Every resource we have ever found :)

Resources

YouTubers

General :

• GDC (AKA. Game Developer’s Conference) - Talks
• aarthificial - Devlogs
• Patch Quest - Devlogs

Game Design :

• GMTK (AKA. Game Maker’s Toolkit) - Analysis
• Design Doc - Analysis
• Mental Checkpoint - Analysis

Programming :

• Code Aesthetic - Theory
• t3ssel8r - Analysis, Theory
• jdh - Analysis, Theory

Art :

Pixel Art :

• Brandon James Greer - Analysis, Theory, Tutorials
• MortMort - Theory, Tutorials
• Nootall - Theory, Tutorials
• Pixel Overload - Theory, Tutorials
• Broadleaf Digital - Devlogs
• AdamCYounis - Tutorials, Theory

Traditional Art :

• Winged Canvas - Tutorials, Theory
• New Frame Plus - Analysis 3D Modelling :
• Doodley - Analysis, Theory, Tutorials

Music :

• Scruffy - Analysis

Writing :

• Overly Sarcastic Productions (specifically Trope Talk & Detail Diatribe) - Analysis, Theory
• TaleFoundry - Analysis, Theory
• Visual Novel Design - Theory, Tutorial

Tools

Game Engines :

• Godot (GDscript / C#) - Free
• Unity (C#) - Free
• Unreal (C++) - Free
• Game Maker Studio (GML Code) - Free

Frameworks :

• MonoGame (C#) - Free
• FNA (C#) - Free
• Love (Lua) - Free
• LibGDX (Java) - Free
• Heaps.io (Haxe) - Free
• HaxeFlixel (Haxe) - Free

Basic/Limited Engines & Frameworks

• Pygame (Python) - Free
• Pico-8 (Lua) - Free (Educational Version), Paid (Full)
• Scratch - Free

Art :

Traditional Art :

• Photoshop - Free (if you’re a Sheffield Student follow this link), Paid
• Krita - Free
• Clip Studio Paint - Free (6 month trial), Paid
• GIMP - Free
• Paint.net - Free

Pixel Art :

• Aseprite - Free (If you self compile the source code), Paid
• Pyxel Edit - Free
• Piskel - Free

Vector Art :

• Adobe Illustrator - Free (if you’re a Sheffield Student follow this link), Paid
• Inkscape - Free
• Affinity - Paid
• Vectr - Free 3D Art :
• Blender - Free
• Maya - Free (For students), Paid (Honestly way too expensive)

Music & Sound :

• Reaper - Free (similar to Winrar free), Paid
• LMMS - Free
• GarageBand - Free
• Ableton - Free (Live Lite version / 30 day free trial), Paid
• FL Studio - Free (Neutered version), Paid
• sfxr - Free
• Bosca Ceoi - Free

Amazing Websites & Lists

General :

• http://devassets.com/
• https://tinytools.directory/
• https://gamedevgaiden.neocities.org/
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QhFyPfYSjHv7PjibGrslF3mNW_CIDXWv9o-iQgLbu1o/edit?usp=sharing

Art :

• https://lospec.com/
• https://kenney.nl/
• https://opengameart.org/
• https://www.slynyrd.com/blog
• https://thoseawesomeguys.com/prompts/
• https://shinmera.github.io/promptfont/

Sound :

• https://freesound.org/?fend=bw