Research
Genre
Plan
Develop a Storyline
Create Characters
Plan Visuals
Aesthetics
Theme
Mechanics
Concepts
Software
Creation
Coding language
Prototype
Product
Marketing
Future Plans
Genre
In order to create a video game, a video game needs to have a genre as this will help to give structure to plan with. This website has a list of some genres.
Storyline
When creating a game that needs a storyline this will be one of the steps in creating the video game.
Characters
This could just be avatars. Or character powers or other things like backstories.
Visuals
Aesthetics
Aesthetics can make video games stand out from others
Theme
Themes like pixelated, rustic, futuristic, etc.
Mechanics & Concepts
Game mechanics that will either help or hinder the player like decaying wood, fire, wind.
Software
Video game creation may need software to run or develop the game.
Coding Language
Before coding there needs to be a coding language.
Prototype
Creating prototypes and fixing the problems of the video game.
Marketing
The decision of whether or not the game will be marketed will be one of the last steps.
Future Plans
Same with making future plans like whether or not there will be updates or not.