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To make an excellent card game, you need to focus a lot on balancing. And to help you focus on that, I've created the Unity Card Game Toolkit for you. diane-claus.itch.io/cardgametool... #GameDev #CardGame #IndieDev #BoardGame

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A new argument from bros AI “Yes, we have the right to use generative AI in our games because AAA studios do it.” You know I'm boycotting Level-5 and other AAA studios for their use of generative AI #AI #GameDev #AAA

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Unity Card Game Toolkit by Diane Claus

It's the easiest to produce, but it's hard to make an excellent JBuilder roguelike because many game developers cut corners on assets. In fact, I've created a toolkit to make the task even easier: the Unity Card Game Toolkit diane-claus.itch.io/cardgametool... #GameDev #IndieDev #CardGame #Steam

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Create your own card game

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As a reminder, 212 roguelike deckbuilders had been released, and 11 of them had surpassed 1,000 Steam reviews While it's true that only 5.1% but they are less expensive than multiplayer FPS games and open-world games. #GameDev #IndieDev #CardGame #Steam

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Do you know which genre one of the best ratios of commercial potential to production volume for a solo PC developer? It's the roguelite deckbuilder. #GameDev #IndieDev #CardGame #Steam

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Do you know which genre one of the best ratios of commercial potential to production volume for a solo PC developer? It's the roguelite deckbuilder. #GameDev #IndieDev #CardGame #Steam

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And if you really want to start from scratch, you can also create your own games from scratch.

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If you want well-coded frameworks, you should focus primarily on those available on the Unity Asset Store for Unity and Fab Lab for Unreal Engine (because they prevent their marketplaces from being flooded with poor-quality frameworks by vetting them).

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You can find these frameworks directly on the Unity Asset Store, Fab Lab, Gumroad, Itch io, or even on other marketplaces. Some of them are even free.

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It’s also worth noting that code written by a human for a framework is much cleaner than code generated by AI, because the developer has time to learn the basics of programming and become familiar with design patterns.

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I've also noticed that a lot of vibe coder don't playtest their games. Sure, the game is functional, but it has a lot of game design issues, as in this example

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Why was I saying that? Because the developers who created these frameworks have already used their own frameworks to build their own games, so they know what other developers want and what problems they might encounter.

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Okay, I'm going to dive deeper into the topic of my last post, which was about the coding vibe in game development I was saying that if you're prototyping quickly, it's better to use frameworks created by other developers than AI.

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If you're a game developer and you're vibe coding your game, that's the worst kind of false good idea If you want to quickly build a prototype, use whatever framework you can find on marketplaces (itch io, Unity Asset Store, Fab Lab, etc.) #gamedev #indiedev

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« It’s just a toolkit for Unity » The toolkit: x.com/wishseekerga... #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity3D #CardGame #BoardGame

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« It’s just a toolkit for Unity » The toolkit: x.com/wishseekerga... #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity3D #CardGame #BoardGame

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Assets/Tools - Collection by Diane Claus

For now, I'm creating tools and assets that allow me to both make a living from my work and fund my game projects. If you're interested in my tools and assets itch.io/c/3477933/as... #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity3D #UnrealEngine

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A collection by Diane Claus

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Diane Claus @dianecls-dev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Diane Claus @dianecls-dev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A tool created by a real human, not by some slop IA #gamedev #indiedev #cardgame #boardgame

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So to all of you who use generative AI to quickly post multiple low-quality games just to squeeze money out of players—you really are nothing but dishonest scum #GameDev #IndieDev #AI #gaming

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Slop AI is starting to destroy the video game industry (which, by the way, is already in bad shape). All of this so that a few individuals can get rich off the backs of many independent developers and video game workers. ⏬ #GameDev #IndieDev #AI #gaming

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Potato Please (@potatopleasee) on X

Right now, I’m seeing a lot of “game devs” who copy and steal other people’s work. Unfortunately, this won’t be the last time if there are no laws regulating generative AI. ⏬ x.com/potatoplease... #GameDev #IndieDev #AI #gaming

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Yes, it is indeed. It is a nightmare working on a game for months, spend nights losing sleep, putting our jobs and personal times on the line. Then, we woke up to be called a thief. and AI slop ...

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Yes, it is indeed. It is a nightmare working on a game for months, spend nights losing sleep, putting our jobs and personal times on the line. Then, we woke up to be called a thief. and AI slop ...

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Version 6.3 has been released in addition to the update The update includes: - Fixes to enemy materials in the Unity Card Game Toolkit - UX redesign - Path variable available for card prefabs - All versions include Unity Card Game Toolkit Lite #GameDev #IndieDev #CardGame #BoardGame

Diane Claus @dianecls-dev.bsky.social · 21/09/2026