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.
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.
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.
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.

Invincible VS Art Director Talks Creating the Game’s Visual Style, Toughest Fighter to Design, and Working With the Series Creators
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-
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A #PF2e conversion of my older #Pokemon #MagicItems, with a #Pikachu #flail to swing around lightning!
Come vote for future items on my Patreon
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Interesting read: "A Love Letter To 'Girl Games'" https://aftermath.site/a-love-letter-to-girl-games/