How to Run a Game Playtest That Gives You Useful Feedback
Your friends will tell you your game is good. Other devs will tell you what they would have built instead. Neither of those is playtest feedback, and both of them
Building a Press Kit for Your First Game
Most indie devs build a press kit the week they need one, which is usually the week a journalist or streamer has already moved on to something else. The people
Negative Time Sends You Backward When You Fail. Round Owl Explains Why.
Most bullet hells punish a mistake by ending the run. Negative Time punishes it by dragging you backward. Get hit and the screen pixelates, the clock runs the wrong direction,
Building Cursemark, One Cracked-Out Rune at a Time
Cursemark is a roguelike ARPG set in a hand-crafted world, where every run has you forging unique spells and slowly uncovering the layers of history buried in its landscapes. Built
SDC Spotlight: Coin Drop Games on The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
There are games with bold premises, and then there is The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time. Developed by Coin Drop Games, a team of
Capital Creative Showcase 2026 Celebrates Sacramento’s Game Dev Community With Its Biggest Year Yet
The Sacramento Developer Collective closed out Capital Creative Showcase 2026 with an awards ceremony celebrating the creativity, dedication, and talent behind the local game development scene. Hosted by SDC President
SDC x GDC Partnership
Sacramento Developer Collective x GDC: A Major Step Forward for Our Community SDC is proud to announce an official partnership with the Game Developers Conference — and it’s going to
Why GDC Is a Great Opportunity for Indie Devs and the SDC Community
Every year, the Game Developers Conference (GDC)is the place where the game industry gets unusually accessible. It’s a week where the people who build games, fund games, publish games, market
A la Card: Food Truck Chaos Meets Deckbuilding Strategy
A la Card rolls up to Steam on December 11, 2025, bringing a food truck twist to the roguelike deckbuilder formula. It is a single-player card game from indie studio