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Website: cytadel.gg

Game Ideas Guide: cytadel.gumroad.com/l/never-run-out-of-game-ideas
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Retro games are goldmines for coming up with new game ideas! 👾

These forgotten games are like buried treasure and there’s mechanics in them that worked but never got their moment and most modern players have never seen these games before 🤯

Read more ⬇️

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #retro
The Blank Screen Blues: Why Coming Up With Game Ideas Feels Impossible
(And How Retro Games Can Save You)
medium.com
Reposted by Cyan 🧠
Indie devs: Where did your best game idea come from?

Was it:

• A dream you had
• An old game you loved
• Something that frustrated you
• A random “what if” question
• Something completely different?

I’m genuinely curious. Reply below ⬇️

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev
December 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Reposted by Cyan 🧠
Slay the Spire = Dominion + roguelike dungeons

Among Us = Werewolf + spaceship tasks

The pattern? Successful indie games often adapt existing concepts into new contexts.

Read more here: medium.com/@cyangineer/...

#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #IndieGameDev #indiegame
Medium
https://medium.com/@cyangineer/th…
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Indie devs: Where did your best game idea come from?

Was it:

• A dream you had
• An old game you loved
• Something that frustrated you
• A random “what if” question
• Something completely different?

I’m genuinely curious. Reply below ⬇️

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev
December 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Slay the Spire = Dominion + roguelike dungeons

Among Us = Werewolf + spaceship tasks

The pattern? Successful indie games often adapt existing concepts into new contexts.

Read more here: medium.com/@cyangineer/...

#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #IndieGameDev #indiegame
Medium
https://medium.com/@cyangineer/th…
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
You know that frustrating moment when you stare at a blank screen waiting for the perfect game idea to show up?

Here’s the truth: Great game ideas don’t just arrive. You find them by knowing where to look.

I broke down exactly where successful indie devs find inspiration ⬇️

#indiedev #gamedev
December 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Reposted by Cyan 🧠
Gave Lucky her own animations for scanning and collecting.
Then another for transforming.

#CherubDev #UE5 #GameDev
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
My brain at project start: "Simple puzzle game, 20 levels, done in 3 months"

My brain 2 weeks later: "What if it had a story, and crafting, and multiplayer, and—"

Me: "Please stop" 😐

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #gamedesign
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Year 1: "I need to learn more before I can make a real game"

Year 2: "Just one more tutorial"

Year 3: "Why haven't I finished anything"

The tutorial never ends. You have to just start something.

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #tutorialhell
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Game ideas hit different at 2am 🥴

I just looked back at my notes and wondering why I write down 'platformer but sad' 😭

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedesign
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🧠: "This game idea is too similar to Silksong"

Also 🧠: "This idea is too weird, nobody will play it"

Also also 🧠: "What if I just never make anything"

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedesign #anxiety
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November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“I'll just wait for inspiration to strike"

6 months later ⏱️

"Why haven't I started anything" 🥲

(Inspiration doesn't strike. You have to hunt it down like it owes you money)

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedesign #Inspiration
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November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
My "game ideas" folder:

📄 untitled_idea.txt

📄 untitled_idea_v2.txt

📄 ACTUAL_GOOD_IDEA.txt

📄 this_one_maybe.txt

📄 untitled_idea_FINAL.txt

📄 untitled_idea_FINAL_v2.txt

None of them are good 🥲
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Me 🤓: "I'm gonna make a game"

My brain 🧠: "Cool, what kind?"

Me 🤓: "I don't know yet"

My brain 🧠: *shuts down completely*

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #indiedev #solodev #gamedesign
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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by Cyan 🧠
Retro games are goldmines for coming up with new game ideas! 👾

These forgotten games are like buried treasure and there’s mechanics in them that worked but never got their moment and most modern players have never seen these games before 🤯

Read more ⬇️

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #retro
The Blank Screen Blues: Why Coming Up With Game Ideas Feels Impossible
(And How Retro Games Can Save You)
medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Retro games are goldmines for coming up with new game ideas! 👾

These forgotten games are like buried treasure and there’s mechanics in them that worked but never got their moment and most modern players have never seen these games before 🤯

Read more ⬇️

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #retro
The Blank Screen Blues: Why Coming Up With Game Ideas Feels Impossible
(And How Retro Games Can Save You)
medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reposted by Cyan 🧠
I went from zero ideas to 15 solid concepts in two days. ⚡️

That’s what happens when you stop waiting for inspiration and use proven methods instead.

Use this free guide with 5 techniques to fill your notebook this week: cytadel.gg/free-game-ideas-guide

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #GameDesign
Free Guide: 5 Ways to Generate Game Ideas Fast
Get 5 proven methods to generate game ideas this week. Free guide for indie developers with step-by-step exercises and real examples from successful games.
cytadel.gg
November 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I went from zero ideas to 15 solid concepts in two days. ⚡️

That’s what happens when you stop waiting for inspiration and use proven methods instead.

Use this free guide with 5 techniques to fill your notebook this week: cytadel.gg/free-game-ideas-guide

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #GameDesign
Free Guide: 5 Ways to Generate Game Ideas Fast
Get 5 proven methods to generate game ideas this week. Free guide for indie developers with step-by-step exercises and real examples from successful games.
cytadel.gg
November 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
🚨FREE GUIDE🚨

Turn board games, retro classics, and childhood playground games into fresh game concepts.💡

5 methods + exercises that generate real ideas you can prototype today.⚡️

Grab it now: cytadel.gg/free-inspira...

#GameDev #IndieGames #GameDesign #SoloGameDev
Free Game Idea Generator Guide for Indie Developers
Learn 5 proven methods for finding game ideas in existing games. Free guide with real examples, step-by-step instructions, and exercises for indie developers.
cytadel.gg
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Staring at a blank page wondering what game to make? 🤔💭

I wrote a free guide with 5 proven methods to generate game ideas. The same techniques used by successful indie devs!

No vague advice. Just step-by-step systems that work.

Get it free ⬇️

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #GameDesign
Free Game Idea Generator Guide for Indie Developers
Learn 5 proven methods for finding game ideas in existing games. Free guide with real examples, step-by-step instructions, and exercises for indie developers.
cytadel.gg
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Just got my first email subscriber for my game dev guide. 🤯

Sounds tiny, but someone I've never met just said 'yeah, I wanna learn from you'.

That's wild 😅

If you want to be one of the first 10 subscribers, here's what you'll get: cytadel.gg/free-inspira...

#indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“What game should I make?” 🤔

The question paralyzes most devs 😵‍💫

So I built a system to answer it forever. 📚

5 methods. Real examples. Practical exercises. 🧠

Grab your free guide now and end your idea drought today! 💡

#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDesign
Free Game Idea Generator Guide for Indie Developers
Learn 5 proven methods for finding game ideas in existing games. Free guide with real examples, step-by-step instructions, and exercises for indie developers.
cytadel.gg
November 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Check out my new medium article about how retro games are gold mines for new game concepts today!

medium.com/@cyangineer/...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #retrogame #inspiration
The Blank Screen Blues: Why Coming Up With Game Ideas Feels Impossible
(And How Retro Games Can Save You)
medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Time to be a quality reply guy 😅
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Staring at a blank screen with no game ideas? I used to have that problem until I discovered retro games are goldmines of proven mechanics most players never experienced! 👾⛏️

Here's how I find endless inspiration in old games: medium.com/@cyangineer/...

#indiedev #gamedev
The Blank Screen Blues: Why Coming Up With Game Ideas Feels Impossible
(And How Retro Games Can Save You)
medium.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
After months of work, it’s finally here! 🎊

20 Proven Methods for Finding Game Ideas 💡

No more blank screens. No more “waiting for inspiration”.

Learn to spot inspiration in everything around you!

🔗: cytadel.gg/products/ins...

#gamedev #indiegame #gamedesign #indiedev
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM