This is the third entry in the series around the visual effects of our narrative roguelite game Crying Suns and, as the game is released on Nintendo Switch, how we designed them. You can read the first two parts here and here. In the second part, we discussed space in…

This is the second entry in the series around the visual effects of our narrative roguelite game Crying Suns and, as the game is released on Nintendo Switch, how we designed them. You can read the first part here. In Crying Suns, you spend most of your time in the…

This post is the first of a series around the visual effects of our narrative roguelite game Crying Suns and, as the game is released on Nintendo Switch, how we designed them. At the end of the introduction sequence of Crying Suns, Kaliban, an octopus-like robot, awakens Ellys Idaho, our…

When Apple revealed its plan for Apple Arcade in March of 2019, they announced exclusive games done by industry veterans. FANTASIAN is one of them. And now, 18 months after the launch of the service, the game is finally here. Was it worth the wait? FANTASIAN in a Nutshell The game is the…

Apple Arcade has been out since September 19th, 2019 and I’ve had time to test a number of games on the platform. The better part of the pack deserves proper reviews that will come in other posts, but many games are just not worth the time. …

On September 19th, 2019, we released Crying Suns on Steam and GOG. Since then, the game has also been released on iOS, on Android and on the Epic Games Store. On all PC digital stores, the game is available for Windows and for macOS. I have been a Mac user…

Several months ago, while working on a work-for-hire mobile game, I encountered a build size problem. My game was at the moment too big to be downloaded without a Wifi connection. And it wasn’t even finished so the build size would continue to increase. I had to find a solution. …

Crying Suns is a story-driven tactical rogue-lite game set in a dying galaxy. You play as a space fleet commander, encountering some friends and many foes as well as exploring planets. …

PHP may be an aging platform compared to so-called modern alternatives like Node.js, it remains largely used. Some major websites like Facebook are still running critical parts of their infrastructure with it. Why? …