# Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers recommend it for its accounts of how popular video games were made, including a good chapter on the development of Stardew Valley.

## Why people recommend it

- Excellent behind-the-scenes game development stories (1 comments): "the stories behind each one are excellent" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46446988))
- Good chapter on Stardew Valley (1 comments): "has a good chapter on the development of Stardew" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46447205))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993 by Jordan Mechner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/making-of-prince-of-persia-journals-1985-1993.md): 11 recommend
- [Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tempest-vs-tempest-the-making-and-remaking-of-atari-s-iconic-video-game.md): 7 recommend
- [Game Over by David Sheff](https://hackerapproved.com/p/game-over.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062651234?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780062651235) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier", https://hackerapproved.com/p/blood-sweat-and-pixels/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).