At Catafractum, we are a small but dedicated studio focused on creating high-quality HTML5 games and licensing them to publishers worldwide. Every hour counts for us — the more efficient our tools are, the more time we can dedicate to game design, optimization, and delivering new titles for our licensing partners.
When we decided to launch a blog to share our development process, news, and insights about HTML5 game development and game license sales, we needed a solution that would be fast, lightweight, and easy to maintain. After testing different options, we chose Hugo.
Why Hugo?
Hugo is a static site generator that builds our blog in seconds. This means:
- Speed: Pages load almost instantly, which is great for both players and search engines.
- Simplicity: No database or complex setup — just write, build, and publish.
- Flexibility: We can match our blog’s fonts, colors, and style with our main website seamlessly.
- Security: Static HTML files mean fewer vulnerabilities compared to traditional CMS platforms.
Perfect for a Small Studio Workflow
Because our workflow already uses Git for deploying our HTML5 games and updates, integrating Hugo was effortless. We simply clone our repository, make changes, and push updates. The result is a blog that feels like a natural extension of our main site, without slowing down our development pipeline.
Sharing Our Journey
This blog will be our space to share:
- Behind-the-scenes looks at our HTML5 game production.
- Insights into licensing HTML5 games for publishers.
- Technical tips for other developers.
- Updates on our latest projects.
If you’re interested in licensing our games or learning more about our development process, keep an eye on this blog — and feel free to reach out to us.