Matt T. Wood was a former Valve designer and now heads his own game development company dubbed Double Dagger Studio, which is also the brain behind the Little Kitty, Big City game. It is a cartoon-like game that stars Kitty, who goes on a mission to find its way home to an apartment complex in the busy city. It is an open-world game that sees the character making friends along the way, pestering people, and going on quests.
Designer Matt T. Wood explains that “It really is more about cozy exploration. he game has aspects of platforming, but it's very light platforming. It's more about exploring vertically, and exploring nooks and crannies. I've done a lot of things throughout my career, but one of the things I spent a lot of time doing was level design in video games, so I have a lot of personal interest in creating spaces that feel fun to explore, to sort of poke around in.”
Image Credit: Double Dagger Studio
What's Driving This Trend
- Cartoon-like Games
- The popularity of cartoon-like games is rising, presenting opportunities for developers to create immersive and visually appealing gaming experiences.
- Open-world Games
- The demand for open-world games is increasing, providing game developers with the chance to create expansive and interactive virtual worlds.
- Cozy Exploration
- Cozy exploration games are gaining traction, offering developers the potential to create relaxing and immersive gaming experiences centered around exploration.
Who This Affects Most
- Game Development
- The game development industry can leverage the popularity of cartoon-like and open-world games to create innovative and captivating gaming experiences for players.
- Virtual Reality
- The virtual reality industry can explore the concept of cozy exploration games to develop immersive and relaxing virtual reality experiences for users.
- Level Design
- The level design industry can focus on creating intricate and visually appealing spaces in cartoon-like and open-world games to enhance the overall gaming experience.
