HueFold creator Maksym Skrypka reflects on building a color-mixing puzzle game in Kyiv during wartime, learning hard lessons from launch, and finding meaning in the quiet impact games can have on players.
Ciro Camera shares how Verice Bay grew from a visual concept into a city shaped by time, continuity, and worldbuilding in Whirlight – No Time To Trip.
A one-man milestone: 100 Steam releases, and the labels that follow Fix Stories is a dev-authored series. This submission is written by Archor Wright (Archor Games). Archor Games — GAMES.ARCHOR.COM Recently, Archor Games published his 100th game on Steam. This puts Archor Wright in a very rare group of developers with 100+ games on Steam…
Seven years in spare time — and the moment Droplet finally hit 1.0 This is part of Fix Stories — dev-authored journeys published on Fix Gaming Channel. Story My name is Karl “Krayfishkarl” Ast. I am a hobbyist solo developer, and I created the 3D platformer Droplet: States of Matter, a game heavily inspired by…
A tough comment that sparked the “Oil revolution” and pushed Umbral Moon forward This is part of Fix Stories — dev-authored journeys published on Fix Gaming Channel. Just a few weeks ago, I was the proud owner of an adorable mess. My game – Killing Momentum: Umbral Moon – was a mismatch of impasto oil…
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A solo developer’s long road to a game that finally has a real shot This is part of Fix Stories — dev-authored journeys published on Fix Gaming Channel. How it started I am Ofer, the developer of Golel. Golel is a tick/turn-based, first-person RPG. It allows you to use the environment and mobility-focused talents to…
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A Unity puzzle concept from a decade ago comes back stronger: Cubuleto’s rebuilt PC version adds a full in-game level editor, community sharing, and 250 handcrafted levels — straight from the developer in Fix Stories.
How Space Drilling Station’s logistics system evolved with players in mind Moving resources in a management game is very important. Depending on the target and the desired experience, several possibilities arise. At the beginning of the design process, the game was very small. We had to manage about twenty employees and moved resources by ordering…
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Fix Stories is where developers share the real stories behind their games in their own words, including lessons, setbacks, creative decisions, and the moments that rarely appear in press releases.
