Developer Pippin Barr writes about the process of development and specific insights into translating a game between radically different game engines. ...

Indie game Tech Support: Error Unknown uses procedurally-generated conversations to make dialogue flow naturally over the course of the game. Developer Kevin Giguere explains how it all works. ...

GameMaker Studio 2 creator YoYo Games has opened up a new publishing branch completely devoted to supporting indie games created using its development tool. ...

At GDC 2018 PlayEveryWare's Thomas O'Connor shines a light on the technical and administrative work that goes into getting a console game out the door. ...

Phigames' Phi Dinh writes about how the studio's upcoming Recompile's humanoid protagonist rendered as a form of pure energy, using instanced cube meshes with a custom shader. ...

"As with Slayaway Camp, we were aware of a fine line when doing comedy this dark," says Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle dev Nate Schmold. "It can easily cross over from gross-but-funny to just nasty." ...

Cultist Simulator devs Alexis Kennedy and Lottie Bevan speak to the highs and lows of designing games around cards, the value of a minimalist interface, and walking the tightrope of indie game dev. ...

From Rocket Knight Adventures to Ristar to Shantae, devs celebrate their favorite idle animations in games -- and how those little glimpses of character breathe life into virtual worlds. ...

This week's highlights include a gigantic video on the seminal The Secret Of Monkey Island, a look at Harry Potter vs. Fortnite in the mobile arena, and the future of The Binding Of Isaac, among many others. ...

Game dev Ryan Juckett offers a fascinating deep dive the online skill ranking system of Inversus Deluxe, covering everything from the low-level math up to the user presentation. ...