Indie Game Development

Game development for solo developers and small teams. These articles cover prototyping fast, comparing engines, shipping on a tight timeline, and how AI tools change what is possible for indie developers who cannot afford specialists in art, code, and design. Includes engine comparisons, devlogs, and real builds from the Makko team.

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AI 2D Game Maker

I Tested 7 AI Tools for 2D Game Art. Here's the Honest Ranking. (A Founder's Perspective)

A co-founder tested 7 AI tools for 2D game art as someone who cannot draw. Here is the honest ranking, including where each one breaks down.

AI 2D Game Maker

How to Build a Tower Defense Game With No Code Using Makko AI

Map editor, waves, towers, currency, win condition. A full tower defense prototype built by describing what you want. No coding required.

AI 2D Game Maker

The Best Rosebud AI Alternative for Creators Who Want a Complete Game, Not Just One Asset

Rosebud generates one asset at a time with no style memory. Makko keeps every character, background, and object consistent across your entire game automatically -- no re-prompting required.

AI Game Art Generator

How We Built a Complete Game Art Visual Brief in One Makko Session

Build a complete game art visual brief in one Makko session. World atmosphere, color palette, faction materials, and your first enemy character.

AI 2D Game Maker

Makko AI vs Rosebud AI: Which Is Right for Your 2D Game?

Makko AI and Rosebud AI compared. See which AI game maker wins for 2D art, consistency, no-code game building, and free tier value.

AI 2D Game Maker

Makko AI Is Live: Make 2D Games With AI, No Drawing, No Coding

Makko AI launches publicly today. Create characters, backgrounds, animations, and playable 2D games by describing what you want. Free to start.

Indie Game Development

Why Solo Devs Don't Finish Their Games (And How to Fix the Art Problem)

Most solo devs quit because they can't draw. Makko Art Studio removes that barrier. Build animated game characters from a text description.

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.

AI Game Art Generator

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 it has nothing to do with their prompts. They treat

Pixel Art

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 with the system that makes your whole game look like

Roguelike

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 Game Development

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.