PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

But the Dutch industry is also home to a vibrant community of indie game developers. Dutch Indies Like Paladin Studios. But also looking out for publishing or funding deals for our own original concepts and prototypes.” by Paladin Studios Another indie you will find at the Netherlands Lounge is Linx Interactive.

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Game Wisdom

MAY 8, 2023

Dredge is a Relaxing Take on Horror Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Dredge is one of those concepts that comes from the ever-popular mix of something + horror = game we see from indie developers. One part horror game, and a peaceful fishing adventure.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 11, 2024

When the Kickstarter campaign ended, cozy adventure game Mika and the Witch’s Mountain by Spanish indie developer Chibig didn’t just achieve its goal. Indie developer Chibig started in 2017 as a one-dev studio in Valencia, Spain. It pulverised it! So, finally, we decided to stick to the original plan and create a short adventure.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 4, 2023

At first glance a normal indie game studio, but the co-founders live and work continents apart. We are a very, very small indie studio working with a publisher (Assemble Entertainment) that cares about its titles, but is also small. What you create is a representation of a concept, an emotion. So sales are what they are.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 22, 2024

Welcome to the unsettling world of Zoochosis by indie game studio Clapperheads. Behind all this madness is an indie studio, but not in the classical sense. Character Concept Artist Adam Woodsmith (USA) feels that the grungy setting really fits well with the monsters.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2023

BitCake Studio , an indie game development studio based in Brazil, is celebrating its 10th year in the industry. She drew a lot of the first concept art for the main characters. According to Lamhut the team explored several concepts before settling on Roguelites. There was a bunch of things she wanted in the game.

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CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

He decided to start his own indie game development studio, Overwrite Interactive , and create a video game from scratch. Through this unique online network, Alan connected with Advanced Concept Art Course graduate Dogyeong (Do) Lee and Game Design Course graduate Alexios Vasilakis who both joined the Overwrite Interactive team.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

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.” Asking and discussing general ideas about themes or concepts, ‘I’m thinking of making my eye game about Monet now… what do you reckon?’. The original concept was a game set inside an eye.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2023

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely. We don’t take ourselves very seriously. I think that is clear in the language of the game and players seem to appreciate the humor.”

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 10, 2023

Canadian indie game development studio Excellent Rectangle just launched their debut title Tape to Tape on Steam Early Access. You may read about it, but truly grasping the concept required getting our hands dirty. As Canadians and self proclaimed sport fanatics, hockey is ingrained in their daily lives.

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Mnenad

DECEMBER 24, 2020

I explain the concept of my mecha indie game and hope for your feedback. In this second devlog episode I share one of my most valuable experiences in game development with you! Also included: Funny bugs, a research about existing mecha games and the progress in development and design. watch next episode. watch on YouTube.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

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.” Asking and discussing general ideas about themes or concepts, ‘I’m thinking of making my eye game about Monet now… what do you reckon?’. The original concept was a game set inside an eye.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 14, 2023

Experimenting with track design Work on the game began in January 2020 as a basic concept that had the player piloting a hovercraft and clearing traffic with weapons in an attempt to escape the authorities. Like many self-published indie games, a lot depends on success so we have our fingers crossed. But so did the workload.” “I’ve

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Nicola Piovesan remembers how he created the concept in a semi-hypnagogic state right before falling asleep. “I The market is so saturated, that every little defect becomes an ‘elephant in the room’ for players that often compare a low-budget indie title to AAA games. Often falling asleep with the notes in my hand.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 7, 2023

Once you have the concept for a game – if it’s an interesting concept – there is always an abundance of ideas that materialize out of nowhere. The abysmal ideas about driving physics held by the indie community of course! I was going to eat that, Debbie!” And the biggest pitfalls? “No

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Game Wisdom

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We talked about designing his first shmup, where the concept came from, and the challenges … The post Attack of the Karens Developer Interview appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A high concept with a high execution. After all, how many games offer you a "suffering musician" build? Atuel by Matajuegos A climate crisis documentary in the form of a third person walking sim where you play as a river. The documentary process is unusual for games.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2024

The concept and emphasis has shifted over time as we learned more about what people expected from a game on this subject. The thing with Classified is that in theory the concept (special forces operations/insurgency) can move forwards or backwards in time. Hero bands So, can we expect more games under the Classified moniker? “We’d

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

Physics-based 2D platformer Bionic Bay is a collaboration between the Finnish one-man-studio Mureena and Taiwanese indie game company Psychoflow Studio. I told them I had already created some early concept art and design work for my next game and that it would fit perfectly into it.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The conversation shifted from the nuances of game development to the larger, looming concept of the “metaverse.” While the significance of platforms like Steam is evident, there’s been a notable evolution in the indie gaming scene. “It’s like they’re still in touch with their indie origins,” he said.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 10, 2023

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely. We don’t take ourselves very seriously. I think that is clear in the language of the game and players seem to appreciate the humor.”

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 5, 2023

First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio. “We He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely. We don’t take ourselves very seriously. I think that is clear in the language of the game and players seem to appreciate the humor.”

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Game Industry News

AUGUST 22, 2023

Fez Fez II: Fez is an indie darling for many people, and its developer deserves high praise for it being wildly successful. The core concept and character could be worth it. Doom 4: It had some great ideas, with the series taking place on Earth and was looking to be a bit more cinematic. That’s it for this week’s Video Game Tuesday.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 29, 2024

More and more South-Korean indie game developers take aim at the PC and console market. The concept for Unstoppable, where office workers are infected by a mysterious gas, followed after discussions with Lead Game Designer Cho Si-wook. “We Plus, various Korean indie games that launched on Steam have experienced considerable success.

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Moonmana

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Moonmana captures the broad expertise, latest trends, and personalized approach to create high-quality games worldwide, from concept to production, when developing projects. As a result, he began his career as an indie developer, creating games independently, and then founded a company that is still expanding. 6 minutes read.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

The indie game that does this especially well is A Space for the Unbound by Mojiken Studio. We made a pilot trailer and concept art that served as a main aesthetic code for the art style. Video games have the ability to transport users to another place and time. It takes players back to the 90s, to a small town in rural Indonesia.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The following year, the Norsfell team submitted their concept to the Montreal Ubisoft Indie Series annual competition for local independent game studios—and won. Buoyed by success and a cash prize, they moved “Tribes of Midgard” into production.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

Here you'll get an inside look at the detailed development work done for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the inaugural title from the team behind Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-lead indie studio based in Central PA, USA. In today's issue, we're servin' up some serious updates on a few large-scale, ongoing 3D models and concept pieces.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here you'll get a front-row seat to the exciting development process for indie game Kristala, the inaugural title from female-lead Astral Clocktower Studios—an indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. We're also giving you a special first look at some new environmental concepts and progress made to our newest WIP level area.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. Make sure you stop by our Concept Art section in this issue of the blog to get a sneak peek at what the armor sets will look like.

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Big Games

AUGUST 30, 2021

From the classics to the indie games, including some of the most popular newer titles to your gaming shelf will help you come up with new game ideas easily. Anything can give you the spark, be it the rainy clouds, the tall green trees, or the way the books are arranged on the shelf, for a new gameplay concept, background, or a theme.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2023

is one of the most striking indie games coming out this summer. We then proceeded to remove everything that wasn’t a perfect fit for this new, narrower, core vision, and in the end we came full circle to something actually resembling the initial student concept.” Anaïs Simonnet Deeper combat Was it all a waste of time?

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Yobob Games

OCTOBER 10, 2020

It’s a fun little concept to add mostly because bless can be treated like a currency or like a prayer points which has huge implications towards the story. The game becomes really fun because of this new concept. Marketing a new indie game is a huge task that most indie developers would fail at.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Understand Blockchain and NFT Concepts in Gaming As initially stated, NFT games are based on the blockchain concept. Here are some fundamental activities involved in NFT game development: Creating the game concept. Design a clear game concept integrating NFTs and define gameplay mechanics. Develop smart contracts.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The dev blog is where we share all the behind-the-scenes dev action for Kristala, a 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG developed by the incredibly talented team at women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art. Take a look at some of the recent armor concepts our talented artist James created this month.

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The Bottom Feeder

JULY 24, 2023

I've been writing indie games for a living for 30 years now and so have been shipping them continuously for longer, as far as I know, than anybody else, ever. They were written by professional indie game developers who should know better. A Few More Key Concepts To Remember 1. Don't do that. That was is. Quick, clean, and easy.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 14, 2021

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you'll get a front-row seat to the development process for the inaugural title from the leading ladies at Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-owned indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. link] Concept Art. Let's get immersed in the dark fantasy world of Kristala.

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