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Bellwright Simulates a Living Medieval World with Thousands of NPCs
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (1037+ words) Developers from Donkey Crew explain how Bellwright avoids "fake" simulation by running a fully persistent world where every NPC acts independently, even off-screen, in our exclusive interview. With Bellwright, the team at Donkey Crew is tackling a design challenge many…...
Inside Tides of Annihilation’s Arthurian-Inspired Action Design
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (625+ words) With Tides of Annihilation, Eclipse Glow Games is taking a familiar foundation (Arthurian legend) and reworking it into something faster, more stylized, and system-driven. The game blends high-fidelity visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5 with a combat approach inspired by modern…...
The Last of Us Online Was "Very Close to Done" Before Cancellation
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (383+ words) Former game director on The Last of Us Online, Vinit Agarwal, said in a recent interview that the game was "very close to done" at about "80% completion" and was well-received internally. He didn't know about the cancellation until just 24 hours…...
How an Indie Studio Created a Horror Game About Alien Abductions
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (773+ words) Haunting Humans Studio talked with us about Who Are You!?, a sci-fi psychological horror game, explaining what they wanted to express with it, and how they collaborated with a psychologist and UFO specialists to create a more realistic and respectful…...
See This Robot Character Transform Into A Rolling Ball
14+ hour, 22+ min ago (169+ words) Arc Raiders could consider adding it. The developer mentioned they're not actually an animator, so creating the robot's animation took a lot of time. The sound was provided by Max Shatalov. They promised to release a full breakdown later, but…...
Check Out Songs of Glimmerwick, a Musical Woodland Fantasy RPG
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (100+ words) In Songs of Glimmerwick, you become a student of a magic school and cast spells with songs. Take a look at Songs of Glimmerwick, a story-rich witch academy RPG from Eastshade Studios, where you delve into a musical woodland fantasy…...
Check Out This Physics-Based Puzzle Platformer Set in Mechanical Maze
14+ hour, 42+ min ago (144+ words) Circulation offers you an eerie adventure, where you control a living sphere and escape an intricate labyrinth. Take a look at Circulation, a physics-based puzzle platformer developed by Oleg Klaus, where you control a moving sphere making its way through…...
Creating Arcane's Vi with ZBrush, Maya, Substance 3D, & Marmoset
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (1387+ words) Alexandre Mougenot talked to us about crafting a 3D take on Vi from Arcane based on a 2D concept, discussing painterly texturing and painting lighting using ZBrush, Maya, Substance 3D Painter, and Marmoset Toolbag. My name is Alexandre Mougenot, and I have been…...
Try PlayCanvas' Demo Featuring Gracia's 4DGS
15+ hour, 28+ min ago (145+ words) Experience volumetric videos with sound right in your browser. Last month, we shared that Gracia achieved a milestone by releasing several 4DGS demos that can be streamed like YouTube videos. Since then, 4D Gaussian Splatting on the web has advanced further with…...
Indie Pass Launches Indie Game Subscription Platform
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (507+ words) Launching April 13, Indie Pass offers a low-cost subscription model designed to improve discoverability and long-term monetization for indie developers. This new initiative comes from the team at indie.io. Today, indie.io has unveiled Indie Pass, a new subscription platform…...