Indie Game Development

How Do You Make a Game Fun? A Roguelike Dev's Playtesting Process

Finding the fun is not a brainstorm. It is a loop. Tony Valcarcel on weekly playtests, raw notes, and the north star keeping Sector Scavengers honest.

Tony Valcarcel · 4 min read

AI Game Art Generator: Concept Art, Characters, and Consistent 2D Game Art From One Tool

Most AI game art generators solve one piece of the puzzle. This is how a full-pipeline generator handles concept art, characters, backgrounds, and animations — and why consistency across your whole game is the problem worth solving first.

How to Use Makko AI Collections - Build Consistent Game Art With AI

Most people who use AI to generate game art are making the same mistake: and

The Right Way to Build Game Art With AI - Week of March 30

This week started with the invisible box that breaks your pixel art character and ended

Roguelike Devlog: Redesigning a Game UI With an AI 2D Game Maker

How rapid prototyping with an AI 2D game maker fixed an overloaded roguelike command deck: a Sector Scavengers devlog.

AI Character Generator for Games: How to Create Consistent 2D Characters With AI

Most AI image tools generate one character at a time with no guarantee the next one matches. This guide covers how an AI character generator built for games solves the consistency problem — from concept art through animation to a playable build.

Make a 2D Game With AI: Art, Characters, and a Playable Game From One Platform

Making a 2D game with AI is a pipeline decision, not a single tool decision. This is the complete Makko workflow — building the visual world in Art Studio, then turning that art into a playable game in Code Studio, all without writing code or drawing anything by hand.

How to Make a Game Without Coding: The Complete AI Walkthrough

Free AI game maker with no coding required. Makko gives you concept art, characters, animations, and a playable 2D game from one platform — no drawing skills needed.

AI Game Art Generator: Characters, Backgrounds, Animations and Why Consistency Is the Hard Part

Most AI game art generators solve one piece of the puzzle and hand the rest back to you. This is a complete breakdown of what a full-pipeline generator actually covers — and why consistency across your whole game is the problem worth solving first.

Vibe Coding Games: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Building Without Writing Code

Vibe coding games means describing what you want and letting AI build it — no syntax, no compiler errors, no prerequisites. This is the complete beginner's guide to making a 2D game without writing a single line of code.

Why Your Attacks Aren't Registering: Hitbox Alignment Explained for 2D Games

Your attacks miss. Your character gets blocked by nothing. Your collision feels completely wrong. None of that is an art problem. It is a hitbox problem — and this is how you fix it.

From Alignment to Hitboxes: The Full 2D Pixel Art Character Pipeline (Week of March 24)

This week's content followed one thread: getting a 2D pixel art character to behave correctly in a game engine. Alignment, anchor points, debug collision boxes, and hitboxes as a connected pipeline — not isolated tips.

How Do You Make a Game Fun? A Roguelike Dev's Playtesting Process

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