https://gainpips.net/blog/Ideas, layouts and how-tos for 32px top-down tycoon, management and cosy shop games, from the artists behind the GainPips pixel art packs.enSun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://gainpips.net/blog/vibe-coding-game-art-spend-tokens-on-code/https://gainpips.net/blog/vibe-coding-game-art-spend-tokens-on-code/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe code is the quick part now. Here is what the art for one small shop game really adds up to, and why a finished $1.99 pack beats spending your tokens on it. https://gainpips.net/blog/christmas-event-ideas-tycoon-game/https://gainpips.net/blog/christmas-event-ideas-tycoon-game/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTA practical plan for a Christmas event in a tycoon or shop game: pick a size you can ship, add mechanics that reuse your loop, and keep a decorated 32px room easy to read. https://gainpips.net/blog/y-sorting-top-down-chairs-counters/https://gainpips.net/blog/y-sorting-top-down-chairs-counters/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTY-sorting handles walking past furniture, but not sitting in it. Where to put the sort point, why seats break the rule, and the front-overlay draw order that works in every direction. https://gainpips.net/blog/cafe-game-design-order-to-pickup-flow/https://gainpips.net/blog/cafe-game-design-order-to-pickup-flow/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTEvery cafe game runs on one loop: arrive, order, wait, collect, sit, leave. How to turn that loop into states, lay the shop out as a path, and show every step without a single menu. https://gainpips.net/blog/top-down-pixel-art-interior-layout/https://gainpips.net/blog/top-down-pixel-art-interior-layout/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNine layout rules we use for 32px top-down shops and hospitals: cut-away walls, height bands on the wall, work facing the camera, two-tile aisles, marked queues and a calm floor.