The Cities Skylines Paradox: how the sequel stumbled
https://selix.net/notes/the-cities-skyline-paradox
#HackerNews #CitiesSkylines #Paradox #SequelGaming #GameDesign #IndieDev
Alex Akselrod
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"Game design is simple, actually"
https://www.raphkoster.com/2025/11/03/game-design-is-simple-actually/
"Game design is simple, actually"
https://www.raphkoster.com/2025/11/03/game-design-is-simple-actually/
James Baillie
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One of our members, indiekid, has a maths/game balancing puzzle he'd like help with. Any ideas on this? Boosts very appreciated!
https://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7118.msg167393#msg167393
The Art of Atari (2016)
#HackerNews #ArtOfAtari #Atari2016 #VideoGameArt #Nostalgia #GameDesign
One of our members, indiekid, has a maths/game balancing puzzle he'd like help with. Any ideas on this? Boosts very appreciated!
https://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7118.msg167393#msg167393
hypebot
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Could you help me find #ttrpg #games focused on disaster relief, first responders, firefighters and similar?
I'm interested in both narrative and crunchy, I want to analyze #stories and #narrative placement of the player agency, goals etc.
Bonus points for narrative analysis of such games, board games, similar video games etc. I think Pandemic Legacy would qualify.
#disaster #disasterRelief #firstResponder #emt #firefighting #climate #climateChange #gameDesign
Could you help me find #ttrpg #games focused on disaster relief, first responders, firefighters and similar?
I'm interested in both narrative and crunchy, I want to analyze #stories and #narrative placement of the player agency, goals etc.
Bonus points for narrative analysis of such games, board games, similar video games etc. I think Pandemic Legacy would qualify.
#disaster #disasterRelief #firstResponder #emt #firefighting #climate #climateChange #gameDesign
#FediHire For a friend's son:
He is currently seeking new opportunities in the digital art and game development space.
Based right here in Alberta, Drake is a proven 3D Digital Artist with over seven years of voluntary experience in the industry, including work as a lead designer on an indie title.
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Darius Kazemi
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The playable demo for my game project Hawthorn will be available in the coming weeks. The game's official title will be released then! The story of the game is based on the work from my Ph.D. thesis on sensemaking and information ecologies. #GameDesign #indieGame #informationBehaviour #sensemaking
A strange helix-shaped creature emerging from a green portal light in the forest of Halflight.
The character sprite for Tatter, the first psychopomp the Player meets in the game.
Another screenshot of the first chapter of Hawthorn, now in a misted forest with blue-green lanterns.
A screenshot of the opening scene from the Hawthorn demo of a silhouetted outdoor scene with a yellow and lavender pink sky.
The playable demo for my game project Hawthorn will be available in the coming weeks. The game's official title will be released then! The story of the game is based on the work from my Ph.D. thesis on sensemaking and information ecologies. #GameDesign #indieGame #informationBehaviour #sensemaking
A strange helix-shaped creature emerging from a green portal light in the forest of Halflight.
The character sprite for Tatter, the first psychopomp the Player meets in the game.
Another screenshot of the first chapter of Hawthorn, now in a misted forest with blue-green lanterns.
A screenshot of the opening scene from the Hawthorn demo of a silhouetted outdoor scene with a yellow and lavender pink sky.
Number of #solarpunk#TTRPG #games with dedicated fighting mechanic / focus on it:
3+
Number of Solarpunk TTRPGs games focusing on firefighting / disaster response, with dedicated mechanics:
0?
"There is just no conflict in Solarpunk, nothing dramatic"
Am I the only one who thinks that firefighting / first responder games would be absolutely awesome and better than any shootout?
Illustration: https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/jacob-coffin-civil-defense-poster/ by @jacobcoffin
Stefano Marinelli
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Our 13yo is really enjoying designing and building games using Game Maker - both personally, and as school projects.
Any advice from game designers here for some books? He's smart and an advanced reader (but of course I'm biased 🤩) so doesn't have to be anything "aimed at kids" - just "aimed at beginner game designers".
I can help with the programming part of it ... but I've only ever done the one game myself (an IF title using Inform), so I'm essentially entirely clueless when it comes to the game design part.
Our 13yo is really enjoying designing and building games using Game Maker - both personally, and as school projects.
Any advice from game designers here for some books? He's smart and an advanced reader (but of course I'm biased 🤩) so doesn't have to be anything "aimed at kids" - just "aimed at beginner game designers".
I can help with the programming part of it ... but I've only ever done the one game myself (an IF title using Inform), so I'm essentially entirely clueless when it comes to the game design part.
Cassidy James :rr: :gg: :fh:
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I really enjoyed this talk about adding "juice" in game design. They start with a basic "Breakout" game clone and explore a lot of techniques for adding "juice" to make it more fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy0aCDmgnxg
I really enjoyed this talk about adding "juice" in game design. They start with a basic "Breakout" game clone and explore a lot of techniques for adding "juice" to make it more fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy0aCDmgnxg
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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I'm building a word game and need your help play testing the demo!
If you like word games I'd really appreciate you testing out the demo and letting me know what you think: https://tiled-words.netlify.app/
It's free and works on phones, tablets, computers, etc.
If you have a few minutes I wrote up some specific questions I need help with but all feedback is appreciated: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mv8p0ctr5QOpC0iJSB6XHnGYF9KUrrIwEybI42SuLno/edit
Thanks!
I'm building a word game and need your help play testing the demo!
If you like word games I'd really appreciate you testing out the demo and letting me know what you think: https://tiled-words.netlify.app/
It's free and works on phones, tablets, computers, etc.
If you have a few minutes I wrote up some specific questions I need help with but all feedback is appreciated: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mv8p0ctr5QOpC0iJSB6XHnGYF9KUrrIwEybI42SuLno/edit
Thanks!
Emelie 🎨
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Before and After! ✨
Our first game design goal when transitioning from Potting Paradise to Plantverk, was making sure harvesting felt Fun, Satisfying, and Silly! 🍅🔨