Brand Game Development

JULY 28, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Every game mechanic, every piece of art, and every marketing endeavor ultimately comes down to your decisions. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates? That’s no way to live a life.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 4, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. By using color/contrast zones, stripping all text from the board, and generally making the game look pretty, I was finally able to coordinate play-tests through Tabletop Simulator. Need help on your board game?

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. I do sometimes have ‘flashes’ -or dreams- of cool ideas like a gameplay mechanic, other times a whole story or environment. An open-world social simulation of a whole human civilization on Mars. How do you deal with that?

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Playing games exposes you to mechanics and design trends. Just understand that you don’t have to spend $15,000 on games like that gamer to be a good game dev. Click here.

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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

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I wanted a colony sim where other settlements around you aren’t just a static backdrop, but parts of a living, simulated world. This also meant we had less dev time to fix bugs or optimize performance. Interacting with the wider world is entirely optional. Exceedingly difficult The team first built the game in Unity.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. I’m also very skeptical about the return on investment that game devs can expect from a typical con. They look for mechanics and general play-ability. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates?

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. The basic idea of the core engine is “what’s left when you strip a game of mechanics and obstacles. The game’s mechanics center around that. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates?

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. I’m just adding another mechanic and a tweaking a few rules. Major issues are ones that involve sweeping changes to the game such as new mechanics or sweeping rule changes. Click here.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 27, 2020

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. The post 6 Ways to Find Play-Testers for Your New Board Game appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 12, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. That includes popular games, mechanics, and themes; well-known designers; and how to run a successful Kickstarter. Key Takeaways for Game Devs. Just here for Highways & Byways updates?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Written by Ahmetcan Demirel , the maestro of product management and a podcast host ( Game Dev Diary ) from Germany! With a knack for puzzles, arcades, and simulation games. Titles like Match Factory , Triple Match 3D , and Tile Busters have successfully carved out space by introducing fresh mechanics to the puzzle category.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

It involves creating mechanics that determine how players interact with the game. One of my games, Tasty Humans , on Tabletop Simulator. You’ll start out playing your game by yourself, simulating other players. The post A Crash Course in Board Game Development appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 13, 2019

Everything can be scrapped at a moment’s notice – mechanics, rules, art, and even basic core concepts. You come up with basic ideas, find physical pieces to represent those ideas, and come up with game mechanics. Then you regulate the expression of those mechanics through rules. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Game rules are how we regulate the mechanics of our games so that they are consistent with the messages we want to send to players. Short-term mechanic testing. Brandon: At the short-term mechanic testing stages, you’re really just using rules to help underlying mechanics manifest themselves! Private testing.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. That’s not necessarily good or bad, but it’s something game devs need to be wary of. The drafting mechanic allows for players to plan their road trips to a limited degree. Click here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Written by Ahmetcan Demirel , the maestro of product management and a podcast host ( Game Dev Diary ) from Germany! With a knack for puzzles, arcades, and simulation games. Although specialization is highly sought after, there remains a surprising amount of overlap in the features and mechanics used across these different genres.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 1, 2023

By leveraging machine learning algorithms, developers can create more accurate simulations of real-world physics, weather patterns, and even crowd behavior. Chaumette and Pham discussed the potential for AI to revolutionize educational games and simulations, creating more realistic and engaging learning experiences for students.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

Backpack Battles Backpack Battles decided to make inventory management the main game mechanic. Of Life and Land Build your own settlements in Of Life and Land and experience different maps, scenarios, and rich simulations. Turn-based mechanics and an RPG flavor round off the experience. Looting strategically is key.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This time, we’ll look at the top games that use storytelling as a core mechanic and show you that you don’t need sparkling design and intense gameplay to create a hit. Three Minute Games also included a time mechanic to make it feel even more realistic. Making choices can be the sole mechanic, and you still have a game.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Whether a designer starts with an idea that they want to see fully realized or a specs document that says “make this kind of game with these certain mechanics,” there will be an enormous amount of unavoidable trial-and-error. appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. The post What is a Tabletop Game?

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 3, 2022

First here’s our yearly dev collage showing off in visual form some of the progress and work since our last review, version 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.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

This is needed for some types of game mechanics such as: Projectiles (bullet hell for example). Cars/people in city simulators, where thousands appear all across the city. Sandbox style simulations. Still, sometimes, some games require larger amounts of instances but less complex behaviors instead.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 8, 2018

Here’s an online tool you can use to simulate colorblindness. Brandon: In general, you want mechanics to de-emphasize fiddly actions as much as possible. The post How to Develop Visually and Physically Accessible Board Games appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev. Brandon: Colorblindness is the simplest thing to scan for.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Written by Ahmetcan Demirel , the maestro of product management and a podcast host ( Game Dev Diary ) from Germany! With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. By combining mechanics from both Blast and Match-3 and launching with a complete event cadence, it's clear this isn't just another Blast game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 8, 2024

Cosmetics have included multiple new collection mechanisms that grant rewards when acquiring enough of a specific type. There may be something true to those statements which, I guess, is the reason why now devs have allowed the Hero to move once per match. Source: data.ai

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Hourly recording of dev work continues as usual, and the trajectory is similar to last year with more time put towards coding and work on the game itself as opposed to community-facing marketing-type stuff (an angle made easier by the lack of public releases, but we’ll get to that later :P). Development Time. Noticing a trend yet?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2024

Written by Ahmetcan Demirel , the maestro of product management and a podcast host ( Game Dev Diary ) from Germany! With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. AppLovin is covering all bases in the metagame, using every existing restoration/makeover mechanic available.

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Game Designing

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Though it may not mean much to a beginner, open-source software is loved by software developers for its freedom, customizability, and for the committed devs who often provide their hard work for little or no cost. A quick search online can help you find hundreds of GDevelop tutorials on any topic or mechanic you want to learn about.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 5, 2024

Written by Ahmetcan Demirel , the maestro of product management and a podcast host ( Game Dev Diary ) from Germany! With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. Finally, this reward mechanism subtly yet effectively onboards players, teaching them how power-ups work individually and in combination.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Vietnamese developer WolfFun breathed new life into its top-down MOBA Heroes Strike by relaunching it with blockchain-based play-to-earn mechanics. As every day brings more news about massive fundraising rounds and eye-popping token valuations for blockchain games, it seems that crypto, NFTs, and play-to-earn are on every game dev's lips.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It is true that games speak to players through gameplay – the core engine, mechanics, and rules. Dylan: For example, the hipster customers in Seize the Bean have a simple, understandable mechanic that is directly tied to the theme and story: they make you raise your hype. Not allow you to, but make you. Art and storytelling.

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Though it is easily overlooked, especially for newer devs focused more on the nitty-gritty of game development, the atmosphere is a crucial component for any successful release. Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. The best way to understand the atmosphere may be through an example.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I’ve split it into five sections for your convenience: How Ben, Sarah, and Will Got Started How Working in a Team Feels The Downsides of Teamwork Communication in a Team Advice for New Game Devs. This is unusual for most game devs, I think. Brandon: How I imagine teams as a solo dev. Advice for New Game Devs.

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Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Let people play out the fantasy Simulation is key for a successful VR game. It’s clear that simulation, as both a genre and concept, is far more popular in VR than in Console and PC games. That’s interesting and new gameplay for Among Us” There were plenty more features and mechanics the team considered adding.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Perfect for pretending to have played Deathloop if you find yourself talking to a game dev. Not that you should ever talk to a game dev. This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge. Limited regen (e.g.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Some roguelikes don’t go heavy on realism, in which case backtracking for this reason can be considered a non-issue and solely a decision to be made within the greater mechanical design, though this does mean progress ends up feeling gamier overall. More freedom for the player, less control for the dev. Design Control.

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