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The Last Three by Csaba Putnai “Discipline and planning are essential, but don’t forget flexibility”

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Hungarian solo developer Csaba Putnai has poured over 3000 hours into his latest project, The Last Three. Its his second game after the release of his debut, Bob A Thousand Lives , which he developed in his forties. They are the guardians of balance in the mystical creatures’ realm.

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Solo developer Voidmaw on creating Katanaut: “Done is better than perfect”

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Eugene, the solo developer behind Voidmaw , has spent three years crafting Katanaut , a fast-paced action-roguelite where players embody a katana-wielding astronaut fighting to escape a collapsing space station. As a one-person team, he embraces both the creative freedom and the intense challenges that come with solo development.

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Rival guilds and a dragon landlord all contribute to the rowdy charm of Dungeon Inn

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The concept evolved from there, eventually centering on an inn caught between two rival guilds of adventurers. Players must carefully balance their actions to avoid suspicion while maximizing their profits, all within the constraints of a turn-based management system. But without knowing each others existence.

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From fantasy kingdom to cyberpunk metropolis – the evolution of Technotopia by Yustas Games

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As players build their cyberpunk metropolis, balancing relationships with factions that hold competing visions of the future, they’re drawn into a world where each card played brings them closer to either utopia or ruin. He adds, “To date, we’ve worked on over forty projects, and our development team currently consists of twelve people.”

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Solo developer Kaighen Finley: “It’s easy to lose myself in game development”

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Fresh out of school Kaighen Finley started his own web & game development company Team iNtuition. Just to be on the safe side he mainly focused on web development, but his heart was not in it. Why did you become a solo developer? How do you stay motivated through (years of) development? It isn’t a necessity.

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Deliver At All Cost by Far Out Games is a destructive joyride through a 1950s wonderland

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First-time Swedish developer Far Out Games has meticulously crafted a neon-drenched Americana, complete with pink motels, sun-soaked suburbs and classic diners, all ready to be obliterated by you and your unstoppable delivery truck. “It was definitely a challenge,” Olsson admits, referring to balancing player freedom with cohesive level design.

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Kazakhstan-based Goodwin Games takes us on an emotional adventure in Selfloss

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Developed by Alexander Khoroshavin (Alex Goodwin) and a small team, the game centers around an elderly healer named Kazimir, who journeys through a whale-worshiping fantasy land to heal his ‘soul wound’. ” Epic MegaGrant Developing a game in Kazakhstan poses its own set of challenges, as Khoroshavin explains.