Gaming product demo video template

Show how a gaming app, tool or companion works. Use your product page or recording to demonstrate one feature clearly.

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The official Dodge the Creeps tutorial becomes a walkthrough of Path2D and MobSpawnLocation using the real editor demonstrations.

Create a 30-second product demo video for Godot, a game engine for developers building their first 2D game. Use my uploaded screen recording (or pull screens from https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/getting_started/first_2d_game/05.the_main_game_scene.html). Open on the hook: drawing a spawn path around the play area in the official Dodge the Creeps tutorial — the moment in the game or tool where the magic happens. Walk through the documented Path2D workflow: add MobPath, use Add Point to draw the boundary clockwise, close the curve, and add a PathFollow2D child called MobSpawnLocation, narrating each step against the real UI or game screen. Do not fabricate fake UI. Tone: energetic and clear. End on the product name with the line Build your first 2D game with Godot. Visual style: motion graphics with on-screen callouts. If no voiceover, use captions plus background music suited to the game's genre. Use the original screenshots and animated demonstrations from the source, with readable labels and highlights. Preserve the editor and game assets; do not redraw the interface or invent gameplay.

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Create a 30-second product demo video for Godot, a game engine for developers building their first 2D game. Use my uploaded screen recording (or pull screens from https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/getting_started/first_2d_game/05.the_main_game_scene.html). Open on the hook: drawing a spawn path around the play area in the official Dodge the Creeps tutorial — the moment in the game or tool where the magic happens. Walk through the documented Path2D workflow: add MobPath, use Add Point to draw the boundary clockwise, close the curve, and add a PathFollow2D child called MobSpawnLocation, narrating each step against the real UI or game screen. Do not fabricate fake UI. Tone: energetic and clear. End on the product name with the line Build your first 2D game with Godot. Visual style: motion graphics with on-screen callouts. If no voiceover, use captions plus background music suited to the game's genre. Use the original screenshots and animated demonstrations from the source, with readable labels and highlights. Preserve the editor and game assets; do not redraw the interface or invent gameplay.

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Brutalist

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Every creep in Dodge the Creeps spawns from one line. Here's how to draw it. Under Main, add a Path2D node named MobPath. New path tools appear. Pick Add Point, switch on snapping, and click the four corners clockwise, so mobs spawn facing inward. Then hit Close Curve. Loop complete. Add a PathFollow2D child called MobSpawnLocation, to pick a random spot and direction on the path. Build your first 2D game with Godot.

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[product-name]
Your product or game name.
[product-type]
What it is.
[audience]
Who it's for.
[product-url]
URL to pull screenshots from (if no recording).
[hook-moment]
The opening moment — the in-world or in-product beat that grabs attention.
[key-feature]
The one feature you demo.
[tone]
Voice and visual feel.
[cta]
Closing line.

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What this template is

A gaming product demo video template is a editable brief plus scene structure that turns a screen recording or product URL into a 30-second demo for a game app, TTRPG tool, or gaming companion. ngram builds the four-beat shape — hook moment, feature walkthrough, outcome, CTA — so an indie developer or gaming tool builder only has to name the product, the hook, and the one feature to show. The template covers social formats where most gaming launches happen: X, Instagram Reels, and TikTok.

industry: gamingjob: product demochannel: social
Scene structure

What the template builds

Four beats, 30 seconds — the structure gaming demos in the prompt cluster converge on.

  1. 1

    Hook moment

    6s

    Open on the specific in-world or in-product moment that stops the scroll. No product name yet, no UI tour — just the compelling thing.

  2. 2

    Feature walkthrough

    16s

    Cut to the real screen recording or URL-sourced UI. Narrate the one feature solving the hook, step by step, with on-screen callouts pointing at the actual product.

  3. 3

    Outcome

    5s

    Show the result the feature delivers. For a gaming tool, this is the thing the player or GM can now do that they couldn't before.

  4. 4

    Product name + CTA

    3s

    Land on the product name and closing line. Match the aesthetic of the game's genre — spare is usually stronger than flashy.

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Duration

15 seconds for a teaser or social ad; 45 seconds to fit a second feature or a fuller walkthrough.

15s30s45s

Narration

AI voiceover tuned to the game's tone, or captions-only for X autoplay where sound is off.

AI voiceoverCaptions + musicNo audio

Visual style

Motion graphics with callouts for tool demos; minimalist for companion apps with a clean UI; immersive for games with strong world-building.

Motion graphicsMinimalistImmersive

Aspect ratio

16:9 for YouTube and website; 9:16 for Reels, TikTok, and X; 1:1 for feed posts.

16:9 YouTube9:16 Reels/TikTok1:1 feed
Variations

Common variations

In-world hook cut

Open with a question, challenge, or event from inside the game world — then reveal the product that handles it. Works for TTRPG tools and AI game companions.

tweak

Open the first 6 seconds in the game's world: show a real question or challenge the player faces. Reveal the product solving it at second 7.

Silent X/Twitter cut

No voiceover. Text overlays carry the story for X autoplay where most users never turn sound on.

tweak

Remove voiceover entirely. Use bold, short on-screen text (max 6 words per card) and light ambient music matching the game genre.

Fan-app minimal demo

For game companion apps with a deliberately simple UI: strip back the callouts and let the clean product speak.

tweak

Minimalist style. No animated callouts. Use text cards between clean product screenshots. Keep the palette close to the source game's color scheme.

45-second feature pair

Demo two features back-to-back for a launch post that needs to justify the depth.

tweak

Extend to 45 seconds. Walk through [key-feature] first (16s), then [second-feature] (14s). Single outcome beat covers both.

How it works

How it works

1

Open the template

"Use this template" opens the ngram editor with the prompt prefilled.

2

Add your details

Replace the brackets with your game or tool, your hook moment, and your feature. Attach a screen recording or paste a URL.

3

Approve the plan, then refine

Review the proposed plan and its script, then approve it to create your video. Preview the result and ask ngram to adjust the pacing, visuals or narration.

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Plug demos into your launch stack

Wire gaming demo creation into the channels and tools where launches happen.

YouTube
Social Publishing Beta

whenThe finished game or companion-app demo is ready for a product-channel upload

thenReview the YouTube destination, then draft the game or companion-app demo post.

Integrate with YouTube
X (Twitter)
Social Publishing Beta

whenThe finished game or companion-app demo is ready for an X product update

thenVerify X as the destination, then compose the game or companion-app demo post.

Integrate with X (Twitter)
LinkedIn
Social Publishing Beta

whenThe finished game or companion-app demo is ready for a buyer-facing LinkedIn post

thenReview the LinkedIn destination, then draft the game or companion-app demo post.

Integrate with LinkedIn
Zapier
Automate

whena new game build ships

thenauto-trigger a demo render and notify your team

Integrate with Zapier
Chrome extension
Capture

whenyou capture a screen recording of your tool

thenstart a demo from the browser

Integrate with Chrome extension
REST APIMCP serverWebhooksBuild your own integration in ~30 lines.

Frequently asked

Do I need a screen recording, or does a URL work?

Both. About two-thirds of gaming tool prompts in the cluster attach a recording; the rest paste a URL and let ngram pull screenshots. A recording gives the walkthrough beat more specificity, but a URL is enough to get a clean draft.

Can I use this for an indie game that doesn't have a UI — just gameplay footage?

Yes. Paste your gameplay video as the recording input. ngram treats it as screen footage: it transcribes the action, identifies key moments, and builds the walkthrough beat around what's on screen. Set the product-type slot to "indie game" and the hook-moment to a specific gameplay beat.

What if my game has a strong visual identity — will ngram respect it?

Set your brand kit before generating. Upload your game's color palette, logo, and any reference screenshots as brand assets. The motion-graphics layer picks up those colors and the font from your kit. You can also describe the visual feel in the tone slot ("dark fantasy, parchment palette") and the style will reflect it.

The 30-second structure feels tight for my tool — can I add a second feature?

Use the 45-second feature-pair variation. Add a [second-feature] slot, and the prompt adds a second walkthrough beat. Anything longer than 45 seconds tends to lose social viewers before the CTA.

What aspect ratio should I target for X (Twitter)?

1:1 or 9:16 both work for X. The silent cut variation is designed for X specifically — no voiceover, text overlays, ambient music. Most gaming content there performs better with the 9:16 vertical on mobile.

Do I need to be a video editor to use this?

No. You add your details, attach your recording or URL, and generate. Scene order, pacing, callouts, captions, and music are handled by ngram. Adjust any scene in plain language after the first draft.

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