Studio-Grade Dev Process. Solo Dev Scale.
A 6-phase development process adapted from EA, Blizzard, and LEGO, built for indie developers. Real projects documented from concept to launch, mistakes included.
The 6-Phase Development Pipeline
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The Playbook Is Open Source
Six phases, 39 step guides, 22 templates. The entire development process is free on GitHub. Clone it, fork it, use it on your next project.