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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

PreMortem.Games

The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery. Cocoon is the first venture of Geometric Interactive , a Danish indie studio founded by Carlsen and his ex-Playdead colleague, Jakob Schmid.

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Indie Gaming’s Last Stand: How Willem Delventhal Is Battling Corporate Dominance!

Game Dev Unchained

The Transformative Landscape of Game Development: A Deep Dive with Willem Delventhal As a digital ecosystem thrives and transforms at a rapid pace, a recent conversation with game designer and educator Willem Delventhal offered insights into the evolving realm of game development.

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En Garde! by Fireplace Games is the right blend of cheesy, slapstick and endearing

PreMortem.Games

is one of the most striking indie games coming out this summer. With graphics that wouldn’t look out of place in a Dreamworks animated movie and sword fighting action that would make Zorro blush. has to be the visual flair of the game. But while everyone was working at larger studios or freelance, the En Garde!

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I’m making an RPG!

Keith Burgun

Some of my earliest, most enchanted memories of games were in some early RPGs. This article , in particular, from Nintendo Power, I have a distinct memory of reading and being totally transfixed by the concept of the world of Final Fantasy 1. (I Random Encounters that are Encounters (not just fights).

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Indie game capsule reviews: Immortality, Wayward Strand, Cult of the Lamb, Betrayal at Club Low, Atuel

Radiator Blog

The high visual polish and stellar production values adorn a solid but predictable gameplay loop: you fight through dungeons with random rooms / enemies, collect resources, and bring them back to your hub to build up your village and its inhabitants. The cult of the game industry is most powerful of all.

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Design review of Redfall by Arkane Studios Austin

Radiator Blog

In this sense, playing a 75% finished game is more useful than playing a 100% finished game. So this post will focus on my read of the general game design and player experience. You're fighting not only the privatization of public health but also reckless climate engineering! But not really.

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indie interviews: ramiro corbetta on hokra

Interesting Choices

To my knowledge, it isn't yet common for games to be commissioned in the way that works of art were commissioned by patrons throughout history. Hokra is a 2v2 sports game where the teams are fighting over control of a single ball. What game designers inspire you the most and why? His games, such as B.U.T.T.O.N.

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