Hello everyone! I'm an indie game developer with a dream to create a great game that everyone will enjoy playing! (Sounds simple, right?) Right now I'm on the stage of design the studio itself. Before even starting decorating and planning the studio, I decided to go to this forum for advice…

What equipments I need to buy for a small game development studio? (I'm not talking about software, that's the next step. Firstly, I need equipment.) I need a basic list of needs for the game developer.

So far I only have...

• Laptop : Lenovo Legion 5
• Smartphone : Xiaomi Redmi 3S

And that's all... Not much, huh? That's why I came here! I need to know a checklist of equipment that I need to buy. Thanks for your help in advance!

@fleabay But I think that's not enough... I have already created a budget. I just need a list of what to buy. What kind of equipment should be in the game studio?

First of all, you need a couple of beds and separate room. Because as far as I know from "Blood, Swear and Pixels", you are gonna work extremely hard to make exciting games))

Speaking seriously, you probably need a good PCs, a water dispenser, and place for physical warm-ups because most of the time you are gonna sit on chairs. And don't forget about comfortable chairs and a blackboard for your thoughts.

By the way, if you need a game designer and 3D artist, I will be glad to know more about your studio and maybe work with you in a nearest future.

Totally agree with you, @undefined . Thanks. I'll go to Hobby Project

@Rockwell_Rocks Thanks for help.

@Tom Sloper As I have mentioned, I'm an indie game developer. I don't have a team nor I'm planning to hire someone (at least in the near future). It's just me.

Tom Sloper said:
If it's not twenty employees or just you, then we need to know more. Like how many people, what platform you're developing for, for starters.

Additional Information : I'm interested in making 3D game based on the Unity engine.

Tom Sloper said:
Seriously, if it's just you, what @fleabay said. Just start making your first game. When you need something you don't have, order it.

I feel like this is not right. Starting such a serious business only with a laptop and smartphone. You have to be well prepared for that.

I already have a budget and space for the office. I just need an advice on what do I need to buy. How many monitors? Do I need to build more than 2 PC?

@mrbroccoli How do you think you'll be able to prepare well? Hopefully you're able to jump right in and develop once your equipment arrives. How's your C#?

A simple mid-end PC/Laptop and a single Monitor are enougth to run Unity. Everything else depends on your preferences and how YOU feel work best. I'm professional but still have only 1 Monitor because I'm familiar with managing all my stuff on a single Desktop, maybe you think it is usefull to have 2 but that's up to you in the end. Only get a faster PC if Unity slows down your development too much by high build/refresh stalls for example but except that, you can even run Unity on an old PC from 2007 using Windows XP!

Get a good keyboard and mouse is a must have regardless if you use a tower PC or Laptop.

I expect you to already thought of a desk and a chair to place your butt onto at least 8 hours a day/5 days a week did you?

The reason so many people are trying to become a “game dev” is that you don't need much more than your PC and Unity these days so don't care about anything else. I have been in startups several times and they always hadn't much more than a desk and a PC for every person.