I Made a Zero Player Game 

oh cool look I'm on twitter: twitter.com/SamHGames

My little brother: can I play? Me: nah it’s 0 player

"are you winning son?" "i dont know"

Sam: *ACCIDENTALLY* creates an entire community *WITHOUT EVEN REALISING IT* also Sam: casually disappears from the face of the earth never to be seen again

I’m coming back to this video to announce that, this game became so popular there are whole RU-vid channels just about mods of this, congrats man you did it (I hope you’ll be able to came back to game developing soon)

Single player games - for when you have no friends. Zero player games - for when you don't even like yourself.

after 5 hours, I had a blue square moving across the screen If that aint a big coding mood then idk what is

The example at the beginning is literally what one of the "elements" or rather tools consists of in the mobile game "Sandbox" that slightly resembles "Powder Toy". I was always wondering why the "game of life" looked so unique.

Next video: “I Made a -1 player game”

"I Made a Zero Player Game" sounds like Raid Shadow Legends in a nutshell.

Devs during game jam: We made an entire game in 48 hours. Devs after game jam: fixing that bug will take over three weeks.

You have summoned a very weird community

RIP Sam Hogan you will be Missed =(

"Are you winning, son?" "Huh? I'm not playing. 'The Game Plays Itself', dad." "Oh."

Maybe you can add "Community Levels?" like, you can play and try to finish the levels made by other people so the game would be almost endless.

This is actually quite creative and awesome, not that I am surprised of course!

Wow! You actually made a new interesting game concept! Great video!

“For some reason I decided to do pixel art for this game” -Every indie game developer

Honestly, this game looks very interesting! If I would’ve added something, then maybe a sandbox mode, kinda like the one you used to plan out levels. Give players the opportunity to create levels of their own. Still a great game!

I love watching these videos. I have yet to learn any real coding programs, but i started on scratch alll the way back in 2018, with simple coding that honestly sucked, it used bare bones basic coding because i didn’t understand if then statements or anything. Then i found a really complicated warrior cats game, and decided to remix it. It was then i realized, i could learn scratch coding by just observing the coding in the already made game. I hope to learn real game softwares soon, these videos and scratch really inspired me to learn coding!

That's it Sam, you're alive now. I found your game ad on RU-vid

Sam: I made a self playing game "congratulations you played yourself"

Sam: “I made a zero player game” Viewers: Cool! So innovative Mobile AFK arena games: allow us to introduce ourselves

Amazing editing dude keep up the good work

I think your game looks great I have seen this a lot of times but I think it’s great!

Just finished making my game : What do you do in the game? *_"No"_*

The whole time I was thinking “ADD A SANDBOX MODE!”

3:16 i feel really identified whit the squares drawn on that sheet because i love creating games based on squares draw on a sheet of paper

A new era begun

Sam Hogan: "I Made a Zero Player Game" Me: "...also known as a simulation."

it’d be cool to have a free play mode when you’ve beaten all the levels so you could just freely place blocks and see what happens!!

Played your game, it was very cool, never regretted to install it

After you re-designed everything with the pixel art aesthetic, it looked freakin incredible!

Enemy cell: hey friend! Everyone watching this in a few minutes: so you have chosen death.

"Congratulations, you played yourself" - DJ Khaled

I cant belive it became so popular! Great job!👍

As a gamer of all sorts, this video had just deepen my love & appreciation to all the game developers for all the effort that they had put in to create their games. ❤️💛️💚️💙️💜️

“A game that plays itself” Flashbacks to when I was a kid n I used to play Mario Party on Nintendo 64, but I would set all the players to computers and watch the game unfold like a movie

Friend: What is your most treasured possession? Sam: *FOUR HUNDRED BLUE SQUARES MOVING ACROSS THE SCREEN*

I love that one of your ideas was just "computer virus"

Stick with it just made me rage so I remembered your channel and came here to watch the new videos

I’m really surprised no one’s said “Congratulations, you played yourself” yet.

There’s already a zero player game. Raid shadow legends. They literally have a button that makes the game play itself

1 player game = no friends 0 player game = no existence

out of control him: and i took that personally

Actually this would pass as a really neat mobile game imo. The drag and drop controls are perfect for that sort of interface. Throw in a level editor/creator where people can test out their own crazy ideas, add some polish and boom~

"I did my normal technique of just placing music notes completely at random." Musicians: "Wait.. that's illegal!"

I played, and I can say, you did a good job The only thing I wish the game had was a sandbox mode. The game already has a nice concept, and it's actually a lot more fun than it looks. But a sandbox mode seems like it's relatively easy to add, and it gives almost infinite replay-ability. This is just a suggestion though, don't take me as one of those guys begging for an update, I just think it would be great to have.

Bro invented the nuke.

Here's some tips for shading in pixel art in case anyone here wants to know: 0: Shadows face away from the light(darker color), highlights face towards the light (lighter color) and midtones face towards the viewer (base color) 0A: Hueshift the shadows towards purple or blue tones, and the highlights toward yellow tones. (exceptions being materials like gold) 1: Every pixel counts! Make sure your lines look like what you intend them to do, and zoom out regularly to check the overall picture 1A: Spare your highlights! Too much or too little can make your material look too different 2: Start small, then work with bigger and bigger canvas sizes as you go along. You may even find a size you prefer! 3: Limit your palette! Keep your colors few so you can make more creative decisions. You can even limit your palette to just two colors! 3A: If you're not sure what colors to use, you can download a pre-determined palette on lospec.com/palette-list 4: Use a very dark tone as black for your characters! That way they'll stand out more from the background 4A: You can put a light-colored border around your characters if your palette doesn't have two different options for black

David : "Is there a way to make it play itself?" Falken : "Yes - number of players : zero."

Really cool concept!

A few things I would add would be moving enemies, game over blocks (like, blocks that you must beat the level without letting any cell touch), one way pass through cells, run away cells, wrap around cells (like come back to the other side), shooting cells (that destory a cell in a certain direction every cell move), bounce cells (bounces a cell a certain amount of spaces, making it bounce over the cells), portal cells, non-fight-back enemy cells (like enemies a cell can defeat it without being defeated, or like they could be coins), goal cells (a cell that you must get at least one cell to after beating all the enemies), 4x4 cells (bigger versions of the cells), checkpoint cells (let's you rearrange your cells again, like a part 2 of a long level), custom control cells (you can make it move a certain number of spaces and turns, then it loops, still follows rotating cells though), destruction cells (cells of yours that will destory every other cell withotu being destroyed), enemy destruction cells, and etcetera. Although I must say, this game was pretty awesome and clever, pretty clever how you first had the idea of the living and dead cells but then made this whole game. I saw this reccomnded a bit ago and then watched this video, and you were able to come up with this idea and then make this game in tht time, you are pretty amazing. 👍🏻

this has probably already being said but: WE NEED A SANDBOX LEVEL. pls, just to mess around with the cells.

Me (reading the title): "Wait, you mean... a movie? That’s called a movie."

its been 2 years :(

Idea if you ever update the game: freeplay mode It’s where you can place anything anywhere and make your own personal levels, and stuff like walls, cells, and enemies could be on a menu on the side and there could be an eraser tool that can let you delete a cell

"Congratulations, you just played yourself."

0-Player game: you're weak Animated movie: I'm you

I just played your game 1 years ago but i finish all the levels and i run out of brain cells to make some more of it so i deleted it but im gonna download it again i think u updated it some more levels so ima play now!

1:26 Is a drawing of a face for a blob from stick with it.

Thumbnail: Game plays itself? Me: Congratulations, you played yourself.

The nextlevel introvert's game

Loved the music composition xD

hey sam! so i liked the game,subbed to you and completed all levels! but you could add a level creator for experimental purposes though

This game would be AMAZING with a level editor and level sharing

I'm scrolling through the comments and I'm surprised I haven't seen "congratulations, you've played yourself"...

its amazing what this became

Props for this man for being the father of a whole community!

“A game with zero players” Me, an intellectual: *A video*

“Zero player game” Movies: are you challenging me?

The fact that the game is popular-ish now (specifically remakes). God tier

The ads you get are stolen, Sam Hogan doesn't have any ads that he owns so the ads you see are form someone who stole the game and is using it to get quick money

Two Ideas. 1 : Make it playable on mobile. 2 : Make a Freeplay/Sandbox Mode, where you can add cells and move them anywhere on the grid.

"I Made a Zero Player Game" Drew Durnil: *H e a v y b r e a t h i n g*

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The art for the cells is actually super cute

Sam Hogan: "I Made a Zero Player Game" Me: isn't that a movie??

A free play mode with a big grid and the ability to place stuff wherever so people can make moving art and stuff could have been an interesting addition if you had time

Congratulations, you’ve made dominos.

I love your game and your game is 10/10

Title: “0 player game” Me: “oh so it’s an animation?”

gamestop at 3am employee: so what do you want customer: i was wondering if this game is 2 player games so i can play it with my "friends" employee: thaats zero player customer:what?

Being able to create your own levels and submit them for other people to play on this game could be a cool addition

I liked the clean boxy aesthetic significantly more than your pixel art.

"Come on, the game won't play itself" The game:

"So I used my classic teqnique where I place notes randomly" THAT IS ME

*Sam making an amazing game* Me just vibing to the music

I’ve played a sandbox game and it has a material called “conway’s game of life” it basically deletes water into new guys

This game is really cool. You should make way more levels because this could be a real game! Also, sandbox mode???

Everyone: Battle Royale with 100+ players! Sam Hogan: Zero Player Game

I think a sandbox mask where you can make contraptions with all cells at your infinite disposal so you can just have fun

Game jam. They tell developers this guy can work long hours and make a game within the time limit. Let make him a slave

"I made a 0 player game. The player will (play the game)" That being said, still a neat concept and a good puzzler! The generators were especially cool, and the rotation blocks were tricky to wrap my head around but still pretty cool.

Me: Play level 11 for 30 mins but haven't figured out the method The game: Hey, ummmm these blocks CAN be moved (those dark ones) Me: *ooooooooooooooooo*

"A game that doesnt need a player is called an animation" -my brain for absolutely no reason

It would be fun to make a true 0 player game, where there is no player interaction at all. Maybe a game where you watch a creature try to survive, for example.

I took part in the GMTK Jam this year too, was a really fun experience :)

Definition for the word "game": "A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational too. Sam Hogan: "Reality can be whatever I want"

wow really good minecraft video! i love the part where you built a generator IN VANNILA MINECRAFT!