2025’s holiday lineup is pure chaos.
10 games. 4 months. Countless ways to break your thumbs.
From Silksong’s precision gauntlets to COD’s parkour firefights,
breakdown:https://ultimategaming.substack.com/p/9-games-to-dominate-the-2025-holidays #IndieGames #AAA #VideoGames #GameDev

Fog. Blood. Loyalty. In Mafia: The Old Country, every street in Sicily has a price - and Enzo Favara’s paying in full. Our full review + Gamescom predictions are here.
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#MafiaTheOldCountry #Ultim8Gmr #gamedev #videogames #actionadventuregame

Ultim8Gmr: Journey made you feel without cutscenes.
Our feature + Top 5 Books shows how indies can do it too.
[https://ultimategaming.substack.com/p/journey-the-psychology-of-immersion]
#gamedev #JourneyGame #immersion @thatgamecompany

A World Worth Exploring is LIVE!
Top 10 game environments of the last 5 years, from Elden Ring’s cursed plains to Sable’s sunburnt sands.
What's your favourite?
Drop your favorite 👇
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#gamedev #worldbuilding #IndieGames #GameArt #gaming

Mind and Space decodes Clair Obscur’s biometric worlds with the Environmental Storytelling Triangle! Visuals, Sound, or Story. What makes a game immersive? Reply and read: [ultimategaming.substack.com/p/mind-and-space-biometrics-in-storytelling]. #DecodeTheGame #ClairObscur