Our educational director, Zack Griset recently released a new tutorial video on How to Test Your Games Using Android Studio. If you’re new to the process of developing Android-based apps and the best testing practices to use, this …
Markus ‘Notch’ Persson launched the biggest game in history using a game dev blog. You’ve probably heard of it before; it’s called Minecraft. Over 122 million copies have been sold, and it’s considered to be one of the best-selling …
Playing indie games is a great way to find inspiration to help you come up with new game ideas. As a developer, the more involved you are in the indie game scene, the easier it is to get creative and …
We’re excited to announce the release of the Published Game Design Manual. This in-depth guide was written by Buildbox founder, Trey Smith, who’s also a game business owner with over 60 million downloads and counting under his …
Let’s be honest. It doesn’t matter whether you’re making games professionally or only in your spare time during the weekends. Life as an indie dev has tremendous highs, and also its fair share of frustrating lows. Here’s our list of …
Today, we’re going to share the same game dev secrets that we used to make hit games like Phases, The Line Zen, SKY, The Pit and more. Then we’ll walk you through the whole process and break down each secret strategy …
When you’re making games, knowing how to stay motivated and focused is important. Motivation is a HUGE determining factor for success. However, when you’re a solo indie dev making games only in your spare time, finding the motivation to see your game project through can be difficult. The simple truth is …
Recently, we covered the top tips to help indie developers get their game featured by Apple, but what about getting featured on Google Play? The Google Play Store is different from Apple’s App Store, so it’s important to approach it …
Over the past few weeks, we’ve covered some of the best strategies to use when making games, but what about the ones you should avoid? If you want to succeed in game development, it’s equally important to know what NOT to do. Below is our list of the most common …
We’ve talked a lot about gameplay and level design on the Buildbox blog, but today we’re going to focus on the more obscure secrets of game design. Below you’ll find five often overlooked, but extremely important, factors for creating unique games that people want to …
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