2025/06/13 — issue #597

AI Diplomacy, countdown to js13kGames 2025, and Living Canvas

Articles

We made top AI models compete in a game of Diplomacy - here’s who won
The models that did the best learned to lie, deceive, and betray their fellow players.
Alex Duffy at Every

Real Fishing – in-app purchases case study
You’ll get insights into what you need to create a great web game that generates solid revenue.
Playhop at Gamedev.js

Unreal estate: the 12 greatest homes in video game history
Murderous mansions with carnivorous toilets or a fantasy lighthouse on misty shores, every gamer has a favourite property – here are some of ours.
Christian Donlan and Keith Stuart at The Guardian

Kramora's Shadow - we are back
Ananias Roguelike is now "Kramora's Shadow", we are celebrating this name change with a BIG update, the first in almost two years and much, much bigger in scale (note that prior to that one, it had been 6 years).
Slashware Interactive at Steam

Tutorials

Building a game for Discord Activities
In the past three months, our team at Stone Fruit Studio launched three casual games for Discord Activities. Now, I’m excited to share the insights and lessons we've learned along this journey.
Brittany Gibbons at Substack