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IovoI

Do you have your favorite devs that never (or rarely) disappoint you with their releases? Which ones are the promise of a good game? For me it's Klei for sure. Zachtronics also seems to create quality stuff.

1) Klei
2) Zachtronics
3) CD Project Red
4) 11 bit
5) Introversion
6) Pixeljam
7) Supergiant Games
8) Subset Games
9) Playdead
10) Fullbright
11) Obsidian

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raziel88

CDPR for now.

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IovoI

Ah, good (and obvious) one! Not sure why I didn't think of them in the first place :') Them and 11bit.

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Stefanig

+1

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doctorofjournalism

Introversion. Definitely one of the good ones.

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IovoI

I didn't know their name but I recognize their games :) Even though not every one is my cup of tea, it's great that they have such a variety!

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icaio

all i'm reading + pixeljam

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IovoI

Pixeljam is not my cup of tea but I'm adding it to the list for others :)

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Scarwiz

Supergiant Games for sure

Edit: Also Subset Games
Edit 2: and Team Cherry. Although they've only put out one game so far, the work they put into Hollow Knight is crazy
Edit 3: Almost forgot about Playdead!
Edit 4: Fullbright as well

I think I'm done now lmao

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IovoI

Awesome, I like all of them! Unfortunately it is not possible to follow Team Cherry for now :'(

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Scarwiz

Oh you're asking for the new dev pages haha ? I've been looking for good ones to follow as well :p

Edit: I'd add Campto Santo and Night School Studios to that list in that case ;)

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IovoI

I figured it'd be good to follow someone who creates interesting things, not sure why I've never used this feature before :P

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Scarwiz

Well they only added that feature a couple of weeks ago so you're not too late on this ;)

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IovoI

What did they do? I cannot find anything on Steam :')

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Scarwiz

Campo Santo did Firewatch and are working on In the Valley of the Gods (they also got bought by Valve recently)
Night School did Oxenfree

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Starwhite

Black Isle / Obsidian

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IovoI

RIP Black Isle though :'(

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Starwhite

Well at least Obsidian carries their torch and is now free of any evil publishers that hate players.

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XYUSoma

It's definately not for everyone, but I was always a fan of Spiderweb Software

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AllTracTurbo

Daedalic Entertainment makes some of the best point and click games. I am always happy to see a new game from them. They are also a publisher, so they release some games that they didn't develop themselves.

Also, how can nobody mention Valve? Their games are amazing.

Freebird Games only has a few games on Steam, but they are good (To The Moon, A Bird Story, Finding Paradise).

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Scarwiz

Also, how can nobody mention Valve? Their games are amazing.

Probably because Valve doesn't really make games anymore

I agree on Daedelic though. At least as far as their point & click games go. The Long Journey Home was pretty bad apparently

Loved To The Moon, haven't played the rest yet

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Zorklis

They still make games. People say they don't, but they do. They make content even if it's not as fast for their games. Saliens is stupid but can still be considered a game just like VR stuff

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Scarwiz

Saliens was almost definitely made by interns or something, not an actual dev team... Using a shitty web clicker as a defence is kinda pathetic tbh

They're making Aritfact tho so I guess it's not entirely fair from me either

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Zorklis

Also L4D3 possibly or whatever else

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PossiblePsycho

In case is you haven't heard, Daedalic have recently announced that they are done with point-and-click (not to mention that Silence and Pillars of the Earth were closer to interactive movies than to classic adventure games).

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AllTracTurbo

I didn't know that. I enjoyed Silence, but it was definitely not what I was expecting. I loved the visuals, but the game was short, the story was lacking, and there wasn't much exploring or things to do.

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PossiblePsycho

In case if you speak German (I don't, I've read a short recap in Russian), here's the link: https://www.adventure-treff.de/interviews/15682-quo-vadis-daedalic-interview-mit-tim-krause-murroni
From what I get, they're done with classic 2D point-and-click, but hopefully not with adventure games in general.

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AllTracTurbo

I read it with google translate and he says that they will continue to create story driven adventure games with good visuals, but they will not be in the point and click style because they don't make enough money from point and click games.

I guess a lot of gamers are turned off by point and click games. It is similar with hidden object and visual novels. There is a niche market that loves the games, but it is a small market compared to other game styles and they want to move into the more widely accepted style of games to reach a larger audience and make more money.

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adam1224

I hope they jump into the Fahrenheit/ Telltale-kind of cinematic storytelling - it's a good genre but needs fresh blood, Telltale is just getting sleepy and lazy with their repetitive design.

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grego87

Also, how can nobody mention Valve? Their games are amazing.

While their games are amazing, every time they announce a game that isn't HL3, they disappoint.

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Cassol

I get this strange feeling they might release HL3 on the Steam front page some day in 2020 with absolutely no prior announcement. It would be straight off the Valve book on trolling fans in a way they love.

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elronzorro

Klei for me as well.

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Jonas010

id Software, Avalanche Studios, Machine Games, Monolith & NetherRealm Studios.

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Zumzoom

CD PR and Obsidian atm. Katauri Interactive was my favorite, but the publisher destroyed them. :(

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MyNameIsMud

Illwinter Game Design and Obsidian.

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Meverw

Amanita Design, Larian Studios, Frictional Games, Croteam (although Serious Sam II was rather controversial) and, of course, Blizzard.

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popocho

I loved Blizzard since they were Silicon and Synapse. They lost me after the Diablo III fiasco.

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Meverw

I didn't almost play D3, only in the beginning, so can't make a full conclusion about the game, but overall I liked the beginning and probably would continue to play if there was an opportunity. But, of course, I understand your disappointment. I just love games similar to Diablo (like Sacred, Torchlight, Titan Quest), so I'm ready to forgive them for many flaws.

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thehornyhippo

Mad love for larian!

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Meverw

Unfortunately, didn't play the last games, but first Divine Divinity was great, and such a beautiful soundtrack Divine Divinity - Main Theme

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Kaluguin

Zonitron Productions. But they been quite unactive recently, I wonder why...

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devonrv

Quintet has a solid lineup of games.

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Mew2

Softstar Entertainment Inc.

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SymphonyARG

CDProjekt, Klei, Supergiant, Frictional, Subset, Obsidian, anything under Annapurna Interactive and Devolver Digital...etc.

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SymphonyARG

Also, props to Unknown Worlds (Devs from Subnautica, they nailed it like few early-access games did)

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Scarwiz

Agreed on Annapurna, they've been killing it so far. Really looking forward to Ashen

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SymphonyARG

What Remains of Edith Finch is one of my favorite narrative games ever, it really gets into you. Props to Giant Sparrow.

I've also got my sights on Ashen, hope it delivers.

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arbutusridge

Artifex Mundi is a favourite of mine

Edit: Superbrothers did a great job developing Swords and Sworcery.

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Mully

4a games
avalanche
bethesda
blizzard
cdpr
id
valve

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JDrakul

Daedalic
Telltale
Frictional

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dingbat

great call with Frictional

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JDrakul

Few games but maybe the best in the horror genre

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dingbat

Outlast did give them a run for their money

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PossiblePsycho

Probably Wadjet Eye and a couple of even more tiny companies.

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thresher3253

CDPR because they seem to actually care of the community, Obsidian because they are always great at crafting engaging stories and incredible RPG mechanics even though their actual programmers are a bunch of monkeys, Rocksteady because they demonstrated that good licensed games are possible and Naughty Dog because so far they didn't miss a shot.

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sviat

Arc System Works
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Fruitbat Factory

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Scarwiz

Hopefully Moon Studios'll be a two hit wonder by next year :p

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