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In Guntouchables enemies power up with the upgrades that you leave behind

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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.

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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

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Here at PreMortem.Games, we have great admiration for developers who tackle the entire game development cycle on their own. Because, lets be honest, creating games is hard and it takes a special kind of developer to choose the solo path. This game represents me as a developer, he says. I get excited to implement wacky ideas!

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Importance of playtesting in game design

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The game development process is a complex and challenging process involving ongoing iteration and improvement in order to develop an exciting and captivating final product. One vital approach used during game development is playtesting. So, what is playtesting and how is it an essential part of game development?

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Solo dev Patrik Nagy on his game Backrooms Media “No amount of playtesting is ever enough”

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Patrik Nagy , a 20-year-old software development student from Hungary, began working on simple games at age 12, driven by a passion for programming and game development. “I still can’t quite believe it,” Nagy says, reflecting on the game’s unexpected popularity. No amount of playtesting is ever enough.

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

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Ive always loved creating things, and game development felt like the perfect mix of art, storytelling, and problem-solving, he explains. While the ability to shape every aspect of the game without compromise is a major advantage, he acknowledges the downside: Wearing all the hats can be overwhelming. That done is better than perfect.

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Parallel Experiment by Eleven Puzzles: “Put your heart into it and players will notice”

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Polish indie studio Eleven Puzzles has been making a name for themselves as the creators of some fine cooperative puzzle games, like Unsolved Case and Unboxing the Cryptic Killer. “The initial idea was very simple and primitive, we just wanted to make a game set in a laboratory. “Playtesting is key.

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Two brothers behind MystiveDev build bodycam survival-horror Chasmal Fear

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Based in the city of Ohrid in North Macedonia, the two brothers Bobby and Zhanko Mojsovski work hard on their next game, the bodycam survival-horror shooter Chasmal Fear. Our games are made for the players. “We noticed that most bodycam games were either hyper-realistic shooters or found-footage games. .

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