I’m a big fan of the advice "make small games," and this is a great example of developers following that advice.

A team of four friends posted about how they have been releasing roughly one game per month for 18 months. They have now released 17 monthly games, plus a few bonus games, mostly for free on Itch and Steam. They are not making much money, but they have learned a massive amount.

And that is exactly one of the main benefits of making small games, the massive learning speed you get!

Making one game a month really does supercharge your learning speed. You learn how to scope, finish, polish, release, watch players get confused, fix problems, and then start again. That is so much more valuable than spending five years stuck on your first dream project without ever learning what shipping actually feels like.

Their main takeaways are:

My only advice to them would be: keep doing this, but slowly increase the scope as your skills improve.

After doing 4–6 one-month games, I would experiment with a 3-month game. Not some giant dream game, still small, but just a bit more substantial. That gives you enough time to build something with more depth, more polish, and maybe something actually worth selling on Steam. After 18 months of doing this I am sure this team is capable of building something more substantial.

So yes, make small games. Make lots of games. But as you improve, slowly raise the difficulty. That is how you turn practice into real long-term skill.

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Unity is constantly improving and constantly working on the next version. Meaning even though 6.5 just came out we already have Alpha 6.6 and that one includes one feature that people (myself included) have been asking for for years! We are finally getting dictionary serialization! Wohoo!

This might sound silly but it's genuinely a big deal. So many times I've wanted to use dictionaries (because it's an awesome data structure) but I always had to combine it with some sort of Serializable class to store data to then populate the dictionary on Awake. After 6.6 thankfully that will no longer be necessary!

Apparently it works with any type, including arrays, so this is really great news.

Valve is trying the Steam Machine idea again, and honestly I’m glad to see it, I hope it works out even though sadly I don't think it will.

The Steam Deck proved that Valve can make great hardware. They've sold millions of units, everyone loves it, and it basically created a new platform for indie devs to make handheld games. Based on that I would say a living room Steam PC could be awesome too: simple console-style experience, your Steam library, SteamOS, and another clear hardware target for PC and indie developers.

But the big problem is the timing. AI is currently swallowing every bit of memory in existence, therefore the Steam Machine, which should really cost about $700 is instead a massive $1049! If you want the 2TB version it's $1359. At this price point it is hard to imagine this being super successful like the Steam Deck which is a shame.

Apparently demand is still there, at least in some regions. It reportedly sold out quickly in various places while others are using a reservation/waitlist, so the hardcore fans are still buying them, just not the more casual fans.

Sadly at this price, it is no longer a cheap console alternative. Even though consoles have also suffered price hikes, a PS5 is still about $700 (despite yes having weaker specs). Perhaps the AI bubble will pop and memory prices will go back down and perhaps one year from now the Steam Machine might actually be affordable for most people, that would be nice.

GTA 6 is finally definitely absolutely coming this year! Release date is confirmed for November 19, 2026 and pre-orders are open!

Although despite that, there's still no gameplay footage at all which can be a bit concerning. I mean based on their pedigree I think we can be pretty confident the game will be awesome, but still having pre-orders before anyone even sees gameplay is a bit odd.

Another thing is how the game will cost $80! Several publishers have tried bumping prices to $80 but none have really succeeded yet, GTA6 is probably big enough to get away with it.

This is probably the most awaited game of all time. GTA 5 launched back in 2013 and somehow stayed relevant for over a decade, so the hype for a real sequel is just insane. But there are still some important caveats: no PC version at launch, and GTA Online does not seem to be launching day one either.

The good news is it's definitely coming out! So if you've been waiting for it for a decade then your wait is almost over.

Now the big question is, can any game possibly live up to this much hype?