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Unreal Engine 5.8 now available

Unreal Engine 5.8 is here and, according to Epic Games, this is the last major release in the 5.x version cycle as the company shifts its focus to Unreal Engine 6. Although another official release may appear if circumstances warrant it, Epic says none is currently planned. One of the standout features of this latest update is the introduction of Mesh Terrain, an experimental 3D mesh-based system for authoring large, complex terrains.

Published: 22. Jun. 2026

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Godot 4.7 has been released

Godot 4.7 has arrived, continuing a development phase that began with the previous release and now focuses on polish, quality-of-life improvements, tighter integration of industry standards, and performance optimization. Highlights of this release include the addition of high dynamic range (HDR) support, described by the team as likely the poster child of this update.

Published: 18. Jun. 2026

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The O3DE game engine has been updated to version 26.05

The O3DE game engine has received a new update (26.05.0). This latest release continues the project's focus on improving engine stability while enhancing the user experience across its toolset. O3DE has seen steady improvements in reliability across recent updates, and this release appears to continue that trend, further strengthening its appeal for professional projects.

Published: 8. Jun. 2026

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ZeroAllocPool - A performance optimization addon for Godot

ZeroAllocPool is a new Godot addon designed to optimize memory allocation in performance-critical games. Developed by ElBranda as a GDExtension, it targets indie developers building systems that rapidly create and recycle large numbers of objects during gameplay, a common challenge in genres such as bullet hell games, twin-stick shooters, and horde survival games.

Published: 1. Jun. 2026

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The Godot game engine now has an official asset store

For many years, the official place to publish and acquire assets for the Godot game engine was the Asset Library, which was built into the engine itself. While the Asset Library will remain available for the foreseeable future, it should now be considered deprecated, with the new Asset Store taking its place. The Godot team explained that, although there were initially no plans to run an asset store operated by the Foundation, several factors ultimately led to the change.

Published: 25. May. 2026

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Developer open-sources complete UI design system for Unity 6

Solo Unity developer Sinan Ata has released a drop-in design system for Unity 6 UI Toolkit, enabling game developers to build custom UIs in an easier and faster way. The project was originally created for the developer's own game, Leap of Legends, a cheerful multiplayer 2D platformer currently in active development for Steam, Google Play, TestFlight, and macOS.

Published: 18. May. 2026

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InstaMAT now available on Linux

The 3D texture and asset creation software InstaMAT is now available on Linux. Described as a complete 3D material platform, it offers tools for material creation and texture painting and can serve as an alternative to Adobe's Substance 3D suite. The software officially launched last year for Windows and macOS and is now natively available on Linux.

Published: 11. May. 2026

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Mesh Collider Optimizer - A collider optimization tool for Unity

Mesh Collider Optimizer is a new Unity Editor tool that automatically analyzes, optimizes, and rebuilds Mesh Colliders. The asset was created by asset developer Occlusionn, which focuses on intuitive editor extensions as well as performance oriented shaders. It is also responsible for other useful assets in the Asset Store such as Decal Collider and Debug Filter.

Published: 4. May. 2026

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Raylib 6.0 released - The biggest Raylib release ever

Raylib has been updated to version 6. This release has been described by Raylib's creator as the biggest Raylib release ever, representing a significant effort from project contributors, with over 2000 contributions since the previous release. Raylib is described as a simple and easy-to-use library for videogame programming. It is written in the C programming language and offers bindings for use with more than 60 other programming languages. It uses a modular internal structure that groups functionality into areas like graphics, audio, and input, allowing developers to focus on the features they need when building games, tools, and interactive applications.

Published: 27. Apr. 2026

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Phaser 4 released with major rendering improvements

Phaser 4 is here, representing a major update for the framework. For those unfamiliar, Phaser is a popular open source framework for building 2D games in JavaScript, mainly for the web in browsers, but also usable in mobile and desktop apps via wrappers. It is a mature solution that has been in development for 13 years and has been used to power thousands of titles, from prototypes to full scale commercial games.

Published: 21. Apr. 2026

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Cascadeur 2026.1 released with new renderer and UE Live Link

The physics-based animation software Cascadeur has been updated to version 2026.1, bringing significant improvements to workflow along with a major rendering overhaul. This release completes the migration to the new Filament Rendering Engine, which was previously available as an experimental preview in version 2025.3. Nekki, the company behind Cascadeur, states that this change provides a significant improvement in viewport quality while offering users a more advanced visual environment during animation work.

Published: 13. Apr. 2026

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Fyrox 1.0 released after seven years of development

Fyrox is a free and open source game engine written in the Rust programming language that has been steadily progressing toward its 1.0 release for seven years. Fyrox is described as a modern, general purpose engine designed for creating 2D and 3D games with a focus on safety, reliability, and performance. It includes a scene editor that allows games to be created with relatively low effort and operates in a way similar to engines such as Unity, while being built with Rust.

Published: 6. Apr. 2026