Independent Game Developer
A contemplative night walk through the places
that feel both familiar and unreal · 2023
A small apartment, a long winter, and snow
that never seems to stop · 2019
Quiet summer afternoons, sunlit leaves,
and a book waiting to be written · 2022
Smaller prototypes that didn't become
full games · see on itch.io
Alexander Ignatov a.k.a. sad3d is an independent game developer creating quiet, melancholic games. Rather than chasing spectacle, he creates slow-paced interactive experiences that invite players to observe, wander, and discover the extraordinary within the familiar. He has released three commercial games on Steam, including It's Winter, Routine Feat, and Neyasnoe.
Alongside making games, he has spent a decade training and working as a physician —
a parallel path that leaves its mark on everything he makes.
Currently based in Yerevan, Armenia.
Stumble and dance through a bleak post-Soviet city in this excellent new first-person explorer
Rock, Paper, Shotgun · 2023
Why Half-Life’s City 17 was pivotal to gaming’s post-Soviet obsession
The Verge · 2020
It's summer in Routine Feat, from the maker of It's Winter
Rock, Paper, Shotgun · 2019
The It's Winter and Routine Feat developer explains Russian sadness and powerful moods
Rock, Paper, Shotgun · 2019
Explore, clean, and cook on a Russian night in It's Winter
Rock, Paper, Shotgun · 2019
Беседа с авторами «Неясного» — об искусстве, свете и пакетах в небе
Skillbox Media · 2023
Создатели игры «Неясное» про будущее инди, лишние смыслы и цифровую зависимость
Звук Медиа · 2023
Энтузиазм и вера в идею: на чем построен саунд-дизайн в российском игропроме
Звук Медиа · 2023
Кто делает инди-игры в России
Нож · 2020
Почему игра про russian toska вообще не прикол
Афиша · 2019
10 деталей симулятора панелек «ШХД: ЗИМА», о которых вы могли не знать
Афиша · 2019
Беседа с разработчиком It's Winter, игры о панельках и зимней тоске
DTF · 2019