Lucas Pope, the creator of acclaimed games like Papers, Please and Return of the Obra Dinn, received the Pioneer Award at the Game Developers Choice Awards this year. In his acceptance speech, he urged developers to continue making unique, personal, and experimental games. Pope believes that games should be about personal enjoyment, which he demonstrated through his work. He advised new developers to build small, personal projects, find like-minded fans, and focus on creating games they would love to play themselves. His success illustrates the value of authenticity in game development.
For me, games have always been about ‘making something that I want to play.’ It's this personal connection that drives my creativity.
I want this kind of game. I like looking at documents. Nobody else really likes that, was my thinking. I found that lots of people like the same things I do.
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