PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

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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PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

Now, with the follow-up, Nirvana Noir , the New York-based indie studio Feral Cat Den is crafting audio-visual poetry in motion. Previous to making their own indie games, the studio’s background was in advertising and product design. Their first game, Genesis Noir, was already a moving work of art.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 16, 2020

You do the game development and playtesting. Publishers have all sorts of vetting mechanisms in place that keep you from going to market with a bad game. Crowdfunding is more popular than it has ever been before, which is great because this is one of the most popular ways to produce indie board games. You go find the art.

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Interesting Choices

OCTOBER 5, 2011

It's rather surreal to see my name in a list with a bunch of indie luminaries , but hopefully I'll be able to live up to expectations. Also wanted to give a quick update on my various boardgame designs: City Draft - This 7 Wonders inspired drafting game is consistently liked in playtests and has been improving slowly and steadily.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This will help you shape the gameplay art style, mechanics, and general experience. Upon establishing your audience, brainstorm unique features and game mechanics. Therefore, you should consider integrating mechanics that enable players to gather, evolve, trade, and customize their NFT-based assets. Develop smart contracts.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Each level also had unique mechanics and art styles that all tied into a cohesive whole. GREENLIGHT / VR SPIN-OFF DEV (episodes 01 - 05) If you don't have time, you can maybe skip this block and start at episode 06 instead. 2015 Episode 01: “The Color of the Sky in Your World” reviews the legacy of Psychonauts 1 back in 2005.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 30, 2023

The debut game Dredge from New Zealand-based indie studio Black Salt Games oozes atmosphere and manages to combine multiple genres into one haunting adventure. We had three very different games that we spent around two weeks on each, developing them up to a point where we could playtest them with other people”, says Mason. seconds.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 20, 2023

The debut game Dredge from New Zealand-based indie studio Black Salt Games oozes atmosphere and manages to combine multiple genres into one haunting adventure. We had three very different games that we spent around two weeks on each, developing them up to a point where we could playtest them with other people”, says Mason. seconds.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is the place where we break down all aspects of development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game in developed by the wildly talented dev team behind women-owned indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. If you're new 'round these parts, let us help you get properly acquainted. Take a look!

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 11, 2024

Renee Gittins , indie game developer of Potions: A Curious Tale , faced severe harassment after the release of her game on Steam earlier this year. She taught herself programming and volunteered for indie studios, eventually creating her first prototype, ‘Potions: A Curious Tale’. She used it both as a marketing and playtesting tool.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 14, 2024

It was right at the beginning of the pandemic, in early 2020, when Austrian indie dev Dominik Hackl started working on Summit , a 2D mountain-climbing Metroidvania. The grappling hook is one rather unique mechanic in the game in the sense that it is a lot more flexible than most grappling hooks in other games. So what went wrong? “It

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