Game ideas for solo developers
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Small-scope game ideas that one person can realistically finish, with comparable games and the players already searching for them.
Game Daily jigsaw puzzles cut from public-domain museum art A new browser jigsaw every day from open-access museum paintings, with the story of the artwork at the end. Game Daily geo-guessing game built on openly licensed street photos Guess where a street photo was taken from clues on the ground; five free rounds a day using open imagery. Game Times-tables game where right answers tame pixel monsters Kids aged 7-10 practice multiplication facts in short battles and collect a monster for each table they master. Game Nonograms that never need guessing, with hints that teach Picross puzzles generated to have one logical solution, with hints that explain the next deduction. Game Idle model railway that runs along the bottom of your screen Lay track, add stations and let cargo trains earn while you work, in a thin always-on-top strip. Game Hand-drawn hidden-object puzzles of real neighborhoods Search large ink drawings of real streets and markets for hidden people and objects; calm, untimed, no ads. Game A new 20-minute co-op browser escape room every week Short point-and-click escape rooms that run in any browser, released weekly, solved together from one shared link. Game Cozy tower defense where you plant hedges to build the maze Route garden pests with hedges you plant, stop them with flowering towers, and finish a run in 20 minutes. Game Typing roguelite where every word you type casts a spell A short-run roguelite for adult typists: type enemy words to cast spells, collect word modifiers, beat the boss. Game Roguelike deckbuilder built on classic solitaire Play modified Golf, Klondike and Pyramid solitaire hands, collect relics that bend the rules, and survive 8 floors. Game Doorman horror game: spot the impostor before you open the door Check each visitor's face, papers and story against the resident list; let an impostor in and the night goes wrong. Game Bullet-heaven survival game built around 10-minute runs Survive swarms with auto-firing weapons in complete 10-minute runs, made for handhelds and short breaks.