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Harvest Island is a mix of farming and horror “I figured it’s a unique premise”

PreMortem.Games

Something truly horrifying… Creator Kevin Le, working under the name of Yobob Games , carefully chose to combine a farming simulator with horror elements, after doing market research. “A A lot of people know about Stardew Valley and streamers love horror games. Le created the game by himself in three and a half years.

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Release candidate: Godot 4.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

The cover illustration is from CRUEL , a fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements. Developed by James Dornan, the game was released on Steam in January 2025. If you are interested in the latter, please request to join our testing group to get access to pre-release builds. in the previous 4.4

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Makhoba Kamogelo: “Don’t let fear stop you from reinventing yourself”

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In 2023, Kamo decided to follow in Estelle’s footsteps and joined Code Coven’s Introduction to Game-Making program. It was an 8-week course where she learned about game development using the Unity game engine. There is special effects makeup used in horror films, and it’s all about creative design.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 7

Mircosoft Game Dev

The illustration picture for this article is a screenshot of Disinfection , a space horror game by indie duo Evil Turtle Productions which is currently being ported to Godot 4.0 You can follow the developers on Twitter and Mastodon , and wishlist the game on Steam. Jump to the Downloads section.

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My Game is made in RPG Maker MV?

Yobob Games

That’s why I regret making my game in RPG Maker MV. When was the last time a good game was released in RPG Maker? Omori is appraised for it’s psychological horror and it was made in RPG Maker MV just like my game! Another game before Omori? And I still blame it on the engine. To The Moon series.

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How to make movies in 2022: the set vs the screen

Filmustage

Fewer and fewer major films are shot on location, and this has long been a trend: green screen and visual effects have been horror industry standards for a long time. The capabilities of Unreal Engine 5 has impressed not only gamers, but also, indeed, filmmakers. was not the first to use the technology of game engines.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 7

Mircosoft Game Dev

The illustration picture for this article is a screenshot of Disinfection , a space horror game by indie duo Evil Turtle Productions which is currently being ported to Godot 4.0 You can follow the developers on Twitter and Mastodon , and wishlist the game on Steam. Jump to the Downloads section.

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