Game Development

Explore this collection of free game development tutorials from experienced industry instructors. Join our community to learn new skills, theory, game dev software, and more.

If you want, you can get deep into the programming of games, but you can also learn about the theory of game design and game mechanics. And you can master the business aspects of game development, like which digital game distribution platform to use.

With hundreds of free game dev tutorials in the library, there's plenty for you to explore. What would you like to learn?

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  1. 23 Cinematic Music Tracks to Inspire Your Next Video

    23 Cinematic Music Tracks to Inspire Your Next Video

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Your choice of music can be everything regarding your video project. We've put together some of our favorite pieces, loosely categorized to make it easy for...

  2. Want the Secret to Insta-Success? Enrol in the School of Instagram

    Want the Secret to Insta-Success? Enrol in the School of Instagram

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Why do some people seem to gain Instagram followers effortlessly, while others struggle to get any traction? Find the answer by enrolling in the School of...

  3. How to Create an Abstract Icon Set in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create an Abstract Icon Set in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Create a chess icon set in Adobe Illustrator that you can use in video games, graphic design and illustration projects.

  4. Interactive Storytelling: Non-Linear

    Interactive Storytelling: Non-Linear

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this final part of our series about interactive storytelling, we'll talk about the future of storytelling in videogames.

  5. Creating Toon Water for the Web: Part 3

    Creating Toon Water for the Web: Part 3

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In part 2 of this series on using vertex shaders and the depth buffer to create stylized water, we're going to apply underwater distortion as a post-process...

  6. Creating Toon Water for the Web: Part 2

    Creating Toon Water for the Web: Part 2

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In part 2 of this series on using vertex shaders and the depth buffer to create stylized water, we'll cover applying buoyancy to objects, adding water lines...

  7. Interactive Storytelling: Linear Storytelling

    Interactive Storytelling: Linear Storytelling

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In the last article we saw where the need for storytelling comes from: now it's time to dig deep and talk about the first kind of interactive storytelling:...

  8. Creating Toon Water for the Web: Part 1

    Creating Toon Water for the Web: Part 1

    Tutorial • Advanced

    Learn how to use vertex shaders and the depth buffer to create stylized water with foam lines and refraction using PlayCanvas!

  9. Interactive Storytelling: Why and How We Tell Stories

    Interactive Storytelling: Why and How We Tell Stories

    Tutorial • Beginner

    From books to games: how storytelling has changed during the history of humanity and why telling stories is so important.

  10. Creating a Unity Game With PlayMaker

    Creating a Unity Game With PlayMaker

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this article, you will learn how to make a game object move in five minutes or less using the PlayMaker add-on for Unity, with no code.

  11. What's in a Name? Data Analysis of 5,820 Steam Games

    What's in a Name? Data Analysis of 5,820 Steam Games

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Are you an indie game developer, lover, or just a data enthusiast? We break down commonalities between 5,820 games released on Steam during 2017.

  12. Create an Animated Movie in Blender: Part 2

    Create an Animated Movie in Blender: Part 2

    Tutorial • Advanced

    In part two of this series, we will discuss how to properly render your Blender scene, add sound, and prepare your video for export.

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