Fair questions.

A devlog community for indie games, where developers post progress as they build and players follow along. Every developer is checked by a person, so there's no AI slop to wade through.

Indie developers who want somewhere to post progress that doesn't get buried, and players who like finding games early. Solo devs, small studios, students and hobbyists all count. If you're making a game yourself, it's for you.

When the first group of lanes is worth reading. We'd rather not promise a date we can't keep. Everyone on the list hears first, and founding members get in before the public.

Yes. Reading, following, commenting and posting a lane are free. If we ever add paid extras, you will never have to pay to be seen.

itch and Reddit are open to anything, which is great for reach and bad for signal. On Spritelane every developer is checked, posts stay in order, and there are no like counts. It's smaller on purpose. Post here and cross-post wherever you like.

Because that's the whole point. An open sign-up fills with content farms within weeks. A person checks every developer, so players can trust what they find.

A real game in progress and a real person making it. Early is fine. A greybox and a few screenshots is enough. We're not judging polish.

No. An itch page, a repo, a portfolio or a thread of GIFs all work. Anything that shows the game exists and that you made it.

A person reads it. If it's a fit, you'll get a founding invite by email before launch. If it's not yet, we'll tell you that too.

No, this is the best time to start a lane. Grey boxes, placeholder art and broken builds are what make the later posts believable.

Both. Studios apply the same way. We just want to know there's a real team behind the account and someone who'll answer comments.

Yes. Your posts are yours. Put them on itch, Steam, Reddit or your own site too, wherever it helps.

No. Players just sign up. Only developers are checked, because they're the ones posting games.

A founding badge on your profile for good, access before the public, and a real say in what we build next.

Yes, once we open. Developers can mark a comment as useful, and useful comments are shown first. Low-effort ones sink.

Tools that help you build are fine. What we keep out is games where the AI did the making: generated art and writing passed off as craft, and games pumped out by the dozen. If you're putting real hours into a game, you belong here.

A stamp a game earns by showing how it was made, over weeks of devlogs. A moderator grants it, it can't be bought, and verified games can show it on their Steam and itch pages.

Yes. If a moderator finds a game isn't what its lane says it is, the mark comes off and the game may be removed.

We use it to tell you about Spritelane and nothing else. We never sell or share it. Ask and we'll delete it.