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

PreMortem.Games

For his debut game Supernormal , Hitori was inspired by the much-hyped, but never-released horror game Allison Road. Career change In the upcoming horror platformer Unlife , players have to navigate a post-apocalyptic world where mankind is all but wiped out from a nuclear war. It was relatively easy. I want to work smart, not hard.

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2024 Cherry-picks

Mircosoft Game Dev

KinitoPET combines this trend with the evergreen horror genre to bring you a unique experience about virtual assistants. Until Then Nominated for a plethora of awards, the visual novel Until Then tells the emotional story of the highschooler Mark in polished pixel art. Enjoy co-op gaming and procedurally generated worlds in Unrailed 2.

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Genres are Marketing Terms, and Your Advice is Bad.

The Bottom Feeder

There's no swab test to tell if a game is "Survival Horror" or not. Co-Op Action Puzzle Game With Brief Sections Containing Every Other Genre" ( Puzzlequest, Slay the Spire, It Takes Two ) Defining a genre of any art is like trying to describe a cloud by drawing the cardboard box it's closest in shape too. Metroidvania."

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