Brand Game Development

JANUARY 21, 2019

A well-designed co-op game like Pandemic stands out among the crowd. In my anecdotal experiences, a new co-op game almost always gets a “ooh, it’s a co-op!” Force players to balance tactics and strategy. Pandemic forces you to balance tactics and strategy.

Game Design 130

Game Design Game Designer Co-op Games 130

PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Still, Nowell strives to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Financial success Solo dev Tuomas Auronen , operating under the name Redbeak Games , looks pretty relieved three days after the launch of his game Mortal Glory 2. The game is developed by Californian solo dev Michael Cosio, working under the name of Tainted Pact.

Development 197

Development Dev Horror Playtesting 197

PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

I made a few J2ME games as a solo dev and also collaborated on a couple with another solo dev -which did ok- but I mostly got by with contract work.” I saw someone else mention a work life balance and being a solo dev can become all consuming. For now the journey feels like it’s come to an end as a solo dev.

Dev 118

Dev Co-op Games Mobile 118

The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 9, 2023

Nobody Stripmines An Idea As Well As Indie Devs Do The history… Vampire Survivors entered early access in December, 2021. However, the weapons aren't balanced well. The newer games try much harder to balance the weapons against each other, providing a better variety of builds. Couch co-op and party games are one of them.

Co-op 82

Co-op Indy Games Balance 82

Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Level Design Layout, place, trigger, volume, spawn, point, reward, treasure, quest, lighting, light, dark, texture, object, obstacle, blocking, whitebox, direct, draw, through, inviting, space, place, multiplayer, competitive, cooperative, co-op, deathmatch, capture the flag, ctf, domination, asymmetric, symmetric.

Co-op 52

Co-op Game Design Game Designer UX 52