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Site B – the alternative venue

About BSite

The main sites are the A-side: polished apps and games that should work for everyone, every time. BSite is the B-side – the experiments, the prototypes and the projects shown earlier in their lifecycle. On purpose.

Why a place of its own?

Not every project gets finished in one go, and some never do. Yet there is often something worth showing: an idea that holds up, an engine that works, a game with three tables out of ten. Hiding it would be a shame. Pretending it is finished would be wrong.

BSite solves this by being honest. Every project shows what works, what is missing and why it is here. An unfinished project isn’t broken – it’s early. And the best ones get the chance to grow.

The lifecycle

The main track runs from idea to promoted. Paused and archived are side tracks – a project there also shows how far it got.

Idea
A thought, a problem or a wild idea. Nothing to run yet.
Prototype
Built quickly to test whether the idea holds up. Rough edges are expected.
Alpha
The core works, but features are missing and things may change.
Beta
Genuinely playable or usable. Being tested, refined and given feedback.
Promoted
Has made the leap to one of the main sites. Its history stays here.
Paused
Resting for now. What was built is still here and works as far as it goes.
Archived
No longer developed. Kept as history, and for the curious.

The quality gate

A project doesn’t normally move from BSite to a main site until it meets most of the list below. It isn’t a scorecard but a shared measure of what “finished” means across the ecosystem.

  • Function

    • The core functionality is complete
    • No “coming soon” parts presented as finished
    • The primary user flow is tested
    • Error situations are handled

  • Experience

    • No obviously unfinished interface
    • Responsive on mobile and desktop
    • A well-crafted introduction for new users
    • Production graphics, no placeholders

  • Accessibility and performance

    • Keyboard navigation where relevant
    • Basic accessibility checked
    • No critical errors in the console
    • Good loading performance

  • Publishing

    • Meaningful metadata and an Open Graph image
    • A stable address
    • Privacy aspects documented
    • A complete README
    • Docker deployment works

When a project moves on, it stays here with the status Promoted and a link to its new home. The app or game itself never changes address just because its catalogue page moves.

Part of an ecosystem

Privacy

BSite uses no cookies and has no sign-in. Visitor statistics come from a self-hosted Umami instance that stores no personal data: page views, which projects are opened and which filters are used – never what you search for.