PreMortem.Games

JUNE 9, 2023

Over 100,000 students across Alberta puzzled their way to freedom and participated in the educational programs that taught them how to make their own escape rooms. After a few days of earnest discussion, ideation and research, we developed a concept called Escape Mail. And just like that Escape Mail was born. Step 1: Wonder.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 4, 2024

The cozy puzzle game about organising household items was created by Max Inferno, a development team consisting of Anne Macmillan (art and animation) and Lukas Steinman (design and programming). It started as a game jam concept that was expanded upon and added to Itch.io, where it frequently found itself at the top of the charts.

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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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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 28, 2025

In the second half of February 2025, the Godot XR Community held their latest Godot XR Game Jam. Compared to our previous game jam, we went from 26 entries and 283 ratings to 27 entries and 290 ratings. Not a great jump, however we had 125 people join this game jam compared to 77 in our previous jam.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 13, 2020

Certainly, board game designers can learn a lot from well-designed escape rooms. Exit Games by Kosmos are the closest we can get to the authentic in-person experience right now. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Exit Games come in small boxes.

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Grumpy Gamer

JULY 15, 2014

While cleaning out my storage unit in Seattle, I came across a treasure trove of original documents and backup disks from the early days of Lucasfilm Games and Humongous Entertainment. Gary had done a lot of art long before we had a running game, hence the near finished screen without the verbs. Here is the first batch.

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Grumpy Gamer

JULY 14, 2014

While cleaning out my storage unit in Seattle, I came across a treasure trove of original documents and backup disks from the early days of Lucasfilm Games and Humongous Entertainment. Gary had done a lot of art long before we had a running game, hence the near finished screen without the verbs. More design flow and ideas.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 24, 2022

Talked to Dave about maybe controlling Elaine for a section of the game. After TWP and fast walk and other almost invisible improvements, it’s painful to play a 35 year-old adventure game. Laying down the backbone puzzles for Act 1. Jul 24, 2020 Started the Puzzle Dependency Chart for Act 1. Played MI1 again.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2024

The AppMagic Hypercasual games recap for the second quarter of 2024 unveils some interesting information about this specific part of the mobile games market. The hypercasual games market has been on a downwards trajectory for a couple of years now, but there is still potential for success. daily downloads.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Competition is fierce in the mobile game market, but even more so for developers of casual and hyper-casual games. So, what can mobile game developers do to increase the chances of their games performing well? So, what can mobile game developers do to increase the chances of their games performing well?

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 25, 2022

Talked to Dave about maybe controlling Elaine for a section of the game. After TWP and fast walk and other almost invisible improvements, it's painful to play a 35 year-old adventure game. Laying down the backbone puzzles for Act 1. Started the Puzzle Dependency Chart for Act 1. Played MI1 again. Jul 24, 2020.

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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. “Many game developers at that time were trying to replicate experiences like TRPGs, Werewolf, or lateral thinking puzzles with ChatGPT,” he explains.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Battle passes have crept into almost every mobile game genre imaginable, with our platform showing that 66% of mobile games in the top 20% have incorporated the feature. We’ve updated the blog post with new battle pass implementation examples and best practices for introducing the feature into your mobile game.

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Connections T he new daily game at the New York Times is called Connections , and I’ve seen a few people comment that they just don’t like it as much as Wordle or Spelling Bee. I thought it would be interesting to contrast this to Word Dad , a puzzle game made by my friend, master game designer John Cutter.

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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. For Alan's video game to come to fruition, he needed a team of capable artists to help him. The game's narrative was inspired by the strong women in Alan's life. Gerel battling enemies.

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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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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 17, 2024

My first encounter with Cassie Simpson was during the inaugural Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Africa in 2023. She earned her place and represented South Africa at prestigious programs like the Epic Games Women Creator Program and the Women in Games International (WIGI) Mentorship Program.

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Grumpy Gamer

APRIL 12, 2013

But, If I made another Monkey Island… Three - It would be a retro game that harkened back to Monkey Island 1 and 2. I would want the game to be how we all remember Monkey Island. Four - It would be a hardcore adventure game driven by what made that era so great. It would be an adventure game for the hardcore.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It may have been born out of necessity, but after two successful murder mystery games EQ Studios can now be considered somewhat of a specialist in this particular genre. Although the mystery investigation genre is a strong contender, we are open to other game ideas as well.” Some started from a puzzle standpoint.

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Sirlin

JANUARY 13, 2022

Puzzle Strike 2’s base set includes 10 characters and two different community banks decks. Each bank deck changes the feel of the game. There are several fundamental things you do in Puzzle Strike 2, such as blocking, crashing, swapping, drawing cards, and spending actions. In other words, it emphasizes all the fundamentals.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2020

On March 16th, in the midst of a global pandemic, Supercell dropped a new game: Hay Day Pop (HDP). The minute a supercell game is released, a thousand slack notifications go off. Mobile developers look up their fake AppStore accounts and download with excitement wondering what the new game could be.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 14, 2025

It has achieved significant cultural awareness, too: Duolingo has 14M TikTok followers, is a key partner in Netflixs Squid Games 2 marketing and was featured in the $1B global hit movie Barbie. Candy Crush, puzzle games, and YouTube typically occupy this time to prevent boredom. Fun System #3: Generous Rewards Systems.

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Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

SPOILER WARNING: I keep specific story spoilers vague, but I do have to talk about what happens in the games somehow. Still, you can argue that it's a stunning achievement just to be able to debate these questions in a video game. There's a Portal-like moment where you escape the puzzle. Well, I don't know anything about that.

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Real Programming

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

As industries evolve, so do the applications of mathematical concepts, opening doors to diverse career paths that merge creativity, logic, and problem-solving. Game Designer Game design is a math-intensive career. Opportunities in the growing gaming and entertainment industries.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 26, 2019

Self-publishing a board game is a long, drawn-out process. Some of this goes back to the process of creating your game, getting it manufactured, and raising funds. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This concept is called product-market fit.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 16, 2025

Written by John Wright a Game Publishing Maestro, Iron-Pumping Aficionado, and a member of Deconstructor of Fun consulting and advisory team. When it comes to leveling up your game portfolio or your biceps, John Wright is the publishing powerhouse you want in your corner. >>

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Grumpy Gamer

APRIL 13, 2013

Three - It would be a retro game that harkened back to Monkey Island 1 and 2. I would want the game to be how we all remember Monkey Island. Four - It would be a hardcore adventure game driven by what made that era so great. No tutorials or hint systems or pansy-assed puzzles or catering to the mass-market or modernizing.

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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. The game started as a demo shown on Reddit, but picked up momentum when Badland art director Juhana Myllys offered to mix and match his distinct artwork with the gameplay.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 5, 2020

I don’t want to play a game that is too intense (no offense, Dominion ), I don’t want a game that is too easy (I’ll only play Go Fish with my 3-year-old niece). Instead, I find myself somewhere in the middle when it comes time to picking out a game. Need help on your board game?

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Filmustage

JANUARY 16, 2025

Here's what keeps them up at night: Getting those base shapes just right Carving up models like digital origami masters Making sure every surface points the perfect way Keeping those poly counts lean and mean Where the Magic Happens Remember that feeling when all the puzzle pieces finally clicked? That's compositing for you!

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Mobile game developer and publisher Pixel Federation entertains more than 140M players worldwide with popular mobile games, including ‘ Diggy’s Adventure ,’ ‘ Trainstation 2 ,’ ‘ Puzzle Adventure ,’ and ‘ Port City.’ TrainStation 2’ became the first cloud-native game deployed by Pixel Federation with multiple iterations.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 1, 2019

Creating a great scoring system in a board game can be a difficult process. Once you craft the basic concepts of your game and find the right mechanics to express them , you have to set rules. Scoring rules are among the most important, particularly in euro games. Need help on your board game? So how do you do it?

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Real Programming

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fortunately, there are plenty of simple coding projects that integrate basic coding concepts that kids can tackle during the school year. They’re also a great extracurricular activity to help kids learn math concepts, develop their language abilities, and improve interpersonal skills. Kids can get started as young as eight years old.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

When Jonathan Barbosa Dijkstra lost his job, just before the pandemic hit, he decided to give his dream of making a game by himself a proper go. I would love to be part of a small team where you’ve got your peers and still have a big impact on the game.” For me, and for others I’m sure, making your own games is ‘the dream’.

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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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Played with Fire

JULY 22, 2024

Creating VR games is one thing, but creating VR games that are both entertaining and „something more” is something entirely different! That’s why in our games, besides immersion, fun, and an engaging world, you’ll also find scientific elements that enrich the overall experience!

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