Art of the Rail - developer interview with Dean Hall
306When I heard that survival game pioneer, the creator of DayZ and Stationeers, Dean Hall was working on a new take on Transport Tycoon, I decided to find out more.
Turns out we both have a fascination for survival game, Eco. Here's an hour of conversation about survival and management games, early access, risk, experimentation, feedback and more.
It's lightweight and fun, if you like that sort of thing.
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(*) - Today's secret: The crossover between survival games and management games is an interesting one. For those who are a fan of both this chat might galvanise your own thoughts on why the appeal. Use the comments, I'm interested.