10+ Best Articles on Game Development
The most useful articles on game development from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Game Development Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on game development by Refind users in 2023 so far.
How to ...?
How to take 7 years to ship a beta.
It’s been almost 7 years since I quit my last job.
How to Write a Game in Under 13 Kb While Taking Care of a Baby
A story of epic adventure about writing a game in under 13Kb against all odds
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on game development—all under 10 minutes.
Are Roblox’s new AI coding and art tools the future of game development?
New initiative aims to take game development past "the hands of the skilled few."
How game development is continuing during Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Note: this article contains depictions and images of war that some readers may find harrowing. "We are doing what we ca…
Image to Pixel Art Converter | Convert Your Images to Pixel Art
Quickly and easily convert your images into pixel art with our online image to pixel art converter. Simply upload your image and choose your pixelation level to transform your photo into a retro-style…
Level Up: The Future of Video Games Is Bright
Success in the rapidly evolving game industry depends on scale, good franchise management, customer experience, and top talent.
User Acquisition
Mobile f2p is dead! How many times did you hear that? UA is dead, because of ATT. How to develop games in the post IDFA world?
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on game development.
How I still use Flash in 2022
When Adobe killed Flash Player in 2020, I didn't want my Flash games to disappear forever. I've been making games on and off my whole life, but people seemed to like the Hapland ones in particular, so…
The Generative AI Revolution will Enable Anyone to Create Games
As the Generative AI Revolution in Games progresses, it will completely reshape UGC and expand the games market beyond what many thought was possible.
The colors of game design
What if game design could be summed up into four “primary colors” and their mixtures? This simple tool might help you organize your ideas.
What it Takes to Make a Game by Yourself
Macrocosm is a mobile game that takes you from atom to galactic empire across seven interconnected stages where making progress in one stage gives you a boost in the next! This post is a deep dive…
Board games and Markov chains
Using Markov chains to model simple board games.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Game Development, including:
a16z
we invest in software eating the world http://a16z.com/portfolio/ http://a16z.com/podcasts/
UX Collective
Curated stories on user experience, usability, and product design. By @fabriciot and @caioab.
Vue.js Developers Newsletter
Published each Tuesday since Feb 2017. Curated by @anthonygore
McKinsey & Company
Since 1926, the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. 130+ offices in 65+ countries.
VentureBeat
Obsessed with covering transformative technology.
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