One of my favourite games of all time, up there with FTL, The Binding of Isaac and Darkest Dungeon! A sublime game, a perfect fusion of deck builder and rogue-like, my two favourite genres. The team took community feedback and data analysis to the next level, every game creator can learn from this story. They didn’t just guess what worked. They watched how people played, listened to what broke, and kept tightening the loop until the game became ridiculously replayable. The lesson: Your first version doesn’t need to be perfect. It needs to be playable enough to create feedback. What game do you think has the best core loop ever?

If I were to help you create and release a game, what would you want the MOST help with? Vote below — this genuinely shapes what I build next.

I'm currently working on a new Diablo-inspired idle game. 👹⚔️ Does it already give you Diablo vibes, or what would you change/add to make it feel more like Diablo?

What AI tools are you using for game development? Here are a few I’m experimenting with or leveraging that have worked well!

I'm basically a newbie here and I've currently been using the Claude Code extension in VS Code and AntiGravity to work on a project, which means I have all the files in a folder on my computer and it's using Pygame as the interpreter to load the game. After I've seen some of the projects shared in this group, though, it makes me wonder if I'm taking the longer, more difficult route right now, because I know I'll have to have a bunch of different asset files in order to improve the graphics and do things like that, so I'm wondering if there is a better way to start out as a beginner in order to create some better-looking games. So far, all I have is this very rough-looking first workable iteration, and I started looking for ways to create sprites and other graphics to replace the placeholders for the troops in this turn-based strategy game. What is everyone else using for creating games? I know Lovable is supposed to be a good option, but I'm not sure how much control you would have over managing and owning the code. I'm open to learning anything and everything I can on this, so please don't hesitate to share your knowledge and experience and help me figure out the best starting point. I really appreciate anything anyone can provide! Thanks guys!