AWS Games

MAY 12, 2023

Come “behind-the-scenes” with AWS GameTime Each episode is hosted live and our Twitch viewers get the chance to directly chat with the creators and game industry veterans of their favorite games. The casual interview setting is the perfect way to ask lots of questions about their game design and game development process.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Today, with an impressive team of 32 people, they’re working on Eco , a virtual society game built inside a self-contained ecosystem. The premise is thrilling: “You are building a virtual society inside of an ecosystem,” Krajewski explained. “This is what we’re building with Eco ,” Krajewski said.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Against the Storm by Eremite Games ( Steam page , official site ) is a popular 2.5D town-building run-based RTS with a Warcraft 3 inspired aesthetic and a deckbuilding meta-game progression. You spend an hour building a base while fulfilling randomized mini-goals for victory points. And it really is a good mechanic.

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Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Cult of the Lamb by Massive Monster This is a Hades-like / Binding of Issac-ish 2D action roguelike wrapped around a Don't Starve / Rimworld-y town building crafting survival system, with all the subversively violent dark cartoon humor of those references. The cult of the game industry is most powerful of all.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2024

So, a turn-based-tactics game based around sabotage and assassination operations felt like something fresh to us”, says Senior Game Designer Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. With the story and art direction locked in place, the game actually went through several changes before it settled on the final gameplay mechanics.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Also, developers can monetize their games in new ways, and players can enjoy a more rewarding and immersive gaming experience. How to Venture in Your First NFT Game Development Here is a step-by-step guide to help you build your first NFT game: 1. Most NFT games grant players meaningful control over their assets.

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Compare two games Breath of the Wild and Elden Ring. Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. The game features edgier imagery, corrupted natural environments, hostile characters, and realistic sound effects. A great example of this is the game Death Stranding.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

But the end is here, the game is out now on steam. Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet. A point of interest in the indie game sea.” Naoum calls himself a jack of all trades, a master of none, so going solo on game development made a lot of sense.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

This is a completely different beast from a shooter.” “ Mordhau at its core has always been about melee combat”, says Jonathan Dunn, Game Designer at Triternion. We couldn’t break the PC version as they share a common data source, which is important for our build process. Completely in control of every movement and strike.

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 9, 2022

The games ends after xxx amount of hours you play into it. In stardew valley, you can put 400 hours in and still not “beat” the game. Same goes with harvest moon, and most other indie farming simulators out there as well. This is what we call, “open ended” game where the game never ends.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But the end is near, the game will release on steam sometime in the foreseeable future. Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet. A point of interest in the indie game sea.” Is this mechanic fun? Pat Naoum: “Game development takes so long!”

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Game Design Aspect

JUNE 9, 2021

Roundtable: Creating Non-Toxic Gamer Communities (1 PM Eastern) What game design principles can be used to promote friendlier and harassment-free communities? Join us for a discussion on what strategies game designers can use to create safe virtual spaces that are enjoyable for all players.

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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. I think I need to go back to the drawing board on some of the core mechanics and try to find something that's more interesting and involved.

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Game Daily

JUNE 28, 2023

Starring a doctor called Finley, beset by the problems facing healthcare providers the world over, it’s a game that tells the stories of medical staff and the people they treat, as well as the administrative problems they face through under-funding and the drive to profitability. ” Games set in hospitals are nothing new.

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Yobob Games

OCTOBER 10, 2020

It allows you to progress through the story and allows you to build tools needed to catch certain animals. It can also be used as a construction material to build in the game. One of the requirements in the story is you must build a pier which cost bless. Crafting plays a vital role in Harvest Island.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the thirteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. This week, I want to zero in on the subject of making the perfect board game rule book.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 18, 2023

At some point in the last several decades of video games, everything became a role-playing game. Turns out, if your game design is a little lacking, all you need to do is spackle on a bit of "Make bars fill up to make numbers get bigger to make bars fill up." What about your game made the player feel good?

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Instead, your missions focus around training to better understand the game mechanics. If you’re looking for a simple game you can learn in 30 minutes, EVE online is not the right choice. Star Conflict is a free to play space game where you join others in various online missions. Planet Calypso. Endless Sky. Dark Orbit.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It’s a simple game, with less lore and complexity than some of the other games on this list, but it’s a game with great mechanics and lively gameplay. UFO Online Invasion is a post-apocalyptic turn based free to play MMORPG game. This game has great game mechanics and a beautiful atmosphere.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In our Buildbox tutorial series, we’ll show you how you can build amazing 2D and 3D games without having to know how to code. . In today’s tutorial I’m going to introduce you to Buildbox, a beginner friendly no-code game engine that allows you to build beautiful video games without having to know how to program.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

I assumed it was mostly for fans but after watching all 32 episodes (on 2x speed, skipping some parts) I've changed my mind and now I think it's essential viewing for all game designers / devs. Each level also had unique mechanics and art styles that all tied into a cohesive whole.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

The immersive worlds game developers craft will get players hooked and keep them coming back for more. Both Unity and Unreal are popular choices among giant game development studios as well as indie developers. Games can be developed through the tools in the integrated visual scripter called Blueprint.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

When making a game like this, there should be lots of debate. Is that new mechanic fun? I wrote a game called Exile 3: Ruined World with over 100 spells. But What About Different Builds? The ideal for a system like this is to encourage players to have and switch between different builds and strategies.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In today’s tutorial, we take things a step further by teaching you how to use triggers and switches in order to help you create more interesting game mechanics. Triggers are powerful tools in the world of game design because you often use triggers to accomplish common game objectives. Do you love game design?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

Over the past year, Hypercasual saw massive diversification in terms of core mechanic design. While the hypercasual process is a wonderful machine for discovering new core mechanics, the real big money in Hypercasual is going to come from organizations that can turn hypercasual into a cog in the bigger machine.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

You can use Bolt to do pretty anything you can dream up from controlling characters, designing combat AI, creating a game dialogue system or building a game inventory system. For example, look at the game I have in front of me now. But most importantly, once I exit game mode the changes I made are saved.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 12, 2018

Worst: I wish we would have had custom responses for every verb and object in the first few rooms of the game. Players were just getting used to the interface and mechanic and default responses threw people off sometimes. Continually make great games for a loyal smaller audience (eg. Could be useful for adventure game designers.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This is similar to my tactics games writeup and Enderal (huge Skyrim mod) writeup where I spoil some interesting game designer / systems design things. I don't discuss much of the game narrative. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge. Limited regen (e.g.

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