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The Art of 2.5D: How It’s Redefining Game Design

iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

continues to evolve, leveraging AI, modern rendering techniques, and cutting-edge game engines to push the boundaries of game design. Works While 2D and 3D have traditionally been viewed as separate paths in game development, 2.5D From indie studios to AAA developers, 2.5D merges the best of both worlds.

Art

Art Game Designer Game Design Hitbox

Atari ST Programming: A Simple Game in STOS

Retro Game Coders

APRIL 29, 2022

Now we can move sprites in STOS we need to put things together to see how we can actually begin creating playable games. Along the way we will look at some more new features and concepts so you can understand more of how STOS works versus programming languages and game engines you might be used to. Full Demo Game Code.

Sprite

Sprite Collision Tile Games

Godot 3.1 will get many improvements to KinematicBody

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 16, 2018

This function tries to move the character using that velocity and every time a collision is found, it will slide against it (and adjust the velocity accordingly). snap 32 pixels down velocity = move_and_slide_with_snap(velocity, Vector2(0, -1), Vector2(0, 32)). velocity = move_and_slide(velocity). > 0: jumping = false.

Collision

Collision Pixel Engineering Engine

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 15

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 30, 2022

GUI: Add font LCD sub-pixel anti-aliasing support ( GH-64422 ). Particles: Add "Hide on Contact" collision mode to ParticlesMaterial ( GH-61238 ). Physics: Add collision weight to PhysicsBody2D/3D for penetrations which must be avoided ( GH-64343 ). Rendering: Add font LCD sub-pixel anti-aliasing support ( GH-64422 ).

Alpha

Alpha Dev Shaders Beta

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2021

Multiple fixes to one-way collisions , handling many cases where collisions would not work reliably. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Multiple fixes to one-way collisions (new in beta 6). See godot-docs#4213 for the updated documentation.

Beta

Beta Dev Collision Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2021

New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Multiple fixes to one-way collisions. Physics: Fix multiple issues with one-way collisions ( GH-42574 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ).

Render

Render Bug Build Beta

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Multiple fixes to one-way collisions. Physics: Fix multiple issues with one-way collisions ( GH-42574 ). Physics: Allow CollisionObject to show collision shape meshes ( GH-45783 ). or earlier no longer works in 3.2.4

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Multiple fixes to one-way collisions. Physics: Fix multiple issues with one-way collisions ( GH-42574 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ).

Render

Render Build Bug Collision

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.1 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 8, 2021

macOS: Enable multithreaded OpenGL engine flag when using multithreaded VisualServer ( GH-54526 ). macOS: Fix driver crash when enabling per-pixel transparency on M1 macs ( GH-55464 ). Physics: Fix test_move reporting collision when touching another body ( GH-54845 ). macOS: Fix crash on DualShock 4 joypad removal ( GH-55034 ).

Tile

Tile Render Bug Build

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.1 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 15, 2021

macOS: Enable multithreaded OpenGL engine flag when using multithreaded VisualServer ( GH-54526 ). macOS: Fix driver crash when enabling per-pixel transparency on M1 macs ( GH-55464 ). Physics: Fix test_move reporting collision when touching another body ( GH-54845 ). macOS: Fix crash on DualShock 4 joypad removal ( GH-55034 ).

Tile

Tile Render Bug Build

Maintenance release: Godot 3.4.1

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 17, 2021

macOS: Enable multithreaded OpenGL engine flag when using multithreaded VisualServer ( GH-54526 ). macOS: Fix driver crash when enabling per-pixel transparency on M1 macs ( GH-55464 ). Physics: Fix test_move reporting collision when touching another body ( GH-54845 ). macOS: Fix crash on DualShock 4 joypad removal ( GH-55034 ).

Tile

Tile Render Shaders Editing

Godot's new renderer, progress report #2

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 3, 2016

Implement Particle Shaders, with support for: Sorting, Collision and Soft Particles. Atlas cells are assigned according to their size in pixels on the screen (e.g. Other popular game engines present hard edges between one probe and the next. TODO for Milestone #3 (December 2016). Add Layered/Stencil rendering.

Render

Render Engineering Engine Texture

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Multiple fixes to one-way collisions. Physics: Fix multiple issues with one-way collisions ( GH-42574 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ).

Render

Render Build Bug Editing

Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

If you use and enjoy Godot, plan to use it, or want support the cause of having a mature, high quality free and open source game engine, then please consider becoming our patron. Physics: Many fixes to one-way collisions. Fixes to KinematicBody collisions. Cylinder collision shape for GodotPhysics.

Collision

Collision Lightmap Baking Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Physics: Turn on recovery as collisions only for floor snapping ( GH-64728 ). Physics: Add recovery as collision in move_and_collide / test_move ( GH-65931 ). Rendering: Take FXAA samples from half-pixel coordinates to improve quality ( GH-66466 ). Web: Add feature detection helpers to JS Engine class ( GH-65975 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Bug

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 26, 2020

stable branch in January 2020 as a major update to our free and open source game engine. Physics: Test collision mask before creating constraint pair in Godot physics broadphase 2D and 3D ( GH-39399 ). And many more bug fixes and usability enhancements all around the engine! Godot contributors released the Godot 3.2

Debug

Debug Point and Click Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision shapes ( GH-49075 ). Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision shapes ( GH-49075 ). Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Physics: Turn on recovery as collisions only for floor snapping ( GH-64728 ). Physics: Add recovery as collision in move_and_collide / test_move ( GH-65931 ). Rendering: Take FXAA samples from half-pixel coordinates to improve quality ( GH-66466 ). Web: Add feature detection helpers to JS Engine class ( GH-65975 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Render Bug

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision shapes ( GH-49075 ). Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ). Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision shapes ( GH-49075 ). Physics: Improved logic for KinematicBody collision recovery depth ( GH-53451 ).

Mesh

Mesh Render Shaders Animation

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Editor: Fix logic for showing tilemap debug collision shapes ( GH-49075 ). Physics: Heightmap collision shape support in Godot Physics 3D ( GH-47349 ). Physics: Expose collider RID in 2D/3D kinematic collision ( GH-49476 ). if something that worked fine in 3.3.3

Beta

Beta Dev Mesh Render

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

If you use and enjoy Godot, plan to use it, or want support the cause of having a mature, high quality free and open source game engine, then please consider becoming our patron. Revamped collision layer grid in the inspector. Thanks to all of you patrons from the bottom of our hearts! Dynamic BVH for Godot Physics 2D.

UX

UX Feature Culling Mesh

Getting started with HaxeFlixel in 2021

Radiator Blog

APRIL 9, 2021

The engine should be able to render and simulate 200+ lightweight game objects -- frame-animated sprites with simple collision, no fancy physics or shaders. Which game engine should I use to maximize ease of learning and compatibility, and manage hundreds of simple objects on-screen? and no WASM.)

Sprite

Sprite Simulation Build Code

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The Art of 2.5D: How It’s Redefining Game Design

Atari ST Programming: A Simple Game in STOS

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Godot 3.1 will get many improvements to KinematicBody

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 15

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.1 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.4.1 RC 3

Maintenance release: Godot 3.4.1

Godot's new renderer, progress report #2

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 3

Godot 3.3 has arrived, with a focus on optimization and reliability

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Maintenance release: Godot 3.2.2

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 6

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 1

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.4 RC 3

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.4 beta 5

Godot 3.4 is released with major features and UX polish

Getting started with HaxeFlixel in 2021

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