Sep
16
❤️ How to support an indie game
4 ways to help out an indie game dev. Show your support to get more cool games!
4 min read
Matt Hackett
Game developer and author of How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself.
Sep
02
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⚡️ How Heartbeast Shipped a Game in 4 Months
Tips to help develop a game FAST!
6 min read
Aug
05
🗓️ How Steam Personalized Calendar can help you sell games
MORE Steam min-maxing?! Yup even more to know, that's OK, this one's pretty small.
5 min read
Jun
03
🐷 Wash away the pain with the Pixel Washer demo
The Pixel Washer demo is out NOW! Relax with about 30 minutes of soothing, satisfying pixel washing.
3 min read
May
06
♟️ Learning VS Doing
(removing the cobwebs) HELLO again and welcome to a new Make the Game. Let's talk about Learning VS Doing, games publishing, and more.
2 min read
Dec
31
🧠 Game Dev Takeaways From 2025
This year I learned that I need to make games faster and focus on Steam, among many learnings listed here. Let's discuss!
6 min read
Dec
17
🎙️ Acclaim, Side Projects, and Content Marketing
Matt discusses publishing with Acclaim, how to juggle a job and game dev pursuits, plus thoughts on content marketing.
2 min read
Nov
05
📺 Video: Publishing with Acclaim
Let's talk about Acclaim publishing my game Pixel Washer! Exciting times ahead.
1 min read
Oct
15
🛠️ Building a fulfilling creative career as a solo dev
An honest conversation about designing your indie game dev life with Thomas Stewart.
2 min read
Oct
01
🕹️ How I got a publisher for my indie game
Pixel Washer and Acclaim: the story so far!
7 min read