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May 2023 Round up

Is it true? Are we making games too easy nowadays? Solo dev Dr. Kucho! sure thinks so. He makes an impassioned case for the return of more challenging games. And not those guided tours that take people by the hand every step of the way. It’s good to see developers so passionate about their craft. And they have to be, especially if it takes 8 years to develop your game. Right, doc?

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MOST WANTED

Tape to Tape by Excellent Rectangle is the world’s first hockey roguelite

Canadian indie game development studio Excellent Rectangle just launched their debut title Tape to Tape on Steam Early Access. Combining the world of ice hockey with a roguelite may seem like an odd match, but for game designer Hugo Julien and his fellow co-founders Jean-Nicolas and Mathieu Fortin, it was a natural choice.

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Indie dev studio Wikkl Works takes virtual rock climbing to New Heights

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RUNNING A STUDIO

Solo dev Dr.Kucho fights for true video games: “People play guided tours now”

Spanish solo dev Daniel Manzano (aka Dr. Kucho!) likes working alone. But the 8 years it took to create Moons of Darsalon really took a toll on him. “The first four years were almost absolute happiness. I enjoyed what I was doing very much. The last four years were hell.”

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Navigating publishing agreements – Insights from games lawyer Felix Wong

Solo dev Rutger van Dijk on his game Oakenfold: “Make sure you do marketing”

FUTURE TECH

BitCake Studio builds online multiplayer game Atomic Picnic completely remote

BitCake Studio, an indie game development studio based in Brazil, is celebrating its 10th year in the industry. Eduardo Lamhut, the company’s main Game Designer and Creative Director of the upcoming game Atomic Picnic: “We’ve moved to be 100% remote, and that was the best decision we ever made”

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Column Tomas Sala • The power of creating hard-to-copy IP, art and games

Oscar Hogervorst: “Iteration is one of the solutions to Steam’s many challenges”

DATA & INTELLIGENCE

Trends that shape the future of the PC & console market according to Newzoo

The games industry has been one of the most resilient and profitable sectors. According to Newzoo’s PC & Console Gaming Report, the PC and console market still outperformed previous forecasts. With over one billion PC players and 611 million console players, there are still plenty of opportunities for growth and expansion.

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