How Game Juice Made My Game Come to Life

As an indie game developer who’s working full time, my resources are practically non existing. I’d love to create beautiful, stunning pixel art, but at the end of the day, I’m a game developer and not an artist.

To get over this, I’m a firm believer in taking calculated shortcuts, and no shortcut is sweeter than game juice. Simple animations, shaders, and lights can spice up our game’s environments a lot, and they are very low effort.

I’ve always enjoyed the study of game feel, and implementing these techniques into our own projects can make them feel so much better. I hope you can find ways to steal the example techniques I mention in this video to make your games look as stunning as possible.

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0:00 Intro
0:37 Swaying Grass
0:45 Procedural Tiles
1:05 Procedural Abstract Shapes
1:20 Falling Leaf Particles
1:30 Birds
1:45 Water Fountain
2:05 Grass Patches
2:24 Tiny Light Source
2:30 Bullet Effects
2:48 Hanging Plants & Bushes
3:06 God Rays

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