Brand Game Development

JANUARY 14, 2019

Santorini is a fantastic board game that came out about two years ago. In its heart, it’s an abstract strategy game that could have come from antiquity. It has been given the modern board game polish, though, with adorably cutesy art of Greek gods, and an incredibly photogenic set of stackable plastic components.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 7, 2019

In 1995, the game formerly known as Settlers of Catan was nothing more than the obscure creation of designer Klaus Teuber. The board game market as we know it today did not exist yet. Catan was the first major hobby board game to come into existence. Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Leder Games really nailed it when they came out with their board game Root in 2018. It’s broken into and remained within the Board Game Geek top 50. Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 14, 2023

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? Let’s find out.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Along with games like Catan and Pandemic , Ticket to Ride helped turn board gaming into the juggernaut of a hobby that we know and love today. It’s an elegant game that can be learned very quickly. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

When I was a neophyte game developer, I found an excellent article by Wizards of the Coast, creators of Magic: the Gathering , called Ten Things Every Game Needs. This two-part article was so influential in my initial design of War Co. This two-part article was so influential in my initial design of War Co. Constraints.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 1, 2023

Have you ever designed a game? If yes, then what game design fundamentals do you prioritize in your own designs? Game design is incredibly complex and fascinating, with countless nuances and techniques to master. In this article, we'll explore some key building blocks of game design fundamentals.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Last year, Everdell by Starling Games raised nearly half a million dollars on Kickstarter. 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.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

In March of 2019, Paladins of the West Kingdom by Garphill Games raised nearly a million New Zealand dollars (around $600,000 USD) on Kickstarter. Ever since then, Paladins of the West Kingdom has been on the Board Game Geek Hotness list nearly every time I’ve checked. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Twilight Imperium is among the greatest board games of all time according to BoardGameGeek. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Nevertheless, there are great lessons we can learn from this game with even a casual analysis.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A couple of years ago, Dinosaur Island was a massively successful game. Even now, two years later, the game’s name has enough cultural cachet to lead to the most popular board game giveaway Pangea has ever sponsored. Need help on your board game? Take one good look at this game. Dino cooking! Nostalgia works.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Video game development is a collaborative process that involves various people with specialized skills. The two most critical roles in this process are game artists and designers. Since most of us are unaware of the process of creating a game, we usually confuse game design and game art as being the same.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 13, 2020

That is by no means a small amount to raise, but what’s interesting is that Spirit Island has remained on the Board Game Geek Hotness list off and on for almost three years. Clearly, there is much more to this game than what immediately meets the eye. Need help on your board game? You’re next, agriculture games!).

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What started as a passion project has grown into a full-fledged god game blending city-building, resource management and player-driven storytelling. I became a solo developer initially because I wanted to make games, plain and simple, he says. I have full freedom and control over every aspect of my game.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 25, 2019

Pattern building board games are really popular among the hobby board gaming crowd. Board Game Geek cites Azul , Sagrada , A Feast for Odin , and Quadropolis as pattern building board games. These titles earned – and keep – respect in the hobby gaming community. Background of Tasty Humans.

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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. He never worked on a ‘real’ game either.

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Keith Burgun

JANUARY 10, 2023

Here’s some of the topics covered: A bit of navel gazing about my own theory and approach to games and how it has changed. A short essay I wrote about “speaking the language” and how building off of existing designs means a higher floor and a higher ceiling. Some stuff about 4X games and scope.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Void Sails by indie developer Ticking Clock Games is a single-player action-adventure RPG that takes players on a thrilling journey through mysterious worlds, where they captain a flying ship across uncharted space. The name Ticking Clock Games serves as a reminder for the team to stay on track and meet deadlines.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Cocoon, the intricate puzzle adventure by Jeppe Carlsen , known as the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, launched to raving reviews after 6.5 The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 4, 2025

Lag, desync, and glitchesthe unholy trio that can kill a multiplayer game faster than a rage-quitting gamer smashing his keyboard! Ever wondered why some multiplayer games feel smooth and lag-free, while others frustrate players with constant glitches? Synchronization: Ensures that game states remain consistent across all clients.

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Real Programming

JULY 16, 2024

Rather, there are many different coding languages a programmer can learn, and knowing how to design and code video games is a special skill not every programmer can do. RP4K specializes in teaching students how to create their own video games, as we use gaming as the core around which all our programming courses revolve.

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Played with Fire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

While players can step inside virtual worlds , many VR games fail to deliver engaging narratives. 1⃣ Short Play Sessions Limit Deep Narratives Most VR players engage in 30-60 minute sessions , much shorter than traditional gaming. Games should focus on branching storylines where choices have real consequences.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 23, 2018

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Much like my old staple How to Get Big on Twitter as a Board Game Dev , I’ll be covering everything you need to know to get started on Facebook as a board game developer. Getting Started.

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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. There was a bunch of things she wanted in the game.

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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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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

then made me think of hidden object games, a genre with an audience that traditionally skews heavily toward women. 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! As was foretold.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 3, 2024

Anima Flux , the latest game by studio Anima Flux, is exploring new territories in gaming. According to Andrey Songraf, Game Designer and Product Owner, this makes them pioneers of sorts. However, after experimenting with different formats, it evolved into a platformer and a Metroidvania genre game,” says Songraf.

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Endless runner games are like those friends that are always available to go out; hassle free, always attention grasping and require little to no planning. Hailing from the casual gaming brigade, these games have become synonymous with the mobile gaming experience, delivering entertainment at your fingertips with just a few taps.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Everything would be just right if you could just hit that goal… Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. After it, you can hope to passively sell your game and reap the rewards in the form of sales. Build a community. Take pre-orders.

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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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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 19, 2023

Eray Ağaçdoğrayan , founder of Gyroscoping Games , is Turkish himself. There’s one tool that is perfect for showing the non-refugees the life of refugees, and that’s video games!” Building and managing It prompted Ağaçdoğrayan to start his own game development studio Gyroscoping Games. million people.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

After a year in Early Access, a unique game now crashes into Steam that presents players a simple yet irresistible premise: build structures and crash them into other structures. Abriss – Build to Destroy is the brainchild of three German students operating under the name The Randwerk Cooperative.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Last week, I posted A Crash Course in Games , where I acted as a tour guide to the board game industry, covering much of the contextual information you’ll need to make games. Let’s pick up from there and talk about what specifically goes into making a game. What is board game development all about?

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Against the Storm by Eremite Games ( Steam page , official site ) is a popular 2.5D town-building run-based RTS with a Warcraft 3 inspired aesthetic and a deckbuilding meta-game progression. You spend an hour building a base while fulfilling randomized mini-goals for victory points. And it really is a good mechanic.

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Big Games

JANUARY 12, 2025

billion by 2030, valued at a CAGR of 45.5%, cloud gaming is not just reshaping mobile gaming; it’s a catalyst for innovation, redefining how games are played, shared, monetized, and evolved, ushering in a new era of gaming experiences. So, precisely what is the role of cloud gaming, and how does it work?

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2024

“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.” When I read books, play video games or work on projects. For weeks, I thought about what I wanted to do and rediscovered my passion for video games.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

A role that she holds dear and that inspired her to establish her company Kucheza Gaming. In 2020 she decided to channel her decade-plus entrepreneurial experience into her current venture leaving everything behind to focus on gaming. The Kucheza family Bukola’s childhood was filled with a lot more physical playing than video games.

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