🎮 34 production-grade Claude Code skills for indie game development — studio agents, workflow skills, engine specialists, genre packs, and CI validation. From concept to launch.
Invoke when the user asks about accessibility, inclusive design, colorblind mode, remappable controls, screen reader support, EAA compliance, CVAA, difficulty options, motor accommodations, or one-handed mode. Triggers on: "accessibility", "inclusive design", "colorblind", "remappable controls", "screen reader"…
Invoke when the user asks about art style, visual language, style guide, character design, environment art, UI art direction, asset pipeline, reference boards, color palette, or shape language. Triggers on: "art style", "visual", "style guide", "character design", "environment art", "asset pipeline", "color palette"…
Invoke when the user asks about creative vision, game pillars, core fantasy, design direction, art style decisions, scope arbitration, or creative conflicts. Triggers on: "vision", "pillars", "creative direction", "core fantasy", "tone", "aesthetic", "creative conflict". Do NOT invoke for mechanics design (use…
Invoke when the user asks about game mechanics, core loop, balance, progression, economy design, reward systems, onboarding, game feel, systems design, or GDD authoring. Triggers on: "mechanics", "core loop", "balance", "progression", "reward", "onboarding", "game feel", "systems design", "GDD". Do NOT invoke for…
Invoke when the user asks about game economy, currency design, monetization, virtual currency, inflation, sink/source balance, F2P economy, premium currency, loot boxes, season pass, battle pass economics, dual currency, or resource flow modeling. Triggers on: "economy", "currency", "monetization", "F2P", "premium"…
Invoke when the user asks about story structure, branching narrative, dialogue systems, world-building, character design, environmental storytelling, ludonarrative coherence, writing for games, lore, theme, or character arcs. Triggers on: "story", "narrative", "dialogue", "lore", "world-building", "character arc"…
Invoke when the user asks about sprint planning, milestone tracking, scope management, risk assessment, scheduling, resource allocation, team velocity, or needs production coordination across the development team. Triggers on: "sprint", "milestone", "scope", "risk", "schedule", "resource", "velocity", "deadline"…
Invoke when the user asks about testing strategy, bug tracking, playtest methodology, regression testing, release certification, QA automation, or bug triage. Triggers on: "testing", "bug", "QA", "regression", "certification", "playtest methodology", "test plan", "release gate". Do NOT invoke for usability testing…
Invoke when the user asks about game architecture, engine selection, performance budgets, technical debt, build pipeline, cross-platform, rendering pipeline, or CI/CD for games. Triggers on: "architecture", "engine selection", "performance budget", "tech debt", "build pipeline", "cross-platform", "rendering", "CI/CD".…
Invoke when the user asks about game UI, onboarding, HUD design, controller navigation, player feedback, usability testing, colorblind modes, or game-specific UX patterns. Triggers on: "UI", "UX", "onboarding", "HUD", "controller nav", "usability", "colorblind", "player feedback", "menu design". Do NOT invoke for deep…
Invoke when the user works with Godot Engine or asks about GDScript, scene composition, signals, resources, shaders, GDExtension, physics, or Godot UI. Triggers on: "Godot", "GDScript", "scene tree", "signals", ".tscn", ".tres", "GDExtension", "project.godot". Do NOT invoke for engine-agnostic architecture (use…
Invoke when the user works with Unity or asks about C#, MonoBehaviour, DOTS/ECS, Shader Graph, Addressables, UI Toolkit, URP/HDRP, or ScriptableObjects. Triggers on: "Unity", "MonoBehaviour", "DOTS", "ECS", "Shader Graph", "Addressables", "UI Toolkit", "URP", "HDRP", "ScriptableObject", ".unity", ".cs". Do NOT invoke…
Invoke when the user works with Unreal Engine 5 or asks about C++/Blueprints, GAS, replication, Nanite, Lumen, CommonUI, Enhanced Input, or World Partition. Triggers on: "Unreal", "UE5", "Blueprint", "GAS", "Nanite", "Lumen", "CommonUI", "Enhanced Input", "World Partition", ".uproject". Do NOT invoke for…
Invoke when the user needs to set up analytics, define telemetry events, establish KPIs, build dashboards, configure A/B testing, or implement data-driven design capabilities. Triggers on: "analytics", "telemetry", "KPIs", "metrics", "player data", "retention", "DAU", "dashboard", "A/B testing", "funnel analysis". Do…
Invoke when the user needs to validate game balance, tune economy systems, analyze progression curves, evaluate difficulty scaling, or check reward pacing. Includes Monte Carlo simulation and statistical validation. Triggers on: "balance", "economy tuning", "progression curve", "difficulty scaling", "reward pacing"…
Invoke when the user wants to brainstorm game ideas, explore concepts, run structured ideation, or develop a new game concept from scratch. Triggers on: "game idea", "brainstorm", "concept", "ideation", "what if", "game concept", "pitch". Do NOT invoke for reviewing existing designs (use game-design-review) or market…
Invoke to set up CI/CD pipelines for game builds -- automated testing, build pipelines, and deployment to Steam, itch.io, or Epic. Triggers on: "CI", "CD", "pipeline", "automated build", "deploy", "Steam deploy", "itch.io butler", "GitHub Actions game", "build automation". Do NOT invoke for general code review (use…
Invoke when the user wants a game-specific code review, architecture check, or technical analysis of game code. Covers frame independence, hot path performance, state machine integrity, and resource lifecycle. Triggers on: "code review", "review my code", "check architecture", "game code quality". Do NOT invoke for…
Invoke when the user wants feedback on a game design document, GDD review, design evaluation, or consistency check on an existing design. Triggers on: "review my GDD", "design feedback", "evaluate design", "design document review", "GDD critique". Do NOT invoke for brainstorming new ideas (use game-brainstorm) or…
Invoke for guided game design document authoring -- section-by-section GDD creation with validation, pillar alignment, and scope tier marking. Triggers on: "write GDD", "create GDD", "game design document", "document my game", "GDD authoring", "fill in GDD". Do NOT invoke for reviewing an existing GDD (use…
Invoke for game jam participation -- 48-72 hour compressed development workflow. Triggers on: "game jam", "jam mode", "Ludum Dare", "GMTK Jam", "Global Game Jam", "Brackeys Jam", "48 hours", "jam submission". Do NOT invoke for normal development timelines (use game-start). Part of the AlterLab GameForge collection.
Invoke when the user is preparing for game release, needs a launch checklist, store submission guidance, go/no-go decision framework, or day-one patch planning. Covers Steam, itch.io, Epic, and console submission pipelines. Triggers on: "launch", "release", "store submission", "go/no-go", "day-one patch", "launch…
Invoke when the user asks about localization, translation, i18n, internationalization, string extraction, cultural adaptation, RTL support, CJK text, or EFIGS preparation. Triggers on: "localization", "translation", "i18n", "internationalization", "string extraction", "cultural adaptation", "RTL", "CJK", "EFIGS". Do…