Planar Pioneers is a Construction and Management/Idle Game hybrid by The Paper Pilot made in Profectus and released in 2023. At first, you use a mine …
Planar Pioneers | The Paper Pilot
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The Game Dev Tree (Video Game) - TV Tropes
The Game Dev Tree is an Idle Game made in The Modding Tree by The Paper Pilot and released in 2020. In it, you are making your own game, releasing updates …
GameSpot's SIMply Divine: The Story of Maxis Software
GameSpot action adventure driving puzzle role-playing simulation sports strategy hardware
“How Do KeyForge?”: Universal Strategies For Piloting In The Crucible
I remember when I started with competitive card gaming- for me, my first serious game was Android: Netrunner. When I sat down at a…
Planning - The Core Reason Why Gameplay Feels Good
In this post I dig into planning, and how it is a fundamental part of what makes a game engaging. Planning affects many aspects of what is s...
Game Dev Tree | The Paper Pilot
The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology
Advent Incremental (Video Game) - TV Tropes
Advent Incremental is an Idle Game by The Paper Pilot released throughout December 2022. With Christmas 25 days away and Santa forgetting to prepare, you're …
Roam: Why I Love It and How I Use It | Nat Eliason
Author, writer, and creator sharing insights on learning, writing, philosophy, entrepreneurship, and more.
We need more video games that are social platforms first, games second | TechCrunch
During these long, mundane physically-distant days, stretching on into an uncertain future like an ever-lengthening beigeish corridor, it's impossible not
The Rise and Fall of the Lone Game Developer – Holy Ghost Stories
In the early 80s, all it took to make a game was a computer, some graph paper, and a lot of determination.
» The Game of Everything, Part 1: Making Civilization The Digital Antiquarian
If my gravestone says, “Sid Meier, developed Civilization,” I’m happy with that. It’s a game I’m happy to be known for.
Remembering Descent, the once-popular, fully 3D 6DOF shooter
Descent is a big part of gaming history, but not many people talk about it.
Saving Incremental Games | The Paper Pilot
The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology
How ‘Baldur’s Gate’ Saved the Computer RPG
The genre-stretching game broke new narrative, technical, and gameplay ground and established the identity of one of the past two decades’ most storied video game studios
