Happy Bastards: Combat Explained Part 4
PART 4 – COMPOSURE In preparation for the upcoming release of the COMBAT DEMO, here’s the fourth of five dev logs that focus on explaining how combat works in Happy Bastards. Check out Part 1 for the basics, Part 2 for the battlefield, and Part 3 for the Command system and the role of your […]
Happy Bastards: Combat Explained Part 3
PART 3 – THE COMMAND SYSTEM In preparation for the upcoming release of the COMBAT DEMO, here’s the third of five dev logs that focus on explaining how combat works in Happy Bastards. Check out Part 1 for the basics, and Part 2 on the battlefield and character positioning. YOUR MAIN CHARACTER Happy Bastards differs […]
Happy Bastards Combat Explained – Part 1
PART 1 – THE BASICS In preparation for the upcoming release of the COMBAT DEMO, here’s the first of five dev logs that focus on explaining how combat works in Happy Bastards. Combat is a core part of this game. It can be triggered anywhere in the open world, be it in the wild, in […]
Happy Bastards at Demo Nights and More!
Happy Bastards at Demo Nights Our fantastic Game Designer and Studio co-Founder, Matt, will be presenting a special look into the Happy Bastards Combat Demo LIVE and in-person at Demo Nights Montreal on Saturday, February 21st at 7pm ET Demo Nights is a three night event in Montreal that features the 15 best upcoming games […]
EXCLUSIVE: Play the Happy Bastards Combat Test NOW
What you’re about to read here is (kinda) a secret: If you’ve been in the Happy Bastards Discord, you can have access to a super-exclusive early combat test build for the larger game that we are making! That’s right, when we said we’re recruiting you bastards to help us in the gave dev process, we […]
Kev’s Favourite Games from PAX EAST 2025
You know what the best part of making Happy Bastards is? Other people toiling away on it while I’m going to PAX East 2025! That’s right, my little scrubs! I appreciate all the hard work you have to do while I spread the gospel of Kev. That’s Me! I’m checking out the latest strategy-type games […]
The Happy Bastards Insider: How to get the inside scoop on the game’s development
Hey you bastards! Welcome to Kev’s little clubhouse in blah-blah-blah words-on-a-screen form. Those of you joining us for the first time, you’re in for a treat. All of Kev’s minions—we mean, the team here at Clever Plays—is excited to not just tell you more about Happy Bastards and how we’re making it, but also give […]
The Happy Bastards Insider: How to get the inside scoop on the game’s development
Hey you bastards! Welcome to Kev’s little clubhouse in blah-blah-blah words-on-a-screen form. Those of you joining us for the first time, you’re in for a treat. All of Kev’s minions—we mean, the team here at Clever Plays—is excited to not just tell you more about Happy Bastards and how we’re making it, but also give […]
A Game Dev’s 4 Favourite Games of 2024 (and 3 for 2025)
When you’re designing games, you need to find the time to try as many as possible. Consider it research, but also one of the very necessary (and fun) perks of the job. Honestly, it helps provide some inspiration for the team here at Clever Plays. As an example, I recently went into a number of […]
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 […]
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