The Solo Gamedev
Maurice KlimekHacks for learning, productivity, having work-life-passion balance and finally game development!
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How to differentiate your games in the age of AI?
Indies are screwed. Again!
Just look at what happened a few days ago on Twitter:
We’re not talking about stealing a AAA game, mind you. These companies not only have lawyers. They also have money. But indie creators of interesting games?...
Notes from an Experiment: Simple Substack Analytics with AI
On June 1st, I asked you which of my experiments you wanted to read about. And you said:
Well, let me tell you a story.
It all started when I read in some Substack notes that someone used AI, MCP, WTF, and OMG to analyse their Substack ne...
Where do you get learning material from?
Back in 2022, in the 19th issue of this newsletter, I shared all of the YouTube channels I get learning material from. To be honest, I think it requires some updates.
Of course, no set of data is complete without a news source. And for me...
The Most Frustrating Cozy Game Ever Made
I picked up Isle of Jura recently on my Steam Deck. I assumed that a cozy game would work perfectly as a return to playing games. I did not expect a cozy game to have so many little frustrations, though.
It was created by one person - Ewan...
I killed a newsletter after 165 weeks. To vibe code games!
165 weeks. That’s how long my other newsletter lived. And like with this one - I did it without vacations. Damn, I remember curating links for it while being on vacation! 😂
Back when I was in my Godot phase, I wanted to get more learning...
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I build roads for wannabe indie game devs. I'm the guy you know from the sandbox that did a little more than you did. And I want to help you get better! Also: .NET Developer | Gamer (Switch, PC) | Catholic | Nerd | Husband | Father
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