Wyatt21
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Black Lives Matters is becoming one of the topic garnering the most attention. In game field, pioneering black engineers and game designers such as Gerald “Jerry” Lawson and Ed Smith played important roles in the burgeoning video game industry. From media reports, black creators make up 2.5 percent of all video game developers, games created by Black developers that are out now (or soon) that you definitely want to keep on your radar.
Let us take a good look at what games and works that black engineers and game designers have made:
(source: Twitter)
Games she participated in: DNACE CENTRAL3, THE SIM 4, The Simpsoms Game, TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR, psychonauts 2, Dante's Inferno, etc
And here are seven good works that are developed by black engineers:
7. TREACHERY IN BEATDOWN CITY
6.SwimSanity!
5.VALIDATE
4.BEFORE I FORGET
3. SHE DREAMS ELSEWHERE
2. AERIAL_KNIGHT'S NEVER YIELD
1.5 FORCE FIGHTERS
HOW TO SUPPORT — You can wishlist the games on Steam. You can also help by following its developer on Twitter. Although we've only enumerated seven games, there are countless games out there created by black game developers. If you're looking for more games, please check out the Twitter account @POCinPlay and this wonderful thread. If you're a developer currently staffing your game, Blackgamedevs is a bountiful resource to find black developers currently working in the industry. Please lend your support.
Let us take a good look at what games and works that black engineers and game designers have made:
(source: Twitter)
Lisette Titre
I'm currently Art Director on Psychonauts 2 and have been making games for almost 20 years. Im also on the board/instructor
Games she participated in: DNACE CENTRAL3, THE SIM 4, The Simpsoms Game, TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR, psychonauts 2, Dante's Inferno, etc
Kaizen-Creed:
I’m Love from Kaizen Creed working on a 1v1 fighting game called 5 Force Fighters. I’d appreciate your support for me and other #Blackgamedev. Here are some characters you’ll be seeing in game #gamedev #5FORCEFIGHTERS
And here are seven good works that are developed by black engineers:
7. TREACHERY IN BEATDOWN CITY
- Release Date: March 31, 2020
- Platform(s): Steam, Nintendo Switch
6.SwimSanity!
- Developer: Decoy Games
- Release Date: 2019
- Platform(s): Steam / PlayStation 4 / Xbox One
- Release Date: 2021
- Platform(s): PC
4.BEFORE I FORGET
- Release Date: Humble Originals (June 5, 2020), Steam/Ich.io (July 16, 2020)
- Platform(s): Humble Originals, Steam
3. SHE DREAMS ELSEWHERE
- Release Date: 2020
- Platform(s): Steam
2. AERIAL_KNIGHT'S NEVER YIELD
- Release Date: 2021
- Platform(s): Steam
1.5 FORCE FIGHTERS
- Release Date: 2021
- Platform(s): PC
HOW TO SUPPORT — You can wishlist the games on Steam. You can also help by following its developer on Twitter. Although we've only enumerated seven games, there are countless games out there created by black game developers. If you're looking for more games, please check out the Twitter account @POCinPlay and this wonderful thread. If you're a developer currently staffing your game, Blackgamedevs is a bountiful resource to find black developers currently working in the industry. Please lend your support.