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The Rainbow Duck Games team has released their game Pioneers of the Unknown on Steam. It gives you the opportunity to build a space ark in a minimalist management format – you give commands to the crew, launch the ship, repeat the process again. Details are available here.
We’ve compiled a list of the best game engines for developing projects in the Python scripting language, frameworks, and language bindings that are relevant for game development in 2025. This is the first in a series of posts dedicated to game engines available for the most popular programming languages. Eventually, we’ll have similar recommendations for…
Swedish company Modern Times Group has acquired 100% of the shares of the developer Plarium for $620 million. $ (the deal was announced last year, but it was only closed now). Previously, Plarium acted as the organizer of the gambling company Aristocrat Leisure Limited. Plarium included the mobile role-playing game “RAID: Shadow Legends”
The Targem Games team has prepared an explosive gift for all fans of the Bullet Hell genre! Are you ready for a barrage of bullets, chaos on the screen and a real test of reaction? Then meet the Bullet Hell Game Anthology – an anthology of the latest Bullet Hell games from the indie developer…
At the 16th Pirate Software Game Jam, developer drewhjava presented Hammer Time, a tense survival game where you play as your trusty hammer, which is both your lifeline and your weapon. Created in Phaser in just 16 days with the theme “You are the weapon,” the game stands out among the 1772 games presented at…
The jury of The Game Accessibility Conference Awards recognized Kyiv-based Ubisoft as the studio that made the greatest contribution to inclusive gaming over the past year. In this nomination, Ubisoft Kyiv outpaced Respawn, Blizzard, and Rare. The studio has worked to improve accessibility in several recent Ubisoft projects. Details are available on the official website.
Recently, «Camelbirds», the first game from the studio 5Centov, was released in the Steam store. «Camelbirds» combines ostrich racing and an arcade shooting gallery – running and shooting. The rather impressive idea is insulted by the game’s clearly AI-drawn illustration. Details and purchase options are here.
The new 2D game «Veliri: Planet of Machines» is developed by the TrashPony team using the open HTML5 framework Phaser. It offers players a unique combination of economic simulation and sci-fi warfare in an ever-evolving online world. Set on a distant planet, players take control of synthetic war machines, competing for resources and influence on…
The developers of the tower defense strategy game “Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand” have released an updated demo ahead of the release scheduled for early February. In the game, you build towers, hire warriors, and defend your kingdom from the goblin invasion. The game is scheduled to be released on February 10, 2025. Information…
