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August-September Free GameDev Assets Round-Up
GameFromScratch.com August-September Free GameDev Assets Round-Up It�s time for the next Epic Games bi-monthly asset giveaway on the Fab marketplace, with 3 free assets from August 25th � September 8th. Once �purchased� the assets are yours free to keep forever. This giveaway contains 3 Unreal Engine assets & 1 Unreal Engine asset . Of course you The post August-September Free GameDev Assets Round-Up appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MorePinta Graphics Application
GameFromScratch.com Pinta Graphics Application Once upon a time the popular Windows-only graphics application Paint.NET was open source, but it was closed a long time ago (2009!). Paint.NET is popular due to it’s Photoshop-like capabilities, but in an easy to use and free package. Pinta carried on the open source nature of the original Paint.NET The post Pinta Graphics Application appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreArcBrush � Node Based Procedural 2D Graphics App
GameFromScratch.com ArcBrush – Node Based Procedural 2D Graphics App ArcBrush is a powerful node-based procedural 2D graphics application for Windows, Mac and Linux. In many ways you can think of it like ImageMagick but MUCH easier to use. Using almost 100 different nodes you can non-destructively edit 1 or 1000 images at a time. Features of ArcBrush: Node-Based Non-Destructive The post ArcBrush – Node Based Procedural 2D Graphics App appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreVCS Game Maker � Atari 2600 Game Engine
GameFromScratch.com VCS Game Maker – Atari 2600 Game Engine There has been an interesting rise of modern game engine for very retro hardware. One of the most popular (and polished) is GB Studio for creating GameBoy games. This project also lead to BB Studio for the NES, as well as GodotBoy for GB Studio. There is also Pyrite a The post VCS Game Maker – Atari 2600 Game Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreSpriteLoop � Free 2D Animation Tool
GameFromScratch.com SpriteLoop – Free 2D Animation Tool SpriteLoop is a free 2D animation tool for Windows, Mac and Linux for creating animations from a collection of images, a style known as cut out animations. In many ways it’s a free but limited version of popular animation tools like Spriter and Spine. Features of SpriteLoop include: Key Links The post SpriteLoop – Free 2D Animation Tool appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreAugust 2026 FREE GameDev Asset Round-Up #2
GameFromScratch.com August 2026 FREE GameDev Asset Round-Up #2 It�s time for the 2nd August Epic Games bi-monthly asset giveaway on the Fab marketplace, with 3 free assets from August 11th – August 25th. Once �purchased� the assets are yours free to keep forever. This giveaway contains 3 Unreal Engine assets. Of course you can also expert many assets The post August 2026 FREE GameDev Asset Round-Up #2 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreGodot 4.8 Dev2 and Dev3 Releases
GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.8 Dev2 and Dev3 Releases The Godot game engine got two steps closer to the Godot 4.8 release with the releases of Godot 4.8 Dev2 and Dev3. We took an earlier sneak peek at Godot 4.8 when Dev1 was released. Now we take a look at the new features in Godot 4.8 Dev2 and Dev3. The post Godot 4.8 Dev2 and Dev3 Releases appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreEsoterica Game Engine
GameFromScratch.com Esoterica Game Engine The Esoterica game engine isn’t for everyone… it says it right there in the name: It is a C++ based based free and open source game engine by Steam employee Bobby Anguelov with a renderer by Kirill Bazhenov, both game developers with several shipped titles under their belts. The intended The post Esoterica Game Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreCNA � It�s C++ XNA
GameFromScratch.com CNA – It’s C++ XNA XNA is still one of the most popular indie game development frameworks years after being abandoned by Microsoft. The popular C# gamedev project has been kept alive by the MonoGame and FNA frameworks, which are still being used to create popular indie games. Now there is a new XNA based The post CNA – It’s C++ XNA appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreSedulous Engine Powered by Beef
GameFromScratch.com Sedulous Engine Powered by Beef A very long time ago we first discovered the Beef Programming language (and recently revisited) an excellent new game programming focus programming language – a hybrid of C# and C++ created by a veteran game developer. There are several 2D libraries, bindings and frameworks for Beef, but very few in The post Sedulous Engine Powered by Beef appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreAnnounce Your Launch (coming soon)
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Public Announcement Feature
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When you announce your site publicly on Gameseek:
- Your game is featured at the very top of the homepage.
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- It creates a dedicated thread for user feedback and reviews.