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An updated collection of useful resources to design, develop and marketing games. Maintained by @ibuprogames.

Contents

• Art.
• Design.
• Programming.
• Audio.
• organization.
• Unity.
• Unreal.
• Engines.
• Postmortems.
• Web.
• Resources.
• Tools.
• Social.
• Marketing.
• Commercial.
• Localization.
• Bureaucracy.
• Hardware.
• Testing.
• Misc.
• Fun. <br>

Art

• Lots of icons from iOS apps.
• Color theory and color palette editors.
• A gallery of interesting visual styles used in games.
• Futuristic interfaces from movies and videogames.
• Videogames logos.
• Blender to Unity workflow.
• No bullshit pixel art tutorial.
• The 10 commandments of Color Theory.
• How to Pixel Art :tv:.
• 60 of the finest tutorials and resources about Pixel Art.
• Draw a cartoon monster character in Photoshop.
• Best practices for Physically Based Content creation in Unity :tv:.
• Pixel Art Blender tutorial :tv:.
• How to do Pixel Art :tv:.
• Understanding color :tv:.
• PBR texture conversion.
• Making textureless 3D work, a how-to/making of guide.
• How to make pixel art metallic platform tiles in Photoshop :tv:.
• The Animation Process of Ori GDC.
• Color in games: An in-depth look at one of game design's most useful tools.
• Intro To Blender for Absolute Beginners :tv:.
• Physically based rendering.
• 3 steps to improve your game’s graphics.
• Blender game character creation series :tv:.
• Blocky SciFi gallery.
• How to learn Blender 3D in under 24 hours.
• Blender Tutorial from the very basics :tv:.
• Spriting guide.
• Pixel Art tutorial series :tv:.
• Blender low poly Pokemon tutorial :tv:.
• Weapon modeling tutorials :heavy_dollar_sign:.
• Creating perfectly pixelated games with Unity (2D or 3D).
• An introduction to spine a 2D bone based animation system.
• Making the world of Firewatch :tv:.
• HD index painting in photoshop.
• Photoshop as game editor.
• User interfaces.
• Game art tricks.
• How to build sci-fi environments in Unity 5.
• Technical study: Overwatc.
• The brilliance in Mad Max's world design.
• Making of The Descendant.
• 10 mobile games with the best map screens.
• Photoscan tutorial - Photogrammetry :tv:.
• Gamma and Linear space - What they are and how they differ.
• How to avoid bad color schemes.
• Setting up PBR materials and baked lighting in Unity 5.
• Creating our Logo.
• Texturing for beginners: Top 14 Ways to mix textures and shaders, in Blender :tv:.
• Lighting for game developers :tv:.
• Creating high-quality character art.
• Space Marine sprite :tv:.
• Playdead's Inside and minimalism :tv:.
• Unity VFX tutorials :tv:.
• Pixels and voxels, the long answer.
• Strategy game battle UI.
• The remastering of textures in Bioshock The Collection.
• The psychology of UI design: The gutenberg diagram & modern UI :tv:.
• Multiplatform 3D art development for indies :tv:.
• Environment design: Style over function.
• Blender - Low Poly Scenario :tv:.
• Stylized normal mapping.
• Color combinations from designers.
• 6 examples of UI design that every game developer should study.
• Learn Blender in a single sheet poster.
• Learn how to prototype levels in Blender :tv:.
• An introduction to procedural animations.
• Animation in games: function and automation.
• Low poly modeling: style through economy :tv:.
• Lights, lights and Tube Lights.
• Creating a kraken in Inkscape & Krita.
• Stylized VFX in Rime :tv:.
• Creating the striking pixel art of Crawl.
• Creation facial 2D animation for games.
• Simple stylized content for Unity games.
• GPU performance for game artists.
• Create a forest in UE4 in one hour :tv:.
• Creating pixel art in Blender.
• 25 official beginner Blender tutorial videos. :tv:.
• The ultimate pixel art business guide.
• Optical effects in User Interfaces (for true nerds).
• Cyberpunk scene production with Unity & Blender.
• The best pixel art tools for making your own game.
• Real time rendering, an overview for artists.
• Tips on low poly indie game creation.
• How to model and texture architectural scenes.
• Designing a hero.
• Stylized prop production with Substance Painter.
• A database of palettes for pixel art.
• Realistic vs. Stylized asset production: a technique overview.
• An interesting analysis on the art style of Overwatch.
• A step-by-step guide to modeling in Unreal Engine.
• Step by step character art.
• GPU performance for game artists.
• Stylized environment production in Unity.
• VFX staples: shape, color, and motion.
• Blender to Godot 3, low poly scene import :tv:.
• How to use Spine and make awesomes 2D animations :tv:.
• Creating simple pixel art textures.
• Killer sci-Fi environment production tips and tricks.
• Photogrammetry guide for 3D artists.
• Building great lighting in Unity.
• Math for game programmers: Juicing your cameras with math :tv:.
• Thoughtful hair design: theory and practise.
• Stylized character production techniques in Unreal Engine.
• Realistic material design tips and tricks.
• Grass creation for games.
• Building the Just Cause 3 animation and rigging pipeline :tv:.
• Dirt generator in Substance Designer.
• Stylizing 3D character content: model, texture and details.
• Creating Riot-like stylized VFX in Unity, tips and tricks.
• Tips on creating stylized 3D content.
• Making Zelda-like VFX with Unity.
• Seamless forest textures with photogrammetry.
• Making Wild West scene with CryEngine.
• Apocalyptic environment in Blender :tv:.
• Game UX style guide: Why do you need one?.
• Color palettes, a guide.
• Tips on low poly indie game creation.

Design

• Rules to developing addictive mobile games.
• User Interface (UX) techniques :tv:.
• The basic fundamentals of Competitive Melee :tv:.
• Fingers, Thumbs & People: Designing for the way your users really hold and touch their phones and tablets.
• Four ways to design for horror, from Frictional Games.
• Fight or Flight: The neuroscience of Survival Horror.
• Designing and Integrating Puzzles in Action-Adventure Games.
• Designing Monument Valley: Less Game, More Experience GDC'Eu.
• The Pursuit of Games: Designing Happiness.
• SCVNGR's Secret Game Mechanics Playdeck.
• Deconstructor of Fun blog.
• The Applied Value of Player Psychology: Putting Motivational Principles to Work GDC.
• The Chemistry Of Game Design.
• Psychology, Human Evolution and Game Design :tv:.
• How to Write a Horror Story.
• The guide to open world environment design.
• How (and why) to write a great Game Design Document.
• The 7 Hidden Patterns of Successful Storyboards :tv:.
• Game UI design.
• Geometric progression :tv:.
• 25 Best UX Design Tutorials.
• The eight steps game design document.
• About Combat System Design.
• UX How-To :tv:.
• 11 Tips to speed up your game design process.
• 5 approaches to Crafting Systems in games.
• Designing game narrative: How to create a great story.
• On making good combat mechanics.
• Extra Credits: game design channel :tv:.
• How rhythm engages players :tv:.
• On making good combat mechanics.
• Platformer controls: how to avoid limpness and rigidity feelings.
• Death in video games.
• Why The Witcher 3's Sidequests Are So Good :tv:.
• 6 books every game and product designer should read.
• A collection of mobile game screenshots.
• Why do FPS boss battles suck? :tv:.
• A Theory of Fun 10 years later.
• Why is Pokemon Go so addicting? :tv:.
• Making difficult fun: How to challenge your players.
• Diablo: A classic game postmortem :tv:.
• How games do health :tv:.
• How Hyper Light drifter’s ammo recharges its combat.
• The language of Video Games :tv:.
• Feeling like a badass in games.
• Composition techniques and player direction.
• How Pillars of Eternity changed the stats game :tv:.
• A taxonomy of randomness in Hearthstone.
• 5 things we learned about the appeal of competition from over 239k gamers.
• The rule of Three: Examining plot, Exploration and Combat.
• Roguelike Celebration videos :tv:.
• User experience design.
• Less is More: Designing awesome AI for games :tv:.
• The damage is too damn high or achieving the perfect balance.
• The psychology of games :tv:.
• System Shock retro analysis :tv:.
• World of Warcraft: Level design panel :tv:.
• Weaving narratives into procedural worlds.
• MMO economies: hyperinflation, reserve currencies & you! :tv:.
• The Last Of Us: mechanical analysis :tv:.
• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap's dungeon design :tv:.
• 5 game design innovations from 2016 :tv:.
• 7 things about primary gaming motivations from over 250000 gamers.
• How we design games now and why.
• An in-depth analysis/critique of Uncharted 4 :tv:.
• A game designer explains the counterintuitive secret to fun :tv:.
• The beauty of Permanent Death :tv:.
• Twilight Princess' dungeon design :tv:.
• Build a bad guy workshop - Designing enemies for retro games.
• Mega Man analysis, Cut Man's level design :tv:.
• Hyper Light Drifter, visual storytelling done right :tv:.
• Sigmoid Functions in game design.
• The 12 most helpful youtube channels for game designers :tv:.
• The Art of Storytelling.
• 250 game mechanics.
• 40 game design theses from Master's Degree students.
• Designing game controls.
• Innovation through better design pillars :tv:.
• Video game story structure guide.
• Seven memorable boss fights that every developer should study.
• The computer RPG book project (450 pages PDF).
• Early access lessons from Raw Data :tv:.
• How to get into VR.
• Combat system, game mechanics discussion.
• Storytelling and Character Design series :tv:.
• 7 tips for aspiring game designers.
• Game design patterns wiki.
• A psychological approach to making desicions in games.
• Core principles to make your environments understandable to the player.
• Designing each of the 50 weapons in Dead Cells to feel distinctive.
• Environment storytelling in Dishonored 2.
• Learn the language of design :tv:.
• Urban design and the creation of videogame cities.
• Pretty pixels, the importance of visuals in game design.
• Studying the level design of DOOM (2016).
• What makes a good detective game? :tv:.
• Book-Length essay on the design of Diablo II.
• Game accessibility guidelines.
• The aesthetic of play :tv:.
• Final Fantasy Tactics and combat initiative systems :tv:.
• Designing the open world of The Witcher 3 :tv:.
• Lootboxes and gambling :tv:.
• How games teach us to play their way :tv:.
• The Dos and Don'ts of enemy design.
• The design behind Super Mario Odyssey :tv:.
• Free-To-Play game design - mechanics, psychology, & business practices :tv:.
• The Inner Psycho, morality in games.
• An analysis on how Undertale made pacifism fun :tv:.
• Applications of AI in AAA games :tv:.
• Survival Horror – Do’s and Don’t’s (I/II).
• Why monster hunter world's combat is so satisfying :tv:.
• 'CRPG Book Project', the history of Computer Role-Playing Games PDF.
• How Celeste teaches you its mechanics :tv:.
• Nice advices about level design.
• Creating strong video game characters :tv:.
• Game Design Document examples.
• Mobile screen patterns.
• What makes a good combat system? :tv:.
• Psych of play: how to make a video game memorable :tv:.
• Prototyping tools for game writers.
• Intro to narrative design and storytelling :tv:.
• 7 UX lessons from the trenches.
• How to write a game design document? :tv:.

Programming

• Online school for developers.
• A list of open source C++ libraries.
• Introduction to Computer Science I, a Harvard College's introductory course.
• Awesome OpenGL, a curated list of awesome OpenGL libraries, debuggers, ...
• Awesome C/C++, a curated list of awesome C/C++ frameworks, libraries, resources, ...
• Awesome Modern C++, a collection of resources on modern C++.
• Advanced C++/OpenGL :tv:.
• Client side network DO’s and DON’Ts for Game Engine Developers (I/VIIb).
• Scalable game architectures that don't break the bank AWS.
• Graphics resources, bookmarks related to game development and realtime graphics programming.
• Basic principles of 3D computer graphics (ECS175) :tv:.
• 3D basic lessons.
• The book of shaders, gentle step-by-step guide to shaders.
• Agile software development process: 90 months of evolution.
• Creating a hexagonal grid.
• Unicode, localization and C++ support.
• Beginning C# with Unity :tv:.
• Amit’s game programming bookmarks.
• Creating a MapleStory based MMORPG for learning purposes.
• Debugging memory corruption in Unity.
• Implementing a melee combo system in C++.
• Intro to Unity IA :tv:.
• What every programmer needs to know about game networking.
• Introduction to networked physics.
• Multithreading in modern C++.
• Essentials of Software Engineering, with a Game Programming focus PDF.
• Turn based multiplayer.
• DiLIB: Behavior Tree library in C++.
• Remaking Cavestory in C++ :tv:.
• Three C# garbage examples.
• Flatbuffers for Unity.
• Data structures in games.
• C++ for games: Performance, allocations and Data Locality.
• A curated list of awesome C/C++ frameworks, libraries, resources, and shiny things.
• C# binding for Vulkan.
• Upgrading existing C# code to C# 6.0.
• Rendering multiple lights in Unity.
• Learn C# online.
• libyojimbo, a source network library.
• Raylib, a simple and easy-to-use library to learn videogames programming.
• A collection of Awesome .NET libraries, tools & frameworks.
• A curated list of awesome C/C++ frameworks, libraries, resources, and shiny things.
• Finite State Machine for game developers.
• Networking for game programmers.
• C# networking.
• Introduction to Computer Graphics and Imaging.
• Learn C# by building a simple RPG.
• Learn C# online.
• A collection of awesome .NET libraries, tools, frameworks and software.
• Doom 2016, a graphics study.
• Libgdx multiplatform game development.
• Math for game developers :tv:.
• Game graphics 101: textures, UV mapping, and texture filtering.
• Modern OpenGL 3.0+ :tv:.
• The math of idle games.
• Game engine using STD C++ 11 :tv:.
• Why video game coders don't use TDD, and why it matters.
• A list of popular/awesome videos games, add-ons, maps, etc. hosted on GitHub.
• A collection of awesome .NET core libraries, tools, frameworks and software.
• How to make games with LÖVE.
• A list of modern C++11/14/17 features.
• Rapid game prototyping: Tips for programmers.
• The complete guide to Unity and Git.
• C++ in Huge AAA Games :tv:.
• List of single-file C/C++ libraries.
• Full list of open source physics engines.
• Extensive tutorial resource for learning Modern OpenGL.
• Shadow Tactics, a rendering breakdown.
• How to make Minecraft in C++ and OpenGL :tv:.
• Godot game engine tutorial series.
• A library for patching, replacing and decorating .NET and Mono methods during runtime.
• Voxel rendering techniques.
• Essence of linear algebra.
• Nested coroutines in Unity.
• Code design and architecture series.
• Master C++ programming with open source books.
• 42 recommendations from Intel about coding in C++.
• Unity 5 - Artificial Intelligence / Basic AI :tv:.
• Writing a game engine in 2017.
• Making A Character Controller in Unity :tv:.
• Data structures and algorithms problems in C++ using STL.
• Practical color theory for people who code.
• Render pipelines desing in C++.
• Anvil, a cross-platform, open-source, MIT-licensed wrapper library for Vulkan.
• Implementing robust AI: Enemy positioning.
• How does multiplayer game sync their state?.
• A study path for game programmer.
• C++ language quick guide.
• Unit Tests, how to write testable code and why it matters.
• Top 10 algorithms and data structures for competitive programming.
• Best websites a programmer should visit.
• Program a game engine from scratch.
• Tinyheaders, one-file C/C++ libraries with no dependencies.
• 7 ways to get better at C++ during this summer.
• A manually curated list of 240+ popular programming podcast episodes.
• How to Unit Test Unity code :tv:.
• The Ronimo coding style guide.
• Scaling dedicated game servers with Kubernetes.
• Is your code ready to prevent the Nedelin Catastrophe?.
• The basics of demo programming (2011) :tv:.
• Awesome articles on server programming for multiplayer games.
• Tools, tricks and technologies for reaching stutter Free 60 FPS in Inside :tv:.
• Camera logic in a 2D platformer.
• Foliage optimization in Unity.
• Matrices, from a geometric perspective.
• A framework to translate the rules of a (turn-based) game to a series of simple functions.
• How to write your own C++ game engine.
• A comprehensive guide to serverless architecture.
• Game developer’s guide to graphical projections (I/II).
• Using neural networks and machine learning to power up a 2D roguelike in Unity.
• Make a RPG and learn C# PDF.
• Making a C++ game engine from scratch.
• Profiling, measurement and analysis.
• A rendering abstraction which describes a frame as a directed acyclic graph of render tasks and resources.
• The 15 C++11 features you must really use.
• How to make a game from scratch using Lua and Löve.
• Books I had to read to develop a game engine.
• The poor man's netcode.
• Networked physics in VR.
• Color theory for programmers, how to find great colors :tv:.
• Shaders: a short story.
• Optimization of Catan Universe on mobile for Unity.
• Unreal Engine gameplay framework primer for C++.
• OpenGL, step by step.
• The total beginner's guide to game AI.
• A list of useful books for game AI programming.

Audio

• Noise level chart, examples of sounds with dB levels ranging from 0 to 180 decibels.
• The basics of recording audio for digital video :tv:.
• Sound effects and scripting in Unity :tv:.
• Game audio tutorials :tv:.
• Music explained, exploited, expressed blog.
• Where the sounds from the world's favorite movies are born :tv:.
• DOOM: Behind the music :tv:.
• Mario Kart 8 ft. SpaceHamster - Original sound theory :tv:.
• Designing sound effects :tv:.
• How to make a coin sound effect in Audacity fast & easy :tv:.
• Sound + Music creation software.
• 8-bit game soundtracks you probably haven't heard.
• Completely redesigning Pokemon GO sounds :tv:.
• The Last of Us: Music analysis.
• The sound of Hearthstone :tv:.
• Effective Audio in Game Design :tv:.
• An introduction to game audio scripting.
• Creating music for games in Fruity Loops 12 :tv:.
• The music of Breath of the Wild :tv:.
• Interview with the composer of LIMBO and INSIDE :tv:.
• Get started making music.
• Composing the music and sound of Hyper Light Drifter :tv:.
• The sound design secrets of Horizon Zero Dawn :tv:.
• How to make commercial-quality orchestral music :tv:.
• Setting the gold standard for audio in Hellblade.
• The basics of sound design for video games and films :tv:.
• The minimalist sound design of The Witness.
• Musical sound effects in the Super Mario Series :tv:.
• How to make indie game music for beginners :tv:.

Organization

• Building and managing your team :tv:.
• Git centralized workflow.
• How to install GitLab as your private GitHub clone.
• Tools are just means to get the job done.
• 10 great ways to impress a software engineer on their first day.
• 85 of the best business tools for startups.
• Killing the "Lucky Indie" myth: How to build a sustainable microstudio :tv:.
• An App launch guide.
• Developing simple and appealing games.
• Project planning for solo gamedev.
• Understanding vertical slicing.
• Spiral model for game development.
• Crunch: the failure of project management in the games industry.
• How to plan a video game: The pre-production phase :tv:.
• The stress of game development - Tips for survival :tv:.
• How to host your own private Git repositories.
• How to survive as a solo dev for like a decade or so.
• Working with Git (for games and... in general).
• How actually make your dream game, publish it and not die in the process.
• Detailed guide to Git.
• Choosing Version Control System for development.
• How I got to 200 productive hours a month.
• Techniques for dealing with lack of motivation, malaise, depression :tv:.
• A curated directory of resources and tools to help you build your Startup.
• Improving productivity using Pomodoro, takeaways after 2 years of practice.
• Three reasons to soft launch your mobile game.
• How to interview game programmers :tv:.
• Modern approaches to game production.
• Efficient indie tricks to get close to AAA quality :tv:.
• Intensely practical tips for growing an indie studio :tv:.
• Learn Git in 20 minutes :tv:.
• Worldbuilding with ProBuilder effective iteration and workflow enhancements :tv:.
• AAA best practices for indie studios to maintain a healthy build.

Unity

• Introduction to Game Development with Unity and C# :tv:.
• Dynamic lighting on sprites.
• Introduction to Unity test tools.
• Memory profiling in Unity.
• C# memory management for Unity developers (I/III).
• Mastering Physically Based Shading in Unity 5.
• 2D best practices in Unity :tv:.
• Big Android: Best performance on the most devices :tv:.
• Managing 2D animation states in Unity.
• Unity youtube channel :tv:.
• Serialization best practices.
• Best practices for physically based content creation :tv:.
• Modern 2D techniques :tv:.
• Unity 3D best practices.
• Unity 5 - Intro to Lighting and Rendering.
• Unity best practices.
• Infinite terrain generation in Unity.
• EditorWindow lifecycle.
• How to make a MOBA in Unity :tv:.
• Building Unity games in Visual Studio :tv:.
• So you want to be a Unity freelancer :tv:.
• Character locomotion :tv:.
• Making of Monument Valley in Unity :tv:.
• Quick setup scalable UI in Unity :tv:.
• Making a sport game in Unity :tv:.
• C# memory and performance tips for Unity.
• Introduction to Unity Analytics :tv:.
• How to make realistic bullets in Unity.
• Resources for writing shaders in Unity.
• Art optimizations for Maximum Performance in Unity 5 :tv:.
• How we optimized our mobile game :tv:.
• The beginner’s guide to Physically Based Rendering in Unity.
• How to write native plugins for Unity.
• A coder's guide to spline-based procedural geometry :tv:.
• Advanced Global Illumination in Unity 5 :tv:.
• 50 tips for working with Unity.
• Dependency Injection and Unit Testing Unity.
• Unity serialization best practices.
• Porting Unity games to consoles.
• A practical intro to shaders :tv:.
• Unity open source resources.
• The big list of Unity development resources.
• Unity UI tutorial: Canvas and scalability.
• Unity serialization.
• Introduction to game development (Unity and C#) :tv:.
• Unity 5 level design, tutorial and image effects :tv:.
• Shaders case study - Hearthstone golden cards :tv:.
• Coding gameplay.
• 5 more Unity tips.
• Volumetric rendering.
• AI for games :tv:.
• Optimizations for mobile games :tv:.
• Let's Learn Unity :tv:.
• 50 Tips and Best Practices for Unity (2016 Edition).
• 1000000 items in Unity.
• Pixel-Perfect virtual camera.
• Unity open source search engine.
• Extend the Unity editor.
• Beginning C# with Unity :tv:.
• Compute shaders :tv:.
• Raymarching Distance Fields in Unity.
• MVC in Unity.
• Blend Trees quick tutorial :tv:.
• Top 10 Unity quick tips :tv:.
• Unity essential shortcuts for level design :tv:.
• Introduction to Unity 2D.
• How to create an RPG game in Unity.
• Using Unity to effectively polish your gameplay.
• Unity3D Git basics :tv:.
• Sci-Fi space in Unity: tips and tricks.
• Unity shaders for stylized scenes.
• Physically Based Rendering algorithms: A comprehensive study in Unity3D.
• How to use Nested Prefabs :tv:.

Unreal

• Beginner tutorial series :tv:.
• Introduction to Blueprints :tv:.
• Creating a Blueprint Zombie Shooter :tv:.
• Unreal Engine tutorials :tv:.
• How to create a shooter game from scratch.
• Making a Pong game.
• Getting Started with VR.
• Unreal Engine C++ tutorials :tv:.
• Blender to UE4 animation pipeline :tv:.
• Unreal Engine 4 C++ Tutorials.
• Epic released the documents on shaders for realistic characters in UE4.
• Unreal for Unity developers :tv:.
• The ultimate Unreal C++ tutorial series :tv:.
• An cheat sheet for Unreal Engine 4 C++ programming.
• Lighting studies in UE4.

Engines

• Unreal Engine, widely used since 1998 to build AAA games.
• Unity, most popular engine for indie developers.
• CryEngine, powerful engine, open-source code.
• StingrayEngine, Autodesk game engine.
• Lumberyard, open-source AAA game engine deeply integrated with AWS and Twitch.
• GameMaker, it doesn’t require programming knowledge to use.
• Cocos2d-x, based on Cocos2d-iPhone with multiple choice of programming languages.
• Corona, advanced development platform to create mobile 2D apps.
• Construct2, HTML5, no programming knowledge required.
• RPG Maker MV, create RPG games without programming knowledge.
• DarkBASIC Pro, advanced games development package built on the BASIC language.
• Godot, multi-platform 2D/3D open-source C#.
• MonoGame, open-source implementation of Microsoft XNA.
• Xenko, cross-platform open-source C#.
• HaxeFlixel, cross-platform free 2D engine.
• GDevelop, cross-platform open-source HTML5.
• Superpowers, 2D & 3D free and open source.
• Defold, 2D game engine.
• QICI, 2D, WYSIWYG editor.
• Wave Engine, 2D & 3D, cross-platform.
• Urho3D, free lightweight, C++, cross-platform 2D & 3D.
• SFML, multi-platform, multi-language.
• Banshee3D, multi-threaded, C++14, 2D & 3Ds.
• Kit Framework, C++11, PBR.
• Cross-platform, graphics API agnostic, "Bring Your Own Engine/Framework" style rendering library..
• Diligent, a modern cross-platform 3D graphics library.

Postmortems

• Lessons Learned in a successful indie game Kickstarter campaign: How CodeSpells raised $120K+.
• The Key to Steam Greenlight is preparation.
• A development diary and post-mortem for my 48 hour game jam entry.
• The first 4 days of Greenlight – What to expect.
• The making of mobile game 'Photo Finish Horse Racing'.
• Demons with Shotguns postmortem - Don't quit your day job.
• Psych postmortem.
• Lessons from our launch trailer for Poly Bridge.
• Thermometers puzzles sales & downloads statistics.
• Why is selling good games so hard?.
• Costs: A year of game development.
• The (whole) making of toto temple deluxe.
• Poncho – A postmortem.
• One year of Gremlins, Inc. sales data across three app stores.
• Crescent Loom Kickstarter postmortem.
• KleptoCats post-mortem.
• Postmortem on Meganoid 2017.
• Postmortem: Thomas Brush's Pinstripe.
• Another one bites the dust: Dynasty Feud postmortem.
• How not to launch a Kickstarter.
• Darkest Dungeon: A design postmortem :tv:.
• Postmortem: Mimimi's Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
• Horizon Zero Dawn: A game design postmortem :tv:.
• Designing a game for multiple platforms: 'Cat Quest' postmortem.
• A Year of Monument Valley 2.
• Learning from Mistakes: The Moon Hunters Launch.
• 10 lessons from making 100 games in 5 years.
• Cultist Simulator: the retrospective.
• The making of Hollow Knight.

Web

• Material design (and Lite).
• Polimer, easier and faster web develop.
• html5up.net, getbootstrap.com, html5 responsive templates.
• 7 steps to optimizing your Indie Game Development website.
• Search domains and generate a beautiful, responsive, free website.
• From sabbatical year to $800k.
• Did I just waste 3 years?.

Resources

• Open Game Art.
• Free fonts for commercial use.
• The list of best free and affordable game graphics resources.
• Free sound effects.
• Sound effects and loops :heavy_dollar_sign:.
• Music and effects :heavy_dollar_sign:.
• Retro sound effect generator.
• 4250+ royalty free sound effects :heavy_dollar_sign:.
• Buy music.
• 10GB+ of high-quality game audio, torrent.
• The big list of sound and music assets.
• Kenny Assets, low price packs.
• TwentyEP, free music.
• Free Loop Project, free music and loops.
• Free icons for your games.
• Joost's textures.
• Over 20000 free icons.
• Vector images.
• iOS icons.
• Icon finder.
• Glitch game art.
• Scalable vector art.
• Great collection of resources.
• Free Unity assets list.
• 80's free soundtracks.
• A list of game development resources.
• Free programming eBooks.
• The #GameAudioGDC bundle.
• NASA 3D Resources.
• Yobi3D, a free 3D model search engine.
• High quality FREE Unity resources.
• 12 Great places to find sound effects for yout game.
• Colossal game music collection free.
• Free music for your videos.
• Public domain (CC0) PBR textures.

Tools

• Pencil project, open-source mockup tool.
• Spriter, 2D animation editor.
• Polarr, online photo editor.
• Pixel art tools.
• Make infographics easily.
• Make diagrams easily.
• HacknPlan, project management for gamedev.
• Codecks, project management tool inspired by collectible card games.
• A procedural tile creator designed for pixel-art games.
• Storyboarder, a free, cross-platform storyboard tool.

Social

• hashtagify.me, hashtags popularity.
• mention.com, who is talking about you?.

Marketing

• Marketing indie games on a $0 budget :tv:.
• Step-by-step guide on how to promote your game.
• The ultimate guide to App Store optimization in 2015.
• Videogame marketing and PR (pdf).
• How to calculate a marketing budget for your game in 3 steps.
• 7 Dos and Donts of mobile app marketing.
• That one lethal mistake of indie marketing.
• Here's how to contact the press.
• iPhone and android game marketing using flurry tracking :tv:.
• Squidiverse marketing presentation.
• Five common mistakes made in marketing freemium apps.
• Marketing 101: Everything you need to know about marketing your mobile game.
• How to make an indie game trailer with no budget.
• A small guide to getting your PC game known before launch - for $0.
• Marketing your indie game: The single most important thing that no one knows how to do.
• The Mega-List of content sharing sites for your indie oroject .
• User acquisition best practices for mobile games.
• US and China mobile games markets brief.
• ChinaJoy Special: A foreigner's guide to digital China.
• Discover the spending habits of online gamers worldwide.
• The Freemium Codex.
• Capture your audience's attention.
• The ultimate startup marketing strategy.
• Naming an indie game.
• Indie game marketing guide - How to create Landing Pages.
• The 150 most powerful marketing & sales tools.
• Make trailers like the triple A.
• Indie game PR, marketing, consulting & creative services.
• Choosing the perfect keywords for your iOS app.
• The 10 commandments of asset promotion.
• Mobile game press.
• The first month of marketing my new iOS/Android game, Planet Lander.
• How to make $1m without making your players cross :tv:.
• The holy trinity of monetisation.
• Marketing 101 for indie mobile game developers.
• 6 ways for indie game devs to innovate their way into the top chart.
• Marketing ideas for your indie game.
• Understanding your game through data, analytics for indies 101.
• The 2016 definitive guide to mobile analytic platforms.
• Promoting your game - 2016 edition.
• Video game analytics (metrics) you NEED to measure.
• Marketing for videogames :es:.
• 7 tips to give traction to your indie game.
• How to top the App Store charts with no marketing budget.
• Best practices for rewarded video ads.
• Worst trailer mistakes.
• Essential marketing/PR tips for indie devs :tv:.
• PAX East 2016 and the Indie MINIBOOTH.
• Making the Gemstone Keeper Greenlight trailer.
• The content marketing guide for game developers.
• Three ways to raise money for your game.
• 8 marketing tools for gamedevs.
• Behavior analysis of 50k mobile players.
• 15 Mobile KPIs every developer needs to measure... right now.
• The developer marketing guide.
• 59 ways to monetize your indie game.
• Marketing your indie game on a zero-dollar budget.
• Re-implementation of presskit() as a static site generator..
• Getting featured on Apple TV vs. iOS.
• Marketing for indies.
• List of mobile sites, youtubers, etc to send your game.
• Marketing with GIFs.
• A quick guide to making indie game trailers.
• Making entertaining and engaging video game trailers.
• Maximizing indie dev eye candy, marketing images on social media.
• Do articles on PC Gamer increase sales of your indie game? Polygon? Kotaku?.
• Marketing 101 for Indies.

Commercial

• Organ Trail: Director's Cut one year sales figures.
• How I spent $26k CAN making a professional mobile game.
• 4k copies in Early Access.
• Forcing the Hard Currency in F2P Games.
• Freemium business model.
• Sales and Ads stats of an iOS / Android game.
• Dustforce sales figures.
• Is freemium the right model for your business?.
• Hearthstone - Monetization analysis.
• Results of translating Hit Tennis 3.
• A comprehensive free-to-play game model.
• Analyzing apps worldwide.
• Fingle marketing effort and numbers.
• Cardinal Quest: How I made $60k from My indie game.
• Discover all you need to know on games, eSports & mobile.
• 24000 videogames releases since 1975.
• Proun sales data revealed.
• 15 Days of Waking Mars at $2.99.
• Developing your app for the global market :tv:.
• Ten lessons from ten years building ten F2P games :tv:.
• Monster Loves You: By the numbers.
• Digging down to business: Shovel Knight planning and sales.
• The top 5 mistakes in F2P.
• Creating the financial model for your company.
• Mobile games market.
• How to explain your game to an asshole.
• 10 steps to the top paid 25 overall on App Store.
• How to monetize the 97%.
• Premium currency pricing trends and tricks.
• How to monetize your apps with Ads.
• App Store optimization (ASO).
• The shape of the App Store.
• Game revenue metrics — What matters, and when.
• Is your business model evil? The moral maze of the new games business :tv:.
• Hacking Kickstarter: How to raise $100,000 in 10 days (includes Successful Templates, emails, etc.).
• Mobile Ad networks comparison.
• App stores, Steam and indie poverty: the web as an alternative.
• New mobile game statistics every game publisher should know in 2016.
• Stop shooting yourself in the foot: 10 elusive secrets to avoid complete commercial failure :tv:.
• How to show your indie game at any expo.
• How to survive in gamedev for eleven years without a hit :tv:.
• Big list of Steam indie publishers (50+ companies).
• How to sell your premium indie game.
• A big List of incubators, accelerators and funding opportunities.
• The list of indie-friendly game publishers - 2018.
• How viable is supporting yourself as an Indie Game Developer? :tv:.
• A deep dive into how games are selling on Steam :tv:.

Localization

• Tethras, text localization (50+ languages).
• LocalHeroes, text localization.
• VoiceBunny, professional voice actors.
• Polyglot Project, common game texts translated.
• Chinese mobile app UI trends.
• Top 100 countries by game revenues.
• How to succeed in the west.
• 9 tips on localizing audio.
• Find voice actors on any budget, from free, all the way up to Union talent.

Bureaucracy

• How we should have started indie game dev company.
• Five reasons to trademark your video game today.
• Free agreement generator for game developers.
• Legal and accounting basics for startups :tv:.
• Video game law guide.
• A game lawyer.
• Crea tu empresa de videojuegos :es:.
• Monta tu empresa de videojuegos :tv: :es:.
• Why you should always register the trademark on your Kickstarter game.
• Practical law 101 for indie developers: Not scary edition :tv:.
• Negotiations for game aevs: a practical guide.
• Practical IP law for indie developers 301: Plain scary edition :tv:.

Hardware

• Unity hardware statistics.
• Valve hardware statistics.

Testing

• A Crash Course on A/B Testing.
• User testing service for mobile and browser games.
• Test mobile games on 1000 mobile devices in 1 hour.
• Game cloud testing services.
• Automated testing League Of Legends.
• Increasing the chance of store featuring with compliance.

Misc

• The Game Developer's Toolbox.
• Getting a job in the games industry.
• Quo Vadis 2016: 100 Gamedev Talks :tv:.
• Non-Professional game development - The joy of making :tv:.
• Roadmap to becoming a game developer in 2017.
• Game development: Jumpstart course.
• The cost of doing game dev business.

Fun

• Steam game generator.