Build labels that survive travel
Version strings, hash notes, and “last known good” tags — the small typography that keeps a Nairobi–Kampala–Dar handoff from drifting.
Catalog · shelf calm · no paywalls
Indie games in East Africa, filed like a quiet library.
We keep thin margins, warm paper, and honest labels: what shipped, what stalled, and how language leans when a build leaves the desk. No storefronts, no affiliate links — only notes you might leave on someone else’s shelf.
Shelf notes
Field memos
Coast humidity vs. inland dust
Two rooms, two thermal stories: what playtests quietly teach about laptops, fans, and the patience of SSDs on long afternoons.
Signals without dashboards
When analytics are sparse, we still read the room: session length, retry loops, and the polite silence after a hard bug.
Short plays
Under an hour
Prototype etiquette
How we greet a vertical slice: one mechanic, one mood, one sentence of intent — enough to know if the idea earns a second evening.
“Just one loop” nights
The gentle discipline of stopping after a single polished loop — not because the work is done, but because the ear needs rest and the code needs distance.
Studio postcards
From the region
Shared desks, rotated leads
Small studios trading the “director” chair by sprint — design voice stays steadier when credit is a habit, not a headline.
Postcards home from a jam
What we write when the build is rough but the room was generous: one image, two risks, three thank-yous — the anti-press-release.
