for sure! i think any of these genres is actually doable (shh don't tell) if you relentlessly focus on a small purpose within the grander game. recreate BG3? impossible. Tell a self contained story about one encounter during a long rest? now you're cookin

💩 F Tier: Just... don't. Please.

What are you building next? Which genres would you add where? Anything you think I got wrong? #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #gamedevelopers #gaming #gamers #tierlist #gamegenres #gamingindustry #graphic

🗿 D Tier: These are games that I'd only recommend for an experienced team with a varied skillset and perhaps some money on the table. BG3 took 400 people 6 years to make. That's 21 million man hours. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #gamedevelopers #gaming #gamers #tierlist #gamegenres

🥉 C Tier: Our first category of games I wouldn't recommend except for the bold, C Tier games can still teach you a lot and can still be built, but the effort required to learnings gained is starting to dip. Who knew fighting games had so much to get right! #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment

🥈 B Tier: Still reasonably solid games to make and learn from. But the scope to value ratio has started to creep up. You'd be amazed at how difficult a Deckbuilder is to get right! #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #gamedevelopers #gaming #gamers #tierlist #gamegenres #gamingindustry #graphic

🥇 A Tier: These genres are also excellent choices. That said, they may just be a little harder to build, like a Turn Based Strategy game, or have a little less to teach, like a Visual Novel. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #gamedevelopers #gaming #gamers #tierlist #gamegenres #gamingindustry

🏆 S Tier: These genres are the perfect combination of realistic to build with ample lessons to learn. You'd be surprised at the economy design practice a cookie clicker clone will bring you! #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #gamedevelopers #gaming #gamers #tierlist #gamegenres #gamingindustry

This Tier List is meant to help you pick your next game. One step bigger than the last one. It is split into six categories, where each category weights how easy the genres are to make, as well as the value of the lessons learned in making them. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #gamedevelopers

Not all game genres are created equal when it comes to learning to make games, and while the average dev probably knows to avoid building an MMO, I still find many devs start with games that are far too much for them. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #gamedevelopers #gaming #gamers #tierlist