by Jerrod Bacon | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog, Game Design, Game Development, Interview
From designing activity books and paper dolls to designing games, Camila Gormaz has come a long way. Her new project, Long Gone Days, is picking up steam as their Indiegogo passes sixty percent. The modern-military war game is turning the RPG concept on its head while...
by Katie Conigliaro | Jul 9, 2016 | Blog, Game Design, Game Development
Playdead, the indie developers behind the critically acclaimed Limbo, released Inside, their second game, at the end of last month. And frankly, it is a work of art. Visually, the game designers were clearly more interested in creating something stylistically...
by Raquel Hayner | May 6, 2016 | Blog, Business, Marketing
The word ‘niche’ tends to have a negative connotation in the indie game world. Niche marketing calls for going after a very small segment within the indie game market. Now, to the average developer this idea seems to go against instinct. You’ve spent money, sweat,...
by Raquel Hayner | Apr 21, 2016 | Blog, Marketing
Figuring out the right price for your game can be difficult. There’s so much that may influence your decision: the personal effort you put in, the sacrifices, the cost, the time, the people who worked on it, and of course your audience! If you under price your game,...
by Melanie Thomas | Jan 23, 2016 | Blog, Game Design
The art of storytelling is often left behind in lieu of better graphics, increasingly difficult mechanics, and character designs. While these elements do hold importance to the development of a game, few realize that a story can transform the game into an experience....