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 […]
Clever Plays, Happy Bastards, Leap of Fate, Operation: Tango / 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!
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, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet the Clever Crew: Mattieu!
Hi there! My name is Mattieu Bégin, or just Matt. I am the co-founder and game director at Clever Plays. I live in Montreal, Canada, where Clever Plays is based. Here are some fun facts about me: I have been married for more than 20 years, I have two wonderful children, a dog and two […]
Meet The Clever Crew! – LizMac
Hi there! I’m Liz Macdonell, or LizMac for short, and I’m the Community Manager here at Clever Plays Studio. Unlike most of the team, I’m located in the rainy but beautiful Vancouver, Canada where I live with my partner and our dog Karina. Get to Know LizMac! What is your role on the Clever Crew? […]
2022 Wrapped!
What a year 2022 has been! We can’t wait for what 2023 has in store, but for now, let’s take a look at what we’ve been up to this last year. We celebrated our first game’s sixth birthday! Over these 6 years, we’ve learned a lot, always striving to make our games better, but we […]