PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2023

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We Once we had that idea, the rest came really naturally, and it’s one of my favorite features!” He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 19, 2024

I used to work as a lead developer on a small indie game company in Romania, Constanta. I was switching a lot between different ideas, concepts and made the mistake of announcing it a bit earlier than expected. Especially now I am working to implement speech recognition, a quite unique feature in video games nowaday.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 27, 2024

Toronto, Canada based indie dev Thousand Stars Studio prides itself on being a culturally diverse studio. Her art and designs often feature adorable characters that are inspired by vinyl toys, small figurines, and blind boxes. It’s a whimsical, Bollywood-inspired RPG that celebrates the fun traditions and magical stories of India.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 17, 2024

Japanese indie game developer Yamada has used ChatGPT as a key design element for his latest project, Doki Doki AI Interrogation. Instead, he sought to explore what new gaming experiences could be uniquely offered by AI, leading him to the concept of interrogation—a familiar yet unexperienced scenario for many.

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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

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. He’s also planning the overall game design.

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CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

He decided to start his own indie game development studio, Overwrite Interactive , and create a video game from scratch. 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.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A shooting schedule for an indie film goes way beyond simple calendar planning. A well-laid-out shooting schedule is crucial for your indie film's success. This piece walks you through the steps to create the quickest way to schedule indie productions , from breaking down scripts to planning daily shooting blocks. Let's tuck in!

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 14, 2023

Notably, it featured split paths, shortcuts, no resource pads, distinct track regions, and a mix of epic environments to traverse over rather than constrained on a tight road above it. Generally speaking I don’t use direct references, but just start concepting based off my mind’s eye from my long exposure to the genre.”

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Yobob Games

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Harvest Island Indie Game Marketing Struggle. Indie Game Analysis. I even applied some of the concepts into my own game! ” There are two games that caught my attention as an indie developer. I’ll start with the first tree and what he did to become a successful indie developer with his marketing approach.

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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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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

The Brew Barons also features aerial combat. “As We turned once more to Porco Rosso which features a band of mischievous but loveable pirates, so we added them to the game to help introduce some combat.” It was a very tranquil concept at first, though we found our prototype didn’t offer enough things for the player to do.”

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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. All of a sudden people were asking for more features, more characters, an extra island, basically a bigger game. It pulverised it!

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 21, 2024

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We Once we had that idea, the rest came really naturally, and it’s one of my favorite features!” He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The conversation shifted from the nuances of game development to the larger, looming concept of the “metaverse.” Features that analyze a player’s facial expressions and translate them onto their game avatars are in development, bridging the gap between the virtual and the real.

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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. Her art and designs often feature adorable characters that are inspired by vinyl toys, small figurines, and blind boxes. Its a whimsical, Bollywood-inspired RPG that celebrates the fun traditions and magical stories of India.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 10, 2023

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We Once we had that idea, the rest came really naturally, and it’s one of my favorite features!” He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 5, 2023

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We Once we had that idea, the rest came really naturally, and it’s one of my favorite features!” He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2024

The game introduces fresh perspectives to the turn-based tactics genre with innovative features. The concept and emphasis has shifted over time as we learned more about what people expected from a game on this subject. One feature that received positive reactions from players is the Morale system.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

This is the only place where you'll receive a monthly, in-depth look into the entire development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game built in Unreal Engine 4 by the incredibly talented team at Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. Welcome back to another magically entrancing issue of the Kristala dev blog.

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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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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2023

is one of the most striking indie games coming out this summer. We then proceeded to remove everything that wasn’t a perfect fit for this new, narrower, core vision, and in the end we came full circle to something actually resembling the initial student concept.” ” Another eye catching feature of En garde!

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AWS Games

JUNE 8, 2023

The game’s following continues to grow alongside the addition of new features. After briefly pursuing a different concept, he began developing what would become “Crossfar.” Omidi explained, “My setup was sufficient, but then, I discovered Amazon GameLift and all the amazing features it provides out of box.

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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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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 14, 2021

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you'll get a front-row seat to the development process for the inaugural title from the leading ladies at Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-owned indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. It's been a hard year for all of us, especially for independent creators. 3D Asset Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. Make sure you stop by our Concept Art section in this issue of the blog to get a sneak peek at what the armor sets will look like.

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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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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The dev blog is where we share all the behind-the-scenes dev action for Kristala, a 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG developed by the incredibly talented team at women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. Take a look at some of the recent armor concepts our talented artist James created this month.

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Big Games

AUGUST 30, 2021

From the classics to the indie games, including some of the most popular newer titles to your gaming shelf will help you come up with new game ideas easily. You can get inspired by the gameplay mechanics, features, characters, color schemes, or even the effects. Give a try on a few popular current games from different categories.

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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.) Turnaround Options Feature screenplays and one-hour pilots: USD 100.00 The synopsis covers major plot points and character arcs to give readers an overview of what happens in the script.

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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. But why this shift from AAA games to indie games and support platforms? The transition, however, was not without challenges.

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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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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Understand Blockchain and NFT Concepts in Gaming As initially stated, NFT games are based on the blockchain concept. Upon establishing your audience, brainstorm unique features and game mechanics. Here are some fundamental activities involved in NFT game development: Creating the game concept. Develop smart contracts.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This brand-new feature will allow the players to approach the gaming action in large-scale battles in multiple ways. E-sports team, group of gamers, pro gamers team concept. While a project like CoD must spare thousands of dollars for this, others, like indie games, may be promoted for free. But how does it add to overall costs?

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iXie gaming

JULY 19, 2024

For realistic characters and settings, understand these concepts well. Show off the game’s most exciting features and unique mechanics in your artwork to attract potential players. Whether the goal is to drive pre-orders, increase brand awareness, or announce a new feature, align your art with these goals. Typography.

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OPM Jobs

JUNE 9, 2022

The gaming industry is no longer a niche, and there are lots of opportunities from major studios through to indie developers. This could feature stories based on your experiences, advice and tips for others, reviews of games, and so on. Are you passionate about video games and want to try creating your own for a living?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Kristala Featured at IWOCon 2020. Kristala has been approved as an official selection for the 2020 Indie World Order digital convention, IWOCon! As you may know, we recently decided to give the model for our Anagativa player character a complete overhaul to better match its gorgeous concept. link] Concept Art.

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