Sep 30, 2025
Puzzles aren’t just a design choice — they’re a powerful driver of player retention. When done well, they keep players engaged, build trust, and create momentum. When done poorly, they frustrate players and cut your game’s lifespan short. In this episode, we dig into how puzzle design shapes retention through...
Sep 23, 2025
The next wave of gamers is already
here. Students, from middle to high school don’t just view games
only as entertainment but also as spaces for community, creativity,
and leadership. But how do their unique motivations and playstyles
translate into the future of game audiences?
In today’s episode, we’re going to...
Sep 16, 2025
Most developers see their Steam page as a way to describe their game. And while that’s true, its real purpose goes deeper: capturing a player’s limited attention and showing them, in seconds, that your game is for them.
In this episode, I share lessons from my own posts and conversations on why the purpose of your...
Sep 9, 2025
Finding the right teammates isn’t
about checking boxes or broadcasting open roles. It’s about
creating the kind of opportunity people want to be part of.
Today, we’re digging into what actually draws people to a project
by looking at how we communicate it, which is often in subtle ways
we don’t even notice....
Sep 2, 2025
Web3 in games is loud, controversial,
and often feels far removed from indie realities or vision, but is
it possible that there are lessons from this space worth paying
attention to?
So today, we're going to explore what Web3 really means for indie
developers: how accessible (or inaccessible) the tech actually is,
the...