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Is This Seat Taken? is a puzzle game where you need to help the shapes find the ideal spot despite their complex seating particularities. I’ve seen quite a few, primarily mobile, puzzle... The post ‘Is This Seat Taken?’ Creates Puzzles From Seating Preferences appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: March 12, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Fab March 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [Mar 11-Mar 25] Every other Tuesday we get anUnreal EngineFab marketplace giveaway and this Tuesday is no exception. You can get three free game development assets during the next two weeks, all of the assets work in Unreal natively. If you are using a different game engine or tool we have guides below The post Fab March 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [Mar 11-Mar 25]...
Published on: March 11, 2025 | Source:Slaughtering Can has players rushing around a deadly arena at dusk, watering can in hand, ready to water some plants or die. I’m not sure why the plants are so irritated at... The post ‘Slaughtering Can’ – A Shooter About Hydrating Hostile Plants appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: March 11, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.4 Gets Jiggle Physics Godot 4.4 was just released, a release I referred to as my favorite release yet. Among the many new features of Godot 4.4 is the addition of what is known colloquially as “jiggle physics”. In practical terms it’s the ability to take a chain of bones in a Skeleton3D and The post Godot 4.4 Gets Jiggle Physics appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: March 10, 2025 | Source:Ichorous is a challenging boss rush that sees you absorbing blood from unsettling creatures to return it to your sinister master. You serve a monstrous patron whose blood fuels many other terrible... The post ‘Ichorous’ is a Bloody Boss Rush That Rewards Skilled Play appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: March 10, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Five New 3D Asset Bundles – Unreal Unity and Godot Leartes Studios have just launched not one, nor two but FIVE huge 3D asset bundles over on Gumroad. There are 3 “Super Nova” bundles, one each for Unreal Engine, Godot Engine and the Unity game engine. There are also two “Hyper Nova” bundles available, one for Unreal Engine and one The post Five New 3D Asset Bundles – Unreal Unity and Godot appeared...
Published on: March 08, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Godot Major XR Updates Following on the heels of the Godot 4.4 release we have another update for Godot, specifically the Godot XR February update. The key part of this update is the addition of the Meta Toolkit Extension maintained by W4 Games and sponsored by Meta. Details of the Meta Toolkit: Key Links The post Godot Major XR Updates appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: March 07, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com POLYGON Best of Synty GameDev Assets #4 Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest for game developers, the POLYGON Best of Synty GameDev Assets #4 Humble Bundle. The bundle contains assets for both Unreal Engine and Unity (and raw forms, so usable in Godot, Flax, O3DE, etc) in a low polygon style. It is organized into The post POLYGON Best of Synty GameDev Assets #4 Humble Bundle...
Published on: March 06, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com JavaScript/TypeScript Game Engines in 2025 Today we have compiled a list of the best JavaScript (and TypeScript) game engines and game frameworks (and a few miscellaneous game development options) for game development in 2025. This is the third in a series of posts exploring the game engine options available for the most popular programming languages. The post JavaScript/TypeScript Game Engines in...
Published on: March 06, 2025 | Source:Bring Your Pet To School Day needs you to use clues in a busy classroom to figure out pet ownership and seating placements. You’re a substitute teacher and, before you can even... The post ‘Bring Your Pet To School Day’ Figures Out a Chaotic Classroom appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: March 06, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Warp Developer Terminal – Now on Windows Warp is a very powerful terminal aimed at developers. Early on it was only available on MacOS, then Linux support and finally last week, Windows support was added as well. Warp is a blazing fast terminal, using 3D acceleration for rendering, with tightly integrated AI assistant features. Details of the The post Warp Developer Terminal – Now on Windows...
Published on: March 05, 2025 | Source:Hot Wax looks like Tetris, but its focus on creating piles of candles that you need to carefully melt creates its own brain-busting puzzles. Honestly, the Tetris-like appearance had me scratching my... The post ‘Hot Wax’ Needs You to Create Melting Candle Chain Reactions appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: March 05, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.4 Released Coming just over a half a year after the release of Godot 4.3 the Godot Foundation have just released Godot 4.4. Absolutely jam packed with new feature including several quality of life features, this may in fact be my favourite Godot Engine released yet. Highlight features of Godot 4.4 include: The post Godot 4.4 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: March 03, 2025 | Source:Welcome Googoo tasks you with picking out the right words and the best stickers to ensure people come to a party you’re planning. A character named Googoo is moving to town and... The post ‘Welcome Googoo’ Needs You to Design Appealing Party Invites appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: March 03, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com EA Release Command & Conquer Series Source Code EA have just released the source code for several games in the Command & Conquer series ( Command & Conquer (Tiberian Dawn), Red Alert, C&C Renegade, and C&C Generals and Zero Hour ) under the GPL v3 license. They also added Steam Workshop support to several titles in the C&C The post EA Release Command & Conquer Series...
Published on: February 28, 2025 | Source:Bee Flowers is a calm puzzle game where you need to build paths so that your bee friend can make their way to flowers and home. I have played a lot of... The post ‘Bee Flowers’ Arranges Puzzling Paths to Guide Bees Around appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: February 28, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Becoming a C# and Unity Game Developer Humble Bundle The Becoming a C# and Unity Game Developer Humble Bundle is a collection of Unity engine related video courses from Packt. The courses are redeemed as a single key on the Packt website. The bundle is organized into the following tiers: 1$ Tier How to CODE in UnityMaster C# Scripting The post Becoming a C# and Unity Game Developer Humble Bundle...
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Beehave Behavior Trees for Godot Today we are looking at BeeHave, and addon for the Godot game engine (Godot 3 and 4 versions exist) that implement behavior trees in Godot. Behavior trees are commonly used for visually representing and designing AI behavior, which often makes it easier to reuse. Beehave provides this functionality using Godot’s The post Beehave Behavior Trees for Godot appeared...
Published on: February 27, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Godot 4 Mega POLYGON Asset Humble Bundle The Godot 4 Mega POLYGON Asset Humble Bundle is now live. It is a collection of low polygon 3D assets from Animpic Studio all exported to work in the Godot 4+ game engine. The bundle is organized into tiers and whichever tier you buy you get a large zip file The post Godot 4 Mega POLYGON Asset Humble Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: February 26, 2025 | Source:In Hotel Architect, you make complex calls as you run and build your own hotel so that you can make a profit and keep guests happy. Management simulators can either feel extremely... The post ‘Hotel Architect’ Gets Into the Minutiae of Hotel Management appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: February 26, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Fab February 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [Feb 25 – Mar 11] Every other Tuesday we get anUnreal EngineFab marketplace giveaway and this Tuesday is no exception. You can get three free game development assets during the next two weeks, all of the assets work in Unreal natively (plus one for Unity). If you are using a different game engine or tool The post Fab February 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [Feb 25 –...
Published on: February 25, 2025 | Source:pinboll lets you add new bumpers, rewards, and other wacky items to a game of pinball so you can sow chaos or get tons of points. The game seems like fairly ordinary... The post ‘pinboll’ Crafts Unique Pinball Tables for High Scores appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: February 25, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Adobe Announce Substance Suite Price Increases Adobe have just announced changes to the pricing of the Substance suite of texturing and rendering applications (Adobe acquired Substance Painter and Designer from Allegorithmic in 2019). Details of the price increases from the Adobe blog: Today we’re announcing pricing updates to both the Substance 3D Collection plan — which The post Adobe Announce...
Published on: February 24, 2025 | Source:Terry’s Other Games collects several early, inspiring, and charming works from VVVVVV and Dicey Dungeon developer Terry Cavanagh. The collection offers an array of different play experiences, from platforming to co-op puzzle-solving... The post ‘Terry’s Other Games’ is a Vital Collection of Indie Game History appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: February 24, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Haxe Game Engines in 2025 Today we have compiled a list of the best Haxe game engines and game development frameworks (and a few miscellaneous game development options) for game development in 2025. This is the fourth in a series of posts exploring the game engine options available for the most popular programming languages. We The post Haxe Game Engines in 2025 appeared first on...
Published on: February 22, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Microsoft MUSE – AI “Ideation” Game Engine This week Microsoft (technically Microsoft Research Game Intelligence and Teachable AI Experiences teams) announced Microsoft Muse, a generative AI model designed for AI ideation. What the heck does that mean? Well, it’s very similar to Google’s GameNGen which created a somewhat recreated version of Doom by having an AI play The post Microsoft MUSE – AI “...
Published on: February 21, 2025 | Source:Windowkill faces enemy ships as well as the available space you have to move, requiring you shoot the edges of the screen to reach your foes. You’re a fighter ship in the... The post ‘Windowkill’ Battles the Play Area as You Shoot Enemy Fighters appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: February 21, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Team Fortress 2 Source Code Released Today as part of the Source SDK update, Valve have released the entire source code of Team Fortress 2, both client and server side. This source code is released under a non-commercial license which enables you to create from a mod to an entire game using the source code. Details The post Team Fortress 2 Source Code Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: February 20, 2025 | Source:IKEELYA sees you guiding sniper shots for money and then turning your financial gains into snappy designs for your apartment. Barry is an assassin, but he’s not really in love with his... The post ‘IKEELYA’ Mixes Assassinations With Interior Design appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: February 20, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Godot Programming Language Options in 2025 An update on our 2020 guide to Godot game engine programming options today we look at the up to date and under active development programming language options for Godot developers. This list is composed mostly of GDExtension based projects for adding various programming language support to the Godot game engine. The post Godot Programming Language Options...
Published on: February 19, 2025 | Source:Magic Cats Pots is a cosy puzzle game where you need to put broken objects (each with a feline-themed design) back together. I am big into playing cosy games with my daughter,... The post ‘Magic Cats Pots’ Turns Broken Pottery Into Cosy Puzzles appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: February 19, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com NESFab Programming Language NESFab is a “new” programming language for a very old platform, the Nintendo Entertainment System. It provides a C-like programming language but offers closer to assembly level performance. In fact NESFab claims to be the fast compiled programming language for the NES hardware (including the 6502 processor). NESFab is an The post NESFab Programming Language appeared first...
Published on: February 18, 2025 | Source:Trailer Tuesday sees us managing the door at a night club, deciding what to do while driving the open road, and running bunny bakeries. Afterlove EP “Step into the shoes of Rama,... The post Trailer Tuesday – Keep the Techno Critters appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: February 18, 2025 | Source:Kiting Cat is a block-puzzle sliding game where you push food together to make meals to serve to hungry little cats. Whenever I see a game that has a cooking element, I... The post ‘Kiting Cat’ Cooks Food by Pushing Trays the Right Way appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: February 17, 2025 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Unity have 3 MegaBundles Right Now The Unity Asset Store megabundles are back in a big way, with not one, but three Mega Bundles available. The Fantasy MegaBundle, the Sci-Fi MegaBundle and the Realistic MegaBundle. Thankfully the majority of assets in these bundles have not been featured in previous Unity Asset Store bundles or on Humble The post Unity have 3 MegaBundles Right Now appeared first on...
Published on: February 14, 2025 | Source: