How Idle Animations Secretly Give Video Game Characters Life
Watch the Video Have you ever wondered why video game characters start doing weird things the second you stop moving your controller? Small details like Sonic tapping his foot or Mario taking a quick nap have entertained players for decades, silently giving digital characters a real sense of personality. They carry a lot of history […]
How sound design stealthily controls everything you do in games
Watch the Video Sound Design in Games A lot of people don’t realize just how important sound is in video games. We spend so much time talking about things like frame rates that we ignore the audio coming through our speakers 🎧 Yet, game audio has a unique way of burning itself into our […]
The Evolution of Snow in Video Games
Watch the Video The Evolution of Snow in Video Games Have you ever wondered what environmental effect gives game developers nightmares? It’s not fire and it’s surprisingly not water. It’s snow ❄️ Unlike a plain dirt road, snow is a total diva to code. It has to crush under your boots, drift in the wind […]
Balatro’s Fundamental Design Flaw
Watch the Video Belatro’s Fundamental Design Flaw Balatro came out in 2024, and by 2025, it had won The Game Awards’ Best Independent Game, Game of the Year at the Developers Choice Awards, and multiple BAFTA Games Awards. It gained a lot of recognition seemingly overnight, so imagine our shock when LocalThunk, the creator of […]
The Story Behind Laser Guided Games, Makers of Fractured Worlds
What happens when a decade of AAA game development meets the freedom of indie experimentation? For Laser Guided Games, it meant creating something that bridges two beloved but often opposing genres. As part of our Indie Program, they’ve been using Antidote to playtest and refine their vision. We sat down with the team to learn […]
Get Ready to Rematch: Launch Party and 80 Free Copies Up for Grabs!
The gaming community has been buzzing about Rematch and we couldn’t be more excited to share what’s coming your way. Whether you’ve been part of the development journey or you’re just discovering this gem, we’ve got some incredible news that’ll make your June absolutely epic. Rematch Giveaway: 70 Free Copies In collaboration with Sloclap, we’re […]
Player’s Toolkit: A Guide to Antidote Playtests and Studies
Introduction At Antidote, we offer a variety of exciting initiatives for our community members to get involved in. Some come with the chance to win fantastic prizes, while others provide different kinds of rewards. Whether you’re diving into the gameplay of unreleased games or participating in more ‘formal’ activities like interviews and surveys, there’s always […]
Women in Gaming: Mapping Women’s Territories of Relaxation
We recently asked women in our player community about their experiences with video games, including how they began playing, their other hobbies, and how they balance their obligations with their free time. 405 women from diverse backgrounds, geographic locations and from 16 to 77 YO collaborated in this research. Based on the results, here are […]
Antidote Community: Top Games of 2022
As the year is coming to an end, we gathered the picks provided by you, our players, and were able to make Antidote’s Community 2022 Top 10 Video games! We divided it into 2 lists, because based on our experience, we assumed that not everyone is up-to-date with the latest video games, and sometimes that […]
Elden Ring – A Masterclass on the Open World Genre – Game Review #6
Ooooh, Elden Ring! After an excruciatingly long wait since it’s announcement all the way back in 2019, FromSoftware‘s newest game is finally here – and it promises to be bigger and bolder than anything else they have done before. Combining the collective knowledge of all their previous projects and mixing that up with a vast […]