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Gratis sees you twisting what people want when they come to your shop, selling them unsettling horrors under the guise of helping them. You’ve set up shop in a new town. I’m... The post ‘Gratis’ Sees You Selling Magically Monstrous Wares appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Range Engine – Blender Game Engine All the way back in Blender 2.79 the Blender Foundation made the decision to remove the integrated game engine. Several projects continue adding game engine support to Blender and the one that most adhered to the original BGE vision is the Range Engine (we first looked at in 2022). Since The post Range Engine – Blender Game Engine appeared first on...
Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source:Little Chef 2 is a cozy, wholesome cooking game where you can drop things into a pot and cook up some strange creations. This game is the sequel to Little Chef, a... The post ‘Little Chef 2’ Lets You Get Creative With Physics-Based Cooking appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Bevy ECS in Godot Engine The Bevy game engine is an open-source data driven ECS based game engine using the Rust programming language that lacks an editor. The Godot game engine is the most popular open-source project with a robust set of tools and an integrated editor. So what happens if you add Rust and The post Bevy ECS in Godot Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Seafrog is a colorful skateboarding action game where you are exploring ships and discovering strange monsters as you’re heading home. It is a 2.5D platformer where you can ride a skateboard around... The post ‘Seafrog’ is Full of Wild Critters and Fun Undersea Skateboarding appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Fab May 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [May 20 – June 3] Every other Tuesday we get anUnreal EngineFab marketplace giveaway, and this Tuesday is no exception (well, except the fact I’m reporting this late and it’s actually Wednesday, sorry about that…). You can get three free game development assets during the next two week for Unreal (with two of the assets The post Fab May 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [May...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:If Letters Had Pants, Would They Wear Them Like This? makes clever use of enhancing pants as you pick out words in the dirt. This game has a lot going on beneath... The post ‘If Letters Had Pants’ Enhances Word Finders With Powerful Jeans appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Microsoft Open-Source Visual Studio Code AI Microsoft have just made a major announcement that will shake the business model of popular AI based code editors Cursor and Windsurf. Both of these companies are built around forks of Visual Studio Code that build AI tooling “into the bones”. Microsoft have just announced they are open sourcing GitHub The post Microsoft Open-Source Visual Studio Code AI...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Ebitengine – Go Language Powered 2D Game Engine Today we are checking out the Go language powered game engine Ebitengine. In our recent rundown of game engines by programming language series I often received requests to cover the Go programming language. Truth of the matter is, outside of language bindings, there are very few Go-powered game engines, certainly The post Ebitengine – Go Language...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Robo Catcher Zero takes players to a district filled with broken machines and hidden robot buddies for you to locate and awaken. Finder’s been tasked with wrangling up friendly robots that have... The post ‘Robo Catcher Zero’ Collects Cute Mechanical Critters appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine 5.6 Preview Released A few weeks ahead of the State of Unreal at Unreal Fest 2025 Epic Games have released a new version of Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5.6 Preview. This release finally adds MetaHuman integration, a host of animation improvements, an updated UI, performance improvements and more. Sadly the much anticipated new The post Unreal Engine 5.6 Preview Released appeared first...
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Deck of Haunts sees you expanding the horrifying influence of a haunted house, playing cards to frighten your victims. Reminding me more than a little bit of Ghost Master (a game where... The post ‘Deck of Haunts’ Plays Cards to Create Terrors in a Creepy Manor appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Level Up 5K World Building Assets Humble Bundle The Level Up 5K World Building GameDev Assets Humble Bundle is a collection of game ready 3D environmental assets for world building. Most of the assets are for Unreal Engine with a few Unity assets. That said, using the guides below you can export to other game engines, such as The post Level Up 5K World Building Assets Humble Bundle appeared first on...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Unity 6.2 Beta Released Coming approximately one month after the final release of Unity 6.1, Unity have just released Unity 6.2 Beta. This new beta doesn’t add a ton of new functionality, with the highlight features being the new LOD import system and World Space UI for UI toolkit. The biggest change by far The post Unity 6.2 Beta Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Meadgard has you fighting to gather ingredents during the day and running your own Viking inn during the evening, keeping everyone happy. Chaotic cooking games are a dime a dozen, but this... The post ‘Meadgard’ – Cooperatively Managing a Viking Tavern appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Godot Engine 4.5 Dev4 Released Today we have the fourth dev release of the Godot 4.5 cycle, following hot on the heels ofGodot 4.5 dev1 released in March, the Godot 4.5 dev2 released earlier in April and the Dev3 release the end of April. These releases add new features and improvements to the Godot engine The post Godot Engine 4.5 Dev4 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:ArchaeOS presents you with a handful of artifacts and some tarot cards you can use to interpret them in whatever manner you wish. As a digital pilgrim, you’ve been given the incredible... The post ‘ArchaeOS’ Finds Personal Meaning in Strange Objects appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Code::Blocks C/C++ IDE 25.03 Released Code::Blocks is an open source (GPL v3 licensed) cross-platform (Windows, Linux and MacOS) C, C++ and Fortran IDE. You could be forgiven for thinking the project was dead as the last binary release was in 2020! Thankfully this is not the case as a little over a month back Code::Blocks The post Code::Blocks C/C++ IDE 25.03 Released appeared first on...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Toem 2 is all about helping people using your camera and photography skills, doing so by finding the little details within your world. It is a brilliant little game where you play... The post ‘Toem 2’ Helps People Through Photographic Puzzles appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Godot 4 Course & Ultimate World Building Assets Humble Bundle There are two new Humble Bundles of interest to game developers, the Learn to Make Games in Godot 4 2025 by GameDevTV and the Ultimate World Building Assets Bundle. The first bundle is a collection of courses by the excellent folks at GameDev.TV while the latter is a collection of The post Godot 4 Course & Ultimate World Building...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com The Hazel Engine Will Soon Be Free The Hazel Game Engine is a 3D game engine written in C++ and scripted in C# developed by popular game development channel The Cherno. The Hazel Game Engine is described accordingly: Until now, the only way to access the Hazel Engine was by being a $10USD+ a month supporter on The post The Hazel Engine Will Soon Be Free appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com The Beef Programming Language We first talked about the Beef Programming Language back in 2020 and it presented an exciting opportunity for game developers, offering high level language features of the C# programming language, but without the garbage collector that can be problematic for games. In addition to an open source programming language, it The post The Beef Programming Language appeared...
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:Just a Die provides you with a unique weapon for every side of your dicey hero, letting you roll to fight against board game enemies. A die has many sides and each... The post ‘Just a Die’ Rolls Dice to Battle Board Game Baddies appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 08, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Xogot – Godot for iPad Released First covered back in November of 2024 while in development, Xogot is now available on the iOS App Store for iPad. Xogot is the creation of Miguel de Icaza (the creator of the Mono framework among other projects) and is a version of the Godot game engine made to run The post Xogot – Godot for iPad Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com JetBrains C++ IDE CLion Free Version Following on the heels of their 2024 release of free versions of their Rider and WebStorm IDEs, JetBrains have announced a new free version of the popular C/C++ IDE CLion. This new version is free for all non-commercial projects and should make it easier for people to access their tools. The post JetBrains C++ IDE CLion Free Version appeared first on...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:PAPERENTS has you live through several horrifying nights as a paralyzed child, constantly asking yourself who will help or hurt you. You’ve just moved into a new home and your family seems... The post ‘PAPERENTS’ Sees Unsettling Things While Stuck in Bed appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Fab May 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [May 6 – May 20] Every other Tuesday we get anUnreal EngineFab marketplace giveaway, and this Tuesday is no exception. In fact this week we also have an additional Quixel MegaScans giveaway as well as two Unreal Engine bundles to cover! You can get three free game development assets during the next two week for The post Fab May 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [May 6 – May...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:CASSETTE BOY explores the idea that things don’t exist when you aren’t looking at them, turning this concept into a puzzling game. In this Game Boy inspired puzzle RPG, you are taken... The post ‘CASSETTE BOY’ Changes Your Reality Based on Perspective appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Miziziziz Releases Godot Game Source Code Fellow game development YouTuber Miziziziz has just released source code used in several of his published games. All of the games were created using the Godot game engine and the source code is released under the MIT open-source license. The repository has several examples demonstrating the various features. The Miziziziz The post Miziziziz Releases Godot...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Stealth Crossword needs you to help guide covert letter operatives into the correct puzzle positions to prevent international incidents. While I’m not especially into crossword puzzles, something about adding a touch of... The post ‘Stealth Crossword’ Helps Sneaky Letters Solve Word Puzzles appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com LimboAI for Godot 4.x LimboAI is a GDExtension for the Godot 4.x game engine that adds behaviour trees and state machine support. These make it easier to create and re-use AI logic in your game. There is also a new Godot Engine asset bundle showcased in the video,the Godot StarNova Bundle on Gumroadbut be The post LimboAI for Godot 4.x appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: May 03, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Epic Games Store Announce Web Shops and $1M Revenue Share Hot on the heels of Apple’s AppStore legal loss forcing them to open up the App Store in the US to external stores, Epic Games have another major announcement. You will be able to host/sell your games on their newly created Web Shops. In addition, they have also announced a The post Epic Games Store Announce Web Shops and $1M Revenue Share...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Apple Suffers Major App Store Lawsuit Loss All the way back in August of 2020 Epic Games launched an antitrust lawsuit against Apple mostly revolving around the 30% fees charged by the Apple app store. In response, among other actions such as pulling Fortnite, Apple launched a countersuit. After years of legal battles in April of 2023, The post Apple Suffers Major App Store Lawsuit Loss appeared...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Abyss Vaulter has players hopping their way up through a sinkhole filled with monsters. Thankfully there’s weapons and an economy down here. You have fallen down into a huge pit and somehow... The post ‘Abyss Vaulter’ Feels Great as You Leap, Climb, and Shoot appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Complete 2D Game Assets Humble Bundle The Complete 2D Game Assets Humble Bundle is now available. This bundle contains a huge number of game assets for creating 2D games (RPG, top down, platformers, etc.) including tiles and tilemaps, character sprites, special effects as well as sound audio assets as well. The assets should work with any The post Complete 2D Game Assets Humble Bundle appeared first...
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