Engines & Tools
The best engine matches your game’s shape, your skills and your shipping targets. A weekend-long decision process that saves a mid-project migration.
Index cards, dice and a greybox: a realistic two-week schedule that answers the only question that matters — is the core loop fun?
Silent observation, the right strangers, and questions about moments instead of feelings — the playtest format that produces usable data.
Premium pricing, honest demos, cosmetics and expansions: the models that pay rent without burning player trust — and the patterns to refuse.
Entry fees, revenue shares, wishlists and certification: the economics of each storefront and a sequencing strategy that works.
Vertical slice, weekly outcomes, milestones that mean something: the lightweight system that keeps one-person projects shipping.
