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Indie Dev Stories

One Dev, One Dream: How These 10 Solo Creators Turned Weekend Builds Into Gaming Legends

Some of the most beloved games in your library started as a single person's side project — built on nights and weekends with nothing but passion and a laptop. We dug into the origin stories of 10 breakout indie hits and pulled out the real lessons hiding inside them for anyone ready to launch their own obsession.

Aug 3, 2026

Industry Opinion

The Gatekeepers Are Losing: How Indie Launchers Are Rewriting Who Gets to Make the Next Big Game

For decades, a handful of major publishers decided which games got made, which got marketed, and which got buried. That era is ending — fast. Decentralized game launchers and indie-first platforms are shifting power to developers and players alike, and the numbers are starting to make traditional publishers very uncomfortable.

Aug 3, 2026