Indie Dev’s Brutal Honesty About Game Issues Wins Over Players
When was the last time you saw a game developer write “I’m not good enough” in an official update? That’s exactly what happened this week when YSY, the...
Game Development
Solo Developer’s Brutally Honest SANCTALE Launch Shows What Indie Gaming Should Be
In a gaming industry drowning in corporate PR speak and day-one patches, one solo developer just showed everyone how it’s actually done. Black Rock Shooter dropped SANCTALE on...
From Fan to Developer: Hytale’s Community-First Hiring Approach
Most game studios hire from other studios or universities. Hytale is doing something different — they’re building their team by recruiting directly from their own player community. The...
Slay the Spire 2 Placeholder Text Has Players Cracking Up
Game development is full of temporary text that developers never expect players to see. But sometimes these little placeholder messages slip through, and when they do, they can...
Slay the Spire 2 Makes History as First Godot Game to Hit 100K Players
Slay the Spire 2 just made gaming history, and it’s not just because everyone’s obsessed with deck-building again. The indie sequel became the first game built with the...
Slay the Spire 2 Charms Fans with Delightfully Rough MS Paint Development Assets
There’s something genuinely charming about seeing a game in its underwear. While big studios polish every screenshot until it gleams, indie developers sometimes let us peek behind the...
Google Announces Game Builder, A Video Game That Lets You Build Video Games
Google released this game on Steam November 1st of last year and since then has gain 190 reviews with a “very positive” score. The game was born out...
