Game Design & Development Tutorials

Free tutorials and online courses to help you learn game development from experienced industry instructors, for building and designing your own games. Join our community to learn new skills, theory, game dev software, and more. What would you like to learn?

Create 2D Tree Shapes With Code
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create 2D tree shapes in Unity. We will be exploring two different approaches for creating mesh-based 2D trees: the...
Juwal Bose
26 Apr 2018
Unity
How to Create a Low Poly Sword in 3DS Max: Part 1
Follow this two-part tutorial series, a step-by-step to create a low poly sword model that you can use in video games, graphic design and illustration projects.
Jonathan Lam
19 Apr 2018
3D
Code Optimizations for Game Development: Basic Structures and Mindsets
Is your game not running fast enough (or do you need more room to squeeze in features)? Check out some basic structures and mindsets to utilize for making...
Kyle Sloka-Frey
12 Apr 2018
Platform Agnostic
Solving Player Frustration: Techniques for Random Number Generation
Players are tired of fighting against random number generators. How do we fix this? Take a look at some methods that can make situations utilizing random...
Kyle Sloka-Frey
4 Apr 2018
Platform Agnostic
Pick Up Some Free Assets for Your Next Video Project
Video is coming soon to Envato Elements, and to give you a taste of what's to come, we're giving away some free video files to use on your next project.
Andrew Blackman
23 Mar 2018
News
Isometric Depth Sorting for Moving Platforms
In this tutorial we explore depth sorting problems and solutions for isometric levels when we have moving elements. Motion in various coordinates brings...
Juwal Bose
1 Feb 2018
Isometric
Creating a VR Game in Unity
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a virtual reality game using Unity 3D. Virtual reality games are popular, fun, and can take your game...
Sandy Gerber
29 Jan 2018
Unity 3D
What's in a Name? Data Analysis of 5,820 Steam Games
Are you an indie game developer, lover, or just a data enthusiast? We break down commonalities between 5,820 games released on Steam during 2017.
Kyle Sloka-Frey
9 Jan 2018
Data Analysis
Unity 2D Tile-Based Isometric and Hexagonal 'Sokoban' Game
Learn to create isometric and hexagonal versions of a 2D tile-based Sokoban game in the popular Unity software.
Juwal Bose
20 Dec 2017
Game Development
How to Create a Low Poly Tree in Cinema 4D
Create a low poly tree model that you can use in video games, graphic design and illustration projects whilst learning Cinema 4D quickly.
Jonathan Lam
20 Dec 2017
3D
Keep Things Clear: Don't Confuse Your Players
Losing a game because the rules weren't clear isn't fun. Here's a look at how some games make things frustrating, and how to avoid it.
Darran Jamieson
6 Dec 2017
Game Design
Create an Animated Movie in Blender: Part 2
In part two of this series, we will discuss how to properly render your Blender scene, add sound, and prepare your video for export.
Sandy Gerber
29 Nov 2017
Animation