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Zoochosis by Clapperheads will make you fear those lovely animals in the zoo

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Like most times in horror stories, it starts out as a normal night. Welcome to the unsettling world of Zoochosis by indie game studio Clapperheads. The teaser trailer of the game, which featured a heavily mutated giraffe scurrying over the enclosure, received over 10 million views across YouTube. And well, you see the result.”

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Rami Ismail • Find your USP by describing the game in one or two sentences

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Years ago, at the annual Penny Arcade Expo games convention, I was showing off an advanced prototype of Vlambeer’s Ridiculous Fishing. Where many developers define their game as “ X meets Y “, most such pairings wouldn’t allow people to identify a particular game. The exercise is unforgiving, and that makes it powerful.

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

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This year we featured over 20 brave game creators in our solo developers-series and we like to share some highlights. 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. A point of interest in the indie game sea.”

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GameDev.tv Community’s Top 10 Games in 2023

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Resident Evil 4 (Remake) The Resident Evil 4 Remake reimagines the classic horror game with modern technology, enhancing its graphics, gameplay, and storytelling. Lies of P Lies of P is a unique blend of dark fantasy and Gothic horror, inspired by the classic tale of Pinocchio. Sea of Stars 6. Lies of P 5. Spider-Man 2 3. Starfield 2.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 7

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has been in beta for over two months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. The illustration picture for this article is a screenshot of Disinfection , a space horror game by indie duo Evil Turtle Productions which is currently being ported to Godot 4.0

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Unique blend of genres in haunting fishing adventure Dredge by Black Salt Games

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The debut game Dredge from New Zealand-based indie studio Black Salt Games oozes atmosphere and manages to combine multiple genres into one haunting adventure. As a down-on-their-luck fisherman, you have little option but to explore these waters for fish and other things you may dredge up from the pitch black depths.

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Unique blend of genres in haunting fishing adventure Dredge by Black Salt Games

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The debut game Dredge from New Zealand-based indie studio Black Salt Games oozes atmosphere and manages to combine multiple genres into one haunting adventure. As a down-on-their-luck fisherman, you have little option but to explore these waters for fish and other things you may dredge up from the pitch black depths.