This is the list of YouTube channels, game assets, books and podcasts that I have used or referred to throughout my game dev journey.
Notes
I am not affiliated or sponsored with any of recommendations below
Links to products, like books, are amazon affiliate links.
YouTube*
All Round Game Dev
Do a little bit of everything: game design, art, sound, music, tutorials, tips, advice, etc.
Game Design
Tutorials (Unity)
Devlogs
Game Dev Tips, Techniques & Advice
Game Programming
- Casey Muratori (aka Molly Rocket)
- Maker of Handmade Hero (building and coding a game from scratch in C)
Videos & Trailers
Honorable Mentions
They provide unique value that doesn’t nicely fit into only one of the topics above
- Matthew VanDevander
- Devlogs of Taiji (Open World Puzzle Game)
- Game Breakdowns & Playthroughs
- Puzzle Design
- GDC (Game Developers Conference)
- Wealth of information across all aspects of game dev from design, art, animation, graphics, marketing, multiplayer, sales from noteworthy people in the industry from Indie to AAA
Game Assets
With any game assets, check the licensing associated with it or check with the creator about permissions and usage. Not all content found using links are freely available to use. I am not a licensing professional. I am not liability for misuse of the content below. When in doubt, check the license or with the creator about permission and usage. Content in the public domain (i.e. CC0) is safe to use.
Marketing
Audio (Sound FX & Music)
Game Assets
- itch.io Game Assets
- Kenny
- Game Dev Market (Free)
- Game Art 2D (Freebies)
- opengameart.org
- Poly Haven
- Public 3D Asset Library
- ambientCG
- Public Domain Resources for Physically Based Rendering
- Quaternius
- Smithsonian Open Access
- Free3D
- TurboSquid
- CGTrader
Tools
Photos & Images
Books
Game Design
- The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell
- Theory of Fun for Game Design by Ralph Koster
- Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design by Scott Rogers
Programming
- Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (2nd Edition) by Steve McConnell
- The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt
Game Dev Stories
Podcasts
My preference is to listen to YouTube, download the mp3, or listen on Google Podcast.
- Yeah, I Make Games (YouTube*)
- Game Dev Field Guide (Google Podcast)
- GDC Podcast (Google Podcast)
- Game Dev Advice (Google Podcast)
- GameDev.tv Livecasts (YouTube*)
- Designer Notes (Website)
- Game Dev Loadout (Google Podcast)
* Links to YouTube are tinyurl redirect links. Currently having issues with WordPress to redirecting to YouTube directly.