Shovel Knight, one of the most popular indie games of the summer, does a lot of things right in its design. In this article, we'll take a look at what it can...

In this tutorial series, we'll show you how to create a bone-based 2D animation with Unity. In each post, we'll focus on a specific part of the animation...

Your players will get bored far faster than you would expect if your play spaces don't retain their attention. In this tutorial, I'll show you how you can...

Chosing the optimal resolution for a game from the start of development can reduce headaches with porting later on. In this Quick Tip, I'll help you choose...

In this tutorial, we're going to simulate a dynamic 2D body of water using simple physics. We will use a mixture of a line renderer, mesh renderers, triggers...

Spritesheets have been used in games for a long time. Classic games such as Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and even modern games like Cut the Rope have...

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create flat-shaded 3D graphics for your Unity game, and explain why you'd want to do it in the first place.

In this tutorial, I'll help you to create levels for any game genre and make designing levels much easier. You're going to learn how to create your first...

In this tutorial, I'll give you a broad overview of what you need to know to create isometric worlds. You'll learn what the isometric projection is, and how...

Almost every major game released these days is made in 3D or uses a heavy amount of 3D assets. While there are still many games made in 2D, even platforms...

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....

Lightning has plenty of uses in games, from background ambience during a storm to the devastating lightning attacks of a sorcerer. In this tutorial, I'll...