The TOP FREE Software for Game Development (2022)
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- Tools in this video:
1. My free 2D Game Kit: www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-i...
2. Photoshop (paid): www.adobe.com/
3. GIMP: www.gimp.org/
4. Blender: www.blender.org/
5. Unity: unity.com/
6. Unreal: www.unrealengine.com/
7. Audacity: www.audacityteam.org/
8. Freesound.org: freesound.org/
9. Logic Pro (paid): www.apple.com/logic-pro/
10. Garage Band (free, Mac only): www.apple.com/mac/garageband/
11. Wave Form: www.tracktion.com/
12. Ableton Lite: www.ableton.com/en/products/l...
13. Dig CC Mixter: dig.ccmixter.org/
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So you can earn over 100K with Unity?
How can one do that without having Unity know about it?
How does Unity even get the knowledge about it?
I'm kinda confused bc. Idk how Unity's subscription updates to the next "level" when earning over 100K and how to avoid it?
Is it funny that I got an Adobe ad during this video?
Hey, thanks for taking the work out of making a 2d engine, I'm downloading now. I do have a few questions though. 1: can it do real time scaling based on distance? 2: will I have to copy some code, I have dyslexia or something. 3: do you want credited 4: can it handle a looping world?
@@binkbonkbones3402What suggestions do you have for alternatives to Roblox for people who are just starting out and learning how things work.
@@cheekybastard135
unity 🤷 basically roblox but Like baking from scratch instead of using a pre-made base
This video's quality is so good perfect use of memes, script, editing keep it up thomas and your channel will grow again to what it deserves!❤
Agreed
I really like this video format Thomas. Super informative with a nice sprinkle of memes. Great cuts
I wanna shout out Aseprite too. While not free, it's fairly cheap ($19.99 USD) and it great for pixel art for 2D games with a more retro look and even does a decent job at letting you create animations sliced properly for game engines. Love the video great info
It's free if you compile it yourself. Not too hard to do either. Lot's of youtube videos to follow.
@@brandonstone931 That is a solid option too. I looked at it more as the $20 being a donation because it's a smaller project and it's a good tool, but for people that don't have it, I know that price can be almost week of $5 pizza's people, or just don't want to pay it is an option. No judgement here I use Gimp a lot and never donated anything
Libresprite is basically a 1:1 copy of Aseprite, with the exception of being free
@@danile9420 Good info 👍 for me personally though the small $20 cost to help the devs of aseprite. I'm sure libre has a donation page. Note also libre is a like a 4-5yr old fork of aseprite and missing some of the updates / current features too. As a personal preference I also find it shady and kinda rude to undercut a dev over 20 so they can offer it for free with little to no change. Don't get me wrong, I support gimp as a free alternative to Photoshop and libre office as a free alternative to ms office, but they made significant changes to the program and made something kinda hard to get more really available
Great video! I would say Godot could be a good recommendation if you want a solid game engine that is totally free no matter how much you make with it. It’s got it’s quirks but it can definitely be used for professional game development. Sonic Colors Ultimate would be a noteworthy title made with Godot.
I thought only the graphics run on Godot. And that game had/has a lot of issues.
Yeah... Sonic Colors Ultimate definitely isn't the best shout for Godot lol. However, I think I'll try it for a side project I've been planning. I doubt I'll be switching from Unity though
@@MasterDisaster64 I'm pretty sure the game runs in Godot, they just didn't use gdscript and instead chose to extend the engine.
@@etherweb6796 Extended it to support the source code of the Wii game? That could make sense.
@@supercyclone8342 I've heard good things about it, but I wouldn't switch until it can port to consoles.
really liked the pace of the video
didnt felt like watching a 10 min video
Great job
Unreal doesn't take any money from the first 1 million dollars you make. If you make 1 million and one dollar. You only have to pay 5% of that one dollar. (If you make a VR game and sell it on the Oculus Store, and you sign for an special agreement with Epic and Oculus, you don't pay anything for the first 5 million dollars you make).
For making music on Windows, LMMS is free. It runs VSTi's. Pretty good.
Not just Windows! LMMS is for Mac, and even Linux!
Even better! I didn't know LMMS was multi platform.
For music composing: an amazing low cost alternative is Reaper
Yes Reaper is amazing!!!!
I was about to type the same thing. There's some amazing freeware for audio now - it's such a valuable asset for people getting into production and learning their craft.
I feel very privileged to have had the chance to benefit from learning Cubase, Logic & Pro-Tools at university in London. It's not necessary, though, and YT is such an amazing resource. We've very lucky.
I LOVE THE EDITING ON THIS VIDEO!! SO GOOD AND EDUCATIONAL!!!
Been waiting for this video for ages, coming from you that is
Some Ok content here. I miss the content the channel provided when you were making games instead of selling courses. It was much more informative. However, I would argue that you should support the company that makes it possible for you to pursue your dream job instead of telling others not to disclose their earnings. If Unity is providing a product that makes your career possible, they deserve to be rewarded for it. That said, I still look forward to some live streams if they decide to come back. Take care.
I think Godot is the standard for free engines. It's quite powerful, and it's under the MIT license, so there are no strings attached. I think that it's very pleasant to work with overall.
I agree with all of this besides the sound and the engine. Unreal is just, well… Unreal. Sure you have to learn C++ but it’s just a better engine for sooooo much stuff. If you’re doing a 2d game, maybe unity would be good but anything 3D, use unreal engine. As for the sound, Reaper dude. Reaper is free and literally professional quality. I use it and so do many of my producer friends. If you throw a little money at it for plugins, it takes it to the next level. Beats the crap out of a subscription. Just my 2 cents
Question: what is Unreals 3d doing that makes every Unreal Dev say this? I use Unity but am not against switching at this early state.
@@monstereugene You just have access to soooo many amazing resources for 3D Art Design and assets. Quixel gives you literally REAL looking assets for free. Lumen is the built in dynamic lighting system and it's absolutely breathtaking. You have lighting that doesn't need to be baked that bounces off of mesh surfaces like in real life. Then there's Nanite, which allows you to have all these insane amounts of triangles/polygons with minimal lag at all. Not to mention, the chaos engine which makes fully destructible maps soooo easy to do. That's just a few things. Unity is amazing too though seriously. You can do most everything in Unity that you can in Unreal, it's just different. But, it is no question that C# is much harder on the processor than C++. This makes larger, open world, 3D graphic intensive games lean heavily towards Unreal Engine for performance. I've used both and I have to say, the system in place for crossplatform controls on Unreal Engine is waaaay easier to understand and use than in Unity IMO. One last point is that AAA studios use C++ dude. Source 2? C++. Fortnite? C++ (Unreal Engine). Fallout? C++ (the Gamebryo engine). It's no question that if you want to work in the AAA industry doing code, you need to learn C++ anyway. So, why wouldn't you use Unreal Engine? It's a no brainer to me. These are just some reasons I chose to go with Unreal. It's ultimately up to you! I'm very biased from my own experience.
@@blackivy011 At this point the Godot 4 renderer has a decent amount of Unreal's 3D engine optimization, and let's you code in C++. Plus the Godot node system is much more organized than Unreal's system. The biggest reason to use Unreal is to easily release on consoles.
@@blackivy011 thanks for taking the time. It does seem better for photo realism meaning companies will choose it over Unity. As a hobbyist I'll stay with Unity for now but will defiantly try all other engines. When the decision to "go pro"/ full time in this industry I will be sure to learn Unreal.
But unity VR go brrrrr
When it comes to free music programs, I use LMMS, people liked the music of my game, so anyone reading this comment should probably check it out.
Photopea has been my Photoshop alternative. It's free and minus some naming changes, I am pretty sure it's a 1 to 1 web copy of PS.
You got my liked and subscribe, Thank you for this video
thanks you for doing this video its really useful
I'm not an unreal fan boy, but the unreal engine 5 games kinda blow unity games out of the water...
They blow up unity like they blow up my pc
I guess you could say its unreal
I am an unreal fan boy, but I literally have no idea why.
I hate visual scripting and c++, and I find stylized graphics way more interesting than photorealism.
The video editing is so good.
Great video content,liked edits here i see.
Some notable software that is missing from this list: Ardour for music (open source DAW), Krita for graphics (fork of Gimp for artists, with a lot of extensions), others have already mentioned Aseprite (free if you download and compile it from source)
You were misleading when it came to unity and unreal, if your game makes 1mil you need to have a pro subscription for 1 year which is $48000 for a single dev, essentially the same amount as 1mil game with unreal. Plus unreal does not have a 100k and 200k tier to worry about, and the risk to a business lying about their income so they don't have to pay is not really worth it if you are found out.
yes, and also Epic takes 5% of any money your project makes OVER $1 million. While Steam does indeed take 30% of any money you make on their store Epic will take 5% of every dollar your project makes over the 1 million for which they waive their royalties.
Great video!
hello there! Nice video!
If i need to make some full HD 2D assets and tiles like The Cult Of The Lamb or The Sword's Of Ditto, do you know a good software to make this?
I'm planning to do a game with a top down shooter view!
I wondered if you were a Christian, Thomas. I was raised in a baptist church myself. Always good to give back to the community.
How haven’t i tried this before? This is genius
affinity photo and affinity designer are the best alternatives to photoshop and illustrator... they ain't free but they're cheap, £50 or you can get each for £25 when they're on sale. One time payment and you get to keep the software forever and still get updates.
Thanks Thomas!
Isn't royalties on unreal after the million? I.e. first 1 million in revenue is royalty free and after that you pay 5c in the dollar?
You might be right! If so, my apologies!
Its that way
yes, you're correct.
Yeah what you’re saying In the video is how it worked before ue5 I believe, it got changed similar to how unity takes it now
@@deeplyfri3d472 It was already before ue5
I’ve always liked you videos but you really outdid yourself on this one, normally don’t comment on videos but I’m super impressed lol
Godot is a completely free engine that you can get without sign up and it's open source
Love your videos as always. Even inspired me to become a dev and already have a project going. Was just curious though what happens if unity decides to take legal action because you didn’t state you made over 100k already ?
This video was way more... unhinged(?) than I was expecting from this channel, but I can't say that's a bad thing lol
When I open a unity script it asks me what I want to open it with and nothing works what do I do.
Opensource software is "free" but it's nice to support the free software that we use to support the developers. Especially if you're making a living from the free software. :-/) I understand indie game dev is difficult to make good income but if you're one of the lucky ones, generosity leads to happiness. -;)
i want to know more about vector and raster art and why to use raster art instead of vector art
Hey Thomas!! Is there any free software I can use to create Game VFX, I recently discovered( 4 months ago) that I can sculpt my characters in Blender with a mouse and keyboard, t'was a relief to start sooner so now I wanna start game vfx as soon as possible. Thanks for listening and good luck on FATHER!!👍👍😉😉
What do we think about gamemaker?
Thank you
Great video as always, loved it a lot. I am liking your meme usage lol. Video just keep gettinh better and better, can't wait for whats next.
PS. Honestly I think unity is better for 2d games and unreal is better for 3d games, but hey, that's just from the experience of games I've played.
I want to make a game similar to Star Control. Which free software would be best?
Krita is, hand down, the best PS replacement. Simply outstanding.
both are 2 different programs with 2 different purposes, Krita is a digital art program, While Photoshop is more focused at photo manipulation.
which website did you use
can you make a video for the devs that use a mobile device to make games
that unreal bit got me. Good on u sir for making me slightly triggered xd
me too
Funny to see "Gronkh" in the credits XD
I just noticed something at 5:32 When he says hit the like button the like button lights up if u haven't liked and ur on pc
Literally bro, can't look up nothing on google anymore
for sound i would always go all the way with Reaper, fucking great piece of software, basically free if u press the button "still evaluating"
Godot engine is 100% free. And its community is great.
6:30 I laughed as hell, but I'm really thinking on this option... Unity Pro is almost a salary in my country.
I see what you did there lmao I have to disagree imo. Unreal is better for now but both are great. Just the style of games and tech on UE seems to flow better with me. I’m an artist first and dealing with plain c++ code deters me instantly. I know the basics but it’s just too weird for me to be efficient. Maybe one day Unity will consider a blueprint coding system and I will give it a go again. I also would like to get better at C++ to make my games my optimized and not limit myself. However, a lot of schools just offer bs degrees or have you going down a rabbit hole degree that you didn’t want in the first place.
Woooooo logic gang
Surprised Godot isn't on this list.
W you for helping me code
Photoshop cc sub is decent value. 10 month
how do i dowload it after i sign up ._.
Nahh Unrealis far superior than Unity. Used both and there are so many things Unity lacks
Im kidding I respect both engines. Personally I'd only use Unity for 2Dgames like I have before, but for 3D games I'd use Unreal. Just personal preference
U can get great sound effects and a few good music from the unity asset store for free. This is often overlooked
"Unity is better than Unreal"
Unity in 2024: Are you sure about that?
Lol why are running! I like the accent
5:27 Unity Forever!
Unreal is king. Made my first few games in Unity, then went to Unreal and never looked back. I'm not in game dev for the money so if Epic wants a share if my game takes off that's cool with me. Worth it for such a powerful engine. It may not be as ideal for 2D, but for 3D nothing free beats it(imo of course).
>"Some people still ask me why I'm libertarian"
You know, you could "just" build your own game engine to skip any fees from engine (which are also in Unity), and your own distribution platform to skip the Steam fee.
And, what's most important for this argument, since neither of these two would actually disappear in libertarian society, quite on contrary, you can always "just" start your own nation to avoid taxes.
I consider taxes a great deal considering how much pain in the ass creating and mantaining my own nation would be. I feel like it would actually be quite a bit more complicated than mantaining Steam, which takes the 30% cut.
Taxation is theft.
Becoming a pirate is not a problem 😁
omg my best friend
Uhh is your 2D Game Making Software Safe???
Blender is godlike.
For unreal's 5% of the revenue i mean... the most is going to taxes and steam anyways, like instead of getting this 336k u said, with unity u will get like 450k or smth, still sad af.
why you no mention Godot?
Really man? You told a half truth about the unity pricing here. If you want to export to closed systems, e.g. Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo etc. you have to have a Pro plan which
is 1.8k per year per seat.
"proprietary blend file"... huh?
Windows users are like vampires in the light of apple. Like just try it and you will realize it is 1000x better, and you get WAY more for your money. Like way more.
Just a Little remainder, in Unreal if you have a bug and not find a solution online (maybe there Is not one) you can modify the engine.
You need the right knowledge of course
@@Ale4D yeah, or if you can't you can report it and Epic will fix it - or one of the community that contains programmers from big game studios might beat you to fixing it in the first place.
I just find game design to be overwhelming
All of Gods children crack their software
What about Affinity Photo ??
i already use krita is it worth switching to gimp
Ahhhh Gdevelop and coppercube and unreal engine and game maker studio and labchirp and bandlab free online music design tool
Krita > GIMP
Someone who makes games and helps devs and donates to their church while picking on ridiculous taxes? Count me in.
Godot is way better than unity for 1 reason
its 100% free and open source you should have added that into the list
yeah Godot support direct export to mobile? IOS? mac? linux? playstation? switch ? Xbox? 3D with high shaders?????? LOL
don't compare godot with unity
@@ferdinandkasangati5089 What is 3D with high shaders ?
@@Zaphispo comparing unity with the shafed 5 compatibility, means you can customize shader as much as you need (with skills) and it's not even complicated (no shader code to learn, and with nowadays phones, you can easily export a project in HDRP (high quality 3D or 2D) and performances are mind-blowing
yes godot is good, i saw major games pixel art and some casual RPGs 2d, but unity 2D is well made and worked
@@ferdinandkasangati5089 realistically though, if you're using HDRP you're probably better off using Unreal in the first place. There's just so much stuff you get out of the box with Unreal that Unity just doesn't have.
top free software powered by a 700 dollar course.
you do you. #facepalm
What?
But For pc games unreal and C++ is first option. And by the way some company use their custom engine that use C++ as a main language.
Counter strike C++, fortnite C++, Assassin creed C++, outlast C++, pubg C++ 😅...and this goes on.....Unity is good for mobile game development no doubt but for PC games you have to learn unreal and C++
While I appreciate you trying to help out the community, I really must point out a problem with your logic when it comes to the Unreal Engine, the license says they want 5% of anything OVER 1 million. And that the first million is free and clear, so if steam takes 33% and then whatever taxes come out to, Unreal is NOT taking 5% of the first million so if you make 1 million and 5 dollars, you owe Unreal a quarter, so your figures are very off, you are likely to spend more on Unity's licensing fee's than you ever will on Unreal's licensing fee's and it's per project so if you make 2 million dollars on two projects making 1mil a peice you owe Unreal nothing. Secondly defrauding Unity by breaking a contract (by downloading and using Unity you are bound to TOS) isn't a good look or a good idea. I hope this was a joke and no one took this seriously, and the defense of "Well it's still 5% if you make over a million" are there many indies seriously making over 1mil? Let's be real here.
bff 4 ever
I appreciate what you were going for here and I do appreciate the rest of the video, this video came out 2 days before Unity laid off hundreds of employees and while that's more to do with ad revenue than licenses it's still not a great look.
Rip unity
woajkh
I ve been working on this game for 2.5 years now. And I just realize that my game will never be as pretty or good as yours. Why even bother Im just a talentless fool who wasted his life for 3 years.
Thomas: I pay 10% for my church.
Me: God bless you.
Unity, Logic Pro are NOT free software. The term 'Free Software' implies an open source application that may or may not have a cost. The term you're looking for is Freeware
No I’m talking about software that is free to use
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such an l video
Why an Indian is ceo why are they everywhere eee like if you agree
GIMP is an atrocious piece of software and should be avoided at all costs
Unity is for weak programmers, perfect for 2D games, useless for bigger 3D games
Unity is great, but it does have far more limitations than Unreal.
It isn't useless for bigger 3d games. It is used in games like subnautica or rust but the problem with unity is it is very much an indie engine. I can't say I've seen a big company use unity. Whereas unreal is used in both indie and AAA and also allows for indies to make AAA quality with quixel. Personally I think unreal is better because you are far more likely to be able to learn it and use it to develop games for both a AAA company and as a little indie project
Godot though?