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Happy Bastards at Gamescom Indies
We're thrilled to be (digitally) participating in Gamescom this year in the Gamescom Indies Steam event from now until August 24th! In Case You Missed It, check out the Happy Bastards Reveal Trailer!
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Happy Bastards: The 1 Year Dev Update
Kev couldn’t physically make it to Gamescom 2025 — but that’s not stopping us from sharing some Happy Bastards updates with all you happy bastards out there! After all, it’s been one year (!!) since we revealed our new…
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Happy Bastards Insider Program
Hey you bastards! Welcome to Kev’s little clubhouse in blah-blah-blah words-on-a-screen form. Those of you joining us for the first time, you’re in for a treat. All of Kev’s minions—we mean, the team here at Clever Play…
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Happy Bastards Discord Launch and Steam Giveaway!
🔊 The Happy Bastards’ Discord is now open! Want to get a behind the scenes look at the development of our next game? Chat with the devs about all things turn-based? Have a chance to playtest the game early? Join our ne…
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Happy Holidays from Clever Plays!
From all of us here at Clever Plays, Happy Holidays! We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and we're looking forward to what adventures await in 2025. If you're looking for a last-minute holiday gift, Operation: T…
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A Game Dev’s 4 Favourite Games of 2024
A Game Dev’s 4 Favourite Games of 2024 Game design inspiration often includes playing incredible games. At Clever Plays we see it as both research and an awesome perk! In our latest article, our co-founder and Game Dire…
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The Evolution of Clever Plays (and our new Logo!)
🌟 10 years. 3 games. 1 new logo. At Clever Plays, our development journey has been unconventional. From Leap of Fate to Operation: Tango, and now Happy Bastards, we’ve continually challenged ourselves to push creative…
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Happy Bastards at WePlay Expo!
WePlay Expo is bringing together 100s of featured games and we're thrilled that Happy Bastards is among them! Browse games that have demos, are on sale, or coming soon as the event runs through November 23rd! Check out…
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Happy Bastards at Turn-Based RPG Festival!
Starting today at 10am PT, you can find Happy Bastards in Steam's Turn-Based RPG Fest! With 100's of games celebrating all that is turn-based, you'll be sure to find something that will scratch that Turn-Based itch! Che…
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How to "Bastardize" a Game!
What, exactly, does “Bastardizing” other games mean? It means paying tribute to some of our favourite features in strategy games and then building upon it with our own twisted take (and new features) in Happy Bastards!…
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Happy Bastards and The Art of Looking Ugly
The art of Happy Bastards is ugly – seriously ugly – and that’s the point. It’s meant to reflect the world that Kev lives in, the world that you’ll be exploiting in your quest for fame! This world needs to feel flawed,…
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Introduction to Happy Bastards!
It’s great seeing people lol watching the trailer for our new game, Happy Bastards – especially because that’s the reaction we were hoping for when recently talking to press about the game! I’m Mattieu Bégi n, Creative…
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