Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Game dev still primarily runs on C++ to do the heavy lifting. Some games will run interpreted scripting languages like Lua for designers to script out encounters and such. To my knowledge, nobody uses Rust, Swift, or Go in game development. To my knowledge, nobody uses Rust, Swift, or Go in game development.

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JUNE 24, 2024

As the game indstry continues through these difficult times, those surveyed by the Game Developers Collective believe they know the real core problems of the industry.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 30, 2023

With the discussions over the use of AI in game development raging on, Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen , Lead VFX Artist at Mainframe Industries and founder of Dinosaurs Are Better , spends his spare time to see what all the fuss really is about. are answered in his regularly updated dev blog. With his free, experimental 2.5D

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Game From Scratch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Best of Synty POLYGON Game Dev Assets #3 There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Best of Synty POLYGON Game Dev Assets #3 Remix.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Tomasz Kaye had prior game development experience, with credits on Ibb & Obb and Chalo Chalo , but this time he went solo for his latest creation Axe Ghost. “It It wasn’t exactly a deliberate choice,” he explains, “I had a small game idea that I wanted to finish and publish, and it seemed doable alone.”

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

From Twitter's maelstrom to Stadia's death sentence to devs offering support to Ukraine, these are the events that shaped 2022.

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Game From Scratch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets By Synty Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle for game developers, the Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets by Synty bundle.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Patrik Nagy , a 20-year-old software development student from Hungary, began working on simple games at age 12, driven by a passion for programming and game development. The toll on your mental health can be quite high for a solo dev. Sometimes the game can take over that balance, but it is what it is.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

Fresh out of school Kaighen Finley started his own web & game development company Team iNtuition. Just to be on the safe side he mainly focused on web development, but his heart was not in it. It took him 4 years to create his game and in that time he learned some valuable lessons. “If

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 24, 2024

Jason Nicot , a French solo game developer operating under the name Choose Red , recently announced his latest game Sanctua. In this co-op multiplayer game a group of players have to work together to escape a cursed tomb. He went into transportation management, but game development never really left his mind.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This year we featured over 20 brave game creators in our solo developers-series and we like to share some highlights. It took solo game developer Graham Reid great effort to finish his game. “I Making an eco-conscious game just really made sense to me.” Having a solid, realistic plan is everything.”

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 20, 2024

Solo dev Tuomas Auronen , operating under the name Redbeak Games , looks pretty relieved three days after the launch of his game Mortal Glory 2. When his last game, that he spent 17 months working on, flopped, Auronen felt the pressure to make enough money to support his family. How do you deal with that? “I

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Game Developer

JANUARY 18, 2024

As generative AI becomes a bigger presence in games, developers use the technology while remaining wary of its impact.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Game development began as a hobby but became serious very fast. “I The Hanover, Germany based solo dev describes his creative process as ‘a mix of perfectionism and empathy’. The post Solo dev Feryaz Beer’s debut Super Fantasy Kingdom “A weird mashup of genres” appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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DameDev.tv

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Do you ever wonder how you can get better at game development? If so, keep reading for some great tips and watch the Livecast for all 12 ways to get better at game development. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 30, 2020

Board game development is incredibly complex. To create a board game from start to finish , think of everything you have to do: Come up with a board game idea and design a game around it. Play-test the game until it feels right. Create digital print files of your game. Find artists.

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Game Developer

JUNE 2, 2023

Game developers Taylor McCue and Nilson Carroll released their third yearly Queer Games Bundle that features games and software made by LGBTQ developers.

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Game From Scratch

MAY 20, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Low Poly Game Dev Humble Bundle There is new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Low Poly Game Dev Bundle is a collection of low polygon game assets from Eldamar Studio and AnimPic Studios.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 23, 2024

Jordan Mochi has been working on his debut game Conscript for 6 years under the name of Catchweight Studio. Despite being a solo dev all that time, he never really struggled with his motivation. “I I feel like I was put on Earth to make this game”, he says. “I’ve What are the biggest advantages of working solo?

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 29, 2023

A stellar year for game releases, that’s for sure. But also a dreadful year for job security in game development, with a heartbreaking 10.000 layoffs. Thank you for the great game dev stories appeared first on PreMortem Games. This year was a two-faced monster. The post So long 2023!

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 27, 2024

In the 2D side scrolling horror game Terror at Oakheart players follow a diverse cast of characters that are all destined to die gruesomely at the hands of a psychotic serial killer known as Teddy. The game is developed by Californian solo dev Michael Cosio, working under the name of Tainted Pact.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The solo developer worked six years as a doctor before drastically changing his career and going for game development. “I I just love creating games”, he explains. Why did you become a solo developer? Solo game development resembles crafting a narrative, much like writing a book.

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Game From Scratch

DECEMBER 7, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Unity Power Tools Dev Assets Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Unity Power Tools Dev Assets Humble Bundle is a huge collection of tools, templates and extensions for the Unity game engine.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Venture into the ruins of a byegone game development era.

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Game From Scratch

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Best of Synty Game Dev Assets Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Best of Synty GameDev Assets Bundle. This bundle if a huge collection of low polygon style game art packs from Synty.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 5, 2024

Nielsen is a self-taught game developer, with many of the necessary skills ‘accidentally’ acquired over the years. Nielsen worked as a comic writer and artist for over ten years before transitioning to game development. Since then, he has created three games. All built skills useful in game development!

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Ryan Burnett, president of Respawn's Wisconsin-located satellite studio, shines a light on how the state holds benefits for game developers.

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That One Game Dev

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Read this article to understand what photogrammetry is and how it can help you today to generate reallistic 3D models for your next game. The post Photogrammetry for Game Development appeared first on That One Game Dev.

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 5, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Best of Synty #2 Game Dev Assets Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Best of Synty #2 Game Dev Assets Humble Bundle is a collection of low polygon asset packs from Synty Studios.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 29, 2024

Oscar Salandin , known as Peculiar Pixels, received a major validation for his debut game, BOTSU Ridiculous Robots , by being named the Overall Winner at the Develop Indie Showcase Awards 2024. The English solo developer began his journey right after the Pandemic. Inevitably, I’ve gone over time and over budget,” he says.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 3, 2023

Josh Salley has always been a big fan of gaming, but thought that game development was out of his reach. “I I just assumed game development involved writing code all day.” I have always been a huge gamer, but never imagined I want to actually make games.

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Game Developer

MARCH 14, 2023

The newly formed Gas Giant Games will make their presence known at next week's Game Developer's Conference, where it'll show off its first project to court publishers and investors.

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Game Developer

JULY 29, 2024

Common animation problems in mobile game development and find practical solutions to improve quality.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 20, 2018

Today marks the conclusion of Dev Diary: Lessons Learned through the Making of Highways & Byways. This is the last Dev Diary. Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game is still going to continue. Need help on your board game? You may be asking: why stop the Dev Diary now? What comes next?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Jordan Mochi has been working on his debut game Conscript for 6 years under the name of Catchweight Studio. Despite being a solo dev all that time, he never really struggled with his motivation. “I I feel like I was put on Earth to make this game”, he says. “I’ve What are the biggest advantages of working solo?

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Game Development for Beginners

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Top Deals for game developers and people wanting to learn game development. Game dev courses on Sale Udemy Get Game development courses at 80% discount. Promotion Date: 10/17/2022 to 11/21/2022 Fanatical Bundle Complete course to.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 19, 2024

Jordan Mochi has been working on his debut game Conscript for 6 years under the name of Catchweight Studio. Despite being a solo dev all that time, he never really struggled with his motivation. “I I feel like I was put on Earth to make this game”, he says. “I’ve What are the biggest advantages of working solo?

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