You might have heard the recent news about Unity, the game engine software used to make all my games (excluding Uncleft, that was Gamemaker). It is incredibly i...

Hello everyone, What a side day for us game developers. As you know, Unity has taken a very bad decision about it's new pricing model. You already probably know...

For those of you somehow not in the loop, Unity has introduced a new so-called "Runtime Fee" that goes into effect starting in 2024. If you're on the Personal o...

Well, it took THREE years, but Mondrian - Plastic Reality is finally coming to itch.io (among a few other places). So why, pray tell, did it take so long to bri...

Hello, because I used Turbo Rascal for developing the game there are plenty of other possible systems for the game. C64 is a major plattform, but there are othe...

When I was working on Sokocode for pico-8, I was not only trying to recreate the original, but I also wanted to add more of what pico-8 had to offer. Yep, the s...

Hi there! This post is about the various mechanical choices made in Valiant Horizon at a very high level. I group these into three categories: Diceless mechanic...

https://github.com/watcherdm/questcrawl You can clone the code here, add the character-sheet file to your custom character sheet and add the quest-crawl-module...

This license allows anyone to make adventures, creatures, songs, or hacks for Forgotten Ballad and sell or publish them for free. Rules To publish material unde...

GAME BOY ADVANCE MUSIC AND SOUND CHALLENGES The GBA isn’t known for its sound. The static sounds you often hear in Game Boy Advance games are called artifacts...

WHY DID YOU MAKE A GAME FROM SCRATCH, WITHOUT A GAME ENGINE? We chose to not use a 3rd party game engine because one, we wanted the challenge. And two, we like...

Heyo, Nicec00lkidd here. Recently while I was working on Foxo’s Fun Schoolhouse version 1.1, something really… REALLY bad happened. The sprites folder, sudd...

This post is about development on Naev 0.11.0. At the 2nd anniversary of posting about implementing raymarched fancy explosions , it’s time to talk about tryi...

Every game of Fantasy World includes four “truths” that deeply affect the stories that Players and World will shape together. While three obviously lay the...

Hi, I just uploaded small bug fix update! Bugs: Iron smelt quest trigger - fixed First-night survival quest trigger - fixed Wrong smelting behavior - fixed Butt...

What's the most important thing in a rhythm game? Not actual rhythm gameplay, but the music. Actually, not really; I just didn't know how to start this post. As...

I've just uploaded the source code for version 1.0 in the downloads, so if you'd like to create a mod or just see how everything works, you can do so by downloa...

Hi everyone! Devlog#6 is out! The features: — Aceleration and desaceleration — New Level concepts style — new HUD — Secondary objectives...

Finite State Machines Hi, Pixelated Opus here and today I would like to continue the discussion of the development process of my playdate game titled "Castle Ti...

We saw that RetroAchievements have been implemented for version 1, a very fun way to compete! A big thanks to RetroAchievement user Sines who appears to be resp...

Estou criando este post para solucionar qualquer bug no jogo, qualquer problema ou glitch que seja notado no jogo, podem comentar neste post. You can also use t...

A couple people have been asking me about this, so I decided the best thing to do was to write up a post about it! In com__et the bulk of the game has one dynam...

Motivations Hi, Pixelated Opus here and today I want to discuss the development process of my playdate game titled, “ Castle Tintagel ”. I have always been...

I’ve decided to move the game to UE5 from 4. I have been keeping an eye on the features and small improvements they introduced from the very beginning but was...

This week there aren't a new update about #InvisibibleX alpha game. Does mean I give up the game? Or my promise about doing an update every 15 days? In this 8 y...

Esta semana no hay nueva actualización del alpha del videojuego #InvisibleX ¿Significa que he tirado la toalla? ¿He roto con mi promesa de sacar una actualiz...

I want to talk about the image editor I made for Yarnspin, and more specifically, the ad hoc UI system I made for it. The image editor will let you preview imag...

Quick example of how we are animating the water in Frontier Fugitive using a custom Unity URP 2d shader. We simply overlay the water on the background and use o...

My first computer was a C64. But my second one was an Atari ST, and it is the one I have the fondest memories of. It was there I really started making things, g...

I thought I’d talk a bit about the code components making up Yarnspin, my story-telling engine. Just a high-level overview, a look at what libraries I’m usi...

The investigation into the three Un-Engines has concluded. Funny, that they all start with "Un"^^ Let me briefly share my experience with the game engines and e...

Insight into the Game's Level Design Bubblegum Zombie Hunter showcases unique aspects in its level design. Rather than embracing the common strategy of creating...

Burn it down, start again Step #1 of post-Kickstarter production was to start over in a new codebase. If we're going to be spending the next ~2-3 years on this...

This Devlog is about the secrets of making GodotEngine plugins, that I used for the AssetPlacer. Read my first devlog , if you are interested in how the AssetPl...

Hey. We just dropped the first major content update for Love Exalt 8372! With TWO new beefy scenes, a new minigame, scene selection menu, script import system...

Hello everyone, a lot of people in the comments have had an issue with the game's VHS filter on the screen becoming white and unplayble. So I've made a no filte...

I know most people really don't care about this kind of stuff, but if you are interested in taking a peak behind the scenes of this game, here is the link to th...

Written by Victor Ahlin, creator of "Just Keep Running" Before We Begin... First thing first, not sponsored. Despite the name drop in the title of this article...

Hey everyone! I recently made a pack of 50 Free .PNG Heightmaps for Unreal Engine and have a Tutorial for you here as well! By the end of the tutorial, you'll b...

As I mentioned before I wanna finally start working on a major update. But before that, I need to add two updates: 1. Improving AI player; 2. Add multiplayer; F...

The team continues its work on Somnipathy, as we move into the 3rd nightmare, and with 2 full levels under our belt, it was time for a change of workflow for ce...

We are going to fix some bugs , report in the comments any problems you find! We have recently fixed a few bugs <3 - glitchy ladder layer; - some broken sound e...

Written by Victor Ahlin, creator of "Just Keep Running" PLEASE NOTE: This article contains spoilers for Level 1-3 of the game. You have been warned Intro Before...

In this video, I show off how I create cutscenes for Super Sol Standard in preparation for the second demo I’m working on in preparation for this Summer. Chec...

More progress on the mission branching. Waves are now "graded" so generating branches is more structured with an even spread of different difficulties and no du...

In my development version, a new comfort function has now been completed. In the next version of the game, it will be possible to send units directly to a speci...

Why? With default Unity you get floating point precision issues as soon as 3000 units from the origin of the world. That's where the Starbase Build Site is loca...

Announcement! creating a telegram bot Statistics based on your feedback show that "Tuesday JS" is used for more than just visual novels. A small part of the aud...

Hasn't been an update for a while so here's a peek at what I'm currently working on. The multiblock update has highlighted the long loading times issues. On tha...