Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 28, 2019

It has remained a popular board game since, regularly topping out the Board Game Geek Hotness and showing up multiple times as a giveaway prize in Pangea contests. Everdell is a worker placement, tableau-building board game. Worker placement is a very simple concept with really profound implications.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Esteban Hernandez , the solo developer behind MKSM Design , has spent almost seven years bringing Creo God Simulator to life. What started as a passion project has grown into a full-fledged god game blending city-building, resource management and player-driven storytelling. ” Why did you become a solo developer?

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

His debut game Bob: A Thousand Lives , a dark themed action game about a boy that has to escape his all-consuming past, was released last year. After the loss of my father, I began working on the Bob project and realized that the story and concept had been with me for years, he says. Its up to you if you work alone.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2024

“I wanted IHAS to deal with so many philosophical concepts,” Pidiashenko explains. “What inspires me is the belief that I can make a great video game that will influence the player and make them reflect on their life, and hopefully make a change for the better.” .” ” Why did you become a solo developer?

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

.” With the initial idea of a flying ship as their foundation, the Ticking Clock Games team set out to create an action-adventure RPG where choices shape the story and players get to fly and upgrade the ship, meet interesting characters and uncover some dark secrets in unexpected places. ” he emphasises.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2023

There are plenty of city building games around but Fabledom adds a fairytale twist to the genre. Set in a storybook kingdom filled with magical creatures, kings and castles, the game gives players the opportunity to build their own kingdom and find their true love. Making games is hard!”

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2023

BitCake Studio , an indie game development studio based in Brazil, is celebrating its 10th year in the industry. Eduardo Lamhut, the company’s main Game Designer and Creative Director of the upcoming game Atomic Picnic , explains how the company started. She drew a lot of the first concept art for the main characters.

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This is because a given project is at its maximum headcount right before it ships - you need all hands on deck during full production, building and validating all of the content in the game. There needs to be other projects in development to pay for those people after the game launches.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This was a golden opportunity for my favorite game design trick: make a game that's literally about doing the thing , don't try to adapt it into a platformer or shooter or something! So this is a game about literally finding beef and clicking on it. Just make the thing and let the activity breathe. Very simple.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

This article is the first of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. It is a mix of the objective of your game and the feelings you want it to evoke. What draws you to it? Final Thoughts.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Today, I have a challenge for you as a board game designer. I want to see you make a board game in 28 days. But I believe momentum builds on itself, and sometimes, the most important thing you can do is get started. That’s why I’ve provided a 28-day game design challenge for you.

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CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Through this unique online network, Alan connected with Advanced Concept Art Course graduate Dogyeong (Do) Lee and Game Design Course graduate Alexios Vasilakis who both joined the Overwrite Interactive team. The game's narrative was inspired by the strong women in Alan's life. for the pixel artist to use as a base.

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Jaunty Bear Games

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

There are many aspects to consider when building a game. This requires a lot of knowledge, skills and time to build and integrate all the components. Fortunately the Unity 3D platform has a great selection of packages and assets to accelerate the build of tools, models, shaders, sound effects, animations etc.

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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.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

“At Geometric we put gameplay first, and we will always build our games around strong gameplay ideas”, says Carlsen. “My Co-founder Jakob Schmid and myself created the rhythm based puzzle platformer 140 together back in the day, and we are both interested in integrating music systems with the game design.”

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. If you’re looking for an Unreal Game Development Company, there are some key factors to consider in order to make an informed choice. Research: Research is important to the game design process.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. With that in mind, I want to help you come up with some New Year’s Resolutions of your own, ones specifically related to board game design. Play-test with game designers. Let’s say you’ve made light games.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 21, 2024

There are plenty of city building games around but Fabledom adds a fairytale twist to the genre. Set in a storybook kingdom filled with magical creatures, kings and castles, the game gives players the opportunity to build their own kingdom and find their true love. Making games is hard!” has been released proper.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

Through initiatives like mobile game jams and interschool esports, she aims to foster girls’ interest in STEAM fields. She encourages early exposure to career possibilities like game design, game development, and shout casting and believes this early desire motivates them to persist.

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Grumpy Gamer

AUGUST 10, 2014

In part 1 of 1 in my series of articles on games design, let's delve into one of the (if not THE) most useful tool for designing adventure games: The Puzzle Dependency Chart. The game is full of dead end puzzles and the flow is uneven and gets bottlenecked too much. Let's build one!

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 10, 2024

Using Kickstarter for a game shouldn’t be solely about the campaign but about building a company working on multiple games. View Kickstarter as a tool, not the end goal”, says Michael Liebe , Lead Outreach Games Europe at Kickstarter on the IndieGameBusiness podcast. People appreciate creativity.”

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 10, 2023

There are plenty of city building games around but Fabledom adds a fairytale twist to the genre. Set in a storybook kingdom filled with magical creatures, kings and castles, the game gives players the opportunity to build their own kingdom and find their true love. Making games is hard!”

Games 104

Games Build Shaders Studios 104

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 5, 2023

There are plenty of city building games around but Fabledom adds a fairytale twist to the genre. Set in a storybook kingdom filled with magical creatures, kings and castles, the game gives players the opportunity to build their own kingdom and find their true love. Making games is hard!”

Games 104

Games Build Shaders Studios 104

Logic Simplified

JULY 27, 2023

Discovering whether the game’s ideas are feasible and if they are truly enjoyable is the major goal of the prototype phase. Iterating on the game’s core concepts allows developers to evaluate whether or not their game idea will attract players. A prototype, however, might serve as a reality check for your game concept.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Now that we’ve accepted that theme and mechanics are imaginary, abstract concepts, let’s put them to use. It’s easiest to think of theme first – “it’s going to be a scifi, zero-sum game set in crapsack corporate dystopia.” Game design starts with theme and ends with theme, but most of the time is spent in mechanics.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

“I thought that the core mechanic in this 2D game was extraordinary, so I contacted the developers. I told them I had already created some early concept art and design work for my next game and that it would fit perfectly into it. ” It also inspired him to come up with a setting for the game. “We

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 22, 2024

When we founded Clapperheads, we were certain that we wanted to specialize in horror games”, explains CPO & Lead Game Designer Valentin Shchekin (Serbia). With our first game Sparky Marky, we needed to quickly make a game to make a name for ourselves, especially during such a challenging time for the industry.

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Grid Sage Games

MAY 8, 2022

I’m a strong believer in starting out by crafting a clear vision for what kind of game and world you want to build, and sticking to that vision throughout development. I want my games to be challenging but fair. Difficulty. ” Cogmind has both of these, as well as numerous win types with varying conditions.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 14, 2023

Experimenting with track design Work on the game began in January 2020 as a basic concept that had the player piloting a hovercraft and clearing traffic with weapons in an attempt to escape the authorities. I’ve always had an affinity for sci-fi and ship design. Naturally I incorporated those aspects into Deathgrip.”

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Grumpy Gamer

AUGUST 9, 2014

In part 1 of 1 in my series of articles on games design, let’s delve into one of the (if not THE) most useful tool for designing adventure games: The Puzzle Dependency Chart. The game is full of dead end puzzles and the flow is uneven and gets bottlenecked too much. Let’s build one!

Puzzle 130

Puzzle Culling Game Design Game Designer 130

PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2024

So, a turn-based-tactics game based around sabotage and assassination operations felt like something fresh to us”, says Senior Game Designer Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. The concept and emphasis has shifted over time as we learned more about what people expected from a game on this subject.

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iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2023

There are opportunities that could interest you in every stage of this gaming lifecycle! If your interest lies in creating a world whose magic exists only in your head, the much-coveted position in today’s gaming market, Game Designer , is the right fit for you!

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the third of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Game mechanics are how we bring the core engine of a game to life.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Here are some tips to help you build a portfolio that stands out! Diversify Your Projects Game art and design is a multidisciplinary field, so it’s important to showcase a range of skills and expertise in your portfolio. What should be included in a game art and design portfolio?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 29, 2024

More and more South-Korean indie game developers take aim at the PC and console market. Set in a New York office building in the 1990’s, the game plays out as a action-filled mini series, including cutscenes that unravel the plot. “To Si-wooks’s deep passion for game development inspired Hee-sang to take a leap of faith.

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The concept of being chased (or chasing something) taps into our primal instincts. Logic Simplified is a Unity Game Development Company with the finest, most creative game concept artists, 2D and 3D game designers , and UX designers. We are working on some exciting endless runner games!

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Let’s begin by understanding the concept of levels in a video game. What drives a video game, and what factors control its engagement? In a game, new motives, challenges, and concepts are added to the game world, while ensuring they increase the degree of difficulty at every level. What is Level Design?

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