Resources
There are wonderful resources out there that can help you make your games and the visuals and audios for it. This is a compilation of third party resources for one to use for game design. We aren’t responsible for these sources.
Game Engines
- Twine (http://twinery.org/): Open source, free tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories online. It is very easy to use and requires no coding knowledge.
- Ink/Inky (https://github.com/inkle/inky/releases): Free, open source editor and scripting language for creating branching narratives.
- Ren’py (https://www.renpy.org/): Open source, free Python-based visual novel engine.
- Stencyl (http://www.stencyl.com/): Create games without code.
- GameMaker (http://www.yoyogames.com/studio): Mostly drag-and-drop game creator, with features allowing for more complex mechanics with some basic programming.
- Construct 3 (https://editor.construct.net/): Browser-based 2d game editor with a robust free version.
- Bitsy (https://ledoux.itch.io/bitsy): Free browser-based pixel art game editor
- Bitsy 3d (https://aloelazoe.itch.io/bitsy-3d): Bitsy, but in 3d!
- GB Studio (https://www.gbstudio.dev/): A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator, whose games can be exported to HTML or ROM images.
- Adventuron (https://adventuron.io/): Free browser-based Adventure-game maker with tons of documentation and examples.
- Godot (https://godotengine.org/): Free and open source game engine with 2D and 3D capabilities, powerful sprite animation, and tons of documentation.
- Mouse PSD (https://archive.org/details/mouse-psd-by-lampy): A Free software that makes PSD files into HTML5 Dress up games.
- RPG Paper Maker (https://rpg-paper-maker.com/) RPG maker with 2.5D potential, with a free version to use.
- Unity (https://unity.com/) is a free to use 2D and 3D game engine.
Art
- PyxelEdit (http://pyxeledit.com/): Free pixel art editor.
- Piskel (https://www.piskelapp.com/): Free, open-source pixel art tool with animation support.
- Paint of Persia (https://dunin.itch.io/ptop): Rotoscoping tool for pixel art.
- Aseprite (https://www.aseprite.org/): Cheap and powerful sprite animator and drawing platform.
- Blender (https://www.blender.org/): Free and open-source 3D modelling, texturing, lighting, animation, and compositing tool.
- Dither Me This (https://doodad.dev/dither-me-this): Super neat tool for dithering images in a variety of different styles.
Audio
- Audacity (http://audacityteam.org/): Free audio editing tool.
- Tux Guitar (http://tuxguitar.herac.com.ar/): Free and open-source tablature editor.
- Otomata (http://www.earslap.com/page/otomata.html): Free generative music sequencer.
- Bfxr (https://www.bfxr.net/): Free browser-based sound effect creation tool.
- BeepBox (http://www.beepbox.co/) : Free browser-based chiptune music tool.
- Freesound (https://freesound.org/ ): A collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds.
In general, Itch.io has a vast amount of asset packs for people to use! Check out (https://itch.io/game-assets/free ) to see a whole bunch of free items!
GAMERella is a wonderful game jam that hosts workshops every year- and records them! Here is a link to check them out: (https://ginaharaszti.com/gamerella/workshops/ )
You can find additional resources here that weren’t included on this list: https://github.com/Nuker0s/Tooling-GG-Archive
