Game Design

A festival to encourage growth and competition between independent game developers. It is held at the Game Developer Conference and open to anyone who is not funded by an established publisher.

Contains a 2D game engine for Win9x and DirectX, screenshots, and games for download as freeware.

Create 2D games with little or no programming knowledge. Documentation, downloads, screen shots and forums.

A free 2D action RPG development program, which focuses on an easy-to-use design. It features a map editor, ability to create items, characters, vehicles. It also has built-in artificial intelligence.

Offers game dev tools such as the AMP2 Game Engine and the Normal Mapper tool for 3D Studio Max.

Develops and markets 3D modeling and simulation software. In addition, it develops artificial intelligence middleware that is highly scalable for simulation environments.

Art packs (3d models, textures and content packs) are available for purchase that enable indie game developers to save development time. Frogames also offer customization services to game developers

Resources and quotes from famous game designers and others.

ZZT worlds, news, reviews, utilities, and message boards.