https://blog.birdor.com/tags/shipping/ Recent content in Shipping on Birdor Blog Hugo en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0800 https://blog.birdor.com/indie-game-development-reality-check/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0800 https://blog.birdor.com/indie-game-development-reality-check/ <p>Indie game development is attractive because it combines creativity, programming, design, music, storytelling, business, and personal taste into one product.</p> <p>That is also why it is hard.</p> <p>A solo developer is not only building a game. They are acting as designer, programmer, producer, tester, marketer, support desk, community manager, release engineer, and sometimes accountant. A small team has more hands, but the same surface area. The game still needs to be scoped, built, tested, explained, sold, updated, and maintained.</p>