#Game developer

[devsgames]

HOT GAMEDEVS DON'T GATEKEEP

Inspired by this post by @midwinterhunt, here's a compilation of all the game dev resources I have come across, most of which I use fairly frequently. Most of these are free, some are paid but fairly cheap. Feel free to add your own resources. ✌️

Important reminder: When using basically any works or programs someone else created in your games, make sure you thoroughly understand the licenses and terms it has been shared with. If you don't know what the terms are, reach out to the resource and ask. Don't be lazy about this; it's not only dishonest but it can come back to bite you.

Engines

Unity - Best suited for mobile and multi-platform.

Unreal - Tailored for shooters and high-fidelity experiences.

PICO-8 - Virtual console for simple games

Godot - Open source and free!

GameMaker - Good for 2D games

Bitsy - Great little engine for making simple games and experiences

Construct - Never used but have heard nice things

Scratch - If you've never coded before, this is the best place to start. Great for young devs and those who want to get their feet wet.

Adventure Game Studio - Best suited for adventure games

RPG Maker - Best suited for top-down classic JRPG style games

Twine - Text-centric games like Interactive Fiction

Assets

OpenGameArt - Many assets, various licenses, and plenty of CC0 content.

Unity Store - For Unity only. Some free.

Unreal Store - For Unreal only. Some free.

Godot Asset Library

Jean Moreno's Toon Effects - Some of the best effects available on the Unity store. Unity only but I've used them in basically every project.

Steamworks.net C# Wrapper For Unity - Unity only C# wrapper for integrating Steam compatibility to your game

Itch.io - Plenty of free art assets and game dev resources

Kenney - Kenney makes tons of open-source assets for devs to use.

Art

Mixamo - Generates rigs for your humanoid models and lets you apply a library of free humanoid animations to them. Super helpful for prototyping. Adobe.

Blender - Free, open source and fully featured 3D program.

XNormal - Free offline normal map generator

Normal Map Online - Free online normal map generator

Crocotile - Cheap tool for building 3D models from sprite sheets

MagicaVoxel - Free voxel modelling tool

Piskel - Free online sprite drawing tool

Aesprite - Paid sprite drawing tool

TurboSquid - Not always great quality, but can be good source of free placeholders.

Textures.com - Limited texture downloads per day but free for personal use.

Pexels - Free stock photo resource. Most are free for commercial use. Check licenses.

Clipstudio - Good for illustration or graphic design. One time payment.

GIMP - Image editing program a-la Photoshop. Free.

Audio

Audacity - Free and fully-featured DAW/audio editor.

sfx.me - Free 8-bit synth-style sound effect generator for games.

CastingCallClub - Easy forum to find amateur voice talent for your project (p.s.: you should pay them).

FreeSound.org - Free sounds, searchable by license. A go-to for my audio needs.

Incompetech - Royalty-free music by Kevin McLeod.

Scott Buckley Music - Royalty free with conditions. Generally more on the cinematic side of things but very good stuff!

SoundCloud - 'Search -> By Track -> Filter: Use Commercially' leads to songs posted with allowance of commercial use. Always reach out to the artist to understand their terms and confirm that it's okay to use with your project.

Project Planning

Keymailer - Handy for mailing keys to influencers (don't expect a lot of traction unless you're paying for some of the features though).

Trello - Kanban board. Great for organizing tasks, managing bugs, etc. Free.

Notion - Private text and wiki page editor. Good for project organization, note taking, and fleshing out ideas. Free.

Obsidian - Alternative to Notion, with similar features.

Miro - Free whiteboard for organizing thoughts, images, brainstorming, etc.

Wave - Free Bookkeeping site. Great for keeping finances organized.

[thedisablednaturalist]

If fucking roblox can have wheelchairs your AAA or indie game can too

[smilestrawbunny]

Happy Anniversary to Don’t Let It Out!!!🚪🦑 If you haven’t checked out the game, it’s a really short point-and-click horror about keeping something sinister inside your bathroom… 👀 free to play on itch io!

[mushroomgrenade]

My long awaited Casting Call guide for animation students and anyone who needs it — ie narrative, story telling, etc is live!!

Reblogs are appreciated!

I made this in the intent for animation students in my college program at the start, but if anyone needs it, please feel free to use this! My goal was to make this process easier for people who are just joining in the voice acting scene for the first time. It can be intimidating when you don’t know how it works, and every industry has its own unique set of rules, criteria, and requirements. I hope this serves to be a helpful guide to anyone who decides to use it!!

Art by @dizzystarfie

[crovusreality]

Hii!! I'm officially opening commissions, you can find more information in the link in my bio (You might have to copy paste it into your browser!)

[veemakesgames]

just a couple of sprites

-Bun's ship exterior -Generic Moth Green and Generic Moth Orange -Maple and Bun themselves!

[burntoutuserboxes]

[This user is a game developer.]

[julialundgren]

Working on backgrounds for a little 2D point & click game I'm making with a friend!

[caxycreations]

Who is Caxy Creations?

This will be broken into the following sections:

About Me Other Blogs This Blog's Purpose Tylvinian Tales Resources Commissions Other Ways to Support Me

It gets a little wordy, so the actual introduction post stuff is below the cut.

About Me

Caxy Creations, simply put, is my brand. So to really explain who Caxy Creations is, let's cover who I am.

My name is Davina. I also answer to: David, Caxy, or "Hey bitch~!" (/pos)

Some quick facts about me:

Labels are weird to me, transgender/genderfluid/agender and other things like that just...idk, they don't fit. I answer to she/her most comfortably, but I don't feel inherently she/her or he/him or they/them or anything else. I'm just...Me. So call me whatever pronouns you want, I'm a little of everything.

I'm an artist AND a writer, but far more a writer than an artist.

I stream on Twitch whenever I can, and whenever I have excuse/reason to. Can find my Twitch by clicking HERE.

I absolutely adore interaction of all kinds, but reciprocal interaction is my favorite: if you comment or ask a question, I absolutely will answer because I adore conversation.

I am single, and not looking for a relationship. This does not mean I won't flirt with you, especially if you're down to flirt back for the fun of it and understand it won't go any further.

I'm a system. Alters have their own blogs @kittycaxcare and @guardiangreatwolf

I am the sole developer of the upcoming visual novel, "Another Tylvinian Tale", a story about settling into a new life, making connections with those around you, and the impact those connections have on each other.

Other Blogs

@caxygaming (Video Game Review, Discussion, and Gaming News, with reader interaction heavily encouraged)

@caxyadrp (18+ RP account, Minors DNI)

@caxycreationsvrc (VRChat Photography and Videography account)

@yappincaxy (Voice Acting blog)

@caxyanalysis (Nerd snipe blog, analyzing theories, power scaling, hypotheticals, etc of real world and fictional topics/concepts)

@lewdcaxycatalogue - (Fully NSFW 18+ writing/musings account, Minors and antis DNI, teratophilia and a safe space for sex positivity)

@classpectingcaxy (homestuck fanblog where I analyze and assign classes, aspects, and lunar sways)

@thebrokenrubber (Another 18+ RP account with a unique system)

@lustycaisupervised (an 18+ Lackadaisy-based Mordecai RP blog)

This Blog's Purpose

This blog is going to serve as two things: a compendium of all knowledge relating to Relan, a planet of my own design with its own history, religions, sciences, magics, and more, as well as a collection of stories about the people living on Relan. Some quick things to cover about Relan, for those interested:

I am 100% okay with OCs. If someone likes my world enough to make a character to throw into it, that is, to me, the ultimate compliment.

If you need/want help integrating your OCs into Relan, I am absolutely down to help with all the resources I have on the world.

Don't know if a species exists on Relan? Well, every single animal species on Earth exists on Relan, and every mythical being exists as well in some form or another, there's even a few internet-designed species and some entirely original species of my own design! So have fun with it!

Relan is a fantasy world. Ancient times have high fantasy themes and forms, modern times have modern fantasy themes and forms, and future eras have a distinctly science-fiction feel with a hint of magic to them. As such, my stories will usually have these themes and/or forms!

Tylvinian Tales Resources

My WIPs List

(Note, titles and order are subject to change, but position/order is solidified for active WIPs/finished books)

Tylvinian Tales

The Wolf's Den (Active WIP, First Draft Complete, Current Stage: Editing)

Five Fates

Snakepit

King of Kings

Veiled Intent

Clashing Tides

Event Horizon

Panacea

Another Tylvinian Tale

This is my visual novel, where you will be able to create your own character and take your place in Tylvin, the capital city of the nation of Ferus.

You will work as a bartender at the city's most popular nightclub, The Snakepit, putting you at the central hub of many different events. Meet the cast of Tylvinian Tales, and a few fresh faces as well, and develop friendships, or loves, as you see fit.

But know this: every decision you make will change the story, and every choice will have consequences for more than just your own life...

If you would like to support me in making the visual novel, head to the Ko-Fi or PayPal link below (or send to the listed cashapp) in the "Other Ways to Support Me" section and send a donation! Your support allows me to focus full-time on the visual novel, bringing it ever-closer to releasing for all to enjoy!

Galan Nights

The Pack

Hoping for Haven

Runner's High

Twin Tales

The Fifth Fate

Here Be A Home

Lore of Gold

Sanguis Auri (Next WIP)

Corpus Auri

Anima Auri

Character Cast

These characters are the most prominent in my stories, and I've linked to their introductory posts for easy access to information about them:

David Seltz

Moss Seltz

Davina Seltz

Trace Parker

Ryder Trayson

Luka Mikaelson

Olivia Bo

Kaleb Killian

Devon Masters

Zephyr

Tylvinian Tales: The Wolf's Den, Book Pitch

Tylvinian Tales: The Wolf's Den, Chapter Master Post

Full list of all my WIPS - The titles of every single book planned within the world of Relan.

Tylvinian Tales on Wattpad

Tylvinian Tales on AO3

Short Stories on Wattpad

Short Stories on AO3

Smut stories on Wattpad (18+ only!!!!)

Smut stories on AO3 (18+ only!!!!)

Worldbuilding Masterpost - A post with links to every worldbuilding piece I've uploaded so far.

How You Can Support Me - A post detailing ways to help me make a life for myself and avoid financial issues.

I also do VRChat Avatar commissions, click to be taken to my Trello.

Commissions

I also do writing commissions!

$40 for 1,000 words

$70 for 2,000 words

$122 for 4,000 words

$213 for 8,000 words

$372 for 16,000 words

$651 for 32,000 words

+5% for NSFW

+10% for extreme gore

Under 1,000 words is $0.03 per word.

Other Ways to Support Me

You can also support me on:

Twitch Ko-Fi Patreon Youtube Spring Merch PayPal Or through direct tips via CashApp at cashtag $Aazoth

With that out of the way I think this blog intro is long enough, ha. So...hang out, enjoy the blog, feel free to chat with me or comment on my posts, and I hope you have a wonderful day/night/whatever it is in your part of the world! <3

Some other wonderful blogs to check out are in the tag list below!

Tag List

@theathenverse @moremysteriesthantragedies @thetruearchmagos @a-scaly-troublemaker @that-one-enby-onyx @snakelovingnerd @eldritchx @leisoree @amerylise @profoundlyhauntedclaws @thefinalgoat @leisurelywingedlemon

Userboxes by @lackauserboxes <3/p

[unlimitedtrees]

i am Unlimited Trees. i make video games.

hello. this is a little pinned post for me. i am unlimited trees and i am a pixel artist and game developer who has been making video games since 2014.. ive worked on tons of original projects and fan games, with my newest games being 'UNITRES Dreams' and 'TREES' ADVENTURE' which are on newgrounds dot com and itch.io. i am the silliest game developer of all time ! click the read more for More Info ...

important Links

my games

UNITRES Dreams - (Newgrounds) (Itch.io) (Github) (Cohost) (WinXP) TREES' ADVENTURE - DEMO - (Newgrounds) (Itch.io) (Cohost) UNITRES LUCID - Prototype - (Newgrounds) (Itch.io) (Cohost)

important tags

here are some Important Tags for organization and also for if u want to look thru my stuff... i havent done a Lot of posts yet so i may add more tags later !!

#TreesThinks - general tag for all of my Big posts where i talk at kind of great lengths about Things i am Interesting in or feel like talkin about ... Mainly game development stuff. give it a Read hehe ! #UNITRES - general tag for anything involving my games from da 'UNITRES' series. #UNITRES Dreams - tag specifically for my game 'UNITRES Dreams'

#art - art tag. u will see my art here. lol

other links

heres some links to archives for my old games (i may need to move these to somewhere other than google drive LOL, but for now just have some google drive links) (UNITRES Archive) (ProjectWaffle Archive) (Misc Games Archive)

anyways heres some links to da other places i am at Lol ! (my newgrounds) (my twitter) (my github) (my itch.io) (my youtube) (my cohost)

By the Way , check out the UNITRES Soundtrack on youtube, and check out all the composers in the desciption !! they are Awesome ...

[theinkedknight]

Born to be a Renaissance artist in the service of a wealthy noble who pays for my whole life so I can just make art, forced to have a day job and pay bills.

[luacomputa]

CHECK OUT MY DAMN VIDEO GAME‼️

Fuck with games like Yumme Nikki and LSD dream emulator but wish they had more to their gameplay? Check it out!!!

[steam-brides-requiem]

Hello! My name is Nyx and I am currently working on a passion project of mine. It's a steampunk-themed horror game that I'm aiming for a visual novel/RPG gameplay. In this game you play as two MC's. Most of the game is with Mariannie–a robot designed to look out for others and to do things in their best interest–and other parts of the game are played with Sylvester–a wannabe inventor who's lost his passion and created Mariannie as a support system. The game has some dark themes in it like death, miscarriages, and suicide, and I feel I should warn you! I hope you discover my posts and decide to stick around for my journey, this has been a dream of mine to publish for years now 😭

[theclisterz]

i made a small brick breaker for fun :]

play it in browser here!

[toadtaverngame]

Toad Tavern is a game where you mix drinks, master recipes, and learn about your customers as you play as a bartender in a 1920s speakeasy (psst, you also happen to be a frog ! 🐸🍸)

We're a dev team based in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 This tumblr will be used to document our progress making this game and sharing it with you guys! see our trailer, meet our team and follow all our other socials here: