Grumpy Gamer

JUNE 25, 2018

I was using a thin layer of SDL to create windows and pass along input events (rendering didn’t use SDL for performance reasons). They did have Indie pricing where the first platform was free if your budget was less than $500K. When Thimbleweed Park started, one of the decisions I had to make was what to do about sound.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I don't think that we'll ever see pre-rendered cutscenes go away permanently. As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The illustration picture for this article is a screenshot of Disinfection , a space horror game by indie duo Evil Turtle Productions which is currently being ported to Godot 4.0 Rendering: Vulkan: Improve logic for detecting and tracking extensions ( GH-68833 ). Rendering: OpenGL: Fix drawing of Mesh2D ( GH-69135 ). What's new.

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Grumpy Gamer

JUNE 26, 2018

I was using a thin layer of SDL to create windows and pass along input events (rendering didn't use SDL for performance reasons). They did have Indie pricing where the first platform was free if your budget was less than $500K. When Thimbleweed Park started, one of the decisions I had to make was what to do about sound.

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Nvidia

JULY 29, 2021

Developed by XeloGames, an indie studio of just three, and published by Headup Games, Escape from Naraka achieves eye-catching ray-traced lighting using RTX.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Cocoon is the first venture of Geometric Interactive , a Danish indie studio founded by Carlsen and his ex-Playdead colleague, Jakob Schmid. The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery.

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Big Games

JANUARY 12, 2025

Cloud technology eliminates these barriers by leveraging powerful servers to render complex graphics and deliver smooth gameplay. This cost efficiency allows both small indie developers and large studios to innovate and experiment with game design.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

German indie developer Vivid Storm Interactive is a three person team that started when they launched a Kickstarter campaign for Ascent of Ashes in 2021. For example, one of the things DOTS handled really well was rendering large amounts of entities. Godot doesn’t feel quite as chaotic as Unity did at times.”

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Nvidia

MAY 28, 2023

The scene is rendered using RTX Direct Illumination (RTXDI) for ray-traced lighting and shadows alongside NVIDIA DLSS 3 for maximum performance. Fallen Leaf , an indie game developer, is also using Audio2Face for character facial animation in Fort Solis , a third-person sci-fi thriller game that takes place on Mars.

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Cocos

JANUARY 8, 2024

Hello hallo, we are the development team of the indie game InOutPath, and as the development of the game is getting better and better, we have now made the Steam page of InOutPath available. The address is as follows: Switch on Steam InOutPath (steampowered.com) A lot of emotions as a member of an indie game team.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 21, 2025

Unity, once synonymous with indie development, now stands as a serious contender for console-quality game builds. milliseconds to render visuals, process logic, handle input, run physics, and update the UI. Great rendering doesnt mean doing more. But achieving that level of output requires more than clever engineering.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 6, 2023

Luis enrolled in the Advanced Digital Illustration Course at CG Spectrum and, before long, landed a job as a freelance digital illustrator at the global indie game dev studio Monumental! Finally, after the color sketch is approved, I prepare the final illustration, taking special care of the rendering brushwork.

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Game Errors

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Shadow Warrior 2 is a first-person shooter developed by the indie studio Flying Wild Hog, available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Apparently, the game received a lot of positive reviews on Steam, but a lot of players are complaining about Shadow Warrior 2 issues that are making the game unplayable.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 11, 2023

He is currently employed at Californian indie game development studio Turtle Rock Studios as a Lead Character Artist. Professional 3D character modeler J Hill shares two key tips on how to become a better 3D artist and explains why they are so important to improving your craft. Some of the reasons might surprise (and motivate) you!

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iXie gaming

JUNE 28, 2024

Whether you’re an indie developer making 2D effects or a big studio creating realistic 3D visuals, choosing the right VFX tools is vital. TexturePacker helps by automatically packing many sprites into one texture atlas, which reduces the number of draw calls and improves overall rendering efficiency.

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Game Errors

JULY 17, 2023

This indie game, Dave The Diver by MINTROCKET , is a delightful gem. Typically, Tuna swims in groups, rendering your Harpoon useless against them. Dave The Diver was released on 28 June for PC, and you can find it on Steam. Video game visionaries crafted Dave the Diver with a pure love of fun.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Programmer Jobs: AI is revolutionizing game engines by automating various components, such as physics and graphics rendering engines to optimize performance. The bull case : AI will supercharge indie developers allowing them to challenge large AAA by removing production constraints. Albeit the marketing constraints would remain.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The framework must also consider technological requirements, including storage costs, render farm usage, and collaboration tools. This buffer helps handle common challenges like equipment failures, extra rendering time, or extended facility rentals. Professional colorists charge $150-250 per hour.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The illustration picture for this article is a screenshot of Disinfection , a space horror game by indie duo Evil Turtle Productions which is currently being ported to Godot 4.0 Rendering: Vulkan: Improve logic for detecting and tracking extensions ( GH-68833 ). Rendering: OpenGL: Fix drawing of Mesh2D ( GH-69135 ). What’s new.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The common point is that both were the co-founders of the indie games company Scuttlebutt Games. The profiles make me think of something indie-looking. This second team is a bit of a headscratcher: Can an indie game team create something on PC and Console with a big-enough scale to be worth for Supercell?

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CG Spectrum

APRIL 3, 2023

We witnessed some incredible innovations and listened to interactive demonstrations showcasing the latest advancements in AI and machine learning, VR, 3D modeling and texturing, rendering, visualization , animation , game design , storytelling, and so much more.

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Moonmana

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As a result, he began his career as an indie developer, creating games independently, and then founded a company that is still expanding. Thus, rendering services that cover the entire scope from pre-production to game release and additional support enables Moonmana to enter GoodFirms’ global list of top game development companies.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 26, 2020

Interior mapping is a technique to render interiors of 3D buildings in outdoor scenes without requiring any additional geometry. As an indie dev, he also published Aequitas Orbis in early access, a multiplayer 2D space game using Godot 2.1. -->. Update 2020-01-27: Added talk by Aurélien C. Talk: Interior mapping with Godot | Pedro J.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 26, 2017

will impose itself as a major game development tool for big studios and indies alike. render of a scene by fracteed , one of our excellent PBR artists! To see so many contributors gravitating around our humble piece of free software makes me very confident that Godot 3.0+ Upgrade and clarification of the Patreon rewards.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. Sail the high indie seas with us and the rest of the talented indie developers as you explore the IWO island in a fun, engaging mobile app.

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Awesome Tuts

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The focus of this post is going to be for those who want to make game development their career and those who want to create indie games and sell them. If you want to go the indie route and create your own games, it will depend on which type of game you want to create. Visual Coding & Coding. Scene made in Unreal Engine.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 22, 2022

FNF is the most recent smash hit indie rhythm game (which is also open source!), Blendshapes / shape keys simply don't work in the GLES2 renderer. Introduce your project in a few sentences: description, supported platforms, release date, etc. Friday Night Funkin' VR (FNFVR) is a VR recreation of Friday Night Funkin' (FNF).

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

So it’s a lot easier for a game engine to generate them and render them efficiently if it’s done with code. So if you’re in a smaller company working by yourself or in an indie team, the artist is going to be responsible for making all of the game assets and probably just doing that.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 10, 2022

They are created on the Unreal Engine and are rendered in real time during filming. that support indie cinema and genre experimentation. It is difficult for the modern viewer to believe that the car is really moving. Not for nothing are a number of independent film companies ( A24, Summit Entertainment, Starlight Studio etc.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Oftentimes you’ll want your trigger to be invisible, and if you want your trigger to be invisible, you can just turn off the mesh renderer of the object here, and that will remove the mesh of the cube. Our NoCode game development course teaches indie game devs how to build breathtaking games from scratch. . Want to Make Video Games?

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

From indie studios to AAA developers, 2.5D continues to evolve, leveraging AI, modern rendering techniques, and cutting-edge game engines to push the boundaries of game design. allows for stylized, hand-painted visuals, blending nostalgia with modern rendering techniques. merges the best of both worlds.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Whether its a photorealistic RPG or a stylized indie game, every visual element follows a structured journey from concept to integration. A well-defined art style, whether realistic, stylized, or pixel-based, guides asset complexity, rendering performance, and development timelines. Game art isnt just about making things look good.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Behind the scenes screenshot of the 3D environment rendered in voxels. The market is so saturated, that every little defect becomes an ‘elephant in the room’ for players that often compare a low-budget indie title to AAA games. Created and animated by hand, frame after frame, but integrated into a three-dimensional setting.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Both Unity and Unreal are popular choices among giant game development studios as well as indie developers. Unity is the best option for indie developers and mobile game projects. Rendering Rendering can optimize post-processing game development, so it’s worth considerable attention when selecting a gaming engine.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 30, 2023

The debut game Dredge from New Zealand-based indie studio Black Salt Games oozes atmosphere and manages to combine multiple genres into one haunting adventure. Where the sudden ascent of fog renders navigation deadly and where sea creatures emerge from the depths to nibble on boats under the shroud of night.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 20, 2023

The debut game Dredge from New Zealand-based indie studio Black Salt Games oozes atmosphere and manages to combine multiple genres into one haunting adventure. Where the sudden ascent of fog renders navigation deadly and where sea creatures emerge from the depths to nibble on boats under the shroud of night.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Characters and objects can be rendered with intricate details, shadows, and lighting effects, giving them a tangible, lifelike quality. The 2D style complements its fast-paced, side-scrolling gameplay, making it a standout title in the indie game scene. 3D Animation : Provides depth, realism, and a sense of volume.

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