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Creative Bloq
Technology
Ian Dean

The challenges of being an indie dev, "About a third of the way through thegame's development, I hated the damn thing"

GameMaker winning entry Picayune Dreams; making a winning indie game.

With over 200 entries and after more than 10,000 votes cast in the annual GameMaker showcase, a Picayune Dreams by indie developer Stepford, scooped the winning spot. Voting fans loved the game's mesmerising and unique roguelike design that blends horde survival with bullet hell gameplay.

The game was made in the GameMaker engine, which streamlines the development process and has proved a perfect entry into game design for many top devs, including Alx Preston for Hyper Light Drifter back in 2016 (read our interview with the dev for its upcoming game, Hyper Light Breaker).

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