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Glimtide: A Living Island in the Browser That Never Stops

My new browser game: one shared island of jelly creatures who think, learn and evolve on their own, and an ECS world that takes new mechanics without a restart.

Oct 20, 2026 Read

TCG: FANTASY Card Collection key art: three fantasy cards of different rarities in front of the library's cabinets

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TCG: FANTASY Card Collection Opens on Steam on 20 October

Our cozy card-collecting game opens on Steam on 20 October: a quiet library, more than 3,000 fantasy cards and a lot of cabinets. Here is what it is and who made it.

Oct 13, 2026 Read

The iron-bound gates of the Hold my Helmet gladiator arena standing open, with the title "Into the Arena"

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Hold my Helmet Devlog: Five Weeks Into the Arena

How Hold my Helmet, our co-op gladiator game, went from an empty Unity project to Steam multiplayer, a Blender arena and a 97% cheaper HUD in five weeks.

Oct 11, 2026 Read

I built an open-source runtime that renders HTML, CSS and JavaScript straight into a Unity texture on the GPU. Why I did it, and what a frame costs.

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I wrote an HTML/CSS/JS engine for Unity game interfaces

I built an open-source runtime that renders HTML, CSS and JavaScript straight into a Unity texture on the GPU. Why I did it, and what a frame costs.

Sep 23, 2026 Read

Three days at ChinaJoy 2026 — the developer conference, the B2B floor, and the consumer halls. Who I met, what the AI tooling vendors are actually selling, and what surprised me.

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ChinaJoy 2026: What I Brought Back From Shanghai

Three days at ChinaJoy 2026 — the developer conference, the B2B floor, and the consumer halls. Who I met, what the AI tooling vendors are actually selling, and what surprised me.

Aug 11, 2026 Read

How a line from my market-niche notes became a live micro-SaaS: what Steam's AI content disclosure is, why getting it wrong can delay or delist a game, how the tool is built, the honest legal standing of the protocol it generates, and a pre-upload checklist.

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Steam AI Disclosure: turning a niche into a working micro-SaaS

How a line from my market-niche notes became a live micro-SaaS: what Steam's AI content disclosure is, why getting it wrong can delay or delist a game, how the tool is built, the honest legal standing of the protocol it generates, and a pre-upload checklist.

#games #dev #policy

Jun 26, 2026 Read

Before I was an engineer, I was a Counter-Strike player.

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From a Demo File to a Highlight Reel: A CS2 Tool I Always Wanted

Before I was an engineer, I was a Counter-Strike player.

Jun 12, 2026 Read

Tiny Boo: Homecoming is a game that will delight players with its story and gameplay.

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The roadmap for creating and releasing Tiny Boo: Homecoming

Tiny Boo: Homecoming is a game that will delight players with its story and gameplay.

Jun 3, 2025 Read

A look under the hood of the custom TypeScript + Vue 3 game engine powering IDLED Survival — rendering, collisions, event handling, and what scales well versus what doesn't.

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IDLED Survival Game Engine: How It Works

A look under the hood of the custom TypeScript + Vue 3 game engine powering IDLED Survival — rendering, collisions, event handling, and what scales well versus what doesn't.

Jun 2, 2025 Read

How IDLED Survival was built — a mobile Telegram WebApp game on a custom TypeScript and Vue 3 engine, from concept and prototyping to dynamic combat and card-driven progression.

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IDLED Survival - Mobile game

How IDLED Survival was built — a mobile Telegram WebApp game on a custom TypeScript and Vue 3 engine, from concept and prototyping to dynamic combat and card-driven progression.

Jun 1, 2025 Read

Behind the sound design of Tiny Boo: Homecoming — finding sounds that fit its whimsical world, building a unique audio identity, and AI-generated melodies.

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Sound Design for 'Tiny Boo: Homecoming'

Behind the sound design of Tiny Boo: Homecoming — finding sounds that fit its whimsical world, building a unique audio identity, and AI-generated melodies.

May 30, 2025 Read

How music and sound shape the feel of platformer mobile games — setting tone, guiding rhythm and timing, and building atmosphere in Tiny Boo: Homecoming.

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Impact of Music in Platformer Mobile Games

How music and sound shape the feel of platformer mobile games — setting tone, guiding rhythm and timing, and building atmosphere in Tiny Boo: Homecoming.

May 29, 2025 Read

How we approach level design in Tiny Boo: Homecoming — intuitive progression, diverse environments, interactive elements, and carefully balanced difficulty.

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Tiny Boo: Homecoming - Level design pt 1.

How we approach level design in Tiny Boo: Homecoming — intuitive progression, diverse environments, interactive elements, and carefully balanced difficulty.

May 28, 2025 Read

Mobile gaming has transformed the way people interact with digital entertainment.

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The Mobile Gaming Revolution

Mobile gaming has transformed the way people interact with digital entertainment.

May 27, 2025 Read

Sound and music contribute to the atmosphere and emotional impact of a game.

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Crafting Mobile Games pt 2.

Sound and music contribute to the atmosphere and emotional impact of a game.

May 26, 2025 Read

A practical walkthrough of mobile game development — from idea generation and design blueprints to building with Unity or Unreal, testing, and shipping on iOS and Android.

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Crafting Mobile Games pt 1.

A practical walkthrough of mobile game development — from idea generation and design blueprints to building with Unity or Unreal, testing, and shipping on iOS and Android.

May 24, 2025 Read

Creating and launching a fun platformer game for mobile devices requires not only creativity but also careful planning.

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Inside the development process

Creating and launching a fun platformer game for mobile devices requires not only creativity but also careful planning.

May 23, 2025 Read

In the world of mobile gaming, a website is a vital link between the player and the game.

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Tiny Boo: Homecoming's Website Development

In the world of mobile gaming, a website is a vital link between the player and the game.

May 22, 2025 Read

Mobile gaming has evolved significantly, attracting players worldwide with various genres. One long-standing genre that still captivates players is platformers.

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Tiny Boo: Exploring game mechanics

Mobile gaming has evolved significantly, attracting players worldwide with various genres. One long-standing genre that still captivates players is platformers.

May 21, 2025 Read

The visual part of the game is one of the most important and should not be left without attention.

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The artistry of Tiny Boo: Homecoming

The visual part of the game is one of the most important and should not be left without attention.

May 20, 2025 Read

Why character customization matters in mobile games, and how Tiny Boo gets appearance and gameplay-changing skins, menu themes, and a customizable mascot.

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In-game customization Tiny Boo Homecoming

Why character customization matters in mobile games, and how Tiny Boo gets appearance and gameplay-changing skins, menu themes, and a customizable mascot.

May 19, 2025 Read

The playable character is a crucial element in video game development, impacting the overall gaming experience.

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A glimpse into the development of "Boo"

The playable character is a crucial element in video game development, impacting the overall gaming experience.

May 18, 2025 Read

When designing a game, creating a captivating environment is just as important as developing engaging gameplay mechanics.

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Development Blog #3

When designing a game, creating a captivating environment is just as important as developing engaging gameplay mechanics.

May 17, 2025 Read

Hello, friends! Today we continue to talk about the development of our mobile game about Boo.

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Development Blog #2

Hello, friends! Today we continue to talk about the development of our mobile game about Boo.

May 16, 2025 Read

First Tiny Boo developer blog: publishing on Google Play, the world-rotation mechanic, reaching 80% of game content, and meeting the five-person team behind it.

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Development blog #1

First Tiny Boo developer blog: publishing on Google Play, the world-rotation mechanic, reaching 80% of game content, and meeting the five-person team behind it.

May 15, 2025 Read

The origin story of Tiny Boo — how I founded XPLOIT, assembled a team of concept artists and illustrators, and turned the Egocentrism idea into a real indie mobile game project.

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Tiny Boo: Homecoming introduction

The origin story of Tiny Boo — how I founded XPLOIT, assembled a team of concept artists and illustrators, and turned the Egocentrism idea into a real indie mobile game project.

May 14, 2025 Read