Exploring how failure cascades shape gameplay in simulation games like Songs of Syx and Rimworld, balancing dramatic stories with player recovery opportunities.

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After the huge success of games like Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, Halfbrick Studios began prototyping some new ideas for their next game. This is the story behind one of those prototypes; a game that caused so many problems within the studio, its creators…

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When making a tactical TTRPG, how you handle Action Economies is vital. This video goes through my decision making and iterations when working on Tales from Elsewhere. Let's see how a system's action economy evolves and how that informs…

Bevy is a refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust. It is free and open-source forever!

How do you get the clearest, most fluid animation in a 2D game and make it work with responsive gameplay? This talk from GDC 2014's Animation Bootcamp features Mariel Cartwright explaining how Skullgirls was animated. It covers the importance of strong key…