I’m super excited to announce that today, as of the latest patch (1.10) that Gem Wizards Tactics has a new mode: Derby’s Story. Since launch about two weeks ago, one of the common things I heard was something along these lines: “The tutorial is really easy and simple, but then the game throws you into …
I spoke with Justin Ma, co-founder of Subset Games, who are well known for their hit indie games FTL and Into the Breach. Our conversation touched on a pretty wide range of topics, from their creative process at Subset games, to the state of the industry, to Justin’s feelings on game design theory in general. …
Hi all! Sorry for the radio silence recently. I actually do have a new game design article in the works, but it’ll have to wait. The next three days are the last days before Gem Wizards Tactics will be RELEASED on Steam! I’m actually feeling really good about the state of things with GWT. I …
Today’s guest is Tanya X. Short, the co-founder of Kitfox Games, and the designer behind Moon Hunters and most recently, Boyfriend Dungeon. Tanya is also a contributor over at Gamasutra, where she writes about a bunch of game development and marketing stuff. I had wanted to get Tanya on the podcast for a long time, …
Hey everybody! Here’s a general update on Gem Wizards Tactics! Design wise, a few months ago we deleted ability cooldowns. This was for a couple of reasons, one of which being the game doesn’t have a ton of turns – each turn is pretty dense. But as a result we’ve had some challenges, like …
Hello all and welcome to another episode of the Clockwork Game Design Podcast! This is Raph’s second time on the podcast (the first time was Episode 37) but it’s always good to have him on the show. On this episode, Raph and I talk a lot about simulationist RPGs, some of his experience working on …
