Pantaloon helps out indie devs with free resource hub
Game Developer
AUGUST 15, 2024
The publishing hub offers indie teams everything they need to take a crack at self-publishing, from pitch decks to roadmaps and playtest frameworks.
Game Developer
AUGUST 15, 2024
The publishing hub offers indie teams everything they need to take a crack at self-publishing, from pitch decks to roadmaps and playtest frameworks.
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
BitCake Studio , an indie game development studio based in Brazil, is celebrating its 10th year in the industry. Everyone must be online from 14h to 18h on Discord because this is ‘when things get done’ and we can all do brainstorms, playtests and all that.” says Lamhut laughing.
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PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Team up 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. No amount of playtesting is ever enough, he says. Sometimes working 10 or 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, on a project you wrote months ago.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
In Guntouchables by Danish indie developer Game Swing , enemies randomly power up from the upgrades that a team of four players cant lift out of the levels. To make sure all upgrades and weapons are properly balanced, Game Swing does playtests throughout development. Game Swing was founded in 2013 by five Danish game design students.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Plus, a smaller indie dev team should be able to handle the scope. We already conducted lots of playtests with children from the age group 10-12 years and really feel that we have hit upon a great formula for the game. Thats why we choose a stylised abstract art style, similar to what could be found in an animated kids show.
PreMortem.Games
MAY 19, 2023
To continuously improve the climbing system and make it more realistic while maintaining an enjoyable gameplay experience, the team engages in discussions with playtesters, climbers, and programmers. “We But we probed and playtested, and we pulled through without changing course to a climbing-inspired arcade game”, says Boogaard.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Polish indie studio Eleven Puzzles has been making a name for themselves as the creators of some fine cooperative puzzle games, like Unsolved Case and Unboxing the Cryptic Killer. “Playtesting is key. Their latest project, Parallel Experiment, is their most ambitious title yet. ” Testing is the final and most crucial phase.
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