A weekly bulletin on factory and idle games — design notes, patch readings, and the occasional dispatch from the studio. Written by a working developer.
Two emails a week. One long-form, one curated. We don't sell, swap, or share your address — and the publication runs on a privacy-respecting platform.
Tuesday a long letter, Friday a short one. Skim either, save the rest, sit with what catches.
One long-form essay on a system, a design choice, or a quiet trick of the trade.
An eight-to-fifteen-minute essay on a single thing, taken seriously. Past topics include the math behind offline progression, why factory games keep getting their UI wrong, and what idle games can learn from chess clocks.
A curated dispatch — the few things from the week worth your attention.
Five to seven items: patch notes worth reading, posts worth thinking about, a tool, a screenshot, a one-paragraph dispatch from the studio. Skim it on the train, save what catches, leave the rest.
A few of the early issues, in case you'd like to read before subscribing.
Full archive bound at blog.manugames.com.
