RoundUp № 33
The St Louis Game Developer RoundUp is the official monthly digest of the St Louis Game Developer community. Curated by STLGameDev, it brings together news, project updates, resources, and upcoming events from our local game development scene contributed by community members.
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Dev Updates
- Jesse Chounard is working on an SDF font renderer
- Kelsey Watkins made a stained glass window in UE5
- Hutchkey Games’ Enter The Depths now has Steam Achievements!
- Tim Hely has been working on a haxelib to make it easy to add navigation to any HaxeFlixel game
- Butterscotch Shenanigans talk about the Steam Next Fest’s impact on sales on their podcast
- Tony Wojnar has been working on a new Crayon Canyon level for Dribble 2!
- Butterscotch Shenanigans and Colorgrave were both at Pax East in March showing off their games!
- Goofy Gourd has been adding a dialogue system and art assets (and many other things) to their new RPG game.
- Chelsea Catz has a wip demo for her new game Splice Kitchen!
Events
- STL TechWeek is happening April 13 - 17.
- Nic Weber, Co-Founder & CPO of Noise, is giving a talk on How To Go Viral at 6:30pm, Thursday April 16th at their office in City Foundry.
- The Maryville Senior Showcase will be held on April 10th 5:30pm - 8:30pm at Maryville University.
- Matt Raithel (of Graphite Lab) and James C. Kane will be speaking about Indie Game Dev in the Age of AI as part of STL Tech Week on April 16 at 1pm.
Visual Art
- J-Dudd made a Custom Character (Riku) for Fraymakers
- Xain Russel continues to crank out awesome character art like this fanart for Slightly Damned
- DoodleDupe submitted a rattlesnake-themed boss character to the Mega Man X: Reminiscence fan game art challenge.
Music Releases
- Laz Richardson made Crepuscula Town, which took 3rd place in the Brainless Music Jam!
Game Releases
- chisatonishikigi479 released a prototype for their game, So Close Yet So Far, a Hell-themed endless runner game
Game Jam Releases
- Vadeum released Quantum Superhacker for the Adroit Game Jam and won third place! “You invented QuantumOS. Now hack the world and make it a better place.”
Upcoming Events
Participate in these events from our community!
APR 09
07:00 PM
April GameDev Social!
Chat with fellow creators about making, playing, and admiring games! Talk about your game ideas and get inspired! Make friends and find collaborators. Our monthly hangout is open to EVERYONE. This is an all ages event, but minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
APR 12
10:30 AM
Dev Day Out: Hike at Castlewood!
Let's get outside and touch grass! Join us for a hike around Castlewood State Park. We can get inspired and brainstorm game ideas while we move and take in the sights and sounds of nature along the Meramec river.
APR 20
06:30 PM
Game Club: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Online event
Game Club is like a book club except we pick a game to play each month and then meet up to discuss it with a focus on game design. This month's game is ... Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion!
APR 21
05:30 PM
Game Audio Club
Online event
If you’re into making video game music or sound design (or just curious) come hang out with us once a month! Doesn’t matter if you’re a pro or just starting out— everyone’s welcome. Just bring your love for game audio.
We’re a chill group where you can share your work, get feedback, or just vibe with people who love game audio.
APR 24
06:30 PM
Spring Game Jam Theme Reveal
Online event
Join STLGameDev in challenging yourself to make a game over a week! It can be a board game or a video game, it's up to you! The Theme Reveal will be streamed online on Twitch.
APR 27
05:00 PM
Gamedev Work Night
St. Louis County Library Clark Family branch is hosting casual work time for local game developers in the Creative Lab. Bring your project to work on and talk with other devs for feedback or fun. This is open to EVERYONE ages 14 and up.
MAY 02
03:00 PM
Spring Game Jam Showcase
Join us in-person for a showcase of submitted Spring Game Jam demos at the St. Louis County Grand Glaize Library, Meeting Room 1.
