Game development insights, tutorials, and updates from the Egmatic team.
Good composition makes a 2D game readable instantly: one focal point, strong value contrast, clear silhouettes, layered depth and balanced negative space.
Build your first mobile game in six steps: a tiny scope, one engine, a vertical slice, thumb-first controls, real-device testing, then publishing.
Yes. MonoGame is still relevant in 2026 for indie devs who want a free, code-first C# framework. Stardew Valley and Celeste use the XNA family.
These seven single-platform hits sold tens of millions each, but all were first-party, bundled with hardware, or platform-funded — perks no indie can copy.
Isolate one mechanic in a graybox prototype playable in minutes, play it yourself, then watch three to five others play without explaining anything.
Build game logic without code via visual scripting: wire nodes or fill event-condition-action rules that compile into the same logic as typed code.
Publishing to PC, mobile, web, and console at once means coordinating store submissions, not the build. Each major store's fees and timelines are covered.
Game audio in practice: WAV for sound effects, Ogg Vorbis for music, engine audio first. Add FMOD or Wwise only for adaptive, interactive scores.
A save system serializes game state, writes it to storage, and reads it back. The hard parts: what to save, atomic writes, and versioning old saves.
A game feels good when controls respond instantly, each action gives readable feedback, and polish like screen shake makes it satisfying.
A 2D game that drops frames usually loses to draw calls, allocations, off-screen work, or frame-rate-tied simulation. Measure, then batch, pool, and cull.
Build levels that stay fun: set one clear goal, lay out a readable critical path, blockout before art, pace to the flow channel, playtest with five users.