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Open world RPG design notes from Enderal, a big long Skyrim mod

Radiator Blog

It's probably not worth the hassle for a solo indie. It is much better than the boring shot reverse-shot cutscene stuff going on in AAA RPGs these days, and makes Skyrim's "sit" mechanic more meaningful. Destroy the player's expectation that relationship mechanic = main cast member. Sit and listen. Expendable companions.

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Mini compendium of indie games

Played with Fire

As game fans, we can choose from both big AAA productions and less known (but not always) indie productions. A few words about indie games. Indie , which is short for independent , means independent of the creator – financially, conceptually, or in terms of time. What are indie games and why are they popular?

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Fly around on a broom in cozy adventure Mika and the Witch’s Mountain by Chibig

PreMortem.Games

When the Kickstarter campaign ended, cozy adventure game Mika and the Witch’s Mountain by Spanish indie developer Chibig didn’t just achieve its goal. Indie developer Chibig started in 2017 as a one-dev studio in Valencia, Spain. It pulverised it! So, finally, we decided to stick to the original plan and create a short adventure.

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How to Create Video Game Atmosphere

Game Designing

Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. Overall, it is a more moody atmosphere that lends a sense of dread, and this goes along nicely with the hostile game mechanics players will be up against. The best way to understand the atmosphere may be through an example.

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Solo dev Almar works on debut game Repunk “I’ve had some darker moments”

PreMortem.Games

Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. So, almost two years ago I decided to fully embrace the indie path and became a solodev.” I do sometimes have ‘flashes’ -or dreams- of cool ideas like a gameplay mechanic, other times a whole story or environment.

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The top 22 mobile games of 2022

Game Analytics

Think of this as a hyper-casual Beyblade game with a merge mechanic mixed in the middle. What we liked about Spinner Merge is how they came about the idea of bringing in the merge mechanic. Cart Crash is an incredibly satisfying game that relies much more on timing than any other mechanic. Spinner Merge by Sunday.GG.

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10 Best Free Space Games To Play in 2020

SOVEREIGN MOON

Instead, your missions focus around training to better understand the game mechanics. This large open world allows you to select which faction you want to become part of and then you can start working on building up and customizing your own starship and character. Endless Sky. Dark Orbit. Astro Empires. Vega Conflict.

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