The Hayjump journal

OPEN
NOTEBOOK.

Inside the work. Around the industry.
Notes from an independent game studio.

01
Studio notes · 3 min read

It starts with a feeling.

Why Hayjump exists, where the name comes from, and what we want to build.

What we’ll be writing about

The build.
And everything around it.

01

Making games

Prototypes, devlogs, releases, and the decisions that change a project.

02

Under the hood

Monorepos, crates, tools, and the systems that make the work possible.

03

Outside the editor

Marketing, meetups, Steam analysis, and lessons beyond development.

04

Playing & thinking

Developer perspectives on games, upcoming releases, and industry conversations.