Tooth and Tail looks to simplify and streamline the RTS to make it approachable, quick, and focus on improvisation and strategy over reflexes and memorization (plus add fun animal units). ...

Warm and welcoming indie game collective Wild Rumpus returns to GDC 2018 with games like Nour, Hypnospace Outlaw, Palmystery and more! ...

Come to the Community Management Summit at GDC 2018 for a ton of great talks from experts at Psyonix, King, Blizzard, and many more! ...

All of the creatures in Rain World have their own survival needs. Outside of the player's field of view, they're still alive, hunting food, getting into territorial fights, and finding new homes. ...

Grave Call buries a player in a coffin with a smartphone and a low battery, having them communicate clues with a police dispatcher in order to be found in time. ...

Uurnog Uurnlimited is a game of unintentional mayhem, where players collect animals and puzzle-solving (sometimes explosive) blocks, bringing them to a save room that saves their every mistake. ...

"Fights are basically performances, and you want some kind of plot in them," Divinity: Original Sin 2 systems designer Nick Pechenin says in this deep dive into how (and why) the game's combat works. ...

In an interview with Ars Technica, game developer Rusty Moyher shared how he programmed and created art assets for Dig Dog using his voice and an interesting alternative to a hands-on mouse.  ...

This article concerns the dramatic value of player-character motivation in story-driven games, and illustrates techniques for adding a second narrative layer to game objectives. ...

Unicornelia teaches some fun, yet important lessons about mental health by having players wear a tent-sized unicorn outfit and work through aspects of their social/work life. ...