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I have a very special announcement.

My Godot plush has arrived.

And it’s the best thing ever.

#Godot #IndieGameDev #GameDev
January 21, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Almost 4.6 time!
The second Release Candidate of #GodotEngine 4.6 has arrived!

It's your last chance to find and report critical regressions before the stable release, which is just around the corner:

godotengine.org/article/rele...
Release candidate: Godot 4.6 RC 2 – Godot Engine
One last round of testing, again!
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January 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Clean walls aren't scary. Grainy, distorted darkness is. 📼

Video 3: LIVE.

Running our project through a digital blender. Overlaying a custom VHS Shader to get that "Found Footage" look.

Watch here: youtu.be/6y34Ir_7eX0

#Godot #Shaders #IndieDev #GameDev #HorrorGame #IndieGameDev #Tutorial
Godot 4.5 Tutorial: VHS Camcorder Shader & Atmosphere (Backrooms Part 3)
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January 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM
We have a player. Now we need a prison. 🟨

Video 2: LIVE.

Dragging and dropping walls one by one? Use GridMaps!

✅ Creating Mesh Libraries
✅ Using the GridMap Editor
✅ Designing a Liminal Space

Watch here: youtu.be/RgwKjQ5oBY0

#Godot #LevelDesign #IndieDev #GameDev #Backrooms #IndieGameDev
Godot 4.5 Tutorial: Modular Level Design with GridMaps (Backrooms Part 2)
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January 19, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Robot without leaving Godot. 🟦

If you want to see how to abuse CSG shapes to make clean meshes (and turn them into a GridMap library), check out the new video on the channel.

youtu.be/yxxPDK8EhM8?...

#Godot4 #IndieDev #GameDev #GodotDevCheckpoint #IndieGameDev
I Made the Godot Robot entirely in Godot 4
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January 19, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The void is waiting. 🟨

Video 1 of our Godot 4.5 Backrooms Series is LIVE!

"Found footage" from scratch.

In this episode: ✅ Weighted FPS Movement ✅ Procedural Head Bob logic ✅ Mouse Smoothing & Input Maps

Watch here: youtu.be/zTe6u3H01zo

#Godot #GameDev #IndieDev #Backrooms #Godot4 #IndieGameDev
Godot 4.5 Tutorial: Horror FPS Controller & Head Bob (Backrooms Part 1)
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January 18, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I made the Backrooms in Godot 4.5 🟨👻Now so can you! #godot #gamedev #backrooms #horror #indiedev
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I made the Backrooms in Godot 4.5 🟨👻Now so can you! #godot #gamedev #backrooms #horror #indiedev
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January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The #Godot4 SurvivorsLike tutorial series is officially LIVE! 🧛‍♂️

Building a complete Roguelite from scratch. Godot 4.5. Infinite maps, optimized hordes, auto-aim weapons, and "juicy" combat.

Episode 1 is out now on YouTube!
youtube.com/shorts/UFWvg...

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #GodotEngine
Build a Survivors clone in Godot! 🧛‍♂️ Link in bio. #Godot4 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev
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January 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Want to build a Survivors-like but don't want to wait?

The full 5-part tutorial series (and source code) available right now for supporters on Patreon / Ko-Fi.

ko-fi.com/godotdevchec...
www.patreon.com/cw/GodotDevC...

#IndieGameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #VampireSurvivors #Godot #Tutorial
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Tutorials for the Godot game engine.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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New tutorial coming soon! Wouldn’t be a proper tutorial channel without a survivors like! 🥳 Coming soon!

#IndieGameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #VampireSurvivors #SurvivorsLike #Godot #Tutorial
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It's easy to make a Survivor game! Full series coming soon! #Godot #GameDev #IndieDev #Tutorial
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January 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM