HacknPlan

What HacknPlan is

HacknPlan is project management software for game developers and development teams. Its planning tools include kanban boards, milestones, task dependencies, and a game design model that links design documentation with work teams can execute. Velocity, burndown, and Gantt charts help teams follow progress and plan schedules. Resource planning, time tracking, and custom fields support additional ways to organize work.

For collaboration, HacknPlan provides a real-time block-based editor, live updates, activity logs, and notifications in the interface and by email. The pricing page lists integrations with Discord, Google, Slack, GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket; some integrations depend on the plan. Public API and webhook betas are intended for custom extensions and connections to external services.

The service is available on the web and through an API. Its documentation recommends using a modern desktop browser and says mobile use is not officially supported. Plans are Personal at €0 per year, Personal Plus at €69.60 per year, and Studio at €90.00 per seat per year. A 30-day trial is offered. HacknPlan was founded in 2015 by Chris Estevez, and its maker, Mad Cactus Digital SL, is based in Madrid, Spain.

Who it suits

HacknPlan suits game developers and teams that want project planning and game design documentation connected in one workflow. Teams needing dependency planning, progress charts, or collaboration features such as live updates can choose among its three plans.

Limits

Personal includes 500 MB total storage, a 5 MB per-file limit, and one board filter. Personal Plus includes 2 GB total storage and 50 MB per file; Studio includes 5 GB storage per seat and 250 MB per file. Mobile use is not officially supported.

Getting started

1. Open the HacknPlan website.
2. Choose the Personal, Personal Plus, or Studio plan, or begin the 30-day trial.
3. Use a modern desktop browser to access the web app.
4. Create planning boards and milestones, and connect design documentation with work.
5. Add team collaboration and integrations as needed; some integrations depend on plan.

Verdict

Choose HacknPlan if your game development work needs connected design documentation, task planning, and progress charts. The free Personal plan offers a way to start, while teams needing more storage, larger files, or unlimited board filters can consider paid plans. Look elsewhere if official mobile support is essential.