Designing A One-Page Boxing RPG

Journeyman Devlog

Jul 24 • 

Niki

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June 2025

3 Narrative Design Lessons from Clair Obscur’s Prologue

33 Minutes to Hook Players

Jun 19 • 

Niki

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May 2025

The Game Dev’s Guide to Save Systems

Why your save system matters

May 15 • 

Niki

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April 2025

How did my demo launch go? (Spoilers: Not well)

Lessons and stats from my demo launch

Apr 10 • 

Niki

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March 2025

3 Pillars of Compelling Game Characters

Proactivity, relatability & capability

Mar 13 • 

Niki

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January 2025

The Art of Meaningful Deaths in Video Games

Death with consequences

Jan 16 • 

Niki

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December 2024

2024 Review: Game Dev, Quitting Jobs and Reflections

Reflecting on 2024

Dec 19, 2024 • 

Niki

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How to Create Factions That Matter in Games

5 tips to create intriguing factions

Dec 5, 2024 • 

Niki

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November 2024

Demo Crunch & Dilemmas

Story vs Player Agency

Nov 21, 2024 • 

Niki

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5 Takeaways from the Perfect Minigame

Care for a round of Gwent?

Nov 7, 2024 • 

Niki

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October 2024

The Game Dev’s Guide to Fishing Minigames

Why do so many games have a fishing minigame, and why do we love them?

Oct 24, 2024 • 

Niki

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On Games and Writing: Interview with Nick and Max Folkman

What does a game writer do?

Oct 10, 2024 • 

Niki

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