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Using achievement stats to estimate sales on steam
Using achievement stats to estimate sales on steam
Recently a new method of estimating sales data for games on steam based on achievment stats showed up on the site barter.vg. I reverse engineered it then improved upon it, and here's how.
June 30, 2018
10 Lessons from Making 100 Games in 5 Years
10 Lessons from Making 100 Games in 5 Years
What can be gained from long-term rapid development - say, making 100 games in 5 years? Here, we’ll condense and sort that experience into 10 compact lessons.
June 29, 2018
Choosing A Project Management Tool For Game Development
Choosing A Project Management Tool For Game Development
Choosing a project management tool for your game development process can be overwhelming - with a myriad of options, where do you start? I've collated some of the most popular tools for a quick overview so you can find the right option for you.
June 29, 2018
How to Create Homing Missiles in game with Unity
How to Create Homing Missiles in game with Unity
The main objective of this post is to give a brief introduction to Homing Missiles in Game (2D). A script for Homing missile is also included and explained in the article.
June 29, 2018
Dead Body Falls: Shaping narrative through level design
Dead Body Falls: Shaping narrative through level design
Dead Body Falls takes place in a fictional hotel, with a disturbing and lonely setting to pass the player the feeling of something's wrong and, in a deeply view, not real. How did we shape such narrative through level design to reach this feeling?
June 29, 2018
How Grinding Undermines Design and How to Reduce It
How Grinding Undermines Design and How to Reduce It
Today's post returns to the concept of grinding in video games, and how it is often used to pad out a game and can hurt it in the long run.
June 29, 2018
Learning From Mistakes: The Moon Hunters Launch
Learning From Mistakes: The Moon Hunters Launch
One indie team lead shares her lessons learned from mistakes made when launching her studio's biggest game, Moon Hunters, in 2016.
June 29, 2018
Card Games - No Gain from Pain, Part 2
Card Games - No Gain from Pain, Part 2
It's possible to make design decisions that turn players away, but it's also possible to make art and writing decisions that cause similarly negative reactions.
June 28, 2018
Yes, You Do Need to Start Marketing Your Game Early
Yes, You Do Need to Start Marketing Your Game Early
Do you think it's too early start marketing your game? Contrary to popular belief, it's never too early. Here's some misconceptions about game marketing and why you need an early start, and how to rethink attracting and retaining a fanbase.
June 28, 2018
Recreating the Zelda VFX in Unity
Recreating the Zelda VFX in Unity
Here I explain some of the techniques, animations and shaders I used to recreate some of the VFX from the game Zelda Breath of the Wild in Unity.
June 28, 2018
The surprising effect of Steam Sales on non-discounted games
The surprising effect of Steam Sales on non-discounted games
A look into how non-discounted games are influenced by store-wide Steam Sales.
June 27, 2018
Dead Body Falls: Planning and Game Flow Architecture
Dead Body Falls: Planning and Game Flow Architecture
Dead Body Falls is a VR story driven game published recently by Black River Studios and this post describe how the game play architecture was developed.
June 27, 2018