Self-Taught Developer Shares Game Development Journey Insights

Self-Taught Developer Shares Game Development Journey InsightsSelf-Taught Developer Shares Game Development Journey Insights

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Sami Rehman

• Mar 31

Something that I was working on, before finding out that game development is not a field for a solo dev and how much goes into making an actual commercially successful game. Still loved it, especially as a self-taught developer.

Gaming gamedev game Game Development Game Design Adobe Illustrator Unity Visual Studio Code

Frederik Roessell

• Sep 14

I haven't had much time this week to work on my game, but here's a small recap of the week:

I made it bigger and more rogue like. It got more repetitive and boring so I scaled it back to arenas.

8 compact encounters, randomized arenas, upgrade combos and a cleaner cartoon look.

The focus now is making each run feel different and update the art style.

I'm not happy about the current look, so I've gone back to the concept stage to find a design style I'm happy with.

Game Design Game Development

Progress Fisayo

pro

• Sep 14

Amazing work so far🙌

Sam Stoof

pro

• Sep 14

Wonder -- Visual Expressions

Completed work

Brand Design Logo Design Illustration Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Figma

Rohan Ahmed

pro

• Sep 14

The restraint in the warm palette really lets the sound-object concept breathe—especially that shift from readable type to atmosphere.

M Aadil Ali

• Sep 14

I Just Created HYDRUM VEIL 🔥

HYDRUM VEIL is a skincare brand built around a premium SPF 50+ sunscreen, developed as a complete brand identity, packaging design, and seasonal advertising campaign.

The project explores a question most seasonal beauty work gets wrong: how do you make a limited-edition campaign feel festive without making it feel cheap?

Instead of stacking decorative props, the campaign holds a strict visual system - vivid pumpkin orange, deep twilight violet, warm cream, and restrained black and lets a single product carry every frame.

Drop your replies in cmnts.....!!!!! 🙌

Completed work