If you're interested in easing your way into game development for the first time, want access to a full-fledged game dev environment that runs on the web AND the desktop, or have younger ones that you'd like to encourage learning during screentime, GDevelop is a great option.

Some tools will generate your whole roadmap with AI and hand it to you as a done deal. I didn't want Trail Guide to remove a game developers' involvement. Your GDD gets you a rough preview of what tasks might look like, nothing saved, nothing added to your board until you say so.

"You've been at this Trail Marker more than 20% longer than your target. Is scope creeping? Blockers not resolved? Or is the target just wrong?" You're busy shipping your project. Trail Guide doesn't just track it. It notices when something's off and says so. 🚩

How many times have you searched for a Game Design Document template that left you wondering how to complete it? Trail Guide's GDD Generator walks you through 42 questions across 9 sections (the same categories a hired producer would actually ask about). All before you even break out the Post-it Notes.

Most indie devs don't fail in Core Production. They fail because an unresolved tech spike from Prototyping quietly becomes a blocked task once production starts. Trail Guide's Compass Checks catch it first. Gate review, checklist — your call whether to proceed or revisit the gaps.

Mention "outsourced audio" in your GDD, and Trail Guide automatically opens a resource/timeline risk for depending on someone else's delivery schedule. The Risk Register triggers off what you actually said your project depends on — not a generic checklist you have to remember to fill out.

Spent the last while building something alongside Ash & Fox's own projects: a project management tool that actually understands game dev has phases — concept, prototyping, production, polish — instead of pretending one generic kanban board fits all of it. Been living in it myself for months. I'll be sharing updates as it comes together. #gamedev #indiedev

For those that live and breathe .Net 5 days a week in the corporate world, check out this great article by Daniel Miller on using a C# code analyzer as part of your code analysis process. #visualstudio #csharp

Working on some pre-production spikes using @unitygames and @SyntyStudios for a potential horror game. Used Beautify 3 by @kronnect and their amazing collection of LUTS. #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev

With all the rhetoric lately, it feels like there has never been a more appropriate time to watch #canadianbacon. Besides being a great laugh that pokes fun at both Canadian and American stereotypes, it stars the legendary John Candy. primevideo.com/detail/0KN6VL…

Do mechanical security dogs with a 'byte' force of 750 PSI dream of long walks in the park? #indiegame #gamedev

Other than being a suite of amazing products, this is yet another reason why I prefer @affinitybyserif over Adobe. When are they going to learn and realize that a creatives output is NOT theirs?! Adobe users upset to find company has been scanning content • The Register

Working on the trailer for our game, Straight Down. We ❤️our @SyntyStudios packs! Paired with Shiny SSRR 2 and Beautify 3 from @kronnect is really pulling things together! #gamedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday