In the summer of 2019, Michał Budzyński and Staś Małolepszy made Backcountry, an action point and click game about shooting bandits in the Wild West. The entire game fits in 13 KB. Backcountry placed 18th in js13kGames 2019, a gamedev compo for browser games under 13 KB. It pushed us…
Our Flood Escape game was updated with the newest addition – Winter level. Yes, you can be flooded with water when there’s plenty of snow and ice around, because it’s a magical place where physics work selectively according to the author’s sheer will. Read more about it at dev.end3r.com.
I’ve written a summarizing blog post about all my gamedev-related activities around Enclave Games which include js13kGames, Gamedev.js, Gamedev.js Weekly, and a few other things. Trying to build some games, giving talks, focusing on specific topics like Web Monetization, and such, also plans for 2020. Read the article at dev.end3r.com
A new tutorial was created using the GDevelop game engine that aims to teach non-coders how they can build their own HTML5 games. The tutorial goes though thirteen chapters explaining step by step on how you can create a hyper-casual mobile game called Geometry Monster. Read more at GDevelop wiki.
SHMUP Space Opera Prototype, to play click here! This prototype is a “SHMUP”. The goal is to survive as long as possible. It’s a merge of the Gamepad plugin and Bulletpool. Fill the weapon bar collecting all stars. When filled, click on the X button to change weapon. It’s an…
Simple CLI tool that allows you to unpack your existing Texture atlasses provided that you have the JSON file available. Check the tool at github.com.
Game Off is an annual month-long game jam (hackathon for building games). This year’s theme is LEAPS AND BOUNDS. You’re welcome to interpret the theme however you wish. Maybe the year 2020 will lead you to think about hindsight being 20/20, and that’ll inspire even more ideas around time travel,…
3rd Person Rail Shooter prototype https://www.magratheaworks.net/railshooter/index.html This prototype is a “3rd Person Rail Shooter”. The goal is to survive as long as possible. The 3D effect, obviously, is fake. It’s an endless game that end when the player die. You can use my script as you want, they are free.…
The eighth edition of the annual js13kGames competition has ended, and the winners have been announced. You can check the ranking directly, read the official blog post, and also check the summary of top10 games on GitHub’s blog. This year’s edition had brand new validation bot and voting system, and…
Today is the day when the Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter reached 300 issues. It all started January 2014, runs constantly and lands in your inboxes every single week since then. If you care about the future of the newsletter, you’d like to see it upgraded with a responsive design (which is…
