Journal

How to Choose Pixel Art Assets That Work Together
How to Choose Pixel Art Assets That Work Together
Before committing to a pixel-art pack, test scale, perspective, animation, and readability in one small scene. Here’s what to look for. Read more...
Animated pixel-art preview of Rat Packs Volume 9, showing haunted swamp, pumpkin patch, and catacomb scenes.
Dongu’s Rat Packs: Pixel Art for Your Next Game
Explore Dongu’s Rat Packs: 13 volumes of pixel-art characters, items, effects, and themed environments, with practical tips for starting your next 2D game. Read more...
A Tail of Two: Dongu the Rat and Gigi the Cat
A Tail of Two: Dongu the Rat and Gigi the Cat
Explore A Tail of Two, the five-track EP by Dongu the Rat and Gigi the Cat, with the full tracklist and direct Spotify links to every song. Read more...
Clark Key Releases “Bounce”
Clark Key Releases “Bounce”
Clark Key’s new single Bounce is out now. Listen on Spotify, get to know the Central Florida producer, and keep listening with The Beat and Break. Read more...
Top 5 Pop Artists You Might Not Know
Top 5 Pop Artists You Might Not Know
Meet Shawn Isaac, Hatchie, Georgia, Pearl Charles, and Telenova, with direct song links and a few good places to start listening. Read more...
Top 5 House Artists You Might Not Know
Top 5 House Artists You Might Not Know
Five house artists to explore, led by Clark Key, with starting tracks and direct listening links for Tour-Maubourg, Felipe Gordon, Harrison BDP, and Laurence Guy. Read more...
Pixel art of a platform-game test scene beside a controller and observation notebook.
How to Run Your First Indie Game Playtest
Run a focused first playtest with a 25-minute session plan, neutral questions, a copyable observation sheet, and a practical way to choose your next fix. Read more...
Why Your Pixel Art Looks Blurry in Godot 4—and How to Fix It
Why Your Pixel Art Looks Blurry in Godot 4—and How to Fix It
If a sprite looks sharp in your image editor but soft in Godot, start with texture filtering. If its edges are sharp but individual pixels have uneven widths, inspect scaling... Read more...
Rat Records: Music, Games, and the World of Dongu and Gigi
Rat Records: Music, Games, and the World of Dongu and Gigi
Meet Dongu the Rat and Gigi the Cat, explore our music and pixel-art projects, and find your way into the Rat Records community. Read more...
How to Choose Music for an Indie Game: A Scene-First Guide
How to Choose Music for an Indie Game: A Scene-First Guide
Choose music that fits your indie game: compare mood, sound effects, loops, and transitions, then build a practical composer brief. Read more...