Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely holiday break! We've been working on something super special (keep an eye out for another update later this month 👀)
A lot happened in 2023 for both Diets & Deities and the Northern Territory (our hometown!) game development scene, so I thought it'd be fun to do some reflecting today! At the beginning of the year, we were redesigning and improving our entire gameplay system, designed each cultural deity and their lands, and most importantly reached you!
Here's a quick recap:
- Got Screen Australia and Screen Territory funding!
- Attended GDC and showcased game at IGEA's Australian Reception
- Joined our NT game dev crew at GCAP in Melbourne (from 3 of us in 2022 to 13 last year!)
- Our studio director, Dylan, won The Empower Award at the AGDAs!
- Presented the game at PAX Aus (first time for the NT)!
This was my first year delving into marketing as a full-time role and although it's been scary and hard to do for the first time solo, I've learned so much! If you have any feedback or advice for me, I'd love to hear it! ❤️ Here's a lil snapshot on how Diets & Deities changed over 2023! As the concept artist, it's crazy to see the original landscapes I helped design.
I also made a TikTok with all of our moments from 2023! Check it out here!
We've come a long way since we started development in April 2022 (how has it been so long...) We're a team of 12 people, most of us being first-time game devs, so we're really proud of what we've achieved so far! Although our journey isn't over yet, thank you so much for your support!
That's it from me! I'm very excited for what the future holds and I hope you're keen to be part of it~Feel free to reply to these emails or message me in our Discord server (@Skye)!
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