Balance Demo Game Design 
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
In Guntouchables by Danish indie developer Game Swing , enemies randomly power up from the upgrades that a team of four players cant lift out of the levels. This leads to some unexpected and quite frankly, explosive situations as the game progresses. Game Swing was founded in 2013 by five Danish game design students.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
. “From there, we kept exploring and experimenting, refining the concept into a story-driven adventure where players have real narrative agency aboard their flying ship, says Casals Meet deadlines Ticking Clock Games was founded in the summer of 2023 by Game Designer Roman Gushcha and Casals, who met while working in Poland.
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Radiator Blog
MARCH 16, 2023
I assumed it was mostly for fans but after watching all 32 episodes (on 2x speed, skipping some parts) I've changed my mind and now I think it's essential viewing for all game designers / devs. Outside of game design, there's a growing tide against "design thinking" style methods, see "Design thinking was supposed to fix the world.
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 2, 2024
I think we have a similar attitude about what ‘good game design’ is, mechanically. One of the things we talked about was the possible implementation of a timer in Axe Ghost’s Daily Challenge mode, which was prompted by talking about chess timers and how they alter chess games.
Brand Game Development
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the fourth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Jesse: Phase 3 is where I really fine tune a game.
CG Spectrum
APRIL 3, 2023
Penny was kind enough to share her experience at GDC and why she believes it's such a valuable event for people looking to break into the games industry. GDC is an annual event that brings together programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, and business leaders from around the world.
PreMortem.Games
JUNE 20, 2023
I wouldn’t feel comfortable working on a game if I had to just follow someone else’s ideas. I also like not having to convince other people, especially management, about a game design decision or artistic choice. Solo developed games have much more room to be experimental and weird, and I love that.
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