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GameFromScratch.com RavEngine C++ Game Engine RavEngine is an open-source cross platform C++ 23 based 3D game engine for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and more. It is considered an early alpha and should not be used in a production capacity. It is based heavily around the Entity Component System (ECS) design and has a robust […] The post RavEngine C++ Game Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source:Trailer Tuesday puts conspiracy podcast fans in danger, helps cats survive retrieving homework, and messes with dice to stem corruption. Late Homework | 遅れた宿題 “Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments... The post Trailer Tuesday – Beyond Dark Homework appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 26, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com The Future of Fab Fab, Epic Games new universal game development asset marketplace launched last month and it’s safe to say the launch wasn’t 100% smooth. Fab was intended to replace the Unreal Engine marketplace, SketchFab store as well as Quixel Megascans. They already announced that Quixel Megascans return as well as the re-enabling […] The post The Future of Fab appeared first on...
Published on: November 25, 2024 | Source:Painted Peril follows a magical squirrel as they mix paint colors to defeat living rock monsters in a procedurally generated cave system. The power of color can brighten up a world, but... The post ‘Painted Peril’ Uses Clever Color Mixing to Fight Rock Monsters appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 25, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com godot-rust – Rust GDExtension for Godot godot-rust is a GDExtension (also available as a GDNative implementation for Godot 3.x) that brings the Rust programming language to the open source Godot game engine. We first looked at godot-rust two years ago and are revisiting it because godot-rust 0.2 was just released. godot-rust is described as: Key Links […] The post godot-rust – Rust GDExtension for...
Published on: November 23, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Quixel Megascans is Back Exactly one month ago to this day Epic Games official launched Fab it’s new universal game asset marketplace merging the Unreal Engine marketplace, Sketchfab Store and Quixel Megascans. At the same time, they turned off the Quixel website and Quixel Bridge applications. The big problem here is, a number of […] The post Quixel Megascans is Back appeared first on...
Published on: November 22, 2024 | Source:Dungeon Clawler needs you to get some lucky pulls from a sword- and shield-filled claw machine if you’re to survive its dungeons. As someone who rarely has any luck at playing claw... The post ‘Dungeon Clawler’ Fights With Items Pulled From a Claw Machine appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 22, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Khronos Group Launch Slang Shader Language The Khronos Group, the consortium managing such important projects as OpenGL, WebGPU, OpenAL and Vulkan just announced a major new imitative, the Slang shader language. Khronos Group just made the following tweet: Details from the press release: Beaverton, OR – November 21, 2024– The Khronos Group, an open consortium of […] The post Khronos Group Launch...
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:Mirage Feathers sends players hurtling straight towards fast-moving spaceships, oncoming missiles, and overwhelming gunfire. Notari is looking for a missing friend, and anything that gets in her way is getting blasted to... The post ‘Mirage Feathers’ Offers Dizzying, Relentless Aerial Shootouts appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 21, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com The Ultimate Unreal Engine Sci-Fi Asset Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, The Ultimate Unreal Engine Sci-Fi Asset Bundle (even though it contains 20+ assets for Unity game engine as well and could easily be exported to Godot, Blender or elsewhere, guides below). The assets are redeemed on the Fab asset […] The post The Ultimate Unreal Engine Sci-Fi Asset Bundle...
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:Fantasy Zoo allows players to gather monsters, ghosts, giants, and other mythical creatures into a zoo to dazzle the public. There have been lots of zoo and amusement park games within the... The post ‘Fantasy Zoo’ Creates Zoos Filled With Mythological Creatures appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 20, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Blender 4.3 Released The Blender Foundation just released Blender 4.3. This release is loaded with nice new features, the five best of which (IMHO) are: Of course this just scratches the surface of new features in Blender 4.3. You can read more details in the release notes. Key Links Blender 4.3 Release Notes […] The post Blender 4.3 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: November 19, 2024 | Source:Here’s some news from the Indie Live Expo (who we are media partners with). The INDIE Live Expo has revealed its line-up of for its Winter 2024 show, which will take place... The post INDIE Live Expo Winter 2024 is Coming, Award Nominees and Stream Time Revealed appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 19, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Fab November 2024 Asset Giveaway #2 The Unreal Engine monthly giveaways are now bi-monthly giveaways, the second one on the third Tuesday each month. However, the number of assets given away will be lower and each giveaway will only be “free” for two weeks. If purchased during the free period, the assets are yours to keep […] The post Fab November 2024 Asset Giveaway #2 appeared first on...
Published on: November 19, 2024 | Source:Trailer Tuesday lets us live the lives of flies with big apetites, weirdly-violent llamas, and stars that are in a huge hurry this week. RunMan: Race Around the World “Dash, jump, and... The post Trailer Tuesday – The Hungry Pineapple Paradox appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 19, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Raylib 5.5 Released Coming one year after the Raylib 5 release, the Raylib 5.5 release is jam packed with new features including the Raylib Project Creator we discussed earlier. Features of the Raylib 5.5 release: Key Links Raylib Homepage RayLib Github Raylib 5.5 Release Notes Raylib Discord Server You can learn more about […] The post Raylib 5.5 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: November 18, 2024 | Source:Dating Killmulator explores a more lighthearted side to homicide as you find yourself falling for a potential killer. There are dating simulators out there for basically everything. You can find games allowing... The post ‘Dating Killmulator’ Lets You Fall in Love with a Murderer appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 18, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Xogot – Godot on iPad Xogot is a new project from Miguel de Icaza (the creator of Mono among other projects) building upon his work on bringing Swift to the Godot game engine. Xogot is now available for testing via TestFlight and it’s a VERY good implementation of the Godot game engine on iPad devices, […] The post Xogot – Godot on iPad appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: November 16, 2024 | Source:Tootum tasks players with navigating a deadly world through the use of a magic platforming sword and a convenient dash. Precision Platformer and Metroidvania are two genres that mesh together incredibly well,... The post ‘Tootum’ Uses Swords & Dashes to Overcome Hard Platforming appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 15, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com The Award Winning Assets Bundle for Unity There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, specifically Unity developers, the Award Winning Assets Bundle – The Crown Collection. This bundle is a collection of up to 27 Unity Assets from Infinity PBR and Nature Manufacture that are redeemed on the Unity Asset Store. It is […] The post The Award Winning Assets Bundle for Unity appeared...
Published on: November 14, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com GIMP 3 Release Candidate is Here GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program first released Gimp v2 back in 2004. Now, 20 years later GIMP 3 is almost here with the official release candidate of GIMP 3 going live last week. GIMP is a free and open-source raster graphics application similar to Photoshop, released under the GPL […] The post GIMP 3 Release Candidate is Here appeared first on...
Published on: November 14, 2024 | Source:Golfie brings cards and randomness to golf, letting players make wild changes to the ball’s behavior to reach its randomly-generated holes. Golf is a boring, silly sport that primarily seems to be... The post ‘Golfie’ Brings Roguelike Deck Builder Mechanics to Golf appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 14, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine 5.5 Released A mere 5 weeks after the launch of Unreal Engine 5.5 preview and Seattle Unrealfest Epic Games have released Unreal Engine 5.5. Jam packed with new features including vastly improved animation tools, the marquee feature of Unreal Engine 5.5 is the new experimental MegaLights, which has been called the ‘nanite […] The post Unreal Engine 5.5 Released appeared first on...
Published on: November 13, 2024 | Source:49 Keys hides hellish horrors within the pages of an old medieval book, tasking you with carefully reading it to solve its mysteries. A man from a religious order receives a message... The post ’49 Keys’ Unveils Disturbing Medieval Mysteries in its Pages appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 13, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com The Mirror Stops Using the Godot Game Engine The Mirror, an open-source effort to create an open Roblox or Fortnite alternative that we first covered in 2022 has just announced a massive change. They are no longer going to be building on top of the free and open-source Godot game engine. Details of the changes from the Mirror […] The post The Mirror Stops Using the Godot Game Engine appeared first...
Published on: November 12, 2024 | Source:Hidalgo needs a pair of characters (inspired de Cervantes’ book) to solve puzzles together in a world of cardboard & construction paper. Don Quixote is a classic novel that I feel is... The post ‘Hidalgo’ is a Handcrafted Co-Op Take on ‘Don Quixote’ appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 12, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com C++ Scripting in Godot with J.E.N.O.V.A There is a new GDExtension for the Godot game engine called Projekt J.E.N.O.V.A (no idea what the acronym is). This extension brings C++ scripting inside the Godot game engine, just as you currently can with GDScript or C#. It is also a very WIP extension with very little documentation so […] The post C++ Scripting in Godot with J.E.N.O.V.A appeared first on...
Published on: November 11, 2024 | Source:Stardust Demon delves deep into an array of strange alien worlds, meeting goofy creatures and blasting wild demons along the way. A spaceship has crash landed in your neck of the universe,... The post ‘Stardust Demon’ – Adorable Creatures Puzzling Through Planets appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 11, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com The State of Unity Since the Unity run-time fiasco which caused a massive developer backlash, that lead to most of the leadership team being removed from the company. In May Unity hired a new CEO, ex-Zynga executive Mathew Bromberg, who promised extensive changes to the way the company would operate. Most recently that effort […] The post The State of Unity appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: November 09, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Modo Is Being Shutdown Foundry, the makers of computer graphics software like the NUKE family, MARI, KATANA and more have announced they are shutting down Modo with the upcoming release of Modo 17.1. Modo is a long running 3D modelling application that was first formed in 2001 by several senior Lightwave developers. Foundary made […] The post Modo Is Being Shutdown appeared first on...
Published on: November 08, 2024 | Source:Notes on the Disappearance of a Sister captures a captivating, affecting story within the limitations of a mind map program. I wasn’t sure exactly what I was expecting when I first clicked... The post ‘Disappearance of a Sister’ – A Compelling Story in a Mind Map appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 08, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Learn Unity Game Development with GameDev.TV Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Learn Unity Game Development 2024 Bundle is a collection of Unity game engine courses by the folks at GameDev.Tv. The Bundle consists of the following tiers: 1$ Tier Unity Game Feel CourseProgramming Design Patterns For Unity Course Mid […] The post Learn Unity Game Development with...
Published on: November 07, 2024 | Source:GameFromScratch.com Esenthel Titan Engine Today we are checking out the Esenthel Titan Engine, that bills itself as “The Most Powerful Game Engine in the World”. This to put it mildly, is a very bold claim. The Titan Engine is a free download with a 5% commercial royalty if you sell your game. It is […] The post Esenthel Titan Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published on: November 07, 2024 | Source:Fruitbus sets you free in an open world of varied fruits and veggies to figure out the sorts of foods you will serve to the locals. You’re setting up shop in the... The post ‘Fruitbus’ Lets You Find Your Flavor in an Open Cooking World appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 07, 2024 | Source:Indie Games Plus spoke with the developers of Keylocker to talk about designing music for a game where songs are a form of rebellion. Keylocker is a game of rebellion in a... The post ‘Keylocker’ Interview – Music and Audio as Rebellion appeared first on Indie Games Plus.
Published on: November 06, 2024 | Source: