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08: Designing Tharsis with Zach Gage

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
Episode • Dec 20, 2018 • 1h 33m

We chat to our own Zach Gage about his 2016 spacefaring strategy game Tharsis, from its roguelike and tabletop influences, to promoting player narrative, to the psychology of randomness. Plus first impressions of Twinfold and Below!

Some things we mentioned: The Systems Design of TharsisLet's Get Physical: Lessons From the Real WorldHow to win Tharsis

Twinfold Below