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Solo dev Josh Salley (HALbot Studios) “I believe in keeping a good work life balance”

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He now works under the name of HALbot Studios on not one, but two first person survival horror games, House of Lies and The Nightmare Escape. I believe in keeping a good work life balance. Although I work a lot, I force myself to take time off and work on personal projects. Why did you become a solo developer?

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Solo dev Walter Woods (Here Below) of Dark and Deep “Strategic partners are crucial” 

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In the upcoming first person horror game Dark and Deep players take on the role of an underachieving IT guy who gets caught up in a conspiracy podcast. I try to keep a balanced life. The post Solo dev Walter Woods (Here Below) of Dark and Deep “Strategic partners are crucial” appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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Step into the many fantastical worlds of Nightingale by Inflexion Games

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Transdimensional portals Nightingale is a first-person, PVE, open-world survival crafting game played solo or cooperatively online. An area that springs to mind is just the balance of survival systems. Players can travel through transdimensional portals into a variety of procedurally generated, fantastical realms.

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In Vampire Hunters you need all of your six hands and a dozen guns to survive

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Imagine having to face rampant attack waves like in Vampire Survivors but from a first person point of view. Additionally, balancing the gameplay with up to 14 weapons, perks, upgrades, and constellations can be quite challenging. Feels like a stressful undertaking, doesn’t it? The solution?

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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

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He now works under the name of HALbot Studio s on not one, but two first person survival horror games, House of Lies and The Nightmare Escape. Then he discovered the Unreal Engine and everything changed.

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Among Us VR dev talks about how to create immersive worlds

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Being able to actually play as an Impostor or Crewmate in first person was just so appealing to players.” Aside from making it first person, which was incredibly important, the next big one was adding spatial voice chat. Among Us VR is similar here, too. We started with simple changes. It made the game feel more real.

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ARK Assertion Failed Error: How to Fix It Easily

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ARK: Survival Evolved is one of the better first-person sandbox survival games. You might want to consider switching from Balanced mode to High-Performance mode. If you are a fan of Jurassic Park movies or dinosaurs and at the same time enjoy games of this type, give ARK a chance. Do the following: 1.

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