Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier

by Jason Schreier

Ranked 3 of 4 video game history books by recommenders

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

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Excellent behind-the-scenes game development stories
“the stories behind each one are excellent”
Comment from 31 Dec 2025 in “Stardew Valley developer made a $125k donation to the FOSS C# framework MonoGame”
Good chapter on Stardew Valley
“has a good chapter on the development of Stardew”
Comment from 31 Dec 2025 in “Stardew Valley developer made a $125k donation to the FOSS C# framework MonoGame”

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“has a good chapter on the development of Stardew”

RecommendsComment from 31 Dec 2025 in “Stardew Valley developer made a $125k donation to the FOSS C# framework MonoGame”

“the stories behind each one are excellent”

RecommendsComment from 31 Dec 2025 in “Stardew Valley developer made a $125k donation to the FOSS C# framework MonoGame”

“See: Blood, Sweat and Pixels; Chapter 2”

RecommendsComment from 31 Dec 2025 in “Stardew Valley developer made a $125k donation to the FOSS C# framework MonoGame”

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