"I've devoured Greenlight tutorials and tried to follow their instructions. The result? My game took just under 100 days to pass through Greenlight, and I have no idea how this was achieved." ...

A detailed look back at the development 1995 adventure hit from one of its lead creators -- a retro postmortem of an independently created PC hit, with details on every aspect of its creation. ...

"I thought to myself: What's the target demo for the event? Well, it's MLK weekend, school's out, so its safe to assume lots of kids. So I then grabbed two boxes of paper, pencil, and crayons, and got to work." ...

Plenty of stats and tactics for a successful campaign -- including how to work with Reddit, and Twitter -- from developers who beat their goal by over $10,000. ...

The biggest name in 2D art creation software goes 3D, with the acquisition -- and planned integration -- of a popular upstart. Services remain online during the transition. ...

Developer Cliff "Cliffski" Harris takes to the Indie Soapbox at GDC 2015 to deliver a tongue-in-cheek tirade about how Unity and tools like it keep developers from achieving their peak potential. ...

"You have to make something that is fun to play but also touches the player's heart. The most important points here are contrast and variation." ...

Hipster Whale co-founders Andrew Sum and Matt Hall have agreed to back Prettygreat, the Brisbane-based indie studio founded by former Halfbrick folks earlier this year, to the tune of $500,000 AUS. ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Joe Koeller on topics ranging from the discussion of body image in Robert Yang's NSFW Cobra Club to player reaction to Rust's recent update randomizing the race of player avatars. ...

"Event Structure: Mastering this concept is crucial to creating a powerful player experience. Many games have collapsed due to a lack of structural integrity." ...