What does a porting engineer actually do all day? See the image below. ☕🎮
Less glamorous than making the game, huh? Just as important for getting it into players' hands.
Porting engineers, does this look like your day? What did we miss? 👇
Your Android game still has players. New ones just can't install it. 📱
Since August 31, 2026, Google Play only offers a game to new players on newer Android versions if it targets API level 35 or higher.
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Some bugs pass every playtest. And then stop a release. 🐛
Console certification is where games meet the situations no one plays on purpose. Here's six classic examples: lynxbytegames.com/blog/bugs-…
Some games don't stay dead. Some just need a remaster. 🎃
For Halloween, we dug through the crypt and picked 6 survival horror classics we'd love to see crawl back onto modern platforms. See more: lynxbytegames.com/blog/hallo…
You can't play a pitch deck. 🎮
A deck is great at explaining what a game is supposed to be. It's terrible at answering the questions that actually decide whether it works.
A prototype, not a pitch deck - how we actually start new game projects: lynxbytegames.com/blog/proto…
"It's our own engine, so it's probably more complicated." 🛠️
We hear that sentence a lot. But a custom engine isn't automatically a problem for a port - it's just a different set of questions.
More insight:
lynxbytegames.com/blog/custo…
Every porting partner promises to deliver. We put it in the contract. 🔧
In most outsourced game development, delivery risk quietly sits with the client.
How "fix or refund" works in practice: lynxbytegames.com/blog/deliv…
Your Switch 2 build runs. That's the easy part. 🎮
Passing certification is where most launch dates start to slip - and it's rarely the big stuff. It's the basics nobody tested.
Here are the 6 things we check first, before any Switch 2 submission:
Really great game!
Fully charged. ⚡ The House of Tesla is out now on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android.
App Store: apps.apple.com/app/the-house…
Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d…
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“So how much of this is actually AI?”
It’s the question we hear most often from publishers and studios when we talk about Lynci...
Read the full breakdown 👇
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Got a question about game porting? Ask us anything. 🎮
Today we're opening the floor to the community. Drop your questions in the comments and our team will answer them live - no sales pitch, just straight answers from people who port games every day.
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Some games just have a little extra magic. ✨
The Witch’s Bakery brings together a charming world, a cozy atmosphere, and a magical adventure worth discovering.
Read more: lynxbytegames.com/blog/the-w…
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Remake or remaster? The wrong choice can cost you more than you think.
Before investing in better graphics, ask a more important question: Can the original game’s technology still do the job?
Read more: 🔗 lynxbytegames.com/blog/remak…























