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I made a game about magnets
🕑 Added 2024-11-13 17:00:16 +0000 UTCPhew! Here we are. After three long years of game dev... Mind Over Magnet is out. You can get it on Steam right now.
As I say in the video... this has been a wild ride! I've made so much stuff, learned so many things, and worked with so many cool people. And I'm really quite proud of the final product.
And yet... I think my overwhelming feeling... is just a sense of relief.
This project has felt like a bit of a millstone around my neck, at times. A constant, massive item on my mental to-do list. And it massively impacted GMTK as a channel as it took so much time away from making other types of videos.
For that, I can only apologise.
Then again - I have no regrets about making Mind Over Magnet. I don't mean the game is flawless (I'll talk about that later!), and I don't mean the production process was perfect (I'll definitely talk about that too!). But I think it was just so important to make this thing.
For one - I've always received a few comments asking "how can you run GMTK if you've never made a game". It's not a big concern - the comments are few and far between. And besides, I feel comfortable with my position as a journalist covering the industry from the outside. But hey - I have at least made a video game now!
And two - I learned so much while making this game. Stuff that I never realised while I was on the outside looking in. Stuff like - the importance of prototypes and playtests. The essential role of production. The emotional side of making a game. And just how dang hard everything is.
Those lessons - some specific, others more general - will inform all future episodes of GMTK. So I will never forget or regret the time I spent making MOM.
But I'm still glad for it to be done! I'm really excited for 2025 as I will be returning to fully, 100% focusing on Game Maker's Toolkit. I'm sure I'll be making more games - but that will be in my own time.
I want to thank you for your amazing patience and support. And now... please consider checking out Mind Over Magnet!
Mark
Comments
SHAMANWOLF 1594
I know I am late...to the game ( bad pun ) but I finally purchased it!!
Sean Corbett
Great game! Working perfectly fine on Linux, which I suppose is to be expected since you had it working on Steam Deck already.
Ben Byford
Well done! no mean feat
Ruaidhri Lumsden
Bloody well done Mark, can't wait to get stuck in! I particularly resonate with the "just how dang hard everything is" comment!
Josh Foreman
"Those lessons - some specific, others more general - will inform all future episodes of GMTK" As a dev myself, this was the most exciting part about this project of yours. Can't wait to see how the experience informs your analysis.
Riccardo Margiotta
Congratulations!
Trevor David Black
I actually have a cross-country flight coming up this weekend. Easiest $10 I ever spent
Game Maker's Toolkit
Not ruling it out - but no immediate plans. Was challenge enough to get it on Steam!
Andy Hunter
Congratulations! Look forward to watching! I’m also looking forward to eventually playing MOM, but I usually prefer console. Any plans to eventually have the game ported to console? (I understand that’s likely not a cheap or easy process, so I’m not taking the possibility for granted!)
Emil
Massive congratulations! Your dedication to this project has been inspiring. May you feel deep satisfaction for the rest of your days.
Alana Casey
Congratulations! You deserve a vacation! 🏖️
Jason K
Congratulations, Mark!
Guillermo Jiménez
Congrats Mark, proud of you.
jt
Oh gosh actually got emotional watching the video - sososo happy for you and it has been wonderful to watch alongside you as you've discovered so many new things! No apologies necessary, only joy!
Joe Morris
Congrats! 🎉
Łukasz Partyka
🫨🫨🫨 congrats man!!!!!!
