The Solo Gamedev

Finding the lost gamedev tribe!

You probably noticed that last week ended with the Game Awards.

Dec 15 • Maurice Klimek

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A treasure trove of learnings

Or what have I learned in 2025, sharing now, because I won't learn anything in December, anyway...

Dec 8 • Maurice Klimek

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Can you get away with stupid ideas?

Sometimes I wonder - can you still sell stupid ideas?

Dec 1 • Maurice Klimek

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November 2025

On breaking down big ideas

Today, I will try to prove a point that a game is nothing more than a collection of minigames.

Nov 24 • Maurice Klimek

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Let's talk Entities, Components, and Systems

Today I’d like to share with you my recent learning and fascination - a pattern for organizing your video game’s code - the Entity-Component-Systems…

Nov 17 • Maurice Klimek

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How I fell in love with Bevy

My road to game development is a bumpy one.

Nov 10 • Maurice Klimek

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The advantage of doing the same thing over and over again

When I look at the entirety of my ideas, I see an overwhelming amount of things I’d like to make.

Nov 3 • Maurice Klimek

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October 2025

Silksong Review

My probably last post about Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Oct 27 • Maurice Klimek

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The traps of shiny object syndrome

Remember that moment when you felt tempted by that shiny new piece of technology?

Oct 20 • Maurice Klimek

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Notes on Austin Kleon's "Show your work"!

I’m on a reading spree of Austin Kleon’s books:

Oct 13 • Maurice Klimek

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Is grinding a matter of broken economics?

You know, when you’re stuck in J-RPGs (and even normal RPGs), you can always run around, kill some randomly encountered enemies, and level up.

Oct 6 • Maurice Klimek

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September 2025