{"id":438,"date":"2026-08-20T12:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/a-big-step-forward-html\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:08:19","slug":"a-big-step-forward-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php\/a-big-step-forward-html\/","title":{"rendered":"A big step forward"},"content":{"rendered":"


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This December marks a big step for both Galaxy Grove and me personally; a step that I have been working towards for a long time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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When I left my previous studio Ronimo in 2021 it was to found a new studio, where I would be creative director and CEO. I had lofty goals for my new studio Galaxy Grove:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Make great games<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Stay within budget and meet deadlines<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Specialise in one genre (management games)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Build a great team<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Be good to my employees<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Be part of the game dev community<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Multiple teams working in parallel<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Yearly releases<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Be ambitious on the business side<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Become a beloved brand among gamers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Last year with the release of our debut game Station to Station we achieved the first two: a great game (90% positive on Steam), on time and within budget.<\/span><\/p>\n

    While Station to Station was a puzzle game masquerading as a management game, the game we have in production now is a real management game, achieving #3. It also proves we are achieving #4: I am not writing a single line of code this time and the game is turning out great due to our great team!<\/span><\/p>\n

    As for #5: whether I am good to my employees is not for me to judge, but I work hard for this and I feel I provide a warm and healthy work climate without crunch.<\/span><\/p>\n

    To give back to the community (#6), I share knowledge and experience wherever I can. Some examples are that we organise the NL Unreal Meetups every quarter, that I am a mentor in the Dutch Games Association mentor program and that I do talks and projects at game schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

    That brings me to the big step forward I mentioned at the start of this post: our new colleagues Ramon Huiskamp and Jordy van Opstal joined the team this month to start prototyping on another new game. I am very hyped for what they are making and very excited that this now officially achieves #7, making us multiple teams working on multiple games in parallel. It also sets us on the path to #8: yearly releases starting 2025!<\/span><\/p>\n

    As you can tell, I have in general been very ambitious with the business of running this studio. There\u2019s something big on that side in the works too. So I hope to have something to announce for #9 in a few months as well\u2026 fingers crossed!<\/span><\/p>\n

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