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Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: The top 10 must-play Games of the Year Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: The top 10 must-play Games of the Year

Devilish jesters, spooky settings, and a lust for Managed Democracy defined our top games of this chaotic year.

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byChris Kerr, Bryant Francisand 3 more

Dec 19, 2024

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Deep Dive: Crafting detailed and dynamic water in Planet Coaster 2 Deep Dive: Crafting detailed and dynamic water in Planet Coaster 2

Dec 12, 2024

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6 steps to a successful playtesting process for an indie developer 6 steps to a successful playtesting process for an indie developer

byMaxim Kiselev

Dec 9, 2024

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Ichiban and Kazuma in LIke a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Like a Dragon devs open up on sharing source code, inspiring future programmers Like a Dragon devs open up on sharing source code, inspiring future programmers

byJustin Carter

Dec 6, 2024

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A Unity project for all platforms: Part 1 A Unity project for all platforms: Part 1

byBulat Gaineev

Nov 26, 2024

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How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

Nov 22, 2024

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Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

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byMarc Flury, Kasson Crookerand 3 more

YoYo Games CEO Russell Kay holds a microphone against Game Developer's red background.

What GameMaker's 25-year run tells us about the game engine market

What GameMaker's 25-year run tells us about the game engine market

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Davrin, a Black elf from Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

BioWare pulls back the veil on Dragon Age: The Veilguard's magical hair tech

BioWare pulls back the veil on Dragon Age: The Veilguard's magical hair tech

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Screesnhot of the Steam marketplace.

Steam's new API lets devs grant easier build access to players

Steam's new API lets devs grant easier build access to players

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball

Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball

byGregory Lobanov, Blogger

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

byMaxim Kiselev

A woman looks at a computer through a magnifying glass.

How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models

How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

A man with his face obscured by a hoodie at a laptop.

Heads up: devs on Steam now need to disclose kernel mode anti-cheat software

Heads up: devs on Steam now need to disclose kernel mode anti-cheat software

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Devs can now access code optimization tool Rider for free

Devs can now access code optimization tool Rider for free

byTom Regan, Contributing Editor

Another Crab's Treasure Prototype screenshot

Aggro Crab shares early prototype of Another Crab's Treasure

Aggro Crab shares early prototype of Another Crab's Treasure

byTom Regan, Contributing Editor

A top-down view of the city from Frostpunk 2.

Frostpunk 2's developers didn't want it to be a 'jackass simulator'

Frostpunk 2's developers didn't want it to be a 'jackass simulator'

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Real reasons (not) to build custom game engines in 2024

Real reasons (not) to build custom game engines in 2024

byMaxim Kiselev

Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine

Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

An older woman smiles at the camera, holding one of her own.

What basic photography tips can teach us about making better photo modes

What basic photography tips can teach us about making better photo modes

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

The Godot icon next to a Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.

W4 Games says Godot console porting solutions land in October

W4 Games says Godot console porting solutions land in October

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Simon Jones, Rémi Verschelde, and Juan Linietsky, three men, smile for the camera.

Godot founders had desperately hoped Unity wouldn't 'blow up'

Godot founders had desperately hoped Unity wouldn't 'blow up'

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Creating a Spatial Query System

Creating a Spatial Query System

byJitesh Mulchandani

A character in Monster Hunter Wilds holds a porkchop over their head.

Capcom's close communication culture is key to sustainability, say Monster Hunter Wilds devs

Capcom's close communication culture is key to sustainability, say Monster Hunter Wilds devs

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Call for Submissions: Let's talk about photography games

Call for submissions: Let's talk about photography games

byHolly Green, Community Editorial Coordinator

Key art for Vampire Survivors. A classic pale vampire glowers in front of a blood-red moon.

Vampire Survivors development sounds like an open source-fueled fever dream

Vampire Survivors development sounds like an open source-fueled fever dream

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Deep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro

Deep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro

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byPhillip Johnson, Greg Tamargoand 3 more

A very bad goose

Upcoming ACMI interactive exhibition welcomes back a horrible goose

Upcoming ACMI interactive exhibition welcomes back a horrible goose

byChris Kerr, News Editor

Two players and their flocks soar across a glade

Better together: Making sense of the frenetic floating fleets in Flock

Better together: Making sense of the frenetic floating fleets in Flock

byChris Kerr, News Editor

Deep dive: The design and implementation of object pools

Deep dive: The design and implementation of object pools

byHerman Tulleken, Blogger

How to Implement AI Workflows that Your Artists Will Actually Want to Use

How to Implement AI Workflows that Your Artists Will Actually Want to Use

The Rise of Generative AI in Revolutionizing Game Development

The Rise of Generative AI in Revolutionizing Game Development

byJulian Togelius, Contributor

Book Excerpt: Game AI Uncovered, Volume One

Book Excerpt: Game AI Uncovered, Volume One

byPaul Roberts, Sarat Rallabandi

P-body and Atlas in Valve's Portal 2.

Valve drops Mac support for Team Fortress 2, Portal 2, other titles

Valve drops Mac support for Team Fortress 2, Portal 2, other titles

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

How to get better fps on PC while porting games to consoles

How to get better fps on PC while porting games to consoles

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byKostyantyn Oleschenko, Olexandr Makeevand 1 more

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