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Games Lift: Fading Skies Is a Grand Adventure for a Small Team

The development of Fading Skies, a genre-blending title combining 3D platforming with action RPG elements, serves as a case study for the challenges and creative autonomy inherent in small-team game development.

• Fading Skies is a 3D platformer and action RPG developed by a two-person team, Ronja and Marc Fleps, who previously worked in the Hamburg games industry.
• The project gained industry recognition by winning the Newcomer category at the 2018 German Computer Game Awards.
• The developers prioritized creative autonomy and high quality standards over rigid deadlines, resulting in an extended development timeline for the self-funded project.