice. Get Dopamine.
I'll see you losers on the leaderboards.
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  • @ponjun3970
    @ponjun3970 Жыл бұрын

    people that play underrated games or people that dive deep are the most contributive people to the gaming community

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @BogusTheGreatKid

    @BogusTheGreatKid

    Жыл бұрын

    I wonder why this isnt on any mobile device.

  • @TriZon-do7ex

    @TriZon-do7ex

    4 ай бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @AlexBlackfrost
    @AlexBlackfrost2 жыл бұрын

    When I watched your second devlog about the game 1 year ago I didn't expect it to be such a success. I'm glad I was wrong, congrats on the big success!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    I didn't expect it either! Its been such a crazy journey

  • @Wannabe-channeL

    @Wannabe-channeL

    Жыл бұрын

    Why some game devs like to discouraging others. Just asking

  • @jot2b

    @jot2b

    8 ай бұрын

    I didn't think it was a discouraging comment. He just admitted he didn't know the game would be popular and is happy for its success.@@Wannabe-channeL

  • @DesignedByTaz
    @DesignedByTaz2 ай бұрын

    As a marketer, influencers shouting out your game has become one of the primary objectives in our industry. Great job and congrats!!!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 ай бұрын

    What are the other primary objectives?

  • @DesignedByTaz

    @DesignedByTaz

    14 күн бұрын

    @@xraidev making sure you’re optimizing your Steam page, building your personal brand and online presence just to name a few.

  • @AKZDev
    @AKZDev2 жыл бұрын

    Congrats! That's a huge accomplishment for your first release and really inspirational. Really nice to see you kept improving and pushing updates even when the sales dropped. Looking forward to more content

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I wish you all the best in your own dev adventures!

  • @corygreaves1227
    @corygreaves12272 жыл бұрын

    This is a solid video. Inspirational but also promotes tempering your expectations

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    I tried not to play into survivorship bias, but still tell people about my experience

  • @Logan-go4rn
    @Logan-go4rn2 жыл бұрын

    I especially love how you responded to reviews on Steam, I want to be that kind of developer!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    People take their time to write a review and give good feedback on the game, the least I can do is respond!

  • @SomeGuy-so3kk
    @SomeGuy-so3kk Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on the marriage! And good on you for seeing your project through to a successful end. Making a game myself and people like you always cheer me up.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Enjoy the process! Making games can be dreadful or it can be a blast, its whatever you make of it!

  • @420420smokeup
    @420420smokeup2 жыл бұрын

    I ended up on this channel from a Thomas brush video. As an indi dev myself who just purchased a steam page for my crappy basic game- you give me hope that people will enjoy my game and have fun playing it. Thanks for sharing your story with us!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for checking out my video! Remember that you are more critical of your own game than anyone else!

  • @hamizannaruto

    @hamizannaruto

    Жыл бұрын

    No matter how shit a game is, there will always be people who will enjoy it.

  • @narwalionn6368
    @narwalionn63685 ай бұрын

    Dude you’re like the best kind of dev. You aren’t using algorithms to milk dopamine, you just have a passion and a stubborn amount of endurance. That’s how the best things ever created were made.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words. Theres so many great solo devs out there, I'm honored to be one of them :)

  • @LHInstrumentals
    @LHInstrumentals Жыл бұрын

    Great video from a realistic point of view. Great work and you should be proud of yourself that you kept the project going and took the feed back you received. A huge amount of developers take the big dip and run, you took the time to improve even when your analytics was at the lowest point and that's fantastic Keep going and another spike will be on its way!!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    working hard on the next update! Thanks for the support :)

  • @leighann83879
    @leighann838792 жыл бұрын

    Congrats!! Roll is an amazing game. It’s so fun to be able to see the progress of how it was made and where it’s success started. I love your animations!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    hmm.... biased.

  • @leighann83879

    @leighann83879

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love you!

  • @PowerForceVR
    @PowerForceVR Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations! As a game developer, I can relate so much, this is such an inspiring video.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Happy to be an inspiration, just want to share my experience with all the game devs out there

  • @centigames
    @centigames2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making the video, it's always great to see some actual numbers and how KZreadrs influence these

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I hope you were able to learn something from my experience. Best of luck in all your dev endeavors!

  • @centigames

    @centigames

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@xraidev definitely! Thanks! 🙏

  • @GothicLordUK
    @GothicLordUK2 жыл бұрын

    Congrats! This is an awesome insight into what's going on behind the the scenes of a game I've played a lot over the last year. Looking forward to what might come next, whether that's Roll updates or a new project down the live

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, you've been such an integral part of the whole process. I really appreciate all you've done for the game

  • @iwatchcringe7094

    @iwatchcringe7094

    2 жыл бұрын

    game looks boring but ill give it a try, i can always refund it

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@iwatchcringe7094 lol

  • @reed6514

    @reed6514

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@iwatchcringe7094did you ever try Roll? Did you keep it?

  • @puzzlebgames
    @puzzlebgames4 ай бұрын

    Hey man! Thanks for sharing. This kind of video is such a boost to my confidence to become a better game dev and live off it one day. Best of luck!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    4 ай бұрын

    Keep at it, you will get there one day!

  • @Wishbone_Games
    @Wishbone_Games2 жыл бұрын

    This is insane, this just makes me so happy because im making a game for steam right now and i know how hard it is to get traction on your game, so this just gives me some hope

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    I found it was helpful to temper my expectations. I went into this project with the goal of just getting my $100 steam deposit back. But i think with the right social media presence, almost anyone can gain traction on Steam. Best of luck to you!

  • @Wishbone_Games

    @Wishbone_Games

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@xraidev thank you so much, i was actually planning the same thing, tho i probably wont even get enough for it back, but im okay with that, since it is my first release i dont really have high expectations.

  • @sasquatchbgames
    @sasquatchbgames2 жыл бұрын

    Saw your interview with Thomas, congrats on your success man!! Glad things worked out so well for you :D

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for checking out my channel! I keep striving to be better!

  • @Dailyfiver
    @Dailyfiver7 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for reviving my hope to be an indie dev one day. I’ve lost hope recently but this has put wind in my sails.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    7 ай бұрын

    It’s a long and hard road but if you stay consistent and move closer to your goal just a little bit every day, eventually you will make it!

  • @wazaDev
    @wazaDev2 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations man, your effort payed off

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I appreciate your support from the beginning!

  • @mark_ais
    @mark_ais2 жыл бұрын

    I remember seeing this game on KZread! So cool that you're making devlogs too :D

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @DoctorDexxx
    @DoctorDexxx7 күн бұрын

    It’s such a simple, yet complexly strategic game that’s endlessly interesting. Fantastic game that I’ve recommended to several friends.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    7 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the support! :)

  • @ConnorWoog
    @ConnorWoog2 жыл бұрын

    Sick! Just watched Thomas' video and I loved this. I'm struggling to make my game but I'll be there in a few months. Keep it up!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for checking out my channel! So glad you enjoyed it! My thoughts are much clearer when i have time to script, edit, and write them. I definitely need more podcast practice!

  • @microdavid7098
    @microdavid70982 жыл бұрын

    came from Thomas's video. I'm pleasantly surprised by this. Really cool I've had that phase where I've seen each one of these youtubers' videos in depth, moreso retromation wanderbots and especially aliensrock (I think snakebird and elechead was where I realized that puzzle games are more art than they're given credit for), I was pleasantly you were able to have your game played by each one

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I love all those guys. It is so cool to watch them play my game!

  • @peytonambs6032
    @peytonambs60326 ай бұрын

    I fell in love with this game, the amount of constant theorizing for what I need to do to make my numbers go up is so fun, but also this game just satisfies your soul

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @OfficialHonoremus341
    @OfficialHonoremus3418 ай бұрын

    Love the video quality! Hope you will gain more subs, you deserve them

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you, I probly need to upload a little more if I want to earn the subs

  • @doescj9142
    @doescj91422 жыл бұрын

    Nice work my guy! Excited for your next game too!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    :) thanks, love you

  • @ClintDecker
    @ClintDecker Жыл бұрын

    Really inspiring! Thanks a ton for sharing this, and congratulations.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!!

  • @ZeroTraceOperative
    @ZeroTraceOperative Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the honesty (and laughs). Now to go finish my damn game!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    You got this!

  • @bogdyvyp
    @bogdyvyp Жыл бұрын

    dude thank you for making this video it answered a lot a questions I had about steam fees. Congrats on your financial success may u have more of it :)

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @iExplorer64
    @iExplorer64 Жыл бұрын

    This is the best indie game developer video I ever seen...Very inspiring for indie game developers, since most other videos are very demotivating for other indie game devs..

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    aww thank you so much, i try to always be encouraging in my content

  • @KhalilAKM
    @KhalilAKM Жыл бұрын

    Bro I'm really happy to see a video like this one Everytime i feel down I'll come and watch this video again ❤️

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    I put a ton of work into this video, comments like this make it all worth it

  • @WumbologyGames1
    @WumbologyGames1Ай бұрын

    This is a really inspiring story. Congratulations on your success!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🥰

  • @VirtualConvict
    @VirtualConvict10 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for putting this out. Just saw the video and it helps me understand the routes you've taken to reach out to more people and expose your game to the market. I've also got a game out for a year now and I'm looking at ways to help it grow. I've been putting most of my time into developping it further and adding more content, but it doesn't seem to draw the attention like what you've done with yours. I'll look for some indie game youtubers and see if they'll be interested with doing the same thing despite my game being in such a niche area. Congrats with your games success!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah I’m still working on polishing my game up even today. Try to find a KZreadr that plays games that might be similar to yours or in that same niche as yours, they will be much more likely to give your game a go!!

  • @metacortexvortex2131
    @metacortexvortex21316 ай бұрын

    Wow man that's awesome! The tale of your game is inspiring. You should be proud of your achievement and good luck!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the kind words, the imposter syndrome hits hard sometimes, so comments like this really help :)

  • @metacortexvortex2131

    @metacortexvortex2131

    5 ай бұрын

    @@xraidev I haven't produced any music that has "gone viral" but I'm gonna keep at it and right no me and my brother are working on starting a podcast that we will be producing by ourselves including writing all the music, recording, speaking, doing all research and all the audio engineering down to mixing and mastering. It's chance for us to create a space where we can put all of our audio skills to work while also sharing our thoughts and ideas on subjects we are genuinely passionate about.

  • @metacortexvortex2131

    @metacortexvortex2131

    5 ай бұрын

    I actually followed a tutorial and made a space shooter game using unity on my laptop. I didn't finish it but I got to the point where you can fly up down and left right and you can shoot asteroids unless the hit you...then you explode! 😄 You got yourself a new subscriber now my man!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    5 ай бұрын

    @@metacortexvortex2131 you sound quite creative! Thanks for the support :)

  • @Benjabenjaaaa
    @Benjabenjaaaa2 жыл бұрын

    This gets me really motivated to keep trying to make games thank you

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    stick with it, its hard work but it can be truly rewarding!

  • @alreadythunkit
    @alreadythunkit7 ай бұрын

    Congrats man. Good luck on your next one.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you! :)

  • @Zanthous_
    @Zanthous_2 ай бұрын

    That's really cool how your game had such a massive spike after you improved it so much, and it's great to hear since I'm in a similar situation right now. I had a decent start to my game, generally getting ok sales over time, but I've been improving it pretty massively. Now it's starting to hit a critical point where the game seems really good and I have to look toward ways of re-gaining interest

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 ай бұрын

    You can try to use steam visibility rounds to your advantage and look for content creators in your games genre to cover a new feature

  • @Zanthous_

    @Zanthous_

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@xraidev I just improved the visuals so I'm getting my marketing materials updated too. I'll definitely have to try reaching out to some content creators now, I didn't have a ton of confidence when it was looking worse. Thanks!

  • @tauheedgamedev2388
    @tauheedgamedev23882 жыл бұрын

    Congrats mate, your effort has been well rewarded 🎉

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tauheed, it has been a while since I checked in on you and your channel... hope all is going well!

  • @tauheedgamedev2388

    @tauheedgamedev2388

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@xraidev I'm doing ok, I was taking a break from game Dev and KZread but your video has inspired me to come back

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tauheedgamedev2388 Yeah, its been almost a year since i last uploaded... Its hard to keep up with everything, but as long as I'm making progress in one area, i'm still moving forward!

  • @SrSeed
    @SrSeed2 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations! Goes to show how you should always take "advice" from other people in the "industry" with a huge grain of "Salty Salt" ;) No one can predict how an idea might turn out, and them dismissing all new ideas because to their eyes "the game will definitely fail" just demotivates the developers and stagnates innovation. Maybe sometimes it just shows you how insecure those people are when they construct all their "advice" torwards others based on their own negative past experiences with a hint of "Schadenfreude-nism". Never quit on what you trully think has potential because of what someone else has said. Neither of you can know how it will turn out, so you might as well try it. Great work

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! You can’t always listen to others, sometimes you have to believe in yourself

  • @krooqs
    @krooqs2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your experience! This is really inspirational, you have no idea.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so glad my experience is able to inspire others :)

  • @Skeffles
    @Skeffles Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic to see how well this went!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Skeffles!

  • @noahwarrior
    @noahwarrior Жыл бұрын

    Great video man. Very proud for you.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @reed6514
    @reed65144 ай бұрын

    Holy Cow! You replied to EVERYBODY in these comments. Love this game so much. Over 100 hours in it. Grateful for the updates, which keep bringing me back.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    4 ай бұрын

    Grateful for my loyal players!!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    4 ай бұрын

    And viewers :)

  • @olliverpetkac2803
    @olliverpetkac280310 ай бұрын

    Congrats on your game dev success! I just watched video with you and Thomas Brush as well. Awesome videos. I will be buying Roll on steam. :) P.S. this video is inpirational for a solo game dev like me hoping to make games full-time.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    10 ай бұрын

    I’m so glad to inspire others, that’s the main purpose of the video! Good luck on all of your endeavors I hope to play your game one day

  • @pljeskavca1
    @pljeskavca1 Жыл бұрын

    its a really fun game, im glad that you made it and i hope it grows bigger in future, i found it on aliensrock channel even tho i dont watch him regularly and i immidiatly went and bought the game

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm expecting a lot of growth with the next big update to the game. thanks for watching!

  • @itsmidge
    @itsmidge2 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations and nicely done!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @CharcoolDev
    @CharcoolDev2 жыл бұрын

    OH WOWWW! BIG CONGRATS XRAI! 🎉

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @astrahcat1212
    @astrahcat1212 Жыл бұрын

    This really is what it's about. You just gotta get a popular streamer of some sort or reviewer try out your product.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Its all about getting eyes on your game!

  • @wellingtonmusicas3144
    @wellingtonmusicas31445 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video! I'm going to jump into the game world development and because of your video believe it or not I have got the basic felling of want to earn not only the money, but the passion that one day I had to develop or create a thing that will help me be proud of myself. Best lucky on your unfinished journey.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    5 ай бұрын

    Good luck to you as well, its a long road!

  • @TheHorreK2
    @TheHorreK27 ай бұрын

    This just shows why some companies pay the same amount they used to develop the game for the marketing

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    7 ай бұрын

    yeah, marketing is so important, you really have to work hard to get your game in front of the right people

  • @inquisitorofthegodemperor8434
    @inquisitorofthegodemperor84345 ай бұрын

    This is inspirational Xrai! Just bought the game, hope to one day be steam game neighbours whenever I muster enough courage to learn game development haha

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    5 ай бұрын

    You can do it! There is so much information online to help you through the journey

  • @firecyclegames
    @firecyclegames Жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks for making it!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @firecyclegames

    @firecyclegames

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xraidev You made a very solid product because you spent time understanding your market. That's how you attracted the youtubers and why people bought the game when they saw it.

  • @FinFET
    @FinFET2 жыл бұрын

    Congrats! Interesting perspective, you can start with a lackluster game, but if you improve it every day, eventually it becomes really good

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    yeah, well said... I think I gained a lot of value by first gauging interest before committing such a large amount of time to a single project

  • @naimaelmo7894
    @naimaelmo7894 Жыл бұрын

    I am so happy for you! I can totally relate i am out of work and live on benefits. In a bad town and i just started gamedev. You really inspired me, not to make big money but that hard work pays off. One day i will send YOU my game and hope you‘ll play it 🤪. But honestly i hope you can make good use of that money and find confidence in your success❤

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Best of luck with your game, i hope you find joy in the process!

  • @stickygames1800
    @stickygames1800 Жыл бұрын

    Congrats man!🎉🎉🎉

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @tudormanole690
    @tudormanole6904 ай бұрын

    Great vid, just jumped on Steam to buy Roll. Not sure if I'll get deep into it but I'll support regardless.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    4 ай бұрын

    Appreciate you, I hope you enjoy it :)

  • @lucasbird6367
    @lucasbird63673 ай бұрын

    Congratulations sir! Well done!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @jonathan0berg
    @jonathan0berg2 ай бұрын

    I got this game a while ago and it's cool to hear about the development process. I'll have to check up on it and see how it feels to play after the various updates.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 ай бұрын

    It’s changed a lot!

  • @muddasheep
    @muddasheep2 жыл бұрын

    What an awesome video :D Congratulations on your success and thanks for sharing all that info with us! Hope you can buy that Ferrari soon 🏎

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha, at this point it would be nice just to have a car that i don't have to worry about it breaking down on me, but maybe one day! Thanks for the support!

  • @leighann83879

    @leighann83879

    2 жыл бұрын

    As his “newly-wed wife,” I also hope he can buy a Ferrari or a at least a reliably functional car soon 😂

  • @muddasheep

    @muddasheep

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@xraidev Keep up the good work, I'm sure you'll get there!

  • @muddasheep

    @muddasheep

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@leighann83879 That's hilarious, but I believe in him, he'll make it happen :D

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@muddasheep you’re too kind! ☺️ thank you

  • @nivg8962
    @nivg8962 Жыл бұрын

    Good job bro! Well done

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro

  • @aorphysb5679
    @aorphysb5679 Жыл бұрын

    This did motivate me to continue my game. thank you very much.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching, i wish you the best! Just stick with it day after day and eventually you will get there!

  • @kopfdertoten466
    @kopfdertoten4666 ай бұрын

    What an amazing success story. Congratulations!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    6 ай бұрын

    thank you!

  • @jot2b
    @jot2b8 ай бұрын

    This video just the boost of confidence I need for my psychological betting game. It is similar in style to your game, and with hard work I believe it will make it on the Steam Store! :)

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    8 ай бұрын

    Good luck! I promise it’s possible if you stick with it

  • @LarryBelator
    @LarryBelator8 ай бұрын

    I NEEDED to see this. Thanks!!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! :)

  • @LarryBelator

    @LarryBelator

    Ай бұрын

    @@xraidev Hi would it be possible to chat? I would like to ask a few questions about the process and what you learned. I am looking to release my first indie title in the next 30 days and want to do my best attempt at this method you've done. Thank you!

  • @danielwalley6554
    @danielwalley65542 жыл бұрын

    Realised something similiar with a unity asset I sell. The attention comes in waves, it's not steady and consistent. But your consistent attention to it gives it the best chance of being found.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well said!

  • @Omniwoof
    @Omniwoof2 ай бұрын

    Congrats dude! It's a fun game.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @spectre.8804
    @spectre.88048 ай бұрын

    Happy Birthday man!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!! Very cool that you noticed :)

  • @Tbjbu2
    @Tbjbu2 Жыл бұрын

    just came here from the podcast you did and saw I already watched this lol, don't forget that you should start working on your next game at some point!!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Trust me I'm extremely eager to get started on the next project but I need to see this one through to the end first!

  • @gunnera1
    @gunnera12 жыл бұрын

    Awesome I remember buying this game after seeing your video congrats.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the support, I couldn’t have done it without you!

  • @mbydokht4556
    @mbydokht4556 Жыл бұрын

    thank you bro for sharing your experience .

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @noellemarie2020
    @noellemarie20202 жыл бұрын

    congrats my favorite indie developer

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm truly honored

  • @allaboutpaw9396
    @allaboutpaw93966 ай бұрын

    cool and honest feedback. Nothing to brag, just good knowledge sharing. I appreciate your video. Continue the great job Xrai

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you! :) I appreciate that

  • @LupusMechanicus
    @LupusMechanicus Жыл бұрын

    Congrats, love the kino of the clicking. And gambling is always a winner.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    gambling is king!

  • @itsAJ819
    @itsAJ819 Жыл бұрын

    Great story. I just started learning game development as a hobby. Its a lot of fun so far.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm having a blast! Making games is so rewarding

  • @NewHopeGames
    @NewHopeGames2 жыл бұрын

    Hey thanks for sharing and great to hear it was a success for you.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! :)

  • @darkmattergamesofficial
    @darkmattergamesofficial Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations, man. You had a vision and made it happen! I know the pain at 2:03. I recently launched my game and I don't even want to think about how much money is going to Steam. What I do is calculate my average net profit on each sale. Then I can watch the new sales come in and just think about how much I will gain, not how much is lost! Although it is very nice to see that big fat Gross sales number, isn't it?

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely! the big number is very cool, but sometimes leaves me wondering where all the money has gone!

  • @Tudvari
    @Tudvari2 жыл бұрын

    Woah, congrats on the success! :) The moral of the story is to make a game which is fun to watch and then send it to KZreadrs. Even then most likely it won't be as big of a success as yours, but at least the chances are higher :D Keep up the good work, cheers!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, definitely focus on the fun! Thats what games are for!

  • @mikarutv6075
    @mikarutv607511 ай бұрын

    congrats sir! I'm so proud and inspired by your work and story. when I finish my game, Shikari Rising, I hope I can also beg for clout on your growing page :'D

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    11 ай бұрын

    Keep it up!

  • @AnmolShelke
    @AnmolShelke Жыл бұрын

    I don't know but your voice made me happy 🙃 and thank you for the insight it's really helpful

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help!

  • @brandodan8869
    @brandodan88692 жыл бұрын

    This is the coolest thing ever! How does one start making a project like this? What IDE to code in? So many questions ahhhh congrats on the success!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. This project started as a game jam game. You can see how I started it in one of my other videos called 'using science to make the worlds most satisfying game' it's all done in Unity!

  • @Tbjbu2
    @Tbjbu22 жыл бұрын

    thx for sharing and congrats

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @anzdes219
    @anzdes219 Жыл бұрын

    i'm actually scripting and making graphics for a video game i want to launch before the end of the year, this vid inspires me alot good job !

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Good luck! Game dev can often take longer than you think, so stick with it!

  • @anzdes219

    @anzdes219

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xraidev i think the hardest part will be the pvp and server

  • @AAAlpherior
    @AAAlpherior3 ай бұрын

    Working on something myself currently. Played Roll back when it came out, was excellent.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Good luck to you!!

  • @lanceroygames
    @lanceroygames8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this. I just made my first indie game after 2 years. It's quite basic . But I don't know how to get traction on it. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    8 ай бұрын

    Best of luck to you! Thanks for watching :)

  • @lanceroygames

    @lanceroygames

    8 ай бұрын

    @@xraidev thank you. And of course.

  • @sheq8142
    @sheq81423 ай бұрын

    I love this video great story and super inspiring

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @escapeundergroundgame
    @escapeundergroundgame7 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed your story!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm so glad!

  • @aogamedev
    @aogamedev2 жыл бұрын

    Congrats on the success bro! its not easy to do, so you should definitely feel very proud of what you've done. Great video too, funny and entertaining. Great job all around :D

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much :D I appreciate the support!

  • @akselst
    @akselst7 ай бұрын

    Just bought the game, and loving it! It's a pretty fresh take in the clicker incremental genre. I like clickers and idle clickers, but there are just so many clones out there its hard finding quality games these days. Thank you for making an outlier.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for playing!

  • @akselst

    @akselst

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@xraidev No, thank you! I'm a bit of a hobbyist when it comes to game dev, and I'm trying to put together some simple projects in Godot 4 as we speak. One of the games I wanna make is a simple clicker/idle incremental. Seeing your success in the genre is inspiring, although I don't think I would be able to put out such a polished game as this myself. All the success to you. BTW. I found a bug that annoyed me in a recent run, and I didn't see a bug reporter inside the game so I'll mention it here: If you have a die with one face having "Multi numeric multiplier (x10)" and a top right corner multiplier on that face of x10, buying a "Universal Attached Multipliers" will seriously downgrade that face. The way I understand the "Universal Attached Multipliers" it should actually improve that face. On a roll I rolled 25 dice with 99 on their up face. It gave me the sum of 99*10 + 25. I would think the calculation should be (10*10)(99*25), and not that other calculation. If I'm incorrect here it still seems weird this expensive modifier would downgrade a face it clearly looks like it should improve. Sorry if you have a bug reporting thread, I couldn't find any.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    7 ай бұрын

    @@akselst universal attached modifiers has proven to be confusing for many players, it doesn’t help you if you attach the multiplier to the multi-numeric multiplier, but attach multipliers to all the 99’s and the the multi-numeric multiplier will be bigger based on the numeric faces it targets which have attached mults

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    7 ай бұрын

    This is re-worded in the next update to be more clear

  • @akselst

    @akselst

    7 ай бұрын

    @@xraidev Okay. Cool stuff

  • @FlatThumb
    @FlatThumb Жыл бұрын

    Saw your story on Thomas Brush's interview. Subbed :)

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for joining the channel!

  • @SaltyCroissant2
    @SaltyCroissant24 ай бұрын

    I made a simple game for my first game jam and got second to last place.. It’s not a great game but I added a little more. I have no clue where to start for publishing or spreading the game. It’s only a ball that can jump. The map is all ice because I couldn’t fix a bug that made the player slide when landing on platforms. The biggest feature is the movement that makes the game “fun” to speedrun.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    4 ай бұрын

    Just keep working at it, over time you will learn how all the game dev stuff works :)

  • @Andrew_Videos
    @Andrew_Videos Жыл бұрын

    Love this vid. Ty 😄

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! :)

  • @ZacKariahSheridan
    @ZacKariahSheridan2 жыл бұрын

    Super happy to see your game did so well! Out of curiosity, what do you think the odds were that the people you sent it off to actually played it? Do you think you just got lucky, did the game speak for itself, or do you think you sold them on it in your message?

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good question... For starters I watch WAY too much KZread lol. All the channels I sent keys to were channels that I regularly watch and know. They were also channels that play games in the same genre as Roll, so I kind of knew it was something they might like. I sent a personal email to each one of them rather than copy pasting a template email to every single one of them (which I'm sure they get 100's/1000's of) Other than that I would just say that I got lucky that they ended up picking up my game and trying it out

  • @factorial2323
    @factorial23239 ай бұрын

    even if you not have done your best, that's a very cool game idea. good job.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you, its hard to say if everything i've done is my best or not. There's always certainly more time and effort I can give to the game, but am i really capable of that kind of dedication? Does that really lead to the 'best' version of the game or the best version of myself? impossible to say, but i'll continue onward

  • @givowo
    @givowo Жыл бұрын

    yoooooo so you're the dev ofroll! cool! i saw aliensrock play it

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    His videos were so entertaining! I'm hoping he'll revisit the game when the next big update releases

  • @jjbernard7151
    @jjbernard7151 Жыл бұрын

    I'm happy that your game sold well congrats. I'm designing a game myself and plan on putting it on steam. Its a fighting game and manly a side project but would like to see how financially it will do.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Steam doesnt have to jsut be for big releases! You can use it to test the market on your ideas and see where you stand!

  • @jjbernard7151

    @jjbernard7151

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I'm testing it to see how well it will do. Im developing a Fighting game so hopefully some fighting players out there support it. I'll make a sequel if so.

  • @jjbernard7151

    @jjbernard7151

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xraidev yeah I'm going to test it to see how well it will do. So hopefully a lot of steam fighting players on there support it. I'll make a sequel if so.

  • @trevorfranks69
    @trevorfranks69 Жыл бұрын

    A $100k and less than 500 reviews may not be much for first worlders, but $100k is like a dream come true for third worlders. It's enough to buy a house and a motorbike here. I can only work on my game on the side and it will definitely take long, but for that sweet $100k I'll do anything tbh.

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    I wish you the best of luck! Game development is much more profitable when your cost of living is low so I hope it will work out for you

  • @trevorfranks69

    @trevorfranks69

    Жыл бұрын

    ​​@@xraidev Thank you! Btw, may I ask, do you work on your games fulltime or it's a side project thing after your dayjob?

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    @@trevorfranks69 it’s a full time job for me

  • @boyinpyjamas
    @boyinpyjamas Жыл бұрын

    very cool man!

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @navysnow5618
    @navysnow5618 Жыл бұрын

    Liked and subbed well made

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @funicon3689
    @funicon368910 ай бұрын

    the first 40 seconds made me smile so much

  • @xraidev

    @xraidev

    10 ай бұрын

    :)

  • @Maepl
    @Maepl2 жыл бұрын

    Grats!

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