Sources – How to find amazing game ideas
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[1] Satisfactory Interview: Coffee Stain Studios CEO Talks 3 Million Sales, Early Access, and Future Plans | Gamerant
https://gamerant.com/satisfactory-3-million-sales-interview-ceo-stefan-hanna-future-plans/
[2] Subnautica Postmortem | GDC Vault
https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1025691/-Subnautica
[3] Original Among Us Was a Much Different and More Stressful Game | ComicBook
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/among-us-game-original/
[4] Stardew Valley: Pushing The Boundaries of Farming RPGs | Cornell Sun
https://cornellsun.com/2016/02/23/stardew-valley-pushing-the-boundaries-of-farming-rpgs/
[5] Hotline Miami Prototype (Super Carnage) | DevolverDigital (Volume Warning)
[6] The Making Of: Hotline Miami | Edge Magazine (Archived)
[7] The Game That Inspired Minecraft, But Never Made a Penny | People Make Games
[8] Vampire Survivors creator ‘didn’t have a vision’ when he started making the game that allowed him to quit his job | PC Gamer
[9] Fortnite’s Battle Royale Mode Was Designed During An Uber Ride | Kotaku
https://kotaku.com/fortnite-battle-royale-interview-epic-mustard-uber-ride-1851427317
[10] What inspired Dicey Dungeons? | Distractionware
https://distractionware.com/blog/2019/08/4-what-inspired-dicey-dungeons/
[11] Crypt of the NecroDancer Interview: An Accidental Roguelike Rhythm Game | GameRanx
[12] How To Combine Video Game Genres | Game Maker’s Toolkit
[13] Papers, Please | TIGForums (Archived)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140111172010/http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=29750
[14] Ask the Developer Vol. 10, Pikmin 4 | Nintendo
https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-10-pikmin-4-part-1/
[15] Will Wright | MasterClass
https://www.masterclass.com/classes/will-wright-teaches-game-design-and-theory
[16] How I designed Fruit Ninja | Luke Muscat
[17] Super Mario Sunshine – 2002 Developer Interviews | Shmuplations
https://shmuplations.com/mariosunshine/
[18] Game Designer Jonathan Blow Challenges… | MTV (Archived)
[19] Shovel Knight Devs Discuss Co-Op, Pogo Jumping, And Beyond | GameInformer
[20] ‘Splatoon’ and ‘Splatoon 2’: How to Invent a Stylish Franchise with Global Appeal
https://gdcvault.com/play/1024999/-Splatoon-and-Splatoon-2
[21] Mind of Kojima – How he came up with the core idea behind Death Stranding | Reddit
[22] The Opposite of Fail: The story of FTL | Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/features/2013/3/12/4090522/the-opposite-of-fail-the-story-of-ftl
[23] Spiritfarer is about death, but it’s how it treats life that makes it unusual | Rock Paper Shotgun
[24] Into the Breach Design Postmortem | GDC Vault
https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1025772/-Into-the-Breach-Design
[25] The Legacy of Rob Daviau, the man who helped flip boardgames on their head | Eurogamer
https://www.eurogamer.net/the-legacy-of-rob-daviau-the-man-who-helped-flip-boardgames-on-their-head
[26] Undertale Dev: “Every Monster Should Feel Like an Individual” | The Escapist
https://www.escapistmagazine.com/undertale-dev-every-monster-should-feel-like-an-individual/
[27] Lorelei and the Laser Eyes | Simogo
https://simogo.com/work/loreleiandthelasereyes/
[28] How Parking Garage Rally Circuit Brings The Spirit Of Sega’s 32-bit Console To PC | Time Extension
[29] Independent Games Summit: Crafting A Tiny Open World: ‘A Short Hike’ Postmortem | GDC Vault
https://gdcvault.com/play/1026613/Independent-Games-Summit-Crafting-A
[30] How to Prototype a Game in Under 7 Days | Miami University
http://miami.lgrace.com/documents/How to Prototype a Game in Under 7 Days.pdf
[31] Why You Get Your Best Ideas in the Shower | TIME
https://time.com/6999592/shower-thoughts-best-ideas/
[32] Firewatch: hope and heartbreak in the American wilderness | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/01/firewatch-american-wilderness-campo-santo
[33] Steam Game Releases By Year | SteamDB
https://steamdb.info/stats/releases/
[34] What Makes an Indie Hit?: How to Choose the Right Design | Game Developer
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/what-makes-an-indie-hit-how-to-choose-the-right-design
[35] Know Your Game’s Anchor | How To Market A Game
https://howtomarketagame.com/2019/12/23/know-your-games-anchor/
[36] Franek | X
https://twitter.com/Franrekk/status/1826419925923270847
[37] Finding Clever – Zachary Richman PJP Talk | Post Jam Productions
[38] Lucas Pope (Papers Please / Return of the Obra Dinn) | Noclip Podcast
[39] Dev Log: recovering from no particular hardship, and the next proposition | Tom Francis
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