PreMortem.Games

MARCH 30, 2023

The debut game Dredge from New Zealand-based indie studio Black Salt Games oozes atmosphere and manages to combine multiple genres into one haunting adventure. We had three very different games that we spent around two weeks on each, developing them up to a point where we could playtest them with other people”, says Mason. seconds.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 20, 2023

The debut game Dredge from New Zealand-based indie studio Black Salt Games oozes atmosphere and manages to combine multiple genres into one haunting adventure. We had three very different games that we spent around two weeks on each, developing them up to a point where we could playtest them with other people”, says Mason. seconds.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 22, 2024

For feedback, opt for playtests or betas instead. ” Whether it’s wishlisting your game, joining your mailing list, or playing the demo, make sure to direct your audience explicitly. And finally, indie developers often underprice their games. Ensure your Steam page is up well in advance.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 29, 2024

Oscar Salandin , known as Peculiar Pixels, received a major validation for his debut game, BOTSU Ridiculous Robots , by being named the Overall Winner at the Develop Indie Showcase Awards 2024. Some had worked on AAA games I’d played, released indie games, or previously ran companies in games. Especially early-on.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 9, 2019

We finally got to a point in 2014 when he said, “I think we’ve done enough, we can start playtesting it.” A lot of small indie companies only have one printing of a game, and then they start to have another print run of another game. This is just my opinion for designers and indie publishers who ALSO want to get into retail.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Meanwhile, Sony is happy with the VR demo, and the studio is getting more experienced with Unreal. Episode 08: "A Couple Years of Hard Work" is when they make their first in-engine prototype demo to figure out environment art and player locomotion. Sharp criticism and failure is what hones your design sense.

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Rindoku

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It was scary, thrilling, amazing and… we won the Dev-Play Indie Pitch! Alex and Ovi receiving the Indie Prize at Dev-Play. Some people finished the demo level in 4-5 minutes. Meeting other indie devs is really cool. For one, we will be heading to Casual Connect in Berlin to take part in the Indie Prize.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Demo: A short guide to contributing to Godot's editor | Gilles Roudière ( groud ). Workshop: 2D game workshop/demo | Leszek Nowak ( John Meadow ). Leszek will demo the development of a 2D game with audience interaction. Demo: Showcase and insights into the new TPS demo | Juan Linietsky ( reduz ).

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is the place where we break down all aspects of development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game in developed by the wildly talented dev team behind women-owned indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. If you're new 'round these parts, let us help you get properly acquainted. Concept Art.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 11, 2024

Renee Gittins , indie game developer of Potions: A Curious Tale , faced severe harassment after the release of her game on Steam earlier this year. She taught herself programming and volunteered for indie studios, eventually creating her first prototype, ‘Potions: A Curious Tale’. She used it both as a marketing and playtesting tool.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 14, 2024

It was right at the beginning of the pandemic, in early 2020, when Austrian indie dev Dominik Hackl started working on Summit , a 2D mountain-climbing Metroidvania. Setting arbitrary deadlines if you don’t have any actual ones, like telling a friend to come over for a demo session.” So what went wrong? “It

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