Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Unfortunately, the real story in the AAA space is that experimental and niche games like RTS games don't have as much of a potential market anymore. If the studio doesn't have a good distribution of work for these devs to do, that inevitably leads to layoffs. Creatives want to be creative, so they pitch creative stuff.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The game is balanced on a multitude of variables, events, triggers, put together like a house of cards. The market is so saturated, that every little defect becomes an ‘elephant in the room’ for players that often compare a low-budget indie title to AAA games. Consoles and Mobile will follow in a few weeks.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

” “I’m the founder and CEO of Strange Loop Games,” began Krajewski, detailing his journey from working on AAA titles at prominent companies like EA and Midway to establishing his own remote studio. While the significance of platforms like Steam is evident, there’s been a notable evolution in the indie gaming scene.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

That makes them the closest thing in games to a rock supergroup: Maya Kylmamaa (Game Lead, Engineer) , was CEO of the now defunct Reforged Studios (a Helsinki studio focused on AAA strategy games). This is a well-balanced team in terms of disciplines, covering software, design, and art. And past experience in entrepreneurship.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

WE SHOULD ALL DO THIS / STEAL THIS: Dev-owned wiki. The dev team "SureAI" operates the official Endreal strategy guide and lore wiki. It's probably not worth the hassle for a solo indie. this is better to sell" and this tips that balance too much toward the latter. Sit and listen. Expendable companions.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

” He subtly points to the age-old debate about work-life balance and the perceived differences between American and European professional cultures. Interestingly, while many indie developers opt for collaborative efforts early on, the mind behind “Lucid” wanted to wear multiple hats. ” The tools?

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Keith Burgun

JUNE 20, 2022

I mean, part of why I can’t believe that is that for almost a full year after the launch, I was furiously updating the game: two new factions, a new game mode (arguably two), a map editor, tons and tons of balance changes, polishing, bugfixes, you name it. I also think, actually all told, the whole dev process was pretty darn short.

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