For solo devs, small teams and hobbyists outside the big studios: shipping, marketing, funding and learning.
At a developer conference in South Korea, Valve staff reportedly said Steam will not take hands-on steps against AI-made clones of games. They put the onus on developers to make games harder to copy and to build loyal communities.
gamedeveloper.com6d ago2 min read
A solo developer has released an early alpha of Starship Space Program, a fan-made Starship and Super Heavy flight sim built in Unreal Engine for Windows PC. The developer shared technical details of the custom physics, scaled-space planet and Slate-only UI for other UE developers.
reddit.com6d ago2 min read
A co-creator of the 1987 Amiga/arcade game Sidewinder says he used Claude Code with Opus 5.5 to rebuild it in WebGL with AI-remastered art and sound. His write-up is a candid account of where the AI tooling worked and where it failed.
reddit.com6d ago2 min read
A solo developer posted Steamworks figures for two demos in Steam Next Fest (Oct 19-26). Impressions rose sharply for both, but wishlist results differed widely.
reddit.com6d ago2 min read
At a Steam Indie Connect event in Korea, Valve staff addressed AI clones, low-quality games in Steam Next Fest and the Steam Frame. The account comes from a write-up shared on Reddit.
reddit.com6d ago3 min read
A Reddit user compared Steam games that passed 200 reviews with ones stuck under 10 and found five store-page habits that separated them. The poster says the data shows correlation only, and the post also promotes the author's own free page checker.
reddit.com18d ago2 min read
A r/gamedev user compared Steam games that passed 200 reviews with games stuck under 10, and found gaps in pre-launch announcements, screenshots, About-page media, languages and tags. It is a self-reported, correlational analysis, but several of the factors cost little to change.
reddit.com19d ago2 min read
First games usually stall on scope, not skill. A simple way to cut a game down to something one person can finish and sell.
gdcvault.com24d ago4 min read
Festival players decide fast. A short checklist for the store page and the first minutes of your demo.
partner.steamgames.com25d ago3 min read
