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Top Unreal Game Development Companies in 2024

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It contains the game’s proposed design like the concept of the game, genre, core game mechanics, gameplay, timeline, illustrations/sketches, story and characters, levels and monetization strategies. Prototype: The prototype is a raw test that checks the functionality of the game, environments, gameplay, mechanics, user experience, etc.

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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. The second expansion they’re currently working on, called The Iron Rig, will be released later in 2024. “We Dredge is PreMortem’s Game of the Year.

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Hypercasual games stagnate, but Japanese publisher KAYAC maintains faith

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Let’s find out how KAYAC approaches development of Hypercasual games in 2024; what their expectations from the market are; which best practices for game development they can point out; and what tips for adapting games for the Western region they have to offer. As such, we intend to pursue both moving forward!”

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

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This finally leads me to prototyping and validation. I do sometimes have ‘flashes’ -or dreams- of cool ideas like a gameplay mechanic, other times a whole story or environment. By September 2022 I had most of the design and lore elements of the game ready, including several prototypes, but it all looked terrible.

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