Game Developer

APRIL 18, 2023

Here's how one studio approached it. The cooking game genre has sort of an uncanny valley: to be real, or not to be real.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Technotopia by Yustas Game Studio is a deck-building game of high-stakes urban strategy, where every decision matters and the city’s fate lies in the hands of an AI architect named Iris. Yustas Games Studio, founded in 2014, has a diverse development history that spans popular time-management games and, more recently, midcore titles on Steam.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Chaosmonger Studios , based in Tallinn, Estonia, is a multimedia production company specializing in everything from documentaries, science fiction films and animations to music video, graphic design and video games. The game is balanced on a multitude of variables, events, triggers, put together like a house of cards.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

To make sure all upgrades and weapons are properly balanced, Game Swing does playtests throughout development. Add to that, that the whole core of the game relies on that balance to be right to provide enough challenge, without becoming unfair or impossible. Yes, I would say balancing is the hardest part.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

“It was definitely a challenge,” Olsson admits, referring to balancing player freedom with cohesive level design. The four studio founders ( Lars Olsson , Daniel Nielsen , Jimmy Hultén and Jonatan Johansson ) laid the foundation there of what would eventually become Deliver At All Cost. And that’s certainly the case!”

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This Kenyan-based studio is on a mission to tell authentic, ultra-African stories. Inspired by Kunta Kinte from the historical book and miniseries ‘Roots’, their studio name and logo also hold a powerful secret, the numbers 17 and 67, symbolising the year Kunta Kinte was captured. One alone is incomplete. It’s a long one.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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. Co-founded by Adrian Olczyk and Karolina Pytka, the fully remote studio has been crafting unique multiplayer puzzle experiences since its inception in 2020.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Still, Nowell strives to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Developer Dmitriy Gusev , operating under the name Diedemor Studio, made this game by himself. All in Jordan Mochi has been working on his debut game Conscript for 6 years under the name of Catchweight Studio. I dont want to work on my game 7 days a week.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 25, 2024

If there ever was a fitting metaphor for the trials and tribulations that indie developers face while creating their debut game, it’s Ascending Inferno , the upcoming release by Australian developer Oppolyon Studio. We reached out to our two best friends, Ben and Bas Anderson , and together we officially started the studio.”

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

White Star Studio, a small and ambitious game development studio based in Shenzen, China, has captured the essence of ancient China in their game Thriving City. But it took some tweaking to get the right balance. The team of White Star Studios closely monitored the results of early playtest sessions.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 13, 2025

From funding innovative game studios to pushing the boundaries of skill-based monetization, the initiative aims to bring fresh talent and new game genres into Skillzs ecosystem. Today, Skillz is a public company with over $300 million on its balance sheet, operating in a sector that has exploded in value. Lets dive in.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 8, 2024

This couldn’t be truer for Kushal Sithlu , CEO of the South African studio Pineapple on Pizza. Today, his award-winning studio, just a year old, has been a part of the prestigious Google Indie Games Accelerator and the Creation Africa Program. We’re even going to India for the program’s graduation, where we’ll meet other studios.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Lets break down the seven critical phases of the game art pipeline and explore how studios bring stunning, optimized visuals to life. Tools like ZBrush, Blender, and Maya help maintain a balance between detail and efficiency. Studios refine: Texture consistency across different lighting conditions. Organic modelling (e.g.,

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 24, 2023

White Star Studio, a small and ambitious game development studio based in Shenzen, China, has captured the essence of ancient China in their game Thriving City. But it took some tweaking to get the right balance. The team of White Star Studios closely monitored the results of early playtest sessions.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

How do top game studios maintain a constant flow of high-quality assets without bottlenecks? The answer lies in scalable art production pipelines that balance speed, quality, and cross-platform optimization. Game studios face several key challenges that can hinder scalability. What Makes Live-Service Art Production Different?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

John Ikpeme is the CEO of Nigeria-based Dash Studios. Not only has he kept his multi-award-winning game studio thriving, but he’s also integrated his passion for gaming into his career. Even at the bank, they know about Dash Studios and welcome it.” I focus on data at Dash Studios,” says Ikpeme. “I

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Kepler Interactive already boasts one of the more eclectic portfolio of games, from the New Caledonia inspired blue seas of Tchia to the survival horror adventure game lauded for its nightmare fuel visuals, and maintains a creative studio that allows the company to collaborate with different mediums in art and culture. Read more

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Filmustage

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Filmustages AI simplifies VFX breakdowns, so you can impress studios faster. Let's explore the key elements that industry-leading studios prioritize when evaluating artist submissions. 264 codec configurations to balance visual fidelity and file management requirements. File Formats and Codecs The trusted studios recommend H.264

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Although the studio is officially based in Dubai, UAE, the team works fully remotely from different parts of the world, including Spain and Poland. “With a small team and some pretty big ambitions, balancing priorities, time, and skills has been tough and still is!”

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Set in a beautiful, Slavic-inspired world, Selfloss by Kazakhstan-based indie studio Goodwin Games is an adventure that explores themes of grief, healing, and resilience. Click in my heart Selfloss stands out visually with a style that balances elegance with a folkloric, almost storybook quality.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

As avid fans of Studio Ghibli’s animated movie Porco Rosso, Rob Hartley and Diccon Yamanaka were inspired to create a game about seaplanes flying around in a beautiful Mediterranean setting. For stuff like gameplay balance and feature implementation we have equal input and chime up if there’s something we feel strongly about.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 19, 2023

Wikkl Works , a Netherlands-based game studio, is working hard on the climbing game New Heights. The 5 person studio, founded by Guido Boogaard and Finn van der Heide, created a climbing system that mirrors the intricacies of real-life climbing. It is great to see that it’s working out so far.”

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 29, 2024

The handling definitely leans towards arcade-style physics and is designed to offer a balance between being accessible and challenging. “We Achieving the right balance was not an easy feat according to Szpiczakowski. “We Racing portfolio Studio Perfect Pixel Dude, based in the city of Kalisz, Poland, was founded in 2013.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Solo dev Feryaz Beer’s debut Super Fantasy Kingdom “A weird mashup of genres” Jordan Mochi has been working on his debut game Conscript for 6 years under the name of Catchweight Studio. Despite being a solo dev all that time, he never really struggled with his motivation. “I It’s something different.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

From indie studios to AAA developers, 2.5D Fighting Games: Clarity & Competitive Balance Street Fighter IV and Guilty Gear Strive use 3D character models but restrict movement to a 2D plane, ensuring precise hitboxes and predictable spacing. offers a balance between artistic expression and performance efficiency.

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Big Games

AUGUST 25, 2021

Therefore, the balance between simplicity and complexity is what is expected by the users, any game that satisfies this aspect is bound to succeed. Is It Easy To Balance Simplicity And Complexity? Ways Of Balancing The Game There are different ways in which you can balance a game.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

But the morale and quality of life it can bring can be quite motivating, balancing & inspiring – if not all the above.” Add to that a studio optimistically named ‘Team iNtuition’, and the rest is implied. Balance your mental health. So for things like these, I take the above steps to counter balance.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 22, 2024

It’s the balance between all these elements. If you’re a game designer, you’ll point to the systematic nature of the game. If you’re an artist, you’ll talk about the day and night cycle, the destructible environments and the beautiful worlds. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2024

Another big inspiration was the visual storytelling of A24 movies, the American independent film studio that created movies like 2023 Oscar winner ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’. Woods started his studio Here Below with the vision of becoming the A24 of game companies. I try to keep a balanced life.

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Filmustage

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

They're as impressive as any on-screen presence - weather delays alone can cost studios up to $500,000 per day. Resource allocation requires the gentle demeanor of a skilled coordinator, balancing cast, crew, and equipment availability. Balancing Speed with Precision Digital tools transform quality oversight. The stakes?

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Balancing build compared to buy Launched in 2019, QORPO features more than 700,000 registered users globally and logs more than 100,000 daily users across its collection of first-party games. Amazon S3 and Amazon DynamoDB continue to play a role in short- and long-term data collection.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

As an independent studio always running out of money, DF has to constantly seek new deals and diversify its projects: Headlander for Adult Swim, Rad for Bandai Namco, and now some sweet sweet Sony VR money. Tech-wise, it's a vertical slice "learn Unreal 4" project, a big shift from a studio that used to roll its own in-house engine.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The team behind the long-running incubator and cluster organisation for Netherlands-based developers attributed the decision to "changes in opportunities and focus for public funding." "[This] makes it no longer possible to realise a balanced budget that allows the continuation of activities in a responsible manner," the team wrote.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As gaming studios look for resilient revenue streams, hybrid monetization —blending in-app purchases (IAP) with in-app ads (IAA)—has taken center stage. Manish breaks it down: with hybridization, studios can start monetizing right out of the gate, capturing ad revenue early on and building toward IAP conversions down the line.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2025

Reinvent the Wheel Discussing the creative process at Aesir Interactive, Ruppert notes, the studio has a dedicated process for handling ideas and pitches. Also, Unreal Engine 5 and its tools allow us as a developer to reach new levels of visual fidelity and detail that we absolutely wanted to play around with and show off.

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Big Games

JANUARY 7, 2024

In this comprehensive exploration, we delve into the art of striking a delicate balance, ensuring that your mobile game development stays afloat and sails smoothly from inception to a successful launch. Balancing speed and thoroughness is essential to deliver a polished product that meets the project’s goals and user expectations.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 15, 2024

To make sure all upgrades and weapons are properly balanced, Game Swing does playtests throughout development. “We Add to that, that the whole core of the game relies on that balance to be right to provide enough challenge, without becoming unfair or impossible. Yes, I would say balancing is the hardest part.”

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