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- 1RimWorld 1.7 drops Unity for Ludeon's in-house Waylith engine▼RimWorld 1.7 moves from Unity to Ludeon's in-house Waylith engine
Ludeon Studios has announced RimWorld update 1.7, and with it a major technical shift: the colony simulation is moving off the Unity engine onto Waylith, an in-house engine built by the studio. The change marks a rare step for a long-running indie game and is drawing attention from developers and players debating the costs and benefits of leaving Unity.
- 2Two Steam games earned $560K, co-creator got $15K a year▼Two Steam games made $560K but the co-creator took home $15K/year
A game developer says two titles on Steam sold around 135,000 copies and generated $560,000, yet the co-creator earned only about $15,000 a year and still drives a 2012 Mazda. The shortfall is attributed to high refund rates in China, Steam's 30 percent cut, and publisher splits that consumed most of the revenue. The account has sparked debate about how little indie developers actually take home from seemingly successful games.
- 3Neofeud 2 cyberpunk adventure available on Steam●Tricking Orwell Identscans by swapping cyber-eyes in Neofeud 2 -- my # cyberpunk adventure! Grab it on Steam: https:// s
Indie developer Silverspook Games is promoting Neofeud 2, a cyberpunk adventure game now on Steam. One highlighted feature shows characters tricking Orwell-style identity scans by swapping cyber-eyes, a dystopian surveillance theme that fits the game's setting. The game is described as a cyberpunk visual novel adventure and is playable on Steam Deck.
- 4Indie developer demos physics engine with Vulkan raytracing●https:// youtube.com/shorts/WFqHzSmFsmQ # gamedev # indiedev # gameengine # physics # vulkan # raytracing
An independent game developer has shared a short demo showcasing physics work in a custom game engine, built with Vulkan and featuring raytracing. The clip is tagged under gamedev and indiedev topics, drawing interest from other developers following engine and graphics programming work.