iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

This article explores the latest trends shaping the future of game art, including real-time rendering, stylized game art, AI-assisted creation, and the rising influence of user-generated content in shaping artistic directions. Why Stylized Art is Gaining Popularity 1. Struggling to balance cutting-edge visuals with performance optimization?

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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. Our intention for Early Access is to get the game in a place where the only thing we need to do is add content.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Cocoon is the first venture of Geometric Interactive , a Danish indie studio founded by Carlsen and his ex-Playdead colleague, Jakob Schmid. While he didn’t immediately embark on this ambitious project, the concept lingered in his mind and gradually took shape as a concrete game design.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Toronto, Canada based indie dev Thousand Stars Studio prides itself on being a culturally diverse studio. Were aiming to create content that resonates with a broader, untapped audience, she says. Spreading kindness From a content creation perspective, we have even higher aspirations.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 11, 2024

When the Kickstarter campaign ended, cozy adventure game Mika and the Witch’s Mountain by Spanish indie developer Chibig didn’t just achieve its goal. Of course we are developing the additional content promised on the Kickstarter campaign!” Indie developer Chibig started in 2017 as a one-dev studio in Valencia, Spain.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 19, 2024

A survey revealed developers preferred learning through YouTube, leading Powell to team up with Dan ‘Indie’ Long to start streaming talks on Twitch in 2018. They also conduct market research, both for service providers and on a consumer level, to test new game concepts.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

Physics-based 2D platformer Bionic Bay is a collaboration between the Finnish one-man-studio Mureena and Taiwanese indie game company Psychoflow Studio. 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.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 7, 2023

Once you have the concept for a game – if it’s an interesting concept – there is always an abundance of ideas that materialize out of nowhere. The abysmal ideas about driving physics held by the indie community of course! I was going to eat that, Debbie!” And the biggest pitfalls? “No

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

It was a very tranquil concept at first, though we found our prototype didn’t offer enough things for the player to do.” The indie duo feels relieved and a little bit anxious. Most indie studios don’t survive long after their first release.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The following year, the Norsfell team submitted their concept to the Montreal Ubisoft Indie Series annual competition for local independent game studios—and won. Buoyed by success and a cash prize, they moved “Tribes of Midgard” into production.

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Yobob Games

OCTOBER 10, 2020

It’s a fun little concept to add mostly because bless can be treated like a currency or like a prayer points which has huge implications towards the story. The game becomes really fun because of this new concept. Marketing a new indie game is a huge task that most indie developers would fail at.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 28, 2024

However, with AI, even small indie studios can produce high-quality games that rival those of larger, well-funded companies. Proceduralism and AI: Building Immersive Worlds AI’s role in game development can be seen as an extension of proceduralism, a concept that has long been a part of creating expansive game worlds.

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Moonmana

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Moonmana captures the broad expertise, latest trends, and personalized approach to create high-quality games worldwide, from concept to production, when developing projects. As a result, he began his career as an indie developer, creating games independently, and then founded a company that is still expanding. About the Author.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here you'll get a front-row seat to the exciting development process for indie game Kristala, the inaugural title from female-lead Astral Clocktower Studios—an indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. We're also giving you a special first look at some new environmental concepts and progress made to our newest WIP level area.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“I loved the concepts, the design. Interestingly, while many indie developers opt for collaborative efforts early on, the mind behind “Lucid” wanted to wear multiple hats. Such exclusive content often ranges from in-game items like skins and talismans to digital rewards like wallpapers and physical media.

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Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In addition to developing educational/gaming experiences, she has honed her artistic skills as a concept and gallery-showing artist while pioneering, empowering and supporting grassroots tech meetups and communities.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

This is the place where we bring you a monthly peek into the development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game developed using Unreal Engine 4 by women-lead Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. Thanks for tuning in to another exciting issue of the Kristala dev blog! If you're just joining us, welcome!

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

I also work with indie dev companies on a more casual level discussing challenges, goals and brainstorming solutions. Chad: With blogging, the content often comes across in an informal, personal tone. Right now I work from home (the dream, right?) for a cloud consulting firm leading their application development resources.

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Played with Fire

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Our mission revolves around one key concept: ADVANCEMENT. We’re not content with the status quo; we strive to push the limits of VR gaming. Breaking the Mold At Played With Fire, we’re not just game developers; we’re architects of unparalleled adventures.

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Game Design Aspect

JUNE 9, 2021

In addition to developing educational/gaming experiences, she has honed her artistic skills as a concept and gallery-showing artist while pioneering, empowering and supporting grassroots tech meetups and communities.

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Filmustage

MARCH 13, 2025

Unlike traditional approaches where indie filmmakers attempt to shoot five pages daily, some productions rush through eight or nine pages. Industry-standard script breakdown analysis shows that some indie films may target up to 30 setups per day - potentially reaching 450 shots over a 15-day shoot. What is a Script Breakdown?

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Greenheart Games

AUGUST 30, 2018

It was an intensely stressful and uncertain time full of the highs and lows of indie development. Below you see a much more streamlined progression from sketch to layout concept to final piece. – Our modding community is still going strong with hundreds of mods and dozens which go far beyond simple content additions. .

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). link] Concept Art. Welcome, beautiful creatures!

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Sirlin

JANUARY 6, 2018

Sirlin's Response It’s unlikely that Fantasy Strike will have loot boxes simply because we now lack the budget to properly implement the feature and all the associated content. Like any normal company, we’d have to choose between no further content, or paid gameplay content. I don’t play or support any such games.

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Filmustage

MARCH 7, 2025

In addition to these components, many coverage formats include a grading grid that scores specific elements (concept, characters, dialogue, etc.) Bulletproof Script Coverage Image Source: Bulletproof Screenwriting Bulletproof Script Coverage, part of Indie Film Hustle, has a fresh approach to screenplay analysis that focuses on market needs.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Charles Lee (Art Lead) , veteran art director and concept artist with past experience at Blizzard , Sony Pictures Animation , and who until very recently worked in the Visual Development of Netflix hit Arcane (damn!). The common point is that both were the co-founders of the indie games company Scuttlebutt Games.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

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. I prioritize creating content based on what I believe will facilitate the games marketing efforts, he explains. Because Houllier is working alone, he needs players feedback to shape his games.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

If you've been keeping up with our dev blogs already, you know that they're pretty hefty when it comes to content. Well, we've been carefully and strategically saving some of our best content in anticipation of finally launching the official Kristala Patreon campaign. Concept Art. Why, you might ask? BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

That’s the core concept from Voodoo. We love the concept. Originally launched back in 2019, Dicey Dungeons was an immediate hit indie game. They removed all of the F2P monetization, polished some of the features, and released a new batch of content for season 4. Net Fishing! And despite Net Fishing!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Welcome back to the newest issue of the Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation chronicling all the magic and mystery the Astral Clocktower Studios dev team puts into indie ARPG Kristala every development sprint. He also addressed some last-minute, temporary needs - like writing the content for our PlayNYC build's tutorial widgets.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

You're currently tuned in to the official Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation of all the development done on our first game, Kristala: a Dark Fantasy ARPG created by women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Concept Art. First, James worked on the concept for our Warp VFX sequence.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Or at worst, they are leftover consequences of the design and they had to fudge some random content for it. I know it's easy for armchair indies like me to complain about pulling punches. Not that her concept makes much sense; why does this apocalyptic suicide cult leader like poison gas specifically?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

This is where 99.99% of indie developers and studios make their main and most fatal mistake. Indie gamers, e.g.: People looking for cool, smaller games to play, no matter the type. An Indie or Experimental Game : Steam, GOG, etc. Starting over, is the game commercially viable? Wait, shouldn't a prototype come first?

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

CONTENT WARNING: This post contains discussion of gay sex acts and some screenshots with obscured pixel art nudity. Back in 2019 when I was making the original prototype, there were also two other gay cowboy things on my mind: Orville Peck's hit single "Dead of Night" and the gay indie romance film God's Own Country.

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