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Solo dev Josh Salley (HALbot Studios) “I believe in keeping a good work life balance”

PreMortem.Games

Then he discovered the Unreal Engine and everything changed. He now works under the name of HALbot Studios on not one, but two first person survival horror games, House of Lies and The Nightmare Escape. The Nightmare Escape is a horror game. Especially with horror games lately.

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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

PreMortem.Games

Then he discovered the Unreal Engine and everything changed. He now works under the name of HALbot Studio s on not one, but two first person survival horror games, House of Lies and The Nightmare Escape. I just assumed game development involved writing code all day.”

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

PreMortem.Games

Stressful During the day he works as a Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, creating games like Hearthstone. For the last five years, off and on, he worked on Critter Crossfire , a turn-based tactics and first person shooter hybrid. Chris is a wonderful and very understanding person, so he had no objections.

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Reality, Upgraded: Navigating VR/AR Gaming with Alex Silkin

Game Dev Unchained

His experiences have led him to focus on the development of VR games based on popular intellectual properties such as Creed: Rise to Glory and an upcoming sci-fi horror game inspired by the Alien movies. Silkin states, “Now we’re finally on the other side [of the pandemic], and there is a second surge of VR interest.”

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Frightful Favourites: The GameDev.tv Community’s Top 10 Halloween Game

DameDev.tv

For gamers and game developers alike, this is the season to dive into the world of horror games, immersing ourselves in atmospheres filled with suspense, mystery, and pure fright. From haunted mansions and desolate space stations to eerie towns shrouded in fog, this list promises a thrilling ride through the annals of gaming horror.

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