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How to develop a rich and immersive game world?

Logic Simplified

Video games that integrate elements to create a “realistic and open world” aim to be more than just a source of entertainment. Let’s now discuss the ways to develop a detailed and realistic game world. Great controls are essential as they drive the game’s overall concept.

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Mini compendium of indie games

Played with Fire

Outdated concepts, adherence to rigid genre frameworks and the excessive use of microtransactions are the reasons that AAA games not excite us as much as they used to. So just think of the virtually endless possibilities that will guarantee you entertainment for long evenings. Shorter gameplay. No localization to some languages.

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The State of the Mobile Games Market in 2023

Deconstructor of Fun

At the same time, cross-platform open-world RPG Genshin Impact continues to break new ground, crossing its $3 Billion in IAP Spend in Q2 2022. Overall, in the key Western markets, MMORPGs, Roguelikes, Merge and Puzzle genres largely bucked the recession in terms of revenue.

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The top 22 mobile games of 2022

Game Analytics

That’s the core concept from Voodoo. We don’t see this often enough in casual simulation games, but there is a lovely open-world feel to this game. We love the concept. Torchlight Infinite by XD Entertainment. Net Fishing! Cast your net to collect as many fish as you can. And despite Net Fishing!

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GenoTerra - The finished prototype.

Mnenad

I used GenoTerra to research and reflect about the design process using procedural generation in the creation of base shapes that the designer/s in a studio can use to create a more coherent game world. “Open World Games" have the potential for countless hours of exploration and fun through their huge game worlds.

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

PreMortem.Games

One day I discovered video games could be much more than just ‘entertainment products’, and fell in love with the idea of mixing all the things I loved about art in a new medium. I usually start with a location or concept from which I build a ‘mind map’. An open-world social simulation of a whole human civilization on Mars.

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What is Web3 Gaming? | Moonmana

Moonmana

Let’s figure out what this concept is about and then dig a little deeper for more details. The basic concept is as follows: the more you play, the more rewards you get. The Sandbox is a buzzing open-world platform where players can buy land and build games. This trend transforms the whole entertainment sector.

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