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When Survival Becomes Meter Management
A meter tells you you’re cold. Survival decides what happens because of it.
January 25, 2026
What Survival Gamers ACTUALLY Want From Zombie Survival Games
A recent Reddit thread shows what gamers actually want: survival with real consequence.
January 22, 2026
Concepts of a Game: Derelicts’ Patreon Delivers Radio Silence
When supporters are paying monthly, they're entitled to communication. Not perfection.
December 4, 2025
Your AI Replacement Skipped the Struggle
My beef isn't even about the ethical impacts-it's about what we lose when we skip the hard part.
November 18, 2025
One More Workbench: Playing Indie Dev Jenga
Are side projects a strategy or a distraction? And do they make it harder to finish what you started?
September 16, 2025
Architecturally Offensive, Functionally Perfect!
The Gamer HOA would hate me, but I sleep just fine in my box-shaped bunker.
August 11, 2025
Dead, Done, or Ditched: The Early Access Exit Strategy
Some games are dead. Some are done. And some get quietly dumped into 1.0 with no pulse.
May 23, 2025
Fixed or Rebuilt?
Does modding breathe new life into games - or erase what made them memorable?
May 8, 2025