Steam Next Fest - Experiences & Numbers
The Steam Next Fest has just concluded, and my game, Seeker: Quest, was part of the festive event. For me the given event ...
What makes a game interesting?
I just recently stumbled upon a Instagram post by Pro Indie Dev where he had found a study which claimed that less than ~2...
The Process of Creating Something BIG
On January 2020 we decided to start creating something big. Rather than working with small projects, we wanted to start ta...
The Future of VR
Right now, millions of people are stuck in their own homes, trying to escape boredom and to find something stimulating to ...
Game Development My Shadow - Devlog #3
Picture 1: Demo level viewThe world has been chaotic for a while now, but Jestercraft has been a busy bee nonetheless duri...
Game Development My Shadow - Devlog #2
For the past couple of weeks we've been searching a proper art style for our upcoming VR (Virtual Reality) game: My Shadow...
Game Development My Shadow - Devlog #1
It's been a month when we started to work with our virtual reality game project, My Shadow. If you did not know yet, we go...
Year 2020 with Jestercraft
New year with new challenges! Year 2019 was pretty much our first "active year", which was mostly identifying the "core of...
How to make Hyper-Casual games
What are "hyper-casual games" and how should you make one? The whole "hyper-casual genre" is rather new, but trending topi...
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What makes a good game?
Game development is at the intersection of technology and arts. That makes designing games hard since you need to design n...
Your first Game Jam: Step-by-step guide
For many Game Jams feel like a massive leap to unknown. An epic fight in which you need to prepare yourself for months, or...
How to get a publisher for your game?
How to get a publisher for your game and make an interesting game at the same time? I'm going to share my thoughts, tips, ...
The Power of Thinking
To get stuff done, you need to get your hands dirty and actually do it. But to know what you're about to do is better to t...
Are you always in a hurry? (Stop it now!)
As I'm writing this, it's Monday. It used to be one of the most stressful days of the week, it even affected the day befor...
Mobile Games and Monetization
Since I'm attending the Pocket Gamer Connects, Helsinki as a speaker this year I wanted to try and write my thoughts of mo...
What Does it Mean to Be a Sustainable Game Studio?
Recently I've had a lot of great discussions with people who either are trying to build a sustainable game studio or plann...
Scheduling Your Game Development
One of the most important things in game development, is to understand the importance of scheduling.Games are one form of ...
Understanding your player [PODCAST]
Know your player! This time we discuss of the topic within a podcast! (If for some reason you can not see the embed link b...
Can you be proud of your work?
After writing the post "Books for independent game developers" I ended up taking the Theory of Fun -book from the shelf an...
HOW TO TEST YOUR GAME: And make the most out of it!
Testing your game is one of the most valuable things, you can do while making your game. Or to be exact, without it you ba...