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SEE YOU SOON FOR DEVLOG GOLD 2017

2015 Voting | Results
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2013 Voting | Results

Hello Ladies & Gentlemen. Following the annual tradition, it is time again  for the fourth annual best Devlog of the year poll.

For the year of 2016, there will be a reminder that devlogging is not a competition and therefore every devlogs deserve a trophee for just being active and bringing entertainment and joy of indie game devlopment.
However, we'll still have a result for the 4 most voted devlogs of 2016.

Moonman , eigenbom's procedurally generated lunar adventure



Return of Obra Dinn, dukope's First-person mystery boat that is not papers please.


Driving survival game, Soul Challenger's horror game about car chases.


Leilani's Island, Ishi's cross between Mario, Wario Land, and Donkey Kong.


no truce with the furries ZA/UM's  literary fiction with sci-fi / fantasy overtones.



Thanks to the votes of our  community, many creative and fantastic projects on TIGsource can be highilighted.
Every year thousands of Devlogs get posted and updated with such a rate it's easy to miss some of the hidden gems.

visit here for more Highlighted projects


2015 recap:

Masochisia claimed the first place for the best devlog of 2015:
"Oldblood's lengthy and informative updates offered a fascinating look into the transformation from early artwork and ideas into a gripping adventure before and after release."

Masochisia (steam)

Rain World claimed the first place for the favorite devlog of 2015.
"shhh it's coming soon"

for more 2015 results and previous years click here!


1) Best DevLog

This is a project best showcasing the power of Devlog- constant informative updates with technical and design insight, screenshots, maybe even an occasional prototype to try out. Highlight the best specimen!


2) Favourite DevLog project

This is simply a game (or games) listed in this forum you like the best. Be it your favourite upcoming game or something you reckon hasn't gotten enough attention as it deserves. Dig up those gems!


Rules:

• You can vote in both categories for as many games as you like, just make sure to specify in which category you're casting your vote.
• For both categories the Devlog must have seen at least one update from the author in 2016.

Posting example (adding links to projects is recommended especially when it's a hidden gem):

1) Best Devlog
Some Awesome Game

2) Favourite project
Some Hidden Gem

Post your favorites right here in this topic, or if you want to anonymously vote,you can Pm me.

vote deadline ~mid January 2017.

happy holidays

[Eigen]

Best devlog:

Although there are many contenders including Moonman, Leilani's Island and Manifold Garden, I reckon Return of the Obra Dinn takes the cake. Constant updates with page after page and post after post of insight and elegant solutions to all sorts of problems that arise during development. It's a treasure drove for anyone new to or experienced with gamedev alike.


Favourite DevLog project

There are lots! NYKRA, Kerfuffle, Flotsam, Lode Runner: The Mad Monks' Rewrite, Return of the Obra Dinn and Pharaohs Return which I'm sad to see to be on hold right now. But my absolute favorite has to be tentatively called Driving Survival game. The atmosphere, dread and fear this game manages to create with its dark soviet-era-like environment, skiddy driving and brutal AI is phenomenal.

[Christian]

Best Devlog

This year,  my pick has to go to No Truce With The Furies. Not only is it a fascinating concept, with a compelling original world, awesome art style, and a deep approach to dialogue attempting to make conversation as engaging and complex as combat is in other RPGs, the devlog is updated often with detailed posts and breakdowns of systems, art, and world-building. An ambitious project with a well-maintained devlog

Favorite Devlog

Going to second Driving Survival. The bleak atmosphere and intense pursuits in its GIFs always make me excited when I notice the devlog has a new update

[oldblood]

Best Devlog: Moonman. Favorite: Driving Survival.

[_glitch]

Best DevLog: Crest
Favorite: Stone Story

'nuff said

[joemusashi]

Best Devlog: Rise & Shine https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=38135.0
Favourite: Etherborn https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=56297.0

[Connor]

best devlogs gotta be moonman. my personal favourite in 2016... ah see, thats a bit tough. i think ill go with return of the obra dinn ^o^

[Yannic]

I'm not here long enough to cast a vote on the absolute best devlog, so I'll vote blank there.

However, my favorite is very obvious to me, it's my healthy competition, it's none other than the game that got me to this forum in the first place:

Favorite game: Driving Survival Game.

[oahda]

Dang it, I haven't been keeping up this year as well as last year. :[ But I'm probably going to go ahead and say Moonman too. It has a lot of nice technical details and I've had some interesting chats in there. And it's been steadily updated, of course. Another nice one has been Suzy Cube. Impressively regular updates and a solid game. I really can't pick a best versus favourite tho. It's a thin line...

[ｂ∀ ｋｋｕｓａ]

Best Devlog
Elysis
&
She Remembered Caterpillars

Favorite Devlog
Monster Prom
&
Driving Survival

[Alex N.]

I wasn't that up-to-date this year because of work, but:
Best Devlog: In The Shadows - https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=42246.0





Favorite Devlog: Far Ago - https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=58507.0
IRKALLA - https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=35320.0
Also my game!

[Superb Joe]

BEst devlog Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap

Favourite Dev log[/u[: Wonder boy 3 thr dragon trap

[cynicalsandel]

best devlog
leilani's island

favorite devlog
totem teller

[Schoq]

best devlog:
Leilani's Island

Favorite devlog:
Cyber Shadow

[Krisjet]

Best devlog:
Return of the Obra Dinn

Favorite devlog:
Leilani's Island

The Return Obra Dinn devlog is just an amazingly detailed account of the development of the game, best I've seen so far, and there are a lot of great ones here!

I wish I had more of a hidden gem as my favorite, but as a Yoshi's Island fanatic I just love Leilani's Island, and I'm looking forward to playing it some day in the far future Until then I'm loving seeing all the fun gifs and incredibly juicy little touches that's already present in the early version.

[maiscrudo]

I'm a newbie here, but..

Best devlog:
Leilani's Island

Favourite devlog:
Jetboard Joust

[benjkers]

Best: Return of the Obra Dinn
Strikes a perfect balance between technical detail, working philosophy and frequency.

Fave: Songbringer
Zelda-like in all the good ways. Proc-gen world and mad cool top hat.

[alvarop]

Best : Leilani's Island

Fav : Jetboard Joust / Deep Greens

[Tuba]

Best: Return of the Obra Dinn

Favorite: Leilani's Island

[darrenagar]

Best: Katana Zero

Favourite: Irkalla

I'm aware that my choices are similar, in that they are heavily pixel arty. And to be honest there are games that serve better as DevLogs than Katana Zero but, damn. just damn.