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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

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Here at PreMortem.Games, we have great admiration for developers who tackle the entire game development cycle on their own. Because, lets be honest, creating games is hard and it takes a special kind of developer to choose the solo path. This game represents me as a developer, he says. I get excited to implement wacky ideas!

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Solo dev Patrik Nagy on his game Backrooms Media “No amount of playtesting is ever enough”

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Patrik Nagy , a 20-year-old software development student from Hungary, began working on simple games at age 12, driven by a passion for programming and game development. “I still can’t quite believe it,” Nagy says, reflecting on the game’s unexpected popularity. No amount of playtesting is ever enough.

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Solo dev Jason Nicot on his new project Sanctua “A more mature party game”

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Jason Nicot , a French solo game developer operating under the name Choose Red , recently announced his latest game Sanctua. In this co-op multiplayer game a group of players have to work together to escape a cursed tomb. He went into transportation management, but game development never really left his mind.

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Solo dev Vladyslav Pidiashenko “I hope IHAS will inspire players to better their lives”

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“What inspires me is the belief that I can make a great video game that will influence the player and make them reflect on their life, and hopefully make a change for the better.” When I read books, play video games or work on projects. For weeks, I thought about what I wanted to do and rediscovered my passion for video games.

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SenAm Games is developing Al-Sirah, a game that educates young muslims about the Islam

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SenAm Games ‘ founder, Senad Hrnjadovic , has been involved in the games industry for years, but it was the Pokmon obsession of his two older children that made him realise the power of games as a learning tool. Thats when Hrnjadovic came up with the game Al-Sirah. It got him thinking.

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Solo developer Voidmaw on creating Katanaut: “Done is better than perfect”

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Ive always loved creating things, and game development felt like the perfect mix of art, storytelling, and problem-solving, he explains. While the ability to shape every aspect of the game without compromise is a major advantage, he acknowledges the downside: Wearing all the hats can be overwhelming. That done is better than perfect.