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24 alternatives to Sensible Software 1986–1999
Rise and fall of one of the most successful games developers
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sensible Software 1986–1999 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
- 1IG
I was at FB/Meta from late 2013 to early 2023, mostly working in the compiler/runtime spaces. I got hit in the spring 2023 layoff wave. I immediately started making games in my newfound free time (a lifelong interest, and I even worked in AA(A?) back ca. ~2000), and in October 2023 I stumbled upon the idea of a roguelike pachinko/plinko game inspired by Luck Be A Landlord. Things snowballed quickly, I started talking to publishers, then worked like crazy through all of 2024, almost the hardest I've ever worked in my career, and launched the game in December 2024. It's sold…
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Who are we designing games for and how do we do it best?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2025 · 90s.dev · its alternatives →
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Automated games, emotional labor, and the madness of crowds
2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
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Pulling off a career change into the board game industry
2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →
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A collective story of the early British games industry
2015 · readonlymemory.com · its alternatives →
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Magnifying faults to improve efficacy as a game publisher
2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →
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Thoughts on the most important element of any game's design
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Going from first time designer to published and full time
2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →
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Interviews and play testing with designers and publishers
2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →
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A look at how games make us feel
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Steli talks about the importance of mental game
2015 · chasingproduct.com · its alternatives →
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Phil Chu shares his game development experiences.
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What can the board game industry can learn from video games?
2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →
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The motherlode of all board game industry interviews
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