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Solo dev Chris Arvanitis: “Total control can be a double edged sword”

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It’s his first endeavor working completely alone after a failed attempt at developing a horror game with 2 others back in 2015. “A A friend told me to give it a go again last year, so I started working on a prototype.” The result, Ontosis, is an atmospheric psychological horror game with emphasis on exploration, story and mystery.

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2023 was the year of creepy fishing adventure Dredge by Black Salt Games

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They wanted to break away and create something different, so they started prototyping game ideas to work on. Dredge was one of three prototypes they created. “Cosmic Horror Fishing Game seems like it could be quite nichey, but in the end we got such an incredible range of players who gave Dredge a try.

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

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African Game Dev Prototype Fund They say the best leaders lead by example. The title has gone on to win awards and funding from the African Game Dev Prototype Fund and Humble Bundle. There is special effects makeup used in horror films, and it’s all about creative design. That’s where Dungeon Crawler was conceived.

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Staying alive is all the victory you can hope for in The Forever Winter by Fun Dog Studios

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This is not the case in the upcoming four-player sci-fi tactical survival horror shooter, The Forever Winter. Video games are no stranger to the power fantasy of a lone hero who single-handedly turns the tides of war and saves the day, world, or universe. Just trying to survive another day is all the victory you can hope for. “We

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Solo dev Michael Cosio of Terror at Oakheart “Allow yourself the time to recharge, laugh and love “

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In the 2D side scrolling horror game Terror at Oakheart players follow a diverse cast of characters that are all destined to die gruesomely at the hands of a psychotic serial killer known as Teddy. Being a horror game dev, Cosio draws inspiration from other movies, games and stories in that genre. What’s your creative process?

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Unique blend of genres in haunting fishing adventure Dredge by Black Salt Games

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While we haven’t created a hardcore horror game, a huge adventure game or a really serious fishing game, the blending of these genres has hooked the attention of players from all three”, says Joel Mason , Writer and Programmer at Black Salt Games. Dredge was one of the game ideas that we prototyped very early on.

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Unique blend of genres in haunting fishing adventure Dredge by Black Salt Games

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While we haven’t created a hardcore horror game, a huge adventure game or a really serious fishing game, the blending of these genres has hooked the attention of players from all three”, says Joel Mason , Writer and Programmer at Black Salt Games. Dredge was one of the game ideas that we prototyped very early on.