The best strategy games are easy to learn, impossible to master. Chess, Go, Slay the Spire - simple rules, endless depth.

Auto-battlers hit this sweet spot perfectly. Each match is a new puzzle with the same building blocks.

#strategy #gaming #autobattler #indiegame #gamedesign

Hot take: pixel art ages better than any other art style in games. Super Nintendo games from 1993 still look gorgeous.

Modern pixel art games that nail the aesthetic: Celeste, Stardew Valley, Dead Cells. Each proves you don't need AAA budgets for beautiful games.

#pixelart #indiegame #gaming #gamedesign

If you haven't seen #whyWeFight #TTRPG , Cozy RPG Reviews made a video about it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5N-dnwWC1k

I still have my qualms about violence in #solarpunk games, but it's worth noting.

#gameDesign

Why We Fight | A TTRPG Review

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Invincible VS Art Director Talks Creating the Game’s Visual Style, Toughest Fighter to Design, and Working With the Series Creators

https://gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2026/04/03/invincible-vs-art-director-talks-creating-the-games-visual-style

#fgc #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames #pcgaming #gaming

Invincible VS Art Director Talks Creating The Game's Visual Style, Toughest Fighter To Design, And Working With The Series Creators

Art director Dan Eder chats about the choices what went into bringing the fighting game's visual presentation to life.

Game Informer

We’re working on a big new feature!

We’re building a procedural map generator, and here’s a look at our first version. What do you all think about it?

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #coopgames #coopgaming #gamedesign #indiegamedev #multiplayergames

Thinking a lot more about this.

I think the reason I focused so much on characters working hard is because, as a player, your resources come from their hard work. So watching them slack off is actively annoying.

You become an awful middle manager: "If you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean!"

But the story of human life should not simply be how well they can serve industry.

Let's explore some #GameDesign alternatives-

Tu t’es perdu dans la création de ton jeu vidéo ?

https://video.ut0pia.org/w/64oyZoUabkZfkucUBn9UvQ

Tu t’es perdu dans la création de ton jeu vidéo ?

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A Love Letter To 'Girl Games'

Games are doomed by femininity.

Aftermath