How to Find Good Assets for Your Indie Game

Level up your indie games with this quick guide on mastering game asset management! Learn where to hunt for premium assets on itch.io and how to manage them like a pro using Notion. Perfect for indie developers eager to minimize hassle and maximize creativity in their game production.

This isn't just about keeping things tidy— it's about enhancing your productivity and letting you focus on what you do best: creating amazing games. So, click play, and let's get your asset management game to AAA standards!

We'll cover:

• Finding Assets: How to navigate itch.io to find the best assets for your project.
• Asset Management: Setting up a system in Notion to keep your assets organized and easily accessible.
• Maintenance Tips: Keeping your asset library up-to-date and ensuring compatibility with your game engine.

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Timestamps 0:00 - I Intro 0:08 - II Should I use assets? 0:43 - III Do solo developers use assets? 2:28 - IV Finding good assets 2:58 - V Sources of game assets 3:47 - VI Browsing assets on itch.io 5:19 - VII Pixelfrog's Treasure Hunters 7:00 - VIII Using itch.io collections 9:31 - IX Managing your assets 15:57 - X Maintaining your assets 17:59 - XI Recommended asset creators 22:03 - XII Pignews, the Pigdev Newsletter 23:05 - XIII Next steps

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