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The Art of 2.5D: How It’s Redefining Game Design 

iXie gaming

This technique isnt just a nostalgic throwback; its a strategic design choice that allows developers to craft visually striking, performance-efficient, and highly engaging experiences. continues to evolve, leveraging AI, modern rendering techniques, and cutting-edge game engines to push the boundaries of game design.

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4 Lessons from Root for Aspiring Board Game Designers

Brand Game Development

You can read about that in-depth in this great article on Sprites and Dice. These are valid concerns, but consider the following reviews on Board Game Geek: “Totally asymmetric but surprisingly balanced” – Patmol, 10/10 “Excellent design, asymmetric factions. Not bad for a game about woodland creatures!

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Tape to Tape by Excellent Rectangle is the world’s first hockey roguelite

PreMortem.Games

Canadian indie game development studio Excellent Rectangle just launched their debut title Tape to Tape on Steam Early Access. Combining the world of ice hockey with a roguelite may seem like an odd match, but for game designer Hugo Julien and his fellow co-founders Jean-Nicolas and Mathieu Fortin, it was a natural choice.

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Game Design For Everyone Bundle on Fanatical

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Game Design For Everyone Bundle on Fanatical The Game Design for Everyone bundle is currently live on Fanatical. This bundle contains nearly 10,000 assets, mostly graphics, sprites, UI elements and tilesets usable in any game engine.

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new jam game: Where's the beef

Radiator Blog

then made me think of hidden object games, a genre with an audience that traditionally skews heavily toward women. This was a golden opportunity for my favorite game design trick: make a game that's literally about doing the thing , don't try to adapt it into a platformer or shooter or something!

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sprite wars, gamers vs evil, and PAX

Interesting Choices

I'm calling the game Sprite Wars , and the rules set is a fairly simple modification of Tic-Tac-Toe. Why Tic-Tac-Toe, a game that no adult in their right mind plays with each other, that is solved and always results in a draw? You're probably raising one eyebrow and muttering something like, "Interesting." right about now.

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Strategies for Optimizing Multiplayer Games in Unity

Logic Simplified

Billboard Sprites reduces GPU processing through the use of simple models for distant objects. Open-world multiplayer games experience smooth performances when they implement LOD together with occlusion culling systems. Master the lag, sync the action, and let every match run smoother than an F1 car hugging the perfect racing line!

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