Game Development Resources
http://www.gamefromscratch.com/page/Game-Development-Tutorial-Series.aspx
https://lensstudio.snapchat.com/
https://parsecgaming.com/ (not sure what it is)
https://www.eclipse.org/sumo/
https://www.codecks.io/ (free tier)
http://gameschoolonline.com/
https://partner.steamgames.com/ (stemworks)
https://probabletrain.itch.io/city-generator
https://github.com/carla-simulator/carla
https://carla.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
https://trian3dbuilder.de/
https://ldtk.io/ (Level Design Toolkit A modern 2D level editor strong focus on user-friendliness)
https://kidscancode.org/
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/from-zero-to-game-designer-how-to-start-building-video-games-even-if-you-dont-have-any-experience-5e2f9f45f4bb/
https://www.capturingreality.com/
https://www.capturingreality.com/introducing-realityscan
https://charisma.ai/ (Power Real-time Digital Humans)
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/api/?amp=1
https://brightchamps.com/blog/how-to-make-car-racing-game-scratch/
https://www.diversion.dev/game-development (Modern Version Control Tailored For Game Development)
https://www.protondb.com (Linux and Steam Deck game compatibility reports)
https://abagames.github.io/joys-of-small-game-development-en/ [?]
https://lootlocker.com/ {using it for testing leaderboards}
https://gamefromscratch.com/lua-game-engines-in-2025/
https://gamefromscratch.com/python-game-engines-in-2025/
https://gamefromscratch.com/c-c-game-engines-in-2025/
https://gamefromscratch.com/haxe-game-engines-in-2025/
https://github.com/heroiclabs/nakama (Distributed server for social and realtime games and apps) [!]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gRp-gvsStkw (How to build sci-fi cities with Unreal Engine) [~3 hrs!]
https://fullinstallgames.com
https://www.newstargames.com
https://github.com/Render96/Render96Wiki/wiki
https://howlongtobeat.com
https://github.com/le-doux/bitsy (editor)
https://gamefromscratch.com/aws-for-games-at-gdc-cloud-game-development-gamesparks-gamekit-and-more/
https://github.com/ZDoom/gzdoom
https://github.com/sirjuddington/SLADE (Doom Editor)
https://paveloliva.gumroad.com/l/buildify
All Choice No Consequence: Efficiently Branching Narrative
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/gameplaykit/gkdecisiontree
https://github.com/mxgmn/WaveFunctionCollapse (generates bitmaps that are locally similar to the input bitmap)
https://pixune.com/blog/game-development-for-noobs-organize-your-project/
https://gdc.sonniss.com
https://orbital-market.com (Epic Game Store Alternative)
https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/introduction-to-indie-games/0/steps/96363
https://assetmanager.studio (Epic Game Launcher Alternative)
https://www.expertmarket.com/digital-marketing/digital-marketing-cost
https://mainleaf.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-market-a-video-game
https://vip.graphics/video-game-pitch-deck-examples/ (interesting for pitch decks)
https://codeberg.org/liblast/liblast
https://github.com/ProjectUnifree/unifree (Migrate Unity projects to other engines! Prototype)
https://forum.unity.com/threads/what-would-be-a-good-gameplay-lengh-for-an-indie-game.311746/
https://www.matthewtancik.com/nerf (Representing Scenes as Neural Radiance Fields for View Synthesis)
https://appradar.com/blog/mobile-game-engines-development-platforms
https://github.com/The-Chinese-Room/Inkpot
https://www.applovin.com/blog/migrating-from-unity-to-other-game-engines/
https://www.computerenhance.com/p/game-development-post-unity
https://codeincomplete.com/articles/javascript-racer/
https://codeincomplete.com/articles/javascript-racer-v1-straight/
https://simplegametutorials.github.io
https://alliballibaba.github.io/Sokoban-Level-Generator/
https://www.rosebud.ai (AI Game Maker)
https://developer.nvidia.com/industries/game-development
https://medium.com/android-bits/most-frequently-sdks-used-by-top-game-apps-8977f18d8cb0
https://gamefromscratch.com/google-gamengen-recreating-doom-entirely-with-ai/
https://github.com/Farama-Foundation/ViZDoom
https://vizdoom.cs.put.edu.pl
https://www.redblobgames.com/grids/hexagons/
https://www.redblobgames.com/grids/hexagons/implementation.html
https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home
https://vulkan.lunarg.com/doc/view/1.3.268.1/mac/getting_started.html
https://github.com/KhronosGroup/MoltenVK#fetching-moltenvk-source-code
https://github.com/derrod/legendary (A free and open-source replacement for the Epic Games Launcher)
https://github.com/RareDevs/Rare (Epic Games Launcher open source alternative, using Legendary)
https://developer.android.com/games/engines/defold/defold-formfactor
https://developer.android.com/games/engines/defold/defold-formfactor
https://defold.com/examples/file/sys_save_load/
https://forum.defold.com/t/how-i-can-get-the-width-and-the-height-of-the-screen-of-user-solved/2263
https://defold.com/manuals/adapting-graphics-to-screen-size/
https://github.com/britzl/defold-orthographic
https://thegates.io (Building a New Internet)
https://github.com/britzl/publicexamples/tree/master/examples/fixed_aspect_ratio (Defold)
https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/12440
Game Assets
https://github.com/Miziziziz/Retro3DGraphicsCollection
https://gameassetsfree.com
https://quaternius.com (free game assets)
https://objaverse.allenai.org/ (Objaverse is a Massive Dataset of 800K+ Annotated 3D Objects)
https://assetovi.com/ (One-stop platform for finding the exact right 3D assets, including gaming, AR/VR and others)
https://gameuidatabase.com/index.php
https://hotpot.ai/game-asset-generator
https://www.scenario.com (Assets?)
https://ludo.ai (AI Tools)
https://ludo.ai/blog/how-to-use-ai-generated-art-for-your-video-games
https://www.layer.ai/ (Create professional game art, without limits)
https://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/cartoon-video-game
https://discover.therookies.co/2019/03/29/how-to-create-graphics-for-a-video-game/
https://www.recraft.ai/generate/game-assets
https://aiartists.org/ai-generated-art-tools
https://www.hitberrygames.com/post/10-top-ai-game-generators-in-2024
https://medium.com/mighty-bear-games/ai-tools-for-game-art-development-1c08a07a4529
https://www.alpha3d.io (Transform text and images into game-ready 3D models)
Game Design
https://thestoryelement.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/designing-branching-narrative/
https://80.lv/articles/tips-on-designing-non-linear-single-player-levels/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fXE-E1hjKk (Storytelling Tools to Boost Your Indie Game’s Narrative and Gameplay)
https://github.com/kosinaz/game-design-document-template-for-beginners
https://github.com/dbasilioesp/game-design-documents
https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/c/cs-first/en/game-design/overview.html (Google Course, it seems free)
https://users.cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/MDA.pdf
https://book.leveldesignbook.com/process/blockout/metrics
https://www.gwi.com/reports/the-gaming-playbook?utm_term=game%20designing&utm_campaign=CORP+-+GWI+-+GLOBAL+-+EN+-+Gaming+-+Industry+-+BMM+%232&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=9903771596&hsa_cam=12963194056&hsa_grp=127103900612&hsa_ad=533745590291&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-10212092&hsa_kw=game%20designing&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gbraid=0AAAAADKcxHbbxrdpFvEl_-uvqJKBdTPN8&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1vrQq_3qgQMVoQWiAx3NawI3EAAYAiAAEgKz_vD_BwE
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/introducing-muse-our-first-generative-ai-model-designed-for-gameplay-ideation/
Blender
https://lesterbanks.com/2016/06/realistic-city-openstreetmap-blender/
Create any City in Blender in 20 Minutes
https://prochitecture.gumroad.com/l/blender-osm (Blosm for Blender: Google 3D cities, OpenStreetMap, terrain)
free blender city generator addon for blender
https://github.com/vvoovv/blosm (import of Google 3D cities, OpenStreetMap, terrain)
https://github.com/vvoovv/blosm/wiki/Documentation#installation
https://hlorus.github.io/CAD_Sketcher/ (CAD Sketcher is a constraint-based sketcher addon for Blender)
https://github.com/domlysz/BlenderGIS (Blender addons to make the bridge between Blender and geographic data) [!]
Buildify - FREE Building Creator for Blender! [x]
Building A City in Minutes Using Blender [x]
| [Roads in blender are super easy now | blender tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlX2xqwjiBg) |
https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/205539/generate-3d-mesh-from-2d-sprite
Game Engines
https://luxeengine.com/ (Cross platform, rapid development game engine to make games for Mac, Linux, Windows, and Web)
https://flaxengine.com (The most agile game engine is now available. Full source code. Full power. Fully featured)
https://pixijs.com (HTML5 Creation Engine)
https://www.renpy.org (Visual novel Engine)
https://microstudio.dev (free game engine online)
https://www.gbstudio.dev/ (A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video game system)
https://ctjs.rocks/ (2D game editor it makes learning programming fun and game development easy by its visual tools, good docs and flexible, modular library)
https://gdevelop.io/academy (no-code, open-source, free, and easy 2D/3D game-making app)
https://www.stride3d.net/ (Free, open-source, cross-platform)
https://unidaystudio.itch.io/cave-engine
https://www.ultraengine.com/
https://unigine.com/
http://orx-project.org
https://manu.co (Video Game Maker - No Code)
https://www.ambiera.com/coppercube/index.html
https://esenthel.com/
Game Engine Ep.13 - Getting into Scripting with Lua
https://2dkit.com (Ads and Creation Tool)
https://gamengen.github.io (Diffusion Models)
https://github.com/PanosK92/SpartanEngine
Buildbox
https://www.buildbox.com/top-10-sites-free-3d-game-art/
https://www.buildbox.com/best-ai-art-generators-for-game-developers/
(0004. create game levels ( scenes ) in buildbox 2)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ydxyJuiFNl4]
GUI
https://www.noesisengine.com/ (Discover the most powerful User Interface middleware for videogames and realtime applications)
https://github.com/ocornut/imgui (Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies)
Tools
https://www.articy.com/en/ (planning for game dev)
https://www.articy.com/en/articydraft-3-freeout-now/ (storytelling)
https://www.articy.com/en/articydraft/free/ (storytelling)
https://github.com/uwdb/lightdb ((DBMS) designed to efficiently ingest, store, and deliver virtual reality (VR) content)
https://twinery.org (open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories)
Ads
https://adpumb.com/blog/unity-ads-vs-admob-vs-adpumb/#:~:text=AdMob%2C%20compared%20to%20Unity%2C%20offers,for%20both%20apps%20and%20games.
https://playablefactory.com (Create Powerful Ads)
https://appsamurai.com/appsamurai-for-games/ (Game engine with an emphasis on real-time cutting-edge solutions)
Publishers & Investors
https://beamable.com/blog/find-a-publisher-beamable-super-list-of-game-publishers
https://ninichimusic.com/blog/16-indie-friendly-indie-game-publishers
https://welpmagazine.com/7-independent-game-publishers-indie-devs-should-know-about/
https://modusgames.com/publishing/
https://indie-fund.com/
https://www.gamesround.com/blog/ultimate-list-of-game-publishers-2022
https://www.game-seer.com/
https://xsolla.com/blog/how-to-find-investors-for-your-game
https://www.amplifiergameinvest.com/
https://developersonair.withgoogle.com/events/indie-games-accelerator
https://www.failory.com/startups/gaming-accelerators-incubators
http://www.gamefounders.com/
https://www.failory.com/startups/video-games-accelerators-incubators
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/big-list-of-incubators-accelerators-and-funding-opportunities
https://quickload.dev/
https://earlygame.vc/accelerator/
https://rocketbrush.com/blog/game-industry-investors-and-funding
https://signal.nfx.com/investor-lists/top-gaming-esports-seed-investors
https://www.gamesfund.vc
https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-investors
https://www.basetemplates.com/investors/top-10-gaming-vc-investors
https://legoventures.com/p/gaming-investors/
https://investors.remedygames.com
https://nordicgameventures.com
https://behold.vc
https://www.playventures.vc
https://gameon.app/investors
https://www.gamingmindsstudios.com/re-modding/tome/locomotives/ (Railway Empire Modding)
https://crytivo.com/publishing
https://goviceversa.com
https://www.vicariouspr.com/free-indie-developer-resources/the-big-game-publisher-list/
https://505games.com/
https://wiredproductions.com/
https://www.humblegames.com/
https://nomorerobots.io/
Events
https://slush23.com/
https://gdbay.com
Steam
https://www.gamemarketinggenie.com/blog/things-game-devs-must-do-steam-wishlists
https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/5-ways-to-boost-your-steam-wishlists
https://howtomarketagame.com/2020/12/21/how-to-increase-your-games-daily-wishlist-rate/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/a-game-developer-guide-to-steam-wishlists
https://indiewolverine.com/steam-wishlists-guide/
https://ubm-twvideo01.s3.amazonaws.com/o1/vault/gdcsummer2020/presentations/Steam%20Wishlists%20GDC.pdf
https://xsolla.com/blog/self-publish-on-steam-the-ultimate-guide
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/api
Hyper-Casual Game Development
https://azurgames.com/blog/hyper-casual-game-development-then-and-now-did-three-years-make-a-difference/
https://kevurugames.com/game-development/hyper-casual-game-development-services/
https://gameanalytics.com/blog/5-things-when-designing-hyper-casual-games-joypac/
https://kevurugames.com/blog/the-complete-guide-to-making-profitable-hyper-casual-games-design-tips-rates-and-upcoming-trends-for-2021/
https://www.visartech.com/blog/understanding-hyper-casual-games/
https://www.behance.net/search/projects?search=Hypercasual+Game+UI&sort=recommended&time=month
https://ideausher.com/blog/hyper-casual-game-development/
https://en.uptodown.com/android/hypercasual
https://www.zegocloud.com/blog/hyper-casual-games
https://appradar.com/blog/game-mechanics-for-hypercasual-games
https://techpp.com/2020/04/01/addictive-casual-games-ios/
Video Tutorials
HOW TO SELF PUBLISH YOUR INDIE GAME: from start to end
Zero Budget VIDEO GAME MARKETING // Marketing for Indie Game Developers
How to get money from a publisher (with just a DEMO)
Why 96% of Indie Games Fail [?]
The Future of Game Development
Marketing
https://www.bankmycell.com/blog/mobile-gaming-industry-revenue-statistics/#:~:text=Mobile%20Gaming%20Revenue%20Share%3A%20Out,in%20the%20world%20this%202023.
https://www.precedenceresearch.com/mobile-gaming-market
https://www.blog.udonis.co/mobile-marketing/mobile-games/mobile-gaming-statistics/
https://kevurugames.com/blog/mobile-gaming-vs-pc-gaming-overview-and-prospects/
https://www.go-globe.com/the-state-of-mobile-gaming-industry-statistics-and-trends/
https://6sense.com/
App-Monetization & Retention
https://onesignal.com/blog/4-most-effective-player-retention-hacks-for-mobile-games/
https://www.data.ai/en/insights/app-monetization/increase-user-retention-for-games/?consentUpdate=updated
Epic Online Services (EOS)
https://dev.epicgames.com/docs/epic-online-services/eos-get-started/services-quick-start
https://dev.epicgames.com/docs/epic-online-services/eos-get-started/get-started-resources
https://dev.epicgames.com/docs/epic-account-services/getting-started
https://dev.epicgames.com/docs/web-api-ref
Apple for Games
https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/designing-for-games
https://developer.apple.com/games/game-porting-toolkit/
Schools
https://hub.istitutovolta.eu/corso-game-design?utm_term=game%20developer&utm_campaign=VOLTA+%7C+Game+Designer&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=8104743029&hsa_cam=945265387&hsa_grp=53818240317&hsa_ad=311153756289&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-10300146&hsa
https://www.rainbowacademy.it/master-rainbow-academy/game-production/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpZW83vy4hwMVTJiDBx1_aiWWEAAYASAAEgLkovD_BwE