This list is meant to provide an overview of high-quality games made by a solo game developer. As this definition sounds a bit broad, we can clear it up a little bit : in order to fit into this list, a game should fill the following achievements :
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It must have been entirely programmed and designed by only one person. This person might have made the assets, music, production, or might have gotten some extra-help for those parts, or might have bought/purchased or obtained them for free. But indeed, at the very minimum least, the entire programming and design should have been done by a single person.
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It should have a substantial media exposure. For example, it should be easy to find over the Internet, have a public website or a project page on popular indie gamedev boards (such as IndieDB, Steam, ...).
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It should have received good critics and good ratings over the Internet and forums. Being featured on popular gaming news boards (IGN, Gamasutra, GamesRadar+, GameSpew, ...) would be a plus.
Contributions from the community are welcomed and wanted!
When making a pull request, please make sure to:
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Search in the list and in pending suggestions before adding your own one, as yours may be a duplicate.
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Make a separate pull request for each suggestion.
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Describe briefly what the game you are submitting is a potential good candidate, provide official links and the complete name of the author.
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Follow this format when making a new entry:
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End with a full stop/period; no trailing whitespace.
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Always check for spelling and grammar.
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In case you addition was featured from a valuable source, please make an entry to the Source section.
And as always, thank you for your suggestions!