What Is a Game Design Document? Free GDD Template and Filled Example
A practical Game Design Document guide covering player promise, core loop, economy, technical limits, decision records, QA risks, and a free GDD template.
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How to Evaluate Steam Wishlists: An Indie Game Measurement Guide
A practical English guide to reading Steam wishlists as an audience-interest and campaign-measurement signal.
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How Much Does It Cost to Make an Indie Game? A Production-Based Scope & Timeline Guide
A production-based guide to indie game development cost: person-months, team capacity, multiplayer, content volume, QA, release risk and scope control.
Read article →Steam Next Fest October 2026: Complete Demo & Visibility Checklist
Preparing for Steam Next Fest is more than uploading a demo. This checklist covers the store page, demo build, tags, testing, visibility and the final weeks before the festival.
Read article →Unity 6.6: 7 Changes That Actually Matter for Indie Game Developers
Unity 6.6 is here, but upgrading an active indie project is not automatically the right move. We looked at the changes that actually affect iteration speed, builds and production risk.
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Old Runes, New Progression: The Economy Design Behind League Classic
An evidence-led analysis of League Classic progression: runes, defaults, cosmetic value, seasonal acceleration and the production choices that protect economic trust.
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League of Legends Classic Launch Analysis: What Riot Restored—and What It Left Behind
We see Classic less as a museum build and more as a selective reconstruction: the product restores a recognizable decision language while refusing to…
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Engineering Taht ve Kan: Ten Production Lessons from an Asynchronous Strategy Game
Real engineering lessons from Taht ve Kan: server-authoritative actions, migration resilience, geographic latency, asynchronous turns, native Android and efficient polling.
Read article →How to Develop a Game from First Idea to Playable Build
A practical guide to moving from a loose game idea to a small build that can actually be tested by players.
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Designing a Core Gameplay Loop That Players Understand
A grounded look at gameplay loops, readable goals, feedback, and why repetition only works when the player feels progress.
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Game UI for Strategy Games: Clarity Before Decoration
Why strategy game interfaces should prioritize hierarchy, state, timing, and player confidence before visual ornament.
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Why Online Strategy Games Need Economy Design Early
A practical explanation of game economy planning, scarcity, sinks, pacing, and long-term balance in online strategy games.
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