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April 2023 Round up (May the 4th be with you)

This month we have several stories from indie developers who are leaving the beaten path and looking for ways to stand out. A city builder that lets you create a kingdom and find true love? Check! Combining a classic adventure with a beat 'm up? Sure! A black & white tribute to sci-fi movies of the '50s? Absolutely! To make sure games don't end up on the pile of same-old same-old, indies have to innovate. And that's exactly what the devs in our top stories do.

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Finding your true love may win the game in Fabledom by Grenaa Games

There are plenty of city building games around but Fabledom adds a fairytale twist to the genre. First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games, a Sweden based indie game studio. “We don’t take ourselves very seriously. I think that is clear in the language of the game and players seem to appreciate the humor.”

MOST WANTED

Brok the InvestiGator is the first Punch & Click game “Indies have to be innovative”

It took Fabrice Breton, a French solo developer at CowCat Games, 6 years to create Brok the InvestiGator. When he left his day job in 2014 to become a full-time indie developer, he realised he had to come up with something special to stand out from the crowd. He created what he calls the first ‘Punch & Click game’, combining a classic adventure with beat ’em up and RPG elements.

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Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a tribute to sci-fi movies of the ’50s

Building Hope shows what it takes to provide shelter for millions of refugees

RUNNING A STUDIO

The Ground Screams To Whisper: Nyambura Waruingi’s constellation of projects

‘Meet the creative mind behind AKOIA & Company, Nyambura M. Waruingi and her spectacular innovation. The Ground Screams To Whisper is not your typical game and neither is it just one thing, it’s a graphic novel, a puzzle game, a VR game and an album. It’s a constellation of projects that represents how Nyambura looks at gaming.

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Solo developer Kaighen Finley: “It’s easy to lose myself in game development”

Dwayne Waite Jr. “Spend marketing dollars smarter by clearly defining target market”

FUTURE TECH

Popul8 uses AI to assist developers with the creation of digital game characters

There’s no denying that AI has added value when it comes to automating tasks that are typically time-consuming for developers. One interesting AI driven solution is the character creation tool Popul8 by Didimo.

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Want to make a great game trailer? Optimize it for social media

Where to find and how to pick the right trend for your hypercasual game

DATA & INTELLIGENCE

Analysis • Saudi Arabia spends big on gaming with acquisition of Scopely

Savvy Games Group, a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investments Fund, announced that it agreed to purchase Scopely, a privately held mobile game publisher, for $4.9 billion. That makes it one of the largest acquisitions in the industry to date. It is also the fund’s biggest spend so far, which is part of its $38 billion push into gaming.

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