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Solo dev Evan Polekoff of Critter Crossfire “Motivation is a limited resource” 

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For the last five years, off and on, he worked on Critter Crossfire , a turn-based tactics and first person shooter hybrid. With the game now announced for a 2024-release, the part time solo dev is motivated to finish the game. The advantage of the indie space in general is that we get to work on smaller, more niche ideas.

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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

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Solo dev Graham Reid: “Being part of a like-minded community is really important” Young Dutch indie developer Lente is something of a free spirit. Solo dev Lente lives and works on a boat and that shows in her game Spilled! Despite being a solo dev all that time, he never really struggled with his motivation. “I

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Actually talk to the (author-led AI) murder suspect in Dead Meat by Meaning Machine

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His debut game Unknown Number was the first game in what its creator Tom Keane called the ‘First Person Talkers’ genre. Unknown Number put First Person Talkers on the map, with talks at GDC, several indie awards, and even being exhibited at the Smithsonian museum in Washington DC.

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Mordhau on consoles: “A lot of smoke and mirrors go into making things hit”

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First person slasher genre Triternion was officially founded in 2017, but the roots go back as far as 2014 when two developers built the initial prototypes and explorations in the first person slasher genre. “The indie game developer scene in Slovenia is growing, but is still relatively small.

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Heroic Labs supports Godot development

Mircosoft Game Dev

From match-3 puzzlers to immersive first person space operas, video gaming is an art form as varied and valuable as literature, film, and theatre. At Heroic Labs , we see games development in a similar way. The rich variety of tooling available to games developers has delivered an explosion of creativity over the past decade.

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The Story of Battlebit Remastered with Max Fink (theliquidhorse)

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Pham and Max delved deep into the world of indie game development, discussing everything from the inception of the game to its surprising success. What’s also worth noting is that Battle Bit Remastered is the first game released by this indie team. Community-Driven Game Development Max spoke candidly about their journey.

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10 Best Free Sci-Fi Games You Can Play for FREE

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Destiny 2 is a first person shooter (FPS) with action packed gameplay and an engaging narrative. Planetside 2 is one of the best online first person shooter games you have listed on this roundup list. Our NoCode game development course teaches indie game devs how to build breathtaking games from scratch. .

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