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Name	Categories	Pricing	Tags	Description
Amir Satvat’s Games Community Resources	Guides	Free	Career	At Amir Satvat’s Games Community, we are committed to empowering gamers at every stage of their career with comprehensive support, resources, and a thriving community environment. We uphold the highest standards of kindness and civility, fostering an inclusive culture where every member contributes to enhancing our collective potential. We freely provide essential services that are often gated by cost, ensuring that no gamer, regardless of background, is left behind.
Pixel Prospector	Guides	Free	Art, Audio, Programming, Design, Production, Business, Marketing	Helpful guides to all things indie dev
Amit's Game Programming Information	Blogs	Free	Programming	Helpful Guides for Programming Games
GameDev.Net	Articles	Free	Programming	A collection of articles that provide tips and guides on various game development topics
Game Program Patterns	Books	Free	Programming	Book on the Design Patterns for Programming Games
Easings.net	Guides	Free	Programming	Objects in real life don’t just start and stop instantly, and almost never move at a constant speed. When we open a drawer, we first move it quickly, and slow it down as it comes out. Drop something on the floor, and it will first accelerate downwards, and then bounce back up after hitting the floor.
Indie Boothcraft	Guides	Free	Marketing	We know it's not easy to make a game, let alone market that game on tight deadlines, small budgets, and little sleep. Indie Boothcraft is our humble attempt to help indies do well at conventions.
GDC Vault	Videos	Free, Subscription	Art, Audio, Programming, Design, Production, Business, Marketing	An archive of videos and powerpoint slides from previous GDC talks and panels.
Take This	Blogs, Guides	Free	Production	Take This is a mental health advocacy organization with a focus on the game industry and community. We provide resources, training, and support individuals and companies that help the gaming community improve its mental well-being and resilience.
IGDA Resources	Articles, Guides	Free	Design, Production, Business, Marketing	A collection of articles about a variety of topics focused on the Games Industry and game development
Jason Schreier	Articles, Books	Free, Paid	Production, Business	Games Journalist and author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels. Uncovers stories on games production
gameindustry.biz Academy	Articles	Free	Business, Marketing	Collection of Articles with topics and interviews about running a games studio.
Lost Garden	Blogs	Free	Art, Design, Business	Collection of Essays on Game Design, Art, and Business
VG Insigths Articles	Articles	Free	Business, Marketing	Small Collection of Articles about indie marketing
Three Hundred Mechanics	Blogs	Free	Design	A Site dedicated to documenting 300 different game mechanics
Unreal Engine Resources	Projects	Free	Programming	A collection of Learning Resources, Plugins, and Editor Tools for you to download, play with, and deconstruct. Feel free to open up and analyze any element of these examples, as well as use them in your own projects.
Ctrl+Paint	Videos	Free	Art	Digital Painting Tutorials for Beginners
Matthew Ventures Tutorials	Articles	Free	Career	Guide on making a Resume, Game Engineer Interview Study Sheet, and breaking into the Games Industry (https://tinyurl.com/hackingGamesV2)
Game Career Guide	Articles	Free	Career	Postmortems and career advice for the games industry
Game Developer Blogs	Blogs	Free	Art, Audio, Programming, Design, Production, Business, Marketing	The Art & Business of Making Games. Video game industry news, developer blogs, and features delivered daily
Elite Game Developers	Blogs, Podcast	Free	Business, Production	Elite Game Developer's mission is to help gaming founders build successful gaming companies.
How To Market A Game	Blogs, Videos	Free	Marketing	Hi, I am Chris Zukowski. I am a game designer who has released over 6 games on XBOX, iOS, and Steam. I have been very fortunate to be able to make this my full time job. I believe that marketing, if done correctly and confidently, can be just as fun as making your games. So I started this site to document my path and help you become more confident with your marketing.
Hexagonal Grids	Guides	Free	Programming	This guide will cover various ways to make hexagonal grids, the relationships between different approaches, and common formulas and algorithms. I've been collecting hex grid resources for over 25 years.
2D Game Development: From Zero To Hero	Books	Free	Art, Audio, Programming, Design	A textbook that covers a lot of fundamental concepts when making a game from scratch. Topics include mathematics,computer science, 2D art, and audio.
Game AI Pro	Books	Free	Programming	Game AI and Game Artificial Intelligence
A Short Guide to Freelance Rates	Articles	Free	Business	Simple formulas for making sure you don’t get screwed over.
Desmos	Math Tools	Free	Programming	Desmos offers best-in-class calculators, digital math activities, and curriculum to help every student love math and love learning math.
Wolfram Alpha	Math Tools	Free, Subscription	Programming	Wolfram\|Alpha brings expert-level knowledge and capabilities to the broadest possible range of people—spanning all professions and education levels.
Level Design: In Pursuit of Better Levels	Book	Free	Design	The goal of this write-up was to collect less commonly found knowledge from veteran game developers as well as other relevant information. Occasionally I will also provide my own suggestions and observations where it’s relevant.But I don’t want to take any credit for the knowledge contained in this document, I merely collected it.
Game Design Worksho[p	Book	Paid	Design	Discover an exercise-driven, non-technical approach to game design without the need for programming or artistic experience with Game Design Workshop, Fifth Edition.
Red Blob Games	Blogs	Free	Programming	Interactive visual explanations of math and algorithms, using motivating examples from computer games.
GameDevFoundry	Guides	Free	Business, Production	Game Dev Foundry is a comprehensive, community-driven resource designed to empower aspiring and current game developers to build and run successful game studios.
GUR Methods	Guides	Free	Design	Game User Research Methods. Methods used to Evaluate the Playability and Usability of Games.
Derek Lieu How to Make a Trailer	Guides	Free	Marketing	A guide through all my posts about game trailer making from conception, to capture, editing, polishing, and finishing!
Rami's Pitch Template	Blogs	Free	Business	A bit of a different post, and it took a bit longer to put together. I hope you'll all agree it's worth the wait: a ready-made pitch template, with the blessings of folks working at several indie studios of all sizes, and folks working at two dozen publishers.
Patreon State of Create	Articles	Free	Business	What’s here, what’s coming, and what’s possible for creators in 2025 and beyond.
Chucklefish Guide to Pitching	Guides	Free	Business	Hello and welcome! Whether you’re a hobbyist tinkering with a game idea in your free time or an experienced developer whose decided to work on their own IP, if you’re planning on approaching a publisher, we’ve developed this guide to help.
Akupara Games Publishing 101	Guides	Free	Business	Hi! David Logan here, CEO of Akupara Games! We get a lot of questions about the game publishing process and I decided I wanted to write a series of articles to help guide developers throughout decisions surrounding the release of their game.
Tiny Build How to Pitch Your Game	Guides	Free	Business	How to pitch your indie game to anyone - press, publishers, youtubers, or even your cat!
What it Takes to Pitch a Game	Articles	Free	Business	One of the most difficult parts of independent game development is getting funding for your project. Here's some tips for doing so.
Pitching your game: The essentials you need to know	Articles	Free	Business	OK, you're ready to pitch your game. But how do you pitch it, especially during the pandemic. This guide should help you do so.
10 reasons your game studio will never get funding	Articles	Free	Business	Jason Della Rocca is a nice fellow who has been in the game industry for a long time. But as the cofounder of Execution Labs in Montreal, he listens to a lot of pitches from game developers. He wants to find the best ones and invest in them, but he finds a lot of the pitches are … unrefined.
The Level Design Book	Book	Free	Design	The Level Design Book gathers level design knowledge for 3D video games in an approachable, up-to-date, and critical way. It is for designers of all experience levels and game engines.
Agile Manifesto	Articles	Free	Production	Manifesto for Agile Software Development. We are uncovering better ways of developing softwareby doing it and helping others do it. These are ourvalues and principles.
Scrum Guide	Guides	Free	Production	Detailed guide for the Scrum Framework of Agile Software Development
Game Production Community Resources	List	Free	Production	The Game Production Community quests to enable games industry professionals to plan better, lead better and stop the crunch culture, through building a community of support, knowledge and training. This document is a collection of different resources which can assist others on their journey with us or refer them to a place which can. It is fully allowed to share this document outside of the Game Production Community. We hope you will find it helpful!
Stonemaier Games Kickstarter Lessons	Blogs	Free, Paid	Marketing	Chronological List of All Kickstarter Lessons A step-by-step guide to steer you throughout the entire crowdfunding process.
Indie Game Developer's Marketing Checklist	Guides	Free	Marketing	There's no worse feeling than creating a game you're proud of, only to watch it drift off into obscurity. Unfortunately, it's no longer enough to only create great content. In order to differentiate yourself from the masses, you must concoct a structured, coordinated marketing plan.

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