Keeping Players Coming Back to Your Indie Game & Tackling Playtesting
Keeping Players Coming Back Retention, retention, retention. Even if it’s just for fifteen minutes or a few hours, retention needs […]
Keeping Players Coming Back Retention, retention, retention. Even if it’s just for fifteen minutes or a few hours, retention needs […]
Design risk. This is the basic idea that your game might completely suck on release. Okay, so you have a
If you are creating a story built on sequences of quests, you’ll need to think beyond script and storyline. There
Getting Started You’ve probably got some great ideas for your game: a compelling storyline, an interesting art style and whatever
When you set out to survive as a game developer, there are certain things to take into account. You have
I’ve done my fair share of design work over the years both for internal projects and external clients and thought
It seems as though people are willing to pay less and less these days for indie games. Studios that slave
Are you considering starting your own game development studio? You might want to avoid the most common mistakes. There are
1. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS To make a living from indie games, you will have to start running your own business. There
There is a lot of information out there on how to make it in the video game industry, but the
1. EXPERIMENTING WITH GRAPHICS While it may get a bit wearisome to see yet another indie showing its retro-chic by using 8-bit
“Ideas represent one tiny percentage of your game. It’s not the core. It’s only a spark—a source of motivation to
Getting your indie game project noticed can be difficult. There is a lot that you need to consider. Which channels should