PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What started as a passion project has grown into a full-fledged god game blending city-building, resource management and player-driven storytelling. I can really implement my vision, and I have the flexibility to add in content and mechanics that Creo’s fanbase and others would like to see. And the biggest pitfalls?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

The game started as a demo shown on Reddit, but picked up momentum when Badland art director Juhana Myllys offered to mix and match his distinct artwork with the gameplay. I thought that the core mechanic in this 2D game was extraordinary, so I contacted the developers. We are very excited about it”, says Myllys. “It’s

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The game invites players to interact with tiny townsfolk, build unique structures and explore surprises, all while pioneering the possibilities of mixed-reality technology. Then I wondered, ‘Where would they build houses?’” Elements of Steampunk Another highlight is the airplane control mechanism. “We

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

But behind every update lies a complex art production pipeline that must scale efficiently while maintaining artistic integrity and production efficiency. The answer lies in scalable art production pipelines that balance speed, quality, and cross-platform optimization. What Makes Live-Service Art Production Different?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 30, 2025

Ive always loved creating things, and game development felt like the perfect mix of art, storytelling, and problem-solving, he explains. Ive always loved creating things, and game development felt like the perfect mix of art, storytelling, and problem-solving. Why did you become a solo developer? It wasnt really a big decision.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Much like theme vs. mechanics , separating people into gateway gamers and hardcore gamers is another persistent dichotomy in the board game community. Unlike theme and mechanics, though, I think this distinction is much more useful. You can make complex games based on simple mechanics like Patchwork.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Electronic Arts (EA) engages players around the globe in immersive games across PC, console, and mobile. KVP creates metadata of the game builds and uses the metadata to compute the differences between the latest and all prior versions. This post was co-authored by Bryan Chiu, Site Reliability Engineer, EA.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Since most of us are unaware of the process of creating a game, we usually confuse game design and game art as being the same. In this blog, we will discuss the difference between game art vs game design and how each plays a unique role in game development. What is the difference between game art vs game design?

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 27, 2024

Art Director Sally Luc believes that every team member’s origin and unique perspective on the world help shape something that goes beyond solely what’s popular. This system reflects our key underlying value of unity in the game, as we uniquely weave the theme into our mechanics.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2023

Mechanical Hand The studio’s upcoming game, Atomic Picnic, is the brainchild of the company’s CEO, Camilla Slotfeldt. She drew a lot of the first concept art for the main characters. We can definitely say that it works wonders for the type of game we’re building. We’ve used PUN, Chat, Quantum, and more.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

You can conquer nations, build cities, explore space, solve mysteries, and so much more. Games, at their core, might just be a series of mechanics and rules, but themes keep us from feeling like we’re playing out the logical conclusion of mathematical functions. What you’re going for is Theme-Mechanic Unity.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Magic Cauldron follows Wordle’s template, with similar mechanics but featuring potions instead of words. The event looked the part too, utilizing the same pixelated art style as Dave the Diver, and was monetized through a premium battle pass. Where it starts to diversify is when you begin to explore the wider island.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

According to Carlos Casals , 3D Artist and Co-founder of Ticking Clock Games, “We were throwing around all sorts of mechanics and game genres, but we kept coming back to one image; a flying ship.” ” In terms of the 2D art, the team was fortunate to find an artist that clicked. It just felt like the right fit.”

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

After a year in Early Access, a unique game now crashes into Steam that presents players a simple yet irresistible premise: build structures and crash them into other structures. Abriss – Build to Destroy is the brainchild of three German students operating under the name The Randwerk Cooperative. Nobody gets hurt!”

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

Their first game, Genesis Noir, was already a moving work of art. This field of visual art emphasizes abstraction and graphic design to compress storytelling into quick digestible and fun chunks.” Now, with the follow-up, Nirvana Noir , the New York-based indie studio Feral Cat Den is crafting audio-visual poetry in motion.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 18, 2017

It is true that games speak to players through gameplay – the core engine, mechanics, and rules. However, when people think of storytelling in games, they think of theme, story, art, components, and even box design. ” I’ll see a piece of art or hear an ancient myth and – boom – I’m inspired.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Depending on the type of IP you want to license, collaborations also provide an opportunity to freshen up your narrative elements and gameplay mechanics. How well does the franchise – if it’s a film or TV show, for example – lend itself to your gameplay mechanics? Does it match your target demographic?

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Cogmind generally has fewer such direct escape options, but teleport mechanics are out there, if an advanced tech not usually available until the late game. As a general concept teleportation technology exists in quite a few varieties throughout the world of Cogmind, though the player only has access to some of them. Controlled Teleporting?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery. At Geometric we put gameplay first, and we will always build our games around strong gameplay ideas”, says Carlsen.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 1, 2023

In this article, we'll explore some key building blocks of game design fundamentals. We will cover everything from crafting intuitive and engaging game mechanics to creating immersive storylines and themes to prioritizing user interface and experience. Here are a few examples of game mechanics to help you understand them better: 1.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 1, 2021

There are articles on how to build an audience, how to create the perfect campaign page, and lists of people to reach out to. You need to build a big enough audience to reach critical mass for funding. Smart audience-building techniques mean you do the thing right. Building an Audience. You can share your work online.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 20, 2020

I’ve made my fair share of mistakes while building this business. Good games have clever themes and mechanics. It could be great components, a unique rule, or really special art. Mistake 5: Poor art. Art needs to not just be good in traditional artistic terms, but also good for product design.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 5, 2017

Prior to becoming a game developer, I was an art thief. I pawned off all my art under a fake name at several pawn shops in a different state each time. I used the funds to pay James Masino to draw the art for War Co. I used the funds to pay James Masino to draw the art for War Co. It builds hype.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As repeated in my Year 10 review , I’ve wanted to continue the recent several years’ trend of a higher ratio of game vs. non-game work, implying a lower relative amount of community-facing work, e.g. writing articles, streaming, hanging out discussing mechanics, etc. Including art! Top: MTF glass cannon assault drone build.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Since I was a child, I always found myself surrounded by art, because most of my family were artists (ballet dancers, painters, musicians). One day I discovered video games could be much more than just ‘entertainment products’, and fell in love with the idea of mixing all the things I loved about art in a new medium.

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iXie gaming

JULY 19, 2024

That’s where key art comes in. In this guide, we’ll reveal the secrets to making stunning key art. Are you ready to unleash your creativity and turn your love for art into a successful career in game marketing? Pro Tip: Keep learning about art and design. Stay updated on current trends in game marketing art.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

But I believe momentum builds on itself, and sometimes, the most important thing you can do is get started. But all journeys start with a single step, and sometimes, you just need to build momentum. Google “list of board game mechanics.” Find or make simple art for your game. I want to try something different today.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2024

It’s a no-goals, no-management sandbox that allows players to build dark cities that would make Deckard proud to hunt replicants in. In many ways it felt logical to get back to being hands on in creating but I also enjoyed that clarity of what I wanted to build without the usual design by committee processes that I had been through.

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Game Refinery

MARCH 20, 2025

Some titles, such as Umamusume: Pretty Derby, have taken things one step further by taking a multimedia approach, with mobile games, anime, and manga series all coexisting and building an ever-expanding universe. Fly High Regardless of genre, most anime-based titles are monetized through gacha mechanics.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

If you can imagine it, you can build it”, he says. After encouragement from a friend, I studied and began building modded move sets (PSAs) in Smash Bros: Brawl for mages and characters from other franchises, independently, using the forums as guidance.” Effloresce : “Apply or build the idea. I function well like that.”

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 5, 2019

To sell in this awfully noisy, competitive board gaming environment, you have to have mechanics and art that people really enjoy. On the note of mechanics, we were really lucky. He made the caricature art that really refined the look of Tasty Humans. It’s not enough to simply make a good game, though.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Box art is incredibly important in the board game industry. The naive designer may lament that board gamers are only looking at the surface, not seeing the mechanics or the potential for incredible gameplay. Your board game box is the most important art you’ve got – make it count! (If Need help on your board game?

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Art Director Sally Luc believes that every team members origin and unique perspective on the world help shape something that goes beyond solely whats popular. This system reflects our key underlying value of unity in the game, as we uniquely weave the theme into our mechanics.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Each level also had unique mechanics and art styles that all tied into a cohesive whole. Meanwhile, VR dev continues, as artists learn Unreal 4's art pipeline and do lookdev to figure out how to update the Psychonauts art style from 2005 to 2015. In the next episode, Asif joins the team as a designer.)

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This is why game art studios have emerged over the past decade. Instead of working on the next big blockbuster title alone, game art studios help companies create their titles with minimal financial investment. This article will explain about Game Art Studios and what it means for the future of gaming! What is a Game Art Studio?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

After that, if you want to ship something, you need to build discipline.” I get to wear every hat, from 3D art to level design to marketing and everything in-between “Working on personal projects is also a great way to develop new skills that I don’t have the opportunity to develop in my day-to-day work.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Such VR tools breathe life into the video game mechanics , allowing players to interact with the characters and environment of the game very well. This powerful software allows developers to build their 3D assets and sciences with tools for 3D animation , modeling, rendering, shading, simulation, and more.

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