The Flipside of Gaming
Part 3 of my coverage of Steam Next Fest 2024 October edition of indie game demos.
0:00 Intro
00:20 Somber Echoes
2:36 Diesel Dome Oil & Blood
4:31 Rift of the Necrodancer
5:34 System Purge: Hollow Point
6:59 Symphonia
8:34 To Kill a God
10:15 Carnival Massacre
12:08 Super Dash
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
This is part 2 of my favorite demos from Steam Next Fest October 2024.
0:00 Intro
00:17 Antonblast
2:06 The Spirit of the Samurai
3:41 Zefyr a Thief’s Melody
5:20 Trash Goblin
6:17 Ari Buktu and the Anytime Elevator
7:47 Lovish
9:01 Windblown
10:43 Senseless
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
This is the first part of our mega showcase from Next Fest October 2024 edition.
0:00 Intro
00:28 Mohrta
2:51 Aokaki
4:31 Second Essence
6:28 Tearscape
8:20 Cyclopean
9:29 Splintered
11:43 Kilaflow
13:47 Tenebris Somnia
15:54 The Book of Buja
17:07 Widget Inc
18:42 Journey to Incrementalia
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
This is a double review of Harold Halibut and Caravan Sandwitch both played with press keys provided by the developers.
0:00 Intro
00:15 Harold Halibut
3:03 Caravan Sandwitch
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
The weekly indie showcases highlight the games we check out on stream, please reach out if you would like me (Josh Bycer) to cover your game. All games shown are press key submissions.
0:00 Intro
00:14 Moons of Ardan
2:26 The Great Below
4:04 Stuffed
5:46 Striving For Light: Survival
7:24 Loot River
9:10 Card Detective
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
This is a double review of Keylocker and Starstruck both played with press keys provided by the developer.
0:00 Intro
00:15 Keylocker
4:29 Starstruck
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
For this perceptive podcast, I sat down with Joseph Mirabello from Terrible Posture Games to talk about developing the upcoming roguelike Battle Train. We spoke about the challenges of roguelike design, what is special about Battle Train, and then talked about their Kickstarter.
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
This is a store page review for the indie game Andy Blast vs. the Forces of Evil (45 minutes), if you would like me to review your page for a future episode, please reach out.
(Editor’s note: this is a review of a Steam store page, to help developers to construct better customer-facing material. It is not a review of the game itself.)
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
The weekly indie showcases highlight the indie games we play on the channel, all games shown are press keys submissions. Please reach out if you would like me to cover your game.
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
My latest double review is up for today with Phantom Abyss and Go Mecha Ball, two great action-filled games. Both played with press keys.
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
My video review for today is on the Plucky Squire — a beautiful action-adventure game for anyone looking for a light read.
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
This is a double review of Iron Meat and Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists both played with press keys.
0:00 Intro
00:14 Iron Meat
2:54 Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists
Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”
