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Deep Dive: Making a manual for every learning style with The Banished Vault Deep Dive: Making a manual for every playstyle with The Banished Vault

"There is a special feeling in making a document for your game full of nice art and writing and holding it in your hands when you're finished."

Dec 21, 2023

8 Min Read

pixel art haunted house with text

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Deep Dives Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Deep Dives

Dec 18, 2023

14 Min Read

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Finding the magic in firearms in Wizard with a GunFinding the magic in firearms in Wizard with a Gun

Dec 12, 2023

8 Min Read

Deep Dive: Creating and fine tuning the save system of Shadow GambitDeep Dive: Creating and fine tuning the save system of Shadow Gambit

byPhilipp Wittershagen

Dec 6, 2023

18 Min Read

A Year of Springs is about finding yourself in a world still learning to be kind A Year of Springs is about finding yourself in a world still learning to be kind

Nov 16, 2023

9 Min Read

Deep Dive: The art and science of creating weather in Slime Rancher 2Deep Dive: The art and science of creating weather in Slime Rancher 2

byDyala Kattan-Wright, Tess Danieland 1 more

Nov 9, 2023

8 Min Read

Postmortem: American McGee's Alice (2000)

Postmortem: American McGee's Alice (2000)

Deep Dive: Reimagining the battle pass in Guild Wars 2

Deep Dive: Reimagining the battle pass in Guild Wars 2

byChris Casiano, Rick Luebbers

Deep Dive: Chasing an authentic cinematic experience with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Deep Dive: Chasing an authentic cinematic experience with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Postmortem: Windy Meadow

Postmortem: Windy Meadow

Deep Dive: Designing a narrative for multiple middles and multiple heroes in Saltsea Chronicles

Deep Dive: Designing a narrative for multiple middles and multiple heroes in Saltsea Chronicles

byHannah Nicklin

Deep Dive: Why we chose a forbidden marketing technique for We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Deep Dive: Why we chose a forbidden marketing technique for We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

byGeoff van den Ouden

VIDEOVERSE imbues young love with vintage social interface style

VIDEOVERSE imbues young love with vintage social interface style

American Arcadia is a multidimensional puzzle platformer with a cool '70s vibe

American Arcadia is a multidimensional puzzle platformer with a cool '70s vibe

C.H.A.I.N.G.E.D. is a multi-dev project where every in-game decision is a brand new game

C.H.A.I.N.G.E.D. is a multi-dev project where every in-game decision is a brand new game

A screenshot from Dave the Diver shows Dave diving towards a colorful reef against a 2D, bright blue ocean background.

Into the depths of genre-bending restaurant and fishing sim Dave the Diver

Into the depths of genre-bending restaurant and fishing sim Dave the Diver

Inside a world of wobbles, wiggles and sticky hand thievery in Rubblar

Inside a world of wobbles, wiggles and sticky hand thievery in Rubblar

Deep Dive: Cultivating randomness in the peculiar branching narrative of Astronaut: The Best

Deep Dive: Cultivating randomness in the peculiar branching narrative of Astronaut: The Best

Deep Dive: How the developers of Meet Your Maker crafted a unique experience under a no-crunch policy

Deep Dive: How the developers of Meet Your Maker crafted a unique experience under a no-crunch policy

byJulien Tolszczuk-Jalbert, Ashley Pannell

Zoeti combines monsters and poker into a fantasy roguelite, deckbuilding game

Zoeti combines monsters and poker into a fantasy roguelite, deckbuilding game

How Mr. Run and Jump leapt onto the Atari 2600 (and modern PCs)

How Mr. Run and Jump leapt onto the Atari 2600 (and modern PCs)

Dead Cells artwork featuring characters fighting on a moonlit bridge

Make it last: How to turn a static IP into a franchise the Dead Cells way

Make it last: How to turn a static IP into a franchise the Dead Cells way

Postmortem: Prototyping Let’s! Revolution! to transform Minesweeper into a turn-based strategy roguelike

Postmortem: Prototyping Let’s! Revolution! to transform Minesweeper into a turn-based strategy roguelike

byMichael Highland, Ian Sundstrom

How Green New Deal Simulator inspires hope in a climate changing world

How Green New Deal Simulator inspires hope in a climate changing world

Deep Dive: How Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly transformed from DLC to a full game

Deep Dive: How Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly transformed from DLC to a full game

byArya Wiryawan Wibowo

Mastering minimalism and layering complexity with strategy game Thronefall

Mastering minimalism and layering complexity with strategy game Thronefall

1,000 little Post-It notes: an interview with the developer of He Came From Beyond

1,000 little Post-It notes: an interview with the developer of He Came From Beyond

In this screenshot from the game Last Year, a young woman is surrounded by sharp claws in a poorly lit room.

Postmortem: Bringing an IP back to life with horror survival game Last Year

Postmortem: Bringing an IP back to life with horror survival game Last Year

byMatthew Itovitch

Deep Dive: From inspiration to coherence, building the world of Sifu

Deep Dive: From inspiration to coherence, building the world of Sifu

byPaul-Emile Boucher

Synthesizing an '80s soundtrack fit for a king in Kingdom Eighties

Synthesizing an '80s soundtrack fit for a king in Kingdom Eighties

Cassette Beasts is a fun RPG that turns monsters into mixtapes

Cassette Beasts is a fun RPG that turns monsters into mixtapes

How Champ Games tricks old hardware with new cartridges on the Atari 2600

How Champ Games tricks old hardware with new cartridges on the Atari 2600

Unwording is a puzzle game that teaches you to be kind to yourself

Unwording is a puzzle game that teaches you to be kind to yourself

Deep Dive: Implementing crossplay functionality in We Were Here Forever

Deep Dive: Implementing crossplay functionality in We Were Here Forever

Deep Dive: Creating seamless dialogue for narrative poker game Sunshine Shuffle

Deep Dive: Creating seamless dialogue for narrative poker game Sunshine Shuffle

byStav Hinenzon

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