Solo Dev Scope Cut Kit

Your backlog is not a forecast.

The Solo Dev Scope Cut Kit is a free, printable one-page worksheet for game developers whose backlog no longer fits the calendar.

It turns estimated scope hours, estimate confidence, project contingency, weekly hours available, realistic focus factor, and a target deadline into an honest delivery decision. The result shows effective scope, reliable weekly capacity, forecast length, hours to cut, and recommended scope reduction.

The included worked example starts overloaded on purpose. Red is not failure; it means a decision is due.

TRY IT IN YOUR BROWSER

The companion Scope Stress Test calculates the same result instantly, runs entirely in the browser, and stores nothing:

https://solo-dev-runway.adriangottfried28.chatgpt.site/?utm_source=itchio&utm_me...

NEED THE CONNECTED MODEL?

Solo Dev Runway expands the calculation into a nine-sheet Excel and Google Sheets production model connecting a 60-item weighted roadmap, 26-week capacity, budget and cash runway, break-even sales, probability-weighted risks, and evidence-based launch gates. No macros. No external connections. No subscription.

Get Solo Dev Runway:

https://adriangotter.gumroad.com/l/solo-dev-runway

LICENSE

You may use and print the kit for personal or internal studio planning. You may share the original, unmodified package free of charge. Resale, paid redistribution, and claiming authorship are not permitted.