Game Dev Unchained

JULY 5, 2023

It forced them to reassess their development approach and switch to a steam playtesting model, allowing more players to access the game. In an era where large studios often release glitch-ridden, half-baked games only to spend months patching them up, these developers offers a refreshing contrast.

Indy 105

Indy Game Developer Game Development Development 105

Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

So many games have that question baked into their core. Playtesting is crucial at this point. If we know from playtesting that players generally really enjoy specific features, but we see from analytics that players aren’t engaging with them, perhaps it’s a good idea to make them more accessible in our next game.

Dev 91

Dev Playtesting Fantasy Render 91

Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

What are the common technical pitfalls to avoid with regard to font choices, text string composition (especially regarding item names), baked-in text, etc? Playtesting, bug fixing, incorporating or giving feedback, and keeping an ever-watchful eye out for ludo-narrative dissonance. Organization. Championing the vision.

Cutscenes 52

Cutscenes Writing Scripting Localization 52

Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In an attempt to make content more scalable, PVE design borrowed a page from PVP and the team built new PVE modes as rule-sets that could be applied to any map by a game designer through simple tooling vs. baked in-experiences on custom maps.

Content 52

Content FPS Mobile Mobile 52