Game Engines
- BitsyA little editor for little games or worlds. the goal is to make it easy to make games where you can walk around and talk to people and be somewhere.
- Game Maker StudioGreat 2D game development tool.
- GodotPopular open source game engine
- Ren'Py"Ren'Py is a visual novel engine – used by thousands of creators from around the world – that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell interactive stories that run on computers and mobile devices."
- RPG MakerTool for producing old-school JRPGs.
- Twine"Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories."
- UnityOne of the biggest 2D/3D game engines. Used by indies and AAA studios alike
- Unreal EngineMajor 3D game engine. Used by many AAA game studios.
Design Tools
- AsepriteFantastic pixel editor and animation tool.
- LibrespriteOpen source fork of Aseprite
- BlenderOpen Source 3D modeling software
- Autodesk 3ds Max Design3D modeling software available to Pratt students. (link to Pratt Intranet)
Adobe Creative Suite
Students in the Game Arts program have the ability to install the Adobe Creative Suite on their personal computers. This is an invaluable resource, and you will surely be using all of these programs throughout your career as an artist/developer. In particular, be sure to check out Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe XD.
- Adobe CC DirectionsLearn how to install Adobe CC here.
Fantasy Consoles
"A fantasy console is like a regular console, but without the inconvenience of actual hardware. PICO-8 has everything else that makes a console a console: machine specifications and display format, development tools, design culture, distribution platform, community and playership. It is similar to a retro game emulator, but for a machine that never existed." -- Zep, PICO-FAQ
- PICO-8Play games and try out the fully featured integrated development environment for PICO-8, a modern day 8-bit fantasy console.
- TIC-80"TIC-80 is a fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games." (Free and Open Source)
- LIKO-12a free and open source fantasy computer that is similar to the PICO-8 project.