Their Godot Game Sold Nearly 1,000,000 Copies | PlayWithFurcifer

Their game, Backpack Battles, has sold almost 1 MILLION copies in Early Access. PlayWithFurcifer shares their strategy for creating a community, marketing, and how to be successful as an indie game developer.

I sit down with Mario and Dorothea of PlayWithFurcifer to talk about their game Backpack Battles, made in the Godot Engine, and how they've gotten nearly 1 million sales, the pros and cons of early access, and their advice for new game developers.

Backpack Battles is in Early Access right now on Steam.

BACKPACK BATTLES ►► https://store.steampowered.com/app/24...

SUPER KILL-BOI 9000 ►► https://store.steampowered.com/app/21...

FURCIFER'S FUNGEON ►► https://store.steampowered.com/app/17...

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Backpack Battles Game Description

A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack. In Backpack Battles, you fight with your backpack full of items. It matters what you buy, and especially how you place it! The smarter you place your items, the stronger you will be!

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0:00 Who is PlayWithFurcifer?
0:39 How do you split the workload?
2:03 What is Backpack Battles?
3:28 How the Backpack Battles demo was created
5:26 The process of creating art for Backpack Battles
6:47 What happened when the demo was released
7:57 How using a publisher affected Backpack Battles' reach
9:38 How was marketing managed?
10:58 When should you look for a publisher?
11:47 How to balance life, work, and game development?
12:55 How to find time to game develop
14:15 Why you chose to do Early Access
16:52 Why Early Access can be terrifying
17:31 The "performance" of Early Access
23:22 The value of a game dev Youtube channel
25:00 The most important marketing tool
25:20 The most important part of a demo
25:55 Best advice for game development frustration
26:26 Advice for someone who doesn't think they can make a game

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