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In Guntouchables enemies power up with the upgrades that you leave behind

PreMortem.Games

This leads to some unexpected and quite frankly, explosive situations as the game progresses. Game Swing was founded in 2013 by five Danish game design students. It always triggered so much explanation that we decided to abandon it”, explains co-founder and CEO Martin Sommer.

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4 Lessons from Pandemic for Aspiring Board Game Designers

Brand Game Development

You’re sweating the moment you get this game out of the box. If you’re a fledgling designer and you want to make your players nervous, this is how you do it. A well-designed co-op game like Pandemic stands out among the crowd. You know what I’ve noticed?

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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for the Games Industry

OPM Jobs

You can play games at your own leisure or team up with your partner to play one of the many co-op games that have made this system so popular. Games you can play together Escape Academy Escape rooms can make for a popular date night, and Escape Academy lets couples experience them in video game form.

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Baladins from Seed by Seed is a narrative co-op RPG that respects your time

PreMortem.Games

That’s why the play sessions of their narrative-driven, co-op multiplayer RPG Baladins last around an hour. We’re aiming at making non-violent games that bring families and friends together around the screen.” Narrative designer and Seed by Seed co-founder Antonin Demeilliez explains the idea behind Baladins.

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Designer Notes #61: Chet Faliszek

Designer Notes

In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Chet Faliszek, who co-founded Stray Bombay and is best known for his work at Valve on games such as Left 4 Dead and Portal 2. This episode was recorded August 17, 2021.

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Overwatch’s “Hero Mode” Needed to be a Spinoff

Deconstructor of Fun

A lot of ink has been spilled on the debacle of Overwatch 2 canceling their co-op PvE “Hero Mode”. Putting emotions aside, I think it’s worth re-examining why co-op PvE seemed like a good idea in the first place, and what went wrong in development. I’ve seen both sides of the coin here and can speak from experience.

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The Fast Life and Fiery Death of Vampire Survivors Games.

The Bottom Feeder

Both about game design, and about the indie games biz as a whole. Brotato has a great design. Soon, Vampire Survivors will have couch co-op. Couch co-op and party games are one of them. Survivors-like games are PERFECT for couch co-op and party play. I recommend it.

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