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The Landscape — What's Actually Possible as a Solo Dev in 2026
Get a clear, honest picture of solo game development today — what's possible, what's not, and why 2026 is the best time to start.
Email subject:The Landscape — What's Actually Possible as a Solo Dev in 2026
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- •The solo dev landscape: more viable than ever (Stardew Valley, Among Us, Vampire Survivors — all solo or tiny teams)
- •The 3 platform targets: iOS (App Store), Android (Google Play), Desktop (Steam/itch.io) — each has different rules
- •What AI has changed: asset creation, code generation, ideation, QA — the pipeline is dramatically faster
- •Your unfair advantage: C# from .NET MAUI/Xamarin — Unity uses C#, so you're not starting from zero
- •Realistic timelines: casual mobile game 3-6 months solo, narrative game 6-12 months, ambitious action game 1-2 years