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Mastering hybrid-casual game design: Lessons in balancing depth and accessibility Mastering hybrid-casual game design: Lessons in balancing depth and accessibility

SayGames Chief Publishing Officer Anton Volnykh shares tips on creating engaging gameplay and thoughtful introduction of monetisation.

byAnton Volnykh

Dec 6, 2024

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How to play a game if you want to learn about making one How to play a game if you want to learn about making one

byIshan Manjrekar

Dec 3, 2024

1 Min Read

Colorful cards from Marvel Snap featuring character art

Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48 Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

byDanielle Riendeau

Nov 27, 2024

game icons on a factory belt

Why you can't objectively build great games Why you can't objectively build great games

Nov 25, 2024

1 Min Read

How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

Nov 22, 2024

1 Min Read

Characters from the Warcraft franchise strike a pose.

What Blizzard is doing to make sure World of Warcraft never gets old What Blizzard is doing to make sure World of Warcraft never gets old

byBryant Francis

Nov 22, 2024

1 Min Read

Lego and UNICEF team on game design toolbox prioritizing child safety

Lego and UNICEF team on game design toolbox prioritizing child safety

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

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byMarc Flury, Kasson Crookerand 3 more

Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop

Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop

Reviving retro: the art and science of recharging Atari’s classic games for modern audiences

Reviving retro: the art and science of recharging Atari’s classic games for modern audiences

byAugustas Vachauzas

The art of game balance: evolution

The art of game balance: evolution

byBreno Azevedo

Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI

Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI

byMichael Yichao

Why hasn't The Game Awards announced a Future Class for 2024?

Why hasn't The Game Awards announced a Future Class for 2024?

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access

Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access

Key art for Animal Well, featuring a mysterious purple Kangaroo.

Why Animal Well's home-brewed engine was key to its success

Why Animal Well's home-brewed engine was key to its success

bySam Machkovech, Contributor

Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball

Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball

byGregory Lobanov, Blogger

A character in Slitterhead with a creepy mask and claws.

Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences

Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences

byAlan Wen, Contributor

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

byMaxim Kiselev

A woman looks at a computer through a magnifying glass.

How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models

How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

The overdesign trap of game design

The overdesign trap of game design

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

Designing a clunky combat system on purpose in Crow Country

Designing a clunky combat system on purpose in Crow Country

Effective ways to use gore in your game

Effective ways to use gore in your game

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byCraig Russell, Laura Doddsand 1 more

How we developed the co-op horror game Cursed Companions

How we developed the co-op horror game Cursed Companions

Deep Dive: Masterminding the fluid movement system behind Echo Point Nova

Deep Dive: Masterminding the fluid movement system behind Echo Point Nova

byMatt Larrabee

Key art from Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. Characters from the game are posed against a gold background.

In Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, MachineGames wants players to improv like Indy

In Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, MachineGames wants players to improv like Indy

byAlessandro Fillari, Contributor

Classic Postmortem: Telltale Games' The Walking Dead (2012)

Classic Postmortem: Telltale Games' The Walking Dead (2012)

Classic Postmortem: NanaOnSha's Haunt (2012)

Classic Postmortem: NanaOnSha's Haunt (2012)

Beyond Good and Evil 2 keyart featuring female protagonist and a monkey companion

Fawzi Mesmar joins Beyond Good and Evil 2 team as creative director

Fawzi Mesmar joins Beyond Good and Evil 2 team as creative director

byTom Regan, Contributing Editor

A woman casts purple magic with a staff. A blue-faced fantasy character stands behind her.

Avowed director Carrie Patel explains how Obsidian pushes boundaries in the fantasy genre

Avowed director Carrie Patel explains how Obsidian pushes boundaries in the fantasy genre

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

5 tips for no-bull indie game design

5 tips for no-bull indie game design

The number 10 in green and blue lighting.

One lesson from 10 years of writing for Game Developer

One lesson from 10 years of writing for Game Developer

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Devs can now access code optimization tool Rider for free

Devs can now access code optimization tool Rider for free

byTom Regan, Contributing Editor

Fog of Woe: What the Silent Hill 2 remake gets right about immersing players in its world

Fog of Woe: What the Silent Hill 2 remake gets right about immersing players in its world

byMichel Sabbagh, Blogger

VFX as game design tools: The ludology of VFX in God of War: Ragnarok and Halo Infinite

VFX as game design tools: The ludology of VFX in God of War: Ragnarok and Halo Infinite

byAntonio Gil Herrera

How point and click gameplay elevates the psychological thriller in Gloomy Juncture

How point and click gameplay elevates the psychological thriller in Gloomy Juncture

byFilipe Rodrigues

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