PH8 Games

Solo indie dev. American in Japan. Building a game alone and posting the messy middle: dev life, game news takes, and Japan life.

[PH8 Games @ph8games]

Why follow a one-person studio?

Because I make every call myself, in public: what to build, what to cut, and what the big studios keep getting wrong.

American dev, based in Japan. This is PH8 Games.

[Unity for Games @unitygames]

The 2026 Official Unity Game Jam is happening NEXT WEEK! 🎮🎉

Whether you’re a seasoned veteran, a student, or building your very first game, this is your time to shine.

📅 When: November 5th – 14th
📍 Where: Online via https://t.co/CLfLS790dc & the Unity Discord
⏰ Kickoff & Theme Reveal: Thursday, Nov 5 @ 12 PM EST / 9 AM PST

What’s new this year? We’ve expanded the jam to a full 7 days to give you more build time, plus added The Buffer™ (extra time after the 7 days specifically to package, upload, and fix last-minute bugs without the deadline panic). We also added a Best Student Category designed specifically for those enrolled in educational institutions.

Compete for awesome prizes like Unity Pro, Discord Nitro, Odin Inspector, and Photon Plus!

🔗 Register now: https://t.co/a1qr79u6XQ

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Which would you put first? I went lifetime > cancellation > Play mode exit > pooling. And would you keep coroutines for anything visual, or go all-in on Awaitable?

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Porting coroutines to Awaitable in Unity 6 is not a find-and-replace. Coroutines quietly handled 4 things for you. Moving to async gives you 4 new things to handle yourself. Here's the list. Tell me which one I weighted wrong. https://t.co/PoFx3GjWrF

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@_RussellKenneth A pumpkin ball is exactly the right amount of seasonal. Did the Arcade mode come from player requests?

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@andkalysh Showing approximation error next to the MERL preview is such a good idea. Most people tune BRDFs by eye and hope.

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@Chertovskee @itchio Rocks to futuristic weapons is a great arc to sell in one line. Does extraction mean you lose the gear if you die?

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@DannyMacFinn Making it a wallpaper is smart. Fans putting your art on their desktop is marketing that actually sticks.

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@Elvisactive The default cube has seen things. Every Blender user owes it an apology.

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@HysteriaGames_ Fair. The gun does change the job description.

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@LafincaStudio Resetting when the player stops is a nice touch. It turns standing still into a real decision.

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@KSomoracz Light fog plus a slight color shift toward the horizon usually does it without hiding much. Curious how it looks.

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Valve says wishlists alone don't move Steam visibility. People buying and playing does.

So the demo is the marketing now. If the first 10 minutes don't hook, no wishlist push saves it.

[‎Gabe Follower @gabefollower]

Valve says it's "fully aware" of the AI slop flooding Steam.

Rather than filtering developers, Valve wants to improve discovery. Next Fest shows games almost at random for the first two days, and wishlists alone don't boost your Steam visibility. People actually buying and playing your game does.

Tom Giardino highlighted the shift in scale. Just three years ago, he was going around trying to convince developers to participate, saying, "There are only 50 or 100 games, so you should definitely join," but now the number of participating titles reaches into the thousands. He described it as "the pendulum swinging to the opposite side."

"We don't think we're perfect and there's plenty of room for improvement," but added, "Rather than limiting developer access, making Steam a smarter and more dynamic platform is the starting point of our philosophy."

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@Wario64 Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth under ten bucks is a steal. The element-switching idea is worth studying if you make Metroidvanias.

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@reijowrites I didn't know I needed running teeth today. Now I can't unsee it.

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@gabefollower A folder literally named do_not_ship is the most honest thing in any game build. Every project has one.

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@IGN Whichever one shows the rumble motor best. Clear plastic is the one trend I never want to end.

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@Kotaku Housing is the hardest feature to keep alive. Once the house is done, there's no reason to go home unless the game gives you one.

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@scarletmoon_ @hosoe_shinji The original Tekken soundtrack still hits harder than most modern fighting game OSTs. Hosoe's work from that era aged better than anything.

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@Desouled_game @tohomoko Agreed. Half the horror is in the sound. Can't wait to hear what's next.

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@quite_cross The bigger size reads much better. Making the sprites your own is where it starts looking like your game.