Game Refinery

JUNE 15, 2023

The rise of hybridization in mobile games has resulted in game developers experimenting with new gameplay mechanics and features from other genres to drive engagement, something that’s often done via limited-time events. Some developers have added extra mechanics to their race events to keep things fresh and rewarding.

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Yotes Games

AUGUST 29, 2022

Come see the demo we spent the past year building from the ground up! ? The New Kickstarter Anniversary Demo is finally available on Itch.io! ? This here is the demo we just debuted at Everfree Northwest showing the brand new overworld and improved battle mechanics for the first time. Download the Demo!

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

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. Back in 2019, I was wasting time on Reddit and came across a short clip from a demo in r/indiegaming”, says Myllys. “I We are very excited about it”, says Myllys.

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Yobob Games

APRIL 17, 2021

Harvest Island Demo. Feedback from Beta Demo. Opening the closed beta demo was a good choice. Harvest Island Demo. I’ve added a lot more minor additions to make the demo more polished, so you’ll see that once the demo goes live this month, April. Harvest Island Wide Screen!

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What originally started out as a treehouse building simulator prototype, slowly evolved as the duo gradually added different mechanics. “It From the building mechanics, all the way to the third person character movements. Does it improve the mechanics of the game? We judge each feature based on three criteria.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

According to Carlos Casals , 3D Artist and Co-founder of Ticking Clock Games, “We were throwing around all sorts of mechanics and game genres, but we kept coming back to one image; a flying ship.” ” Void Sails will be out on 1 May 2025, play the demo now on Steam. Gotta make sure Void Sails reaches the right audience!”

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 27, 2020

Create a feedback form and online demo, then advertise and offer prizes. You can make your game testable online by either creating a print-and-play game or a Tabletop Simulator demo. You can then advertise your print-and-play or Tabletop Simulator demo, offering prizes to people who submit their feedback.

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Yobob Games

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Harvest Island Demo. Harvest Island Demo. With the release of the new trailer, I decided to release the demo version of the game. I wanted the game to be released late December or early January, but I’ve experienced delays and to make up for my lack of promise, I decided to put out a demo. Harvest Island Demo.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 27, 2023

The key idea was to use the gameplay mechanics from Vampire Survivors in a different genre. “We Gamecraft is placing a heavy emphasis on the weapon stacking mechanic, which sets it apart from other shooters. The game features a corridor-like mechanic, which they want to fully explore. “We Play the demo of Vampire Hunters now.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 4, 2017

Tabletop Simulator Demo of Highways & Byways (Version Highway 4). The main challenge of Highways & Byways at this point is not the core engine, the mechanics, or the rules , but rather how well the game itself can communicate with players. Need help on your board game? Players spend a long time using components.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2023

Mechanical Hand The studio’s upcoming game, Atomic Picnic, is the brainchild of the company’s CEO, Camilla Slotfeldt. Like a mechanical hand and survival aspects inspired by the ‘ Roadside Picnic ’ novel.” . ” Play the Atomic Picnic demo on Steam. There was a bunch of things she wanted in the game.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Although two games have significant differences in core mechanics, we found out, as a part of our Travel Town deconstruction, that the main reason for its take-off is a unique approach to LiveOps and monetization. The weekend events in the game also certainly have room for improvement. It adds randomness to each attempt to complete the level.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2024

What started as a simple concept quickly turned into a game that challenges players with a mix of strategic depth and risk-reward mechanics. I think we have a similar attitude about what ‘good game design’ is, mechanically. Play the Axe Ghost demo now on Steam. So that kind of meeting of minds can be very helpful.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 10, 2024

“If you’re doing a video game campaign, you should not send T-shirts, posters and whatever” For a successful Kickstarter, developers should have a bug-free, visually impressive demo or vertical slice ready, aligning with the final game’s visual standards.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 16, 2023

While the gameplay mechanics reflect the search for historical accuracy, the team of Gorilla Softworks didn’t try to go for realism in the visual presentation. This was a big obstacle to overcome which we solved by organizing bug nights and getting as many people to play our early demos and get as much feedback as possible.”

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

Evan Anthony: “Alternating between two timelines with such different visual designs, mechanics, and stories has been a real brain puzzle for us. Nirvana Noir is ‘coming soon’, but you can already try out the demo. We’ve come such a long way in getting the pacing, plot, and poetry of this duet to sing!”

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Cocos

JULY 26, 2023

Cocos Store Demo: Ghost Archer Services Ghost Archer is a shooting game with rogue-like elements. It not only has a rich skill system, but also has random and variable monsters and scene mechanisms.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 17, 2023

Additionally, sharing the number of demo downloads and feedback from testers can further validate the viability of your product. “An It’s crucial to direct users from platforms like Discord and Twitter to your Steam page, as this indicates increasing interest and potential customers.

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Cocos

APRIL 12, 2023

Hi, I see that your question above is that there is a problem with using the native platform reflection mechanism on iOS, which causes it not to work on iOS, is it convenient to give a streamlined demo of this?

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Each level also had unique mechanics and art styles that all tied into a cohesive whole. 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.

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Game Dev Unchained

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Escape From Hadrian’s Wall Demo out now! Escape from Hadrian’s Wall During the interview, Jim Gray reflected on the journey of developing his first studio game demo, Escape from Hadrian’s Wall , describing it as both exhilarating and challenging.

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The Liquid Fire

JUNE 4, 2023

Good news, I also found a link to more online docs of the second edition game mechanics here. The next content I want to start working on is related to making a functional demo based on the Solo Adventure at the start of the Beginner Box Hero’s Handbook.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 27, 2023

It enables game app developers to fine-tune their ideas, find possible issues and test gameplay mechanics before the game is built. By developing a simplified version of the game, you can test the core mechanics, entertainment factor and interactions. Make a playable demo, play-test it, and make revisions until it feels right.

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The Liquid Fire

MARCH 30, 2023

In the SRD you will find a bunch of the game mechanics released to the public in an open game license. Goal The primary goal for this project is to create a reusable “core” of game mechanics based on these documents. That includes races, classes, equipment, monsters, magic, abilities and more.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 13, 2024

This system reflects our key underlying value of unity in the game, as we uniquely weave the theme into our mechanics. The demo for Aikyam is out now on Steam , PlayStation and Xbox. By helping more people, the crowd grows larger and louder, enabling both the player and villagers to unleash flashy and powerful moves.

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Game Dev Unchained

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Escape From Hadrian’s Wall Demo out now! Escape from Hadrian’s Wall During the interview, Jim Gray reflected on the journey of developing his first studio game demo, Escape from Hadrian’s Wall , describing it as both exhilarating and challenging.

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Logic Simplified

MAY 28, 2024

By using pre-built assets, our game app developers save time and effort in creating assets, and focus on other aspects of game development, such as video game mechanics , level design, and user experience. Many assets on the Unity Asset Store offer free trials or demos for you to test out before purchasing.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

Since embarking on the huge endeavor to completely revamp the entire Kristala demo, we've had our artists and modelers working hard to recreate some of the props and environmental elements that already existed in the original Dalamase demo level. You can listen to our episode of the Game Raven Review podcast right meow! Concept Art.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 2, 2018

With various other developers, I’ve talked about all the different parts that go into making a board game: the core engine , the mechanics , rules , and storytelling / internal narrative. Whenever I demo or playtest, I make sure to get the email address of the person, so I can inform them when the Kickstarter starts.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

add simple C++ GDNative demo. This is Godot's main mechanism for memory management. add simple C++ GDNative demo. Because GDNative is a C API, the minimal example demo to see if things are actually working is implemented in C. Hence a new demo was added , which does exactly the same as the C demo, but is much simpler.

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CG Spectrum

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I chose the City Sample Demo because it already looks amazing, and since the class lessons were in using the Take Recorder instead of environment building, this seemed like a win for my time spent and potentially having something cool for my portfolio. City Sample Demo 3D environment.

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Yobob Games

OCTOBER 10, 2020

When the demo gets released, I hope I get input from you through discord and what you want more in the game. I’m still not satisfied with the game mechanics in terms how much there are present in the game, but I will be adding a few more. Everything relies on this demo. Harvest Island Progress.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Beta 11 was a huge milestone in Cogmind development, having completed a comprehensive review of all items and their stats and mechanics in order to rebalance where necessary, a process I wrote about in detail last year. As part of this drive, for months I’ve been creating over 100 new items, most of them including new mechanics.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Avalon has found investment backing from the likes of Bitkraft, Delphi Ventures, and Mechanism Capital raising $13 million in a round announced earlier this year. .” Metaverse environments Based in Orlando, Florida, but mainly built on a remote working model.

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 11, 2022

There are complex design I have to think about when designing a game mechanic. Let me break down what that cumbersome of a job I had to do in order to get that farming mechanic implemented to the best of this engine could do. There are 4 problems I had to figure out when implementing a farming mechanic. 1) Animation.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 3, 2022

This year’s major release was of course Beta 11 “Mechanical Renaissance,” in the works for 17 (!) months, and a massive set of new toys, challenges , revamped mechanics , and more. Of course that’s only one factor in the revenue drop, but it definitely plays a significant role. So we’re done, right?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

In last month's dev blog installment, we introduced you to the progress we'd commenced on the overhaul we're currently giving to the entirety of the Kristala demo—including characters, enemies, levels, and more. Right away, Harold dove into creating fresh, detailed concepts for each level area in the Kristala demo. Let's dive in.

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