Jordy Lakiere
Jordy Lakiere
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i made this indie game and it changed my life
showing a once in a lifetime launch. or is it?...
➤ Get the game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/973230/We_Who_Are_About_To_Die/
➤ NEWSLETTER: subscribe.jordylakiere.net/Newsletter
➤ Join the community on Discord t.co/hkhp9MT1ZL
➤ Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@wewhoareabouttodie
➤ Twitter JordyLakiere
THANK YOU to all the content creators and players for trying out the game and spreading the word & love. Its all I had, and you made all the difference.
➤ Used the game's music, by Marius Schlichting (intro) & Leonard Wolf (BG tune)
➤ And my boy Vivaldi ua-cam.com/video/Obo4ewznBLMI/v-deo.htmln
this video, I dissect the launch of my indie game We Who Are About To Die, starting from 1 year before launch till launch day itself. I went from a hobbyist game developer to a professional unreal engine 4 game dev and even have a game studio & team now. My game's release was life changing and this details why and how it happened, and why I quit my job a week after.
Please comment below what other video's or breakdowns you'd like to see!
For this video I took massive inspirations from these other amazing creators. If you don't know them I HIGHLY recommend you check them out.
@randyprime
@Danidev
@ThinMatrix
@SebastianLague
@savannahXYZ
@FlowStudio
@FoulballHangover
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Відео

We Who Are About To Die | The Combat Controls Update | Official Trailer
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#gamedeveloper #gamedev ➤Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/973230/We_Who_Are_About_To_Die/ ➤Official Discord: discord.gg/8PEutcdwf5 Come hang out with me! Description: Upgraded the trailer for the game a bit for The Combat Controls Update! If you're new, welcome! I solo developed this game over the past 8 years. Its a gladiator themed roguelite with RPG and simulation elements and physics ...
I made a huge update for my gladiator simulator game (overview vlog)
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#gamedev #gamedev ➤Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/973230/We_Who_Are_About_To_Die/ ➤Official Discord: discord.gg/8PEutcdwf5 Come hang out with me! Description: This is an overview vlog for the first major update for We Who Are About To Die. The Combat Controls Update is coming September 13th 2023! The Update features Third Person Mode, Controller Support, Throwing system overhaul, tons o...
Third Person Mode + Pan CLUNK! + Lophosi Barbed Spear (Mini Devlog of We Who Are About To Die)
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A small preview of some of the stuff going on behind the scenes in We Who Are About To Die! Turned out to be kind of a close fight, check out that kill at the end! Join the community - discord.com/invite/eCdUxht
Third Person Mode Prototype - We Who Are About To Die - Devlog
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Still early, but let me know what you think - yes or no?
Combat Tutorial by the Developer - We Who Are About To Die - Gladiator RPG Roguelite Simulator
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We Who Are About To Die is OUT NOW in early access! store.steampowered.com/app/973230/We_Who_Are_About_To_Die/ Here's a quick combat tutorial - a run-through of the tutorial and debut fight. I hope this helps! Let me know in the comments if this helped, if you have any questions and/or if you'd be interested in a career-management-focused tutorial or anything else. Don't hesitate to share this ...
We Who Are About To Die | Launch Trailer (Release Date Reveal) | Gladiator Strategy Roguelite
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NOTE: Release date has moved up 1 day, November 14th!! The ultimate gladiator sim, releasing in Early Access November 14 2022. Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/973230/We_Who_Are_About_To_Die/? Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas from lowly slave to Grand Champion. Or... die trying. In this RPG Roguelite you will manage your career and face your enemies in gladiator...
When the audience HATES you in my Gladiator game... (team dmg, not fighting, ... = SALAD TIME)
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Just a highlight of a small fun feature in my solo developed Gladiator Roguelite. Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/973230/We_who_are_about_to_Die
We Who Are About To Die - GAMEPLAY TRAILER - RPG Roguelite Gladiator game (made by 1 person)
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WISHLIST HERE: store.steampowered.com/app/973230/We_Who_Are_About_To_Die/? JOIN the community: discord.gg/2F6n38DVUv FOLLOW development: JordyLakiere
(TUTORIAL) How to add a fake Fresnel / Rimlight Effect in Unreal Engine 4!
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FREE TUTORIAL on how to add a fake light-agnostic Fresnel / Rimlight effect in UE4! Best for skin or metallics. Subscribe and help by sharing this tutorial to anyone who might benefit! ⚔️ JordyLakiere
Five Years Of Solo Game Development Progress - We Who Are About To Die Gameplay Trailer (in dev)
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An updated gameplay video from my project. Still a ton of work to do, please keep that in mind. All you see is in development. Music is the main theme I made for the game! Which is also work in progress. Did I mention the game is work in progress? Thanks! WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/973230/We_who_are_about_to_Die FOLLOW: JordyLakiere DISCORD: discord.com/invite/eCdUxht
We Who Are About To Die - Main Theme (v1)
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As a solo dev without a budget I had to learn to orchestrate my own music - this is my first score ever, the main theme (v1). Took 2 months. Would really love feedback on the music and the game.
New physical combat anims + flail prototype! We who are about to Die (wishlist on steam)
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WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/973230/We_who_are_about_to_Die To those who are about to die, I salute you! Tags: gladiator melee fight fighting video game games indie development blog vlog action combat RPG permadeath permanent death hardcore roguelike roguelite solo developer diablo diablolike mount blade warband bannerlord exanima sui generis for honor mordhau fighting arena rome
We who are about to Die - Animation overhaul - Uncut fight
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We who are about to Die - Animation overhaul - Uncut fight
We who are about to Die - Announcement Trailer! WISHLIST on Steam now!
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We who are about to Die - Announcement Trailer! WISHLIST on Steam now!
We who are about to Die - It's starting to look like a real game! (00:50s)
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We who are about to Die - It's starting to look like a real game! (00:50s)
[Game Dev Vlog #1] Super Short AI demo! - We who are about to Die
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[Game Dev Vlog #1] Super Short AI demo! - We who are about to Die
Feedback & Paintover Video - Giuseppe Fausto (PATREON)
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Feedback & Paintover Video - Giuseppe Fausto (PATREON)
Assignment example - WEEK 2 game art (for DAE students)
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Assignment example - WEEK 2 game art (for DAE students)
Feedback Video - Paris Ioannou (PATREON)
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Feedback Video - Paris Ioannou (PATREON)
Ancalagon the Black painting process/steps/overview + my Patreon has launched!
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Ancalagon the Black painting process/steps/overview my Patreon has launched!
Possum: Dev Blog 3! [Alpha v 0.21] The birth of a video game?
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Possum: Dev Blog 3! [Alpha v 0.21] The birth of a video game?
Oil painting timelapse (short version) - My niece!
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Oil painting timelapse (short version) - My niece!
Elisa - oil painting timelapse (beginning, some parts)
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Elisa - oil painting timelapse (beginning, some parts)
Xmen Storm sketch (narrated)
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Xmen Storm sketch (narrated)
Project Ossum: Dev Blog 2! [Alpha v 0.1]
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Project Ossum: Dev Blog 2! [Alpha v 0.1]
Treehouse Spitpaint
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Treehouse Spitpaint
Project Ossum - Directional Combat - Unreal 4 Demo
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Project Ossum - Directional Combat - Unreal 4 Demo
Jordy reacts to Craig Mullins' Portfolio AKA despair: the video.
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Jordy reacts to Craig Mullins' Portfolio AKA despair: the video.
Stream #2 Timelapse! Hearthstone alternate art
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Stream #2 Timelapse! Hearthstone alternate art

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @paluxyl.8682
    @paluxyl.8682 3 години тому

    I think a similar game with only sexy female gladiators that looks similar like in Stellar Blade would be awesome. ^^

  • @toonarmy8524
    @toonarmy8524 День тому

    class dude.

  • @abcanar
    @abcanar 2 дні тому

    Just ran across your channel… blown away, you’re a legend 🫡

  • @pelvist
    @pelvist 3 дні тому

    Grats on the sucess man, I was making a game a few years back it was a Streets of Rage esque beatemup with RPG leveling system and randomly generated levels across a wasteland map. The game was set in a post apocolyptic verion of old Yorkshire/England mining towns and featured tongue in cheak factions that jabbed at some of the woke and other cultist groups we have in real life today. The main coding side of the game was pretty much done, just would have added more as ideas came to me or whatever felt good after playtests but the media development was what took most of the time. I came down with meningitis though and ended up in hospital for a while. Now my brain doesnt work like it used to so sadly my game will never see the light of day.

  • @beachbento
    @beachbento 4 дні тому

    Such an awesome journey, thank you for sharing! Not many have the discipline and devotion to a vision you have. It looks like you used Unreal, were you able to complete the game using primarily blueprints, or did you do a deep dive into C++?

  • @brianbrown7074
    @brianbrown7074 4 дні тому

    Congratulations dude. Never played an indie game but yours just might be my first. Landed here on your page because I’m thinking of taking the game dev route. Great story to listen to

  • @legionxiii6109
    @legionxiii6109 5 днів тому

    Cool, we on ps5 will be here when the time comes

  • @leoaltivez7161
    @leoaltivez7161 5 днів тому

    The problem is first getting the job that you quit so I can earn money to get the equipment that you have right now T~T

  • @Posenpaul
    @Posenpaul 5 днів тому

    I personally think that the work "around" a game like you describe it in the video, perfect moment for this (e.g. post in social media), perfect moment for that etc. is nowadays the main thing to get a video game sold, not the quality of the game itself. Don't get me wrong, I like your game, but I think if you have all the other "sell" skills you will also have success with a "not so bad" game.

  • @Leomerya12
    @Leomerya12 5 днів тому

    11:00 You are STRESSED! Wow. I can feel it through the screen.

  • @xbrandon
    @xbrandon 5 днів тому

    write desktop enterprise type software for day job . Seeing "feature creep" cracked me up :D

  • @Zawazuki
    @Zawazuki 5 днів тому

    Wow, I actually own and enjoyed this game. Awesome to run across your channel! I really hope that you add Steam achievements!

  • @eloctopusmakesgames
    @eloctopusmakesgames 6 днів тому

    You make me dream, dreams come true sometimes. Hopefully it will be true also for me!

  • @flashburner75
    @flashburner75 7 днів тому

    Impressive! Respect!

  • @meuhey
    @meuhey 7 днів тому

    and this is the last time we saw him

  • @ginocasarin1247
    @ginocasarin1247 8 днів тому

    Awesome video and an amazing story!

  • @mobynic
    @mobynic 8 днів тому

    Splatter cat is a og UA-camr one of the legends

  • @denen404
    @denen404 9 днів тому

    I'm one of your players that got the game because of Jackie fish and splattercats videos and I've played off and on ever since ❤ its an amazing game ESPECIALLY as something created by ONE PERSON!? Even now I'm currently playing the game which crazily gives the game a longer lifetime then ANY of the other games I've bought since...I was one of those people that was actively waiting for the release day. and to this day....its a game that is so unique I don't personally think i've ever played anything similar and that is just outright impressive.

  • @nunungus
    @nunungus 9 днів тому

    Watching this in 2024, while me and a friend from university are planning on creating our own gaming company and become full time game devs, is just an inspiration! Congrats and huge respect for your extreme hard work! Keep up the good job!

  • @ProMou1990
    @ProMou1990 9 днів тому

    its a pretty fun game. Thank you.

  • @eight--four
    @eight--four 10 днів тому

    That's my dream, or maybe be a electronics, but, game developer is my wish.

  • @Doooomer
    @Doooomer 10 днів тому

    Я в шоке. Ленин воскрес и делает игры)))

  • @mr_clean575
    @mr_clean575 10 днів тому

    Any chance the game will recieve steam deck support? I would purchase the game if it was able to be played on deck

  • @ImTropy
    @ImTropy 10 днів тому

    Is there any chance this gem of a Game drops on consoles? Very Insperational btw 👍

  • @martyn334
    @martyn334 10 днів тому

    gratz on making a really good game.

  • @thewhyyyguy6274
    @thewhyyyguy6274 11 днів тому

    I wanted to high-five you when I heard your sales. Good shit man you deserve to feel proud!

  • @louislitt530
    @louislitt530 11 днів тому

    What engine did you use for this its incredible!

  • @Janzer_
    @Janzer_ 12 днів тому

    "it just magically went viral" - Bro, give yourself the credit for the work you put in MAKING IT HAPPEN. You spent years building up the marketing and obsessing over details, timing, research, analysis, strategy, tactics... There was no surprise it had the impact it had on launch, you LITERALLY MADE IT HAPPEN. You tilled the soil, planted the seed, watered, fertilized, made sure the correct amount of sun and temperature was there... there was no magic involved. You made it happen. Period. Grats on your hard labor!

  • @chupitolepame5357
    @chupitolepame5357 12 днів тому

    Inspiring man, I appreciate all the details and insight you gave from your journey. Glad you made it this far!

  • @IFiOstudio
    @IFiOstudio 12 днів тому

    TQ so much for sharing brotha

  • @vallemhe1778
    @vallemhe1778 12 днів тому

    you earnd it dude ! be happy !

  • @liammanion2398
    @liammanion2398 13 днів тому

    you made a good cool unique game. the fuck did you think was gonna happen?

  • @PhoTo-so3tw
    @PhoTo-so3tw 13 днів тому

    Sooo how much money did you earn?

  • @thatscarpy1201
    @thatscarpy1201 14 днів тому

    It’s incredibly funny that this video has also gone viral. Huge congratulations to you and we who are about to die.

  • @eirikmb
    @eirikmb 14 днів тому

    I remember seeing this game and almost buying it, only reason I did not was because I was already above my budget on getting new games. Just know, if it was not for my limited money, I would already have been a customer :D I'll go and wishlist it now so if a sale comes, I'll try it out :D

  • @ihspan6892
    @ihspan6892 15 днів тому

    congratulations! fully deserved!

  • @billy6427
    @billy6427 16 днів тому

    This what i wanna do. immediate success isn't my goal. Im for the Long Term

  • @sunriseeuw7363
    @sunriseeuw7363 17 днів тому

    This is very inspiring. I wish you and ur family all luck and health. Thanks for sharing this journey for all the small game dev's ( like me). Im also working on a project for a couple of years but ive to start from scratch again because all my stuff is gone with my house..

  • @patek2385
    @patek2385 18 днів тому

    To anyone that is just starting, don't leave your job, pls. You need stable income.

  • @wellingtonribeiro847
    @wellingtonribeiro847 18 днів тому

    You really planed out everything, so the pay off is well deserved. Even the name "We who are about to die" is genius!

  • @gofanatico3495
    @gofanatico3495 18 днів тому

    Seeing you happy makes me happy too 😅. It is a cool game and you worked hard for it. Enjoy!

  • @blkshadow8235
    @blkshadow8235 20 днів тому

    wow thank you so much for sharing your story, After working on my game (18Minutes) for almost 5 years, i was so eager to get it to the finish line and publish on steam and all the hard work and anxiety to make a successful game will be done, and after watching my game for 5 months get abysmal sales and get buried it was so heart breaking and when you have sacrificed a lot of heart and work, a lot of late nights, countless hours away from your loved once ...i mean it's bittersweet and it hurts. but after i had stumbled in to your video i can't tell you how good it made me feel because i could relate to you on many points, and it really feels good to see you win and succeed, things doesn't always go as you had planned or hoped, and it sucks but to see another person on a similar situation make it is a ray of sunshine that gives you your hope back again. i am so happy for you and so sorry for rumbling on but i truly appreciate your video. Thank you

  • @Frajaman
    @Frajaman 20 днів тому

    Ps5 version soon?

  • @SmartLearningAI
    @SmartLearningAI 21 день тому

    Congratulations Sparticus!

  • @malboroman5120
    @malboroman5120 22 дні тому

    Console edition when?

  • @straightuprecordlabel3254
    @straightuprecordlabel3254 22 дні тому

    which tutorials did you use to learn as a beginner, im currently going through an FPS tut as a complete beginner and its ALOT tbh. Did you learn graphic designing on your own as well?

  • @cola3889
    @cola3889 23 дні тому

    You seem like an awesome dude and I'm really glad this worked out for you. I hope to achieve even a small amount of this success!

  • @DZ60
    @DZ60 24 дні тому

    Congrats. That’s dedication to your craft.

  • @scrill4real
    @scrill4real 24 дні тому

    Hey I've played this!! It's really good!!❤

  • @pinmeplzz
    @pinmeplzz 25 днів тому

    wajoow ik ben ook nederlands wil ook starten met mijn eigen indie game en nu ik dit zie denk ik wajow dit moet een teken zijn bahaha