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The Evolution of Clever Plays (and How We Design Games)

We don’t make it easy on ourselves here at Clever Plays. Every game we make is completely different from the last, not just in genre, but in gameplay style. We take that creative challenge to heart because we’re always looking to see what we can do differently than what’s come before. Just look at how […]

26 Nov 2024

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The Evolution of Clever Plays (and How We Design Games)

We don’t make it easy on ourselves here at Clever Plays. Every game we make is completely different from the last, not just in genre, but in gameplay style. We take that creative challenge to heart because we’re always looking to see what we can do differently than what’s come before. Just look at how […]

26 Nov 2024

How to “Bastardize” a Game

What, exactly, does “Bastardizing” other games mean? It means paying tribute to some of our favourite features in strategy games and then building upon it with our own twisted take (and new features) in Happy Bastards!

26 Sep 2024

Happy Bastards and The Art of Looking Ugly

The art of Happy Bastards is ugly – seriously ugly – and that’s the point. It’s meant to reflect the world that Kev lives in, the world that you’ll be exploiting in your quest for fame! This world needs to feel flawed, epic,…and quirky.  I’m Yohan Herve, the Art Director for Happy Bastards (and, technically, […]

16 Aug 2024

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Introducing Happy Bastards!

It’s great seeing people lol watching the trailer for our new game, Happy Bastards – especially because that’s the reaction we were hoping for when recently talking to press about the game! I’m Mattieu Bégin, Creative Director and Game Designer of Happy Bastards, and if you couldn’t be at the press event, then this post […]

03 Jul 2024

Position has been filled – Looking for a Graphic Designer for a logo design

This position has been filled. You’re a graphic designer with experience in logo design and branding work? Let’s collaborate. Note that we will only consider traditional graphic designers, i.e. we are not looking for a person predominantly using AI prompts to generate images. What is it: Contract work, remote. Pre-requisites: A link to your portfolio […]

03 Apr 2024

Position has been filled – Join Clever Plays as a Senior Generalist Games Programmer

This position has been filled Now Hiring a Senior Generalist Games Programmer You’re an experienced games programmer who’d like to have a large and central impact on a stimulating game project? Then come live the indie experience with us. We are the makers of the award-winning Operation: Tango, and we are looking for someone to guide […]

24 Nov 2023

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