Game Design & Development Tutorials

Explore this collection of free game development tutorials from experienced industry instructors. Join our community to learn new skills, theory, game dev software, and more.

If you want, you can get deep into the programming of games, but you can also learn about the theory of game design and game mechanics. And you can master the business aspects of game development, like which digital game distribution platform to use.

With hundreds of free game dev tutorials in the library, there's plenty for you to explore. What would you like to learn?

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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
Create an Animated Movie in Blender: Part 1
Learn how to create an animated movie scene by scene in Blender. We'll discuss environments, lighting, animation, and text, before rendering and exporting.
Sandy Gerber
29 Nov 2017
Animation
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Andrew Blackman
21 Nov 2017
Promotion
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Andrew Blackman
15 Nov 2017
News
Unity Solution for Hitting Moving Targets
Learn how to hit a moving target in Unity. We will use our math skills to solve a quadratic equation to find our solution.
Juwal Bose
1 Nov 2017
Unity 2D
Unity 2D Tile-Based 'Sokoban' Game
In this tutorial, you'll learn to create a 2D crate-pushing game in Unity, using tile-based logic and a two-dimensional array to hold the level data.
Juwal Bose
31 Oct 2017
Tile-Based Games
Class Design in Games: Beyond RPGs
From Hackers and Medics to Sonic and Knuckles, classes are no longer limited to RPGs. Learn what class means, and how to enhance gameplay with class design.
Darran Jamieson
27 Oct 2017
Game Design
How to Create Realistic Water in Unity
Unity supports several technologies and components. Learn how water works in Unity, and how to use it to create vast and rich terrain environments.
Orlando Pereira
18 Oct 2017
Unity 3D
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David Appleyard
18 Oct 2017
News
Importing an Animated Character Into Unity 3D
You did the work and are happy with your character. Now we'll show you step by step how to import your character and animations into the Unity game engine.
Sandy Gerber
20 Sep 2017
3D Animation