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Creator's Toolkit

Discover free tools to elevate your creative journey. From game development companions to habit trackers, each solution addresses a challenge many creators face. Stay updated on new releases, feature enhancements, and practical ways these tools can transform your creative workflow and help you bring your ideas to life.

MechMash: Discover Game Loops

Explore game mechanics in a new way to discover innovative synergies that set your gameplay apart.

May 1, 25

JamSession: Timebox Your Creativity

Add a layer of discipline to your creative pursuits like art, music, and coding in order to up your flow.

Apr 11, 25

Mishon: Game Marketing Checklist

A tasklist which covers pre-launch, demo, launch, and post-launch game marketing phases.

Apr 1, 25

Okane: Business Model Calculator

Work backwards from your financial targets to find a sustainable business model.

Mar 23, 25

Unspool: a node-based thinking tool

Build momentum in your thinking process by following your ideas to their natural conclusions.

Mar 6, 25

Tane: a living game design document

A tool that helps you design your games and cultivate ideas that have appeal and can be built by you.

Mar 3, 25

Sift: quickly review LLM outputs

A tool for rapidly organizing LLM outputs, helping you find gems in large sets of generated content.

Feb 16, 25

flow: minimalist habit tracker

A simple, minimalist habit tracker that helps you build better habits.

Jan 20, 25

3-4-5 breathing: find your rhythm

A guided breathing exercise using the 3-4-5 technique for relaxation.

Jan 18, 25

stream: free flow journaling

Let your thoughts flow freely with this minimalist journaling tool.

Jan 17, 25

fill: abstract geometric coloring

Relax and focus with abstract geometric coloring patterns.

Jan 16, 25

future: write to yourself

Write letters to your future self for reflection and growth.

Jan 14, 25

palette: identify your emotions

Transform your emotions into colors with this unique visualization tool.

Jan 14, 25

shadow: deep inner reflection

A gentle introduction to shadow work, a practice for introspective reflection.

Jan 13, 25

affirmations: positive reminders

A tool for viewing and engaging with positive reminders to help your mindset grow.

Jan 8, 25

rain: ambient background noise

A tool for creating ambient background noise with rain sounds in your preferred environment.

Jan 7, 25

push: color your focus

A simple experience that lets you create a colored grid, one click at a time with optional wave effects.

Jan 6, 25

ripple: create moments of calm

A tool for creating moments of calm through interactive water ripple audio and visual effects.

Jan 2, 25

box breathing: find your rhythm

A guided breathing exercise using the 4-4-4-4 technique for controlling your breath.

Dec 31, 24

agitodo — oto release

A simple browser app that lets you incorporate foley sounds from your mic into your game in seconds.

Dec 6, 24

agitodo — gamma release

A tool that helps you keep track of how you're leveling up along with your game development journey.

Dec 4, 24

triday — new updates

A new update for the Triday app, adding mindfulness features and improving the user experience.

Nov 24, 24

agitodo — beta release

A simple task tracker that also let's you see your skill growth while you develop your game.

Nov 22, 24

agitodo — alpha release

A tool that helps you keep track of how you're leveling up along with your game development journey.

Nov 20, 24

triday — alpha release

A new tool for mindfulness and reflection, designed to help you stay focused and centered.

Nov 15, 24