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Playing Your Own Game

By Kyzrati | Published: March 5, 2014

You finally did it! You made the game you always wanted to make, and now you get to play it! It’s funny that the reality can be quite different, at least for a certain kind of developer and/or project. Many worthwhile game ideas start out with a simple “Wouldn’t it be cool if…”, so you […]

Posted in Design | Also tagged 7DRL, Cogmind, Data, Gamedev, Parts | 2 Responses

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