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GAME DEVELOPMENT

I make games by myself. These articles are what I wish someone had told me when I started. No gatekeeping, no "just learn C++" energy. Practical stuff about tools, workflows, career paths, and the reality of shipping something.

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GAME DEVELOPER CAREER PATH: FROM HOBBY TO STUDIO

Nobody tells you the career path is actually three different ladders pointed in three different directions.

May 2026
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THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN DEV BLOG: MAKING FLIGHT FUNNY

Comedy is the hardest thing to design in a game, and aviation is the most stubbornly serious subject I could have picked.

May 2026
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TIMESYNCERS DEV BLOG: DESIGNING CONSEQUENCES THAT MATTER

Building a choice system that doesn't lie to the player, one painful design decision at a time.

May 2026
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SELF-CONTAINED DEV BLOG: WHY A CONTAINER SHIP

A container ship is the most isolated place a normal person can legally stand on. That's the whole pitch.

May 2026
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KAIJU PROTOCOL DEV BLOG: BUILDING DESTRUCTIBLE CITIES

Solo dev notes on faking city destruction well enough that nobody notices the cheats.

May 2026
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SOLO GAME DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS FROM 2 YEARS

Two years in, the things I wish someone had screamed at me on day one.

May 2026
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PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES FOR GAME DEVELOPMENT: RANKED

An honest, opinionated ranking of the languages that actually ship games, and the ones people only pretend to use.

May 2026
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HOW TO START GAME DEVELOPMENT (THE FIRST 30 DAYS)

A month-long plan for going from zero to a published game, because the hardest part isn't code, it's finishing.

April 2026
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LOW POLY MODELING: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE

Everything I wish someone told me before I opened Blender for the first time and immediately subdivided a cube into oblivion.

April 2026
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THE INDIE GAME DEV SUBREDDIT: COMMUNITY GUIDE

Where to actually post your devlog, which subreddits will roast you, and why lurking is an underrated skill.

April 2026
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C++ GAME DEVELOPMENT: IS IT WORTH LEARNING?

The honest answer depends on what kind of games you want to make, and how much suffering you enjoy.

April 2026
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DRAWING LOW POLY: FROM CONCEPT TO 3D

Sketching for low poly isn't about drawing less. It's about learning to see in flat planes.

April 2026
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THE GAME DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP: WHERE TO START

From idea to shipped game, here's the actual path. Not the idealized version. The real one.

February 2026
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GAMES MADE BY ONE PERSON: SOLO DEV SUCCESS STORIES

Stardew Valley. Undertale. Cave Story. Papers, Please. One person, one vision, millions of copies sold.

February 2026
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HOW TO BECOME A GAME DEVELOPER (NO DEGREE REQUIRED)

Nobody checked my credentials before downloading my game. They just played it.

February 2026
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HOW TO MAKE AN INDIE GAME (HONEST GUIDE FROM A SOLO DEV)

Not theoretical. Not aspirational. What it actually takes to go from idea to shipped game when you're doing it alone.

February 2026
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INDIE GAME DEVELOPMENT: WHAT IT ACTUALLY COSTS

The tools are free. The assets can be free. The cost that nobody warns you about is time.

February 2026