Hints & Tips

Hard-won practical advice for building great Brewser apps.

Golden rules

1. Develop in Chrome first. Brewser implements standard APIs, so your fastest iteration loop is a normal browser. Move to the Switch for performance tuning and hardware testing.
2. Design for the couch. Big touch/click targets, gamepad-first navigation, readable text at TV distance.
3. Keep bundles lean. Smaller apps download and boot faster on the console.
4. Handle both input worlds. Touch works only in handheld mode; always provide a gamepad path.
5. Make offline a priority. Network access is regulated and not trusted by default — design your app to work fully offline, and treat connectivity as a bonus rather than a requirement.
6. Stay self-contained. Strive for zero external dependencies: bundle every asset and library your app needs instead of fetching them at runtime. Self-contained apps are faster, more reliable, and pass review more smoothly.

Deep dives:

• Performance on Tegra X1
• Unity WebGL exports