It’s this time of the year! The penultimate pagan ritual before the end of the year and the ideal opportunity for many to dress up like ghosts, ghouls and other critters which would scare even me if they really existed.
For me, it is all about imagination, creativity and playing out what usually would be scary, frightening and uncomfortable. Those are all things which I enjoy immensely and I’ve been working on an idea for a Halloween game for some time. The only problem is that I find it very hard though coming up with a novel idea given how many great games are out there already. On steam, a quick search resulted in 750 games and itch.io another 2060!
I guess this is where craftsmanship comes in and the best way forward seems to be to make a game, learn along the way, get feedback, make another game, learn along the way, get feedback, make another game…
In summary, I’ll keep working on it and I’m aiming to publish the first one next year in time for Halloween. In the meantime, in the DOMA office we’ll be having punch, pizza and cake starting Friday lunchtime. After all, it’s about being playful and letting your inner kid free reign for just one day.
What is your plan for the upcoming Halloween weekend?