iHobo

JULY 12, 2023

It is the model that all contemporary open world games follow. For a brief time there, it felt as if we might rediscover the power of the agency motive that these pioneering proto open world games unleashed. Yet the agency motive has more to offer.

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DameDev.tv

JANUARY 22, 2024

Building on the success of its predecessor, this sequel offers an expansive open world, enhanced web-slinging mechanics, and a gripping storyline. This indie gem stands out with its puzzle-based gameplay, centered around light manipulation and environmental interaction.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Coming from an indie film background, I’m accustomed to thinking about ways to creatively squeeze as much production value out of a project as possible while working within my limits and not overstepping my boundaries. Now in the world of indie game design, I find it beneficial to take a similar approach.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

This large open world allows you to select which faction you want to become part of and then you can start working on building up and customizing your own starship and character. The game world is huge and you can pretty much do whatever you want. Endless Sky. Astro Empires. Vega Conflict. Want to Make Video Games?

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Game Errors

APRIL 6, 2023

They are not an indie developer, they have been making good shooting mechanics and pretty landscapes for years. Here is another open world, but if you take a walk around, you see that everywhere is new, different, and above all interesting. This is where they put in the effort.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

We don’t see this often enough in casual simulation games, but there is a lovely open-world feel to this game. Originally launched back in 2019, Dicey Dungeons was an immediate hit indie game. Aside from a little text explaining what you’re doing, you learn everything by exploring the game.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. So, almost two years ago I decided to fully embrace the indie path and became a solodev.” An open-world social simulation of a whole human civilization on Mars. For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. There are two open world regions, Redfall Commons and Burial Point. OK you get the idea. Let's zoom out.

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. It’s also important to consider that the bar for video games is being set ever higher, even for indies. Rather, the ‘atmosphere’ of any game is a combination of many things: art, sound, post-processing effects, story, dialogue, and more.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Still, overall this was a very impressive achievement for just 3 indie developers. Crime in Skyrim has relatively few consequences, and this was a mod that suddenly raised the stakes in the middle of your Skyrim playthrough. Even AAA has given up on immersive sim RPGs , so any dev deserves praise just for attempting this genre I think.

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