Steps to Make a Game

Research
1. Genre
Plan
1. Develop a Storyline
2. Create Characters
3. Plan Visuals
  1. Aesthetics
  2. Theme
4. Mechanics
5. Concepts
Software
Creation
1. Coding language
2. Prototype
Product
1. Marketing
2. 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.

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