Caroline Middlebrook
@rheyan.bsky.social
Long time PC #gamergirl (#pcmasterrace) and software developer, pursuing a lifelong passion of #gamedev. I'm a #solodev learning and teaching #Unity & C#
Playing around with some ideas... I'm not sure about mixing pixel graphic sprites with vector based background images, but I gotta make do with the assets I can find! I need some lighting in here too... #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity #gameart #WIPWednesday
December 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Playing around with some ideas... I'm not sure about mixing pixel graphic sprites with vector based background images, but I gotta make do with the assets I can find! I need some lighting in here too... #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity #gameart #WIPWednesday
In this second episode of the series we start looking at C# scripting within Unity, reading input from the player, and applying physics forces to our bird object. youtu.be/KL-t4RMqh6g #gamedev #unity #tutorial #TutorialTuesday
Beginner Unity 6 Tutorial Course 2 - Controlling the Bird
Full Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mqgDqGX1pabRPKSKdw93342
Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/flappy-bird-from-scratch-unity6/
To play the game and grab…
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December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In this second episode of the series we start looking at C# scripting within Unity, reading input from the player, and applying physics forces to our bird object. youtu.be/KL-t4RMqh6g #gamedev #unity #tutorial #TutorialTuesday
Just a simple 2D scene right? Nope! This scene is made up mostly as 3D models - but behaving as 2D sprites, thanks to the new Unity 6.3 release! See my earlier post for a #tutorial on how to do it. #gamedev #unity #ScreenshotSaturday
December 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Just a simple 2D scene right? Nope! This scene is made up mostly as 3D models - but behaving as 2D sprites, thanks to the new Unity 6.3 release! See my earlier post for a #tutorial on how to do it. #gamedev #unity #ScreenshotSaturday
#Unity6.3 has dropped and it has an amazing feature for 2D developers - you can now use 3D models in your 2D game and treat them just like 2D sprites! I knocked up a quick demo in this short #tutorial youtu.be/2vZyDHxhJow #gamedev #unity
Unity 6.3 Tutorial - 3D Models that behave like 2D Sprites!
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io
Free Unity 2D Beginner Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/flappy-bird-from-scratch-unity6/
City Skyline asset:…
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December 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#Unity6.3 has dropped and it has an amazing feature for 2D developers - you can now use 3D models in your 2D game and treat them just like 2D sprites! I knocked up a quick demo in this short #tutorial youtu.be/2vZyDHxhJow #gamedev #unity
I've now ironed out the main bugs in my card game, the first time it's been playable since it was submitted to the jam! There's still much to be done but the basic gameplay loop is there, kinda. Go play on Itch if you'd like: rheyan.itch.io/sugar-in-sha... #indiedev #madewithunity #FeedbackFriday
December 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I've now ironed out the main bugs in my card game, the first time it's been playable since it was submitted to the jam! There's still much to be done but the basic gameplay loop is there, kinda. Go play on Itch if you'd like: rheyan.itch.io/sugar-in-sha... #indiedev #madewithunity #FeedbackFriday
In the early years, if you couldn't code, you couldn't make games! Things are vastly different now in this new culture of low-code, visual scripting and AI generated games. If you've got #coding skills, is that useless now? youtu.be/OkeWmtr3814 #gamedev #ThursdayThoughts
The Evolution of Game Development - More Tools, Less Code!
In the early years of game development, if you couldn't code then it meant that you couldn't make games! Things are vastly different now in this new culture of low-code, visual scripting and AI…
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December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
In the early years, if you couldn't code, you couldn't make games! Things are vastly different now in this new culture of low-code, visual scripting and AI generated games. If you've got #coding skills, is that useless now? youtu.be/OkeWmtr3814 #gamedev #ThursdayThoughts
You can now go and follow along with this free beginner #Unity2D course on Udemy: www.udemy.com/course/flapp... #gamedev #tutorial #freecourse
Free Unity Tutorial - Make a Flappy Bird Game From Scratch in Unity 6 & C#
Learn the fundamentals of 2D game development with Unity 6 by building out a complete game from scratch. - Free Course
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December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
You can now go and follow along with this free beginner #Unity2D course on Udemy: www.udemy.com/course/flapp... #gamedev #tutorial #freecourse
In the first episode of this new #tutorial series we'll create the project, import a background image, go over world units, create an animated sprite for the bird and finish by introducing some gravity. youtu.be/pP-1SRi4u4w #gamedev #unity #TutorialTuesday
Beginner Unity 6 Tutorial Course 1 - Setting the Scene
Full Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mqgDqGX1pabRPKSKdw93342
To play the game and grab links to the source files and all the assets used within the course, head to…
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December 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In the first episode of this new #tutorial series we'll create the project, import a background image, go over world units, create an animated sprite for the bird and finish by introducing some gravity. youtu.be/pP-1SRi4u4w #gamedev #unity #TutorialTuesday
A viewer on my last video about a beginner #Unity #tutorial, asked the question whether they should learn Unity, or general #coding. This is my answer to that question. youtu.be/5fXCR-YRTLI #gamedev #learntocode
To Make Games, Should You Learn Unity, or General Coding?
A viewer on my last video about a beginner Unity tutorial, asked the question whether they should learn Unity, or general coding. This is my answer to that question.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A viewer on my last video about a beginner #Unity #tutorial, asked the question whether they should learn Unity, or general #coding. This is my answer to that question. youtu.be/5fXCR-YRTLI #gamedev #learntocode
Another #devlog for the card game I made for a recent #gamejam youtu.be/aNnEWZXb06M #gamedev #indiedev #ShowcaseSunday
Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Traumas & Residents
In this devlog I'm defining the traumas for the game more clearly and working on fleshing out residents.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Trauma scriptable object
01:55 Card prefabs
03:28 The…
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November 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Another #devlog for the card game I made for a recent #gamejam youtu.be/aNnEWZXb06M #gamedev #indiedev #ShowcaseSunday
I made Flappy Bird (again!) 🙃it's actually for a super simple beginner #tutorial, which I will start uploading shortly! #gamedev #madewithunity #ScreenshotSaturday
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I made Flappy Bird (again!) 🙃it's actually for a super simple beginner #tutorial, which I will start uploading shortly! #gamedev #madewithunity #ScreenshotSaturday
In this video I talk about the experience of watching a game of mine being streamed live for the first time. The game was very unfinished and buggy so watching it being played was scary, mortifying, frustrating and yet, also very useful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QCB... #gamedev #ThursdayThoughts
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In this video I talk about the experience of watching a game of mine being streamed live for the first time. The game was very unfinished and buggy so watching it being played was scary, mortifying, frustrating and yet, also very useful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QCB... #gamedev #ThursdayThoughts
In this video I talk about the experience of watching a game of mine being streamed live for the first time. The game was very unfinished and buggy so watching it being played was scary, mortifying, frustrating and yet, also very useful! youtu.be/4QCBqxyZ6OM #gamedev #ThursdayThoughts
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
In this video I talk about the experience of watching a game of mine being streamed live for the first time. The game was very unfinished and buggy so watching it being played was scary, mortifying, frustrating and yet, also very useful! youtu.be/4QCBqxyZ6OM #gamedev #ThursdayThoughts
I started #Duolingo a few years ago and I was inconsistent at first, constantly starting an stopping. But there hit a point where the "streak" took hold, and from then I just stuck to it every day. Consistency really is powerful and it's why I work on my #gamedev goals every single day without fail!
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I started #Duolingo a few years ago and I was inconsistent at first, constantly starting an stopping. But there hit a point where the "streak" took hold, and from then I just stuck to it every day. Consistency really is powerful and it's why I work on my #gamedev goals every single day without fail!
In this post I talk about my early experiences with MonoGame, the realisation that I would need to build an engine on top of it if I wanted to make anything more than the most trivial of games, and discuss my decision to break away from it. rheyansgaming.substack.com/p/moving-awa... #gamedev
Moving away from the MonoGame framework
When I first started on this journey of teaching myself game development, I made the decision to start by using the C# based code framework called MonoGame.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In this post I talk about my early experiences with MonoGame, the realisation that I would need to build an engine on top of it if I wanted to make anything more than the most trivial of games, and discuss my decision to break away from it. rheyansgaming.substack.com/p/moving-awa... #gamedev
In this #devlog I go over the implementation of the card hover and dragging behaviour in the #cardgame I am making. youtu.be/KbO4ng0kFzU #gamedev #unity
Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Card Hover & Dragging
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io
Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti
In this devlog I go over the implementation of…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In this #devlog I go over the implementation of the card hover and dragging behaviour in the #cardgame I am making. youtu.be/KbO4ng0kFzU #gamedev #unity
I'm working on a #tutorial today... bet you can't figure out what game this is based on 😜 #gamedev #madewithunity #ScreenshotSaturday
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'm working on a #tutorial today... bet you can't figure out what game this is based on 😜 #gamedev #madewithunity #ScreenshotSaturday
In this video #devlog I walk through the creation of the curved hand of cards that sits at the bottom of the screen and implement a system to test it. youtu.be/q4iQv6H0umg #gamedev #unity #FeedbackFriday
Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Curved Hand of Cards
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io
Learning Unity Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mq6HkQvSY_pPF8cYuDio4ti
Slay the Spire tutorial series by Code Otter:…
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November 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In this video #devlog I walk through the creation of the curved hand of cards that sits at the bottom of the screen and implement a system to test it. youtu.be/q4iQv6H0umg #gamedev #unity #FeedbackFriday
In this video I talk about my old games and why I have decided that I will never go back to them to make further improvements or additions. youtu.be/aOT-OCwEarg #gamedev #indiedev
Why I Will Never Go Back To My Old Games
In this video I talk about my old games and why I have decided that I will never go back to them to make further improvements or additions.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
In this video I talk about my old games and why I have decided that I will never go back to them to make further improvements or additions. youtu.be/aOT-OCwEarg #gamedev #indiedev
If you're publishing your game on Itch, using #Unity and your fullscreen button is not easily visible, try this quick 1 minute fix... www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzoT... #TutorialTuesday #gamedev
Unity 6 WebGL Fullscreen Scaling on Itch.io [1 minute FIX!]
If you're using Unity 6, building a WebGL version of your project for uploading to Itch.io and you find that the fullscreen scaling isn't working properly (black bars around your game screen), try…
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November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you're publishing your game on Itch, using #Unity and your fullscreen button is not easily visible, try this quick 1 minute fix... www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzoT... #TutorialTuesday #gamedev
This is the first in a series of "behind the scenes" videos showing how I built & coded a simple card game in #Unity for a recent #gamejam. In this first #devlog, I work with various art assets to build a basic scene. youtu.be/XvPb7hBwBaE #gamedev
Making a Simple Card Game in Unity - Scene Setup
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io
Uplifting Jam Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mrLFl83o1rKOogFt_Rrqm0B
For a recent game jam, after prototyping a few…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is the first in a series of "behind the scenes" videos showing how I built & coded a simple card game in #Unity for a recent #gamejam. In this first #devlog, I work with various art assets to build a basic scene. youtu.be/XvPb7hBwBaE #gamedev
The final video #devlog for the uplifting #gamejam. I had to submit an unfinished and buggy game as I simply ran out of time! youtu.be/Pr5QHNmzbvw #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity
Uplifting Game Jam 7 - Final Jam Version Submitted
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io
Uplifting Jam Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mrLFl83o1rKOogFt_Rrqm0B
The deadline was reached and I had to submit what…
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November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The final video #devlog for the uplifting #gamejam. I had to submit an unfinished and buggy game as I simply ran out of time! youtu.be/Pr5QHNmzbvw #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity
I added a village screen to my card game, still needs quite a bit of work. I used the excellent Village Generator by Watabou to create the main image. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday
November 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I added a village screen to my card game, still needs quite a bit of work. I used the excellent Village Generator by Watabou to create the main image. #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday
In this #devlog I start working on the residents of the village, designing a new card for them along with backstories for each of them. That took way too long! youtu.be/Z456R-TqsA4 #gamedev #gamejam #madewithunity
Uplifting Game Jam 6 - Residents And Their Cards
Play my games free on Itch: https://rheyan.itch.io
Uplifting Jam Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl8md3Lj3mrLFl83o1rKOogFt_Rrqm0B
In this devlog I start working with the residents,…
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November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In this #devlog I start working on the residents of the village, designing a new card for them along with backstories for each of them. That took way too long! youtu.be/Z456R-TqsA4 #gamedev #gamejam #madewithunity
For my minimalist card game I've defined a full set of treat cards and started to implement the drag and drop behaviour to play them youtu.be/cYGLbPec4kU #gamedev #gamejam #devlog
Uplifting Game Jam 5 - Treat Cards Defined
In this next devlog for my minimalist card game, I show the new redesign of the treat cards which will be the playable cards for the game, and show the beginnings of the drag and drop system to play…
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November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
For my minimalist card game I've defined a full set of treat cards and started to implement the drag and drop behaviour to play them youtu.be/cYGLbPec4kU #gamedev #gamejam #devlog