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This is like a masterclass in game design, mobile UI, wasm, character design, game dialogue and interactive paychogeography. I'm gonna show this to my kid's com

by pkdpic 1y ago

This is like a masterclass in game design, mobile UI, wasm, character design, game dialogue and interactive paychogeography. I'm gonna show this to my kid's computer club next week. Really fantastic, bravo. Is this seriously a solo developer project?? If anyone knows of similar games / apps / software tools that I could show as examples of solo developer small scope simple UI games I'm always trying to find more..

colkassad 1y ago
Return of the Obra Dinn! https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/Return_of_the_Obra_Dinn/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/Return_of_the_Obra...
- abustamam 1y ago
  Haven't played Obra Dinn yet (it's on my list of games to play together with my wife), but anything by its developer Lucas Pope is a masterpiece. Papers Please, while it infuriated me at times (apparently I suck at following rules and spotting differences) was just amazing. Available on mobile and PC. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papers,_Please https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papers,_Please
  - darkvertex 1y ago
    Also if you have the delightful "Playdate" game console, his game Mars After Midnight is charming and not stressful.
    - abustamam 1y ago
      I would love to play that! I love the idea of the Playdate but with a Switch that is gathering dust, I don't think I can convince my wife to let me get another handheld :')
araes 1y ago
From qingcharles post earlier, three people with abeto.co (https://abeto.co/ https://abeto.co/). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45397933 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45397933 > https://xcancel.com/abeto_co https://xcancel.com/abeto_co > https://xcancel.com/vlucendo https://xcancel.com/vlucendo > https://xcancel.com/michaelsungaila https://xcancel.com/michaelsungaila > https://kevincolombin.bandcamp.com/ https://kevincolombin.bandcamp.com/
MattRix 1y ago
The iOS game Tiny Wings was made by a solo developer (Andreas Illiger). I highly recommend it. It’s over a decade old now, but it just got update this year, and it still stands out in my mind as one of the best mobile games ever made.
codys 1y ago
There's also an article on another game by the same folks that's similar (but earlier) which describes some details on building it https://www.awwwards.com/summer-afternoon.html https://www.awwwards.com/summer-afternoon.html

by pkdpic 1y ago

colkassad 1y ago

Return of the Obra Dinn! https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/Return_of_the_Obra_Dinn/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/Return_of_the_Obra...

abustamam 1y ago
Haven't played Obra Dinn yet (it's on my list of games to play together with my wife), but anything by its developer Lucas Pope is a masterpiece. Papers Please, while it infuriated me at times (apparently I suck at following rules and spotting differences) was just amazing. Available on mobile and PC. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papers,_Please https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papers,_Please
- darkvertex 1y ago
  Also if you have the delightful "Playdate" game console, his game Mars After Midnight is charming and not stressful.
  - abustamam 1y ago
    I would love to play that! I love the idea of the Playdate but with a Switch that is gathering dust, I don't think I can convince my wife to let me get another handheld :')

araes 1y ago

From qingcharles post earlier, three people with abeto.co (https://abeto.co/ https://abeto.co/). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45397933 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45397933 > https://xcancel.com/abeto_co https://xcancel.com/abeto_co > https://xcancel.com/vlucendo https://xcancel.com/vlucendo > https://xcancel.com/michaelsungaila https://xcancel.com/michaelsungaila > https://kevincolombin.bandcamp.com/ https://kevincolombin.bandcamp.com/

MattRix 1y ago

The iOS game Tiny Wings was made by a solo developer (Andreas Illiger). I highly recommend it. It’s over a decade old now, but it just got update this year, and it still stands out in my mind as one of the best mobile games ever made.

codys 1y ago

There's also an article on another game by the same folks that's similar (but earlier) which describes some details on building it https://www.awwwards.com/summer-afternoon.html https://www.awwwards.com/summer-afternoon.html