A first-person look at the design and lore of C.A.G.E-9001 — the RektTek creature-collector horror game. The scanner dilemma, specimen roster, D.R.E.D., kill penalties, and horror-comedy balance.
A technical breakdown of how Polybreak's 100 campaign levels are generated — zone maps, difficulty arcs, power-up placement logic, and how constraints make procedural levels feel designed.
A deep-dive into Voidrunner's six boss encounters — their corporate parody mechanics, attack patterns, and the design philosophy behind building bosses that mean something.
What it takes to go from 'feature-complete' to actually shippable. The Dark Factory swarm's approach to the final mile: audio punch, screen feel, game juice, and everything that turns a working game into a great one.