If you have coding experience with a modern game development platform, read on...

Welcome to Gamedevtuts+! This site is dedicated to game developers, and we host tutorials, tips, and articles about game design, coding, and working in the...

Jacob Zinman-Jeanes has assembled another excellent set of free game sprites: this time they're for a Bomberman-inspired game called Bombing Chap. You could...

If you're hacking a game together for a jam or #1GAM, you're probably not too concerned about doing it "the right way". In this article, I'll share some tips...

In this Quick Tip, I'll show you how to use the sine function to give your game's objects smooth back-and-forth motion - no more harsh zig-zags where your...

Are you a game developer with an interest in helping others learn your craft? We're looking for devs and designers to talk about tips, tricks and techniques...

Besides running the Tuts+ Network, Envato also runs a set of digital stock marketplaces - and one of these, GraphicRiver, now sells sprite sheets for games....

The indie gamedev community is awesome: so willing to share tips, tricks, advice, and even detailed tutorials explaining important concepts. Here, I've...

Don't know what to put on your Christmas list? Got no idea what to get a game designer pal of yours? Let us help, with this bumper collection of gift ideas...

Jacob Zinman-Jeanes has put together a set of space-based shmup sprites - and we're giving them away for free! There's a spaceship, an enemy UFO (in a...

In my previous Tetris tutorial, I showed you how to handle collision detection in Tetris. Now let's take a look at the other important aspect of the game:...

I'm sure it's possible to create a Tetris game with a point-and-click gamedev tool, but I could never figure out how. Today, I'm more comfortable thinking at...