Independent games developer and big-time CEO of Bytten Studio shares his experiences developing his first major independent title, Lenna’s Inception. Lenna’s Inception is a modern action/adventure game with a retro Link’s Awakening DX aesthetic. It features procedural generation, permadeath challenges, and online leaderboards.
In this interview, we discuss Tom’s experiences with getting into independent game development, his procedural generation design decisions, and advice for other independent game developer startups.
GameCrate presents its picks for the best indie games of 2020, as well as the indie game of the year.
Replies(1)Bytten Studio, an indie game developer based out of the UK, has released its first reveal trailer for a new monster-battling, open-world, turn-based RPG, Cassette Beasts.
What's with all these Pokemon-inspired games lately? I guess I'm not the only one who's burnt out with the way GF is handling the Pokemon franchise. It seems like there are plenty who also have the talent and vision to make a game that feel the same way. This one looks especially good, so I'll keep an eye out for it.
Exophase: "Mechanically, Lenna's Inception works really well and is a lot of fun to play. But it’s the un-Zelda-like qualities that are married to that Zelda-styled gameplay we’re familiar with that truly make it a standout, must-play title — things like procedurally generated worlds and two-player local co-op."
