New #devlog is up! While I'm spending most of my time on research and writing, there's little time left for implementing new game ideas - but that doesn't mean the underlying core can't benefit from all that theory: garagecraft.games/devlog/2026-... #ecs #database #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev

They are the same picture! 👀 I've been improving the #helios dev experience by implementing a compile-time dependency resolver for game-specific systems and managers. Goodbye to the UpdateContext, supreme ruler of #infrastructure and omniscient know-it-all! #indiegames #indiedev 👾

The process of #annealing, known from various crafts, has an interesting parallel in #softwaredevelopment: Repeatedly working and refining a prototype until the refactored system eventually settles into a stable, production-ready form. #craftsmanship #dev #engineering #programming

#GameWorld in #helios has come a long way. On my journey towards a system scheduler supporting conflict-free concurrency, the #EcsWorld now serves as the underlying #ECS, providing domain-specific partitions & #GameWorld acts as a container for runtime resources and engine-level state information.

Ich freue mich auf die Hauptstadt im September! Eine kurze Geschichte der #GameStudies - MoMo Berlin - Philosophischer Arbeitskreis www.momo-berlin.de/veranstaltun...

On todays menu: Particle partitioning with ParticleEmitter and integration into the EngineWorld. 👾 Happy Saturday y'all, may your code be bug free and your frame times low. 🚀 #helios #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev #enginedev

A rendering demo showcasing parallel #ECS execution in #helios. Systems in a domain-partitioned world run concurrently, record render commands (non-/instanced), then flush their command buffers. The RenderManager batches and processes the commands. #enginedev #gameengine #indiedev #indiegames

👾 You have only 3 lives. An unforgiving collision system. And no sound at all. Because in space, no one can hear you scream... (we call this "immersive"). Download helios ascending now! 🎮 garagecraft.games/helios-ascen... #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev #ecs #enginedev

Conway's Game of Life running on #helios #ECS engine with 22,500 entities. Every cell is an entity, updated in real time. Fun stress test for iteration throughput, cache locality, and deterministic updates, and part of my MCSc #thesis project. #gamedev #cpp #ecs #gameoflife #gameengine

I remember how fascinated I was by #Doom's bsp-based visibility system... For #helios I opted on non-hierarchical #AABB #culling #algorithm (Miettinen), testing against every scene member and switching MaterialHandles to highlight culled and visible objects. On to #BSP now! #gamedev #indiegames

Building on the foundation established with #helios, I’ve refactored the project into self-contained modules. helios::ecs now forms the base #ECS system for everything entity-related - w/ most inheritance based impls thrown overboard in favor of concepts. #gamedev #enginedev #indiegames

"We have #Saros at home."

Also, yes: #cats clearly deserve special-case handling.

Thorsten Suckow-Homberg@thorsten.suckow-homberg.de · 6mo ago

10/10 #gamedev. Sometimes a #bug reveals a better design than the original intention ever did. I mean, when was the last time you adventured around with a perma #cat on your shoulder? #crimsondesert

Cleared out a lot of technical debt: Removed circular dependencies, made #helios compile cleanly under the more demanding #Clang compiler (#MSVC, thanks for letting my first baby steps slide), and cleaned up a fair bit of mess. #helios is now on #macOS 🍎 #indiedev #indiegames #gameengine

You could bind your (gameplay) systems to the various states of a state machine - once the game is in state "paused", do not process specific systems in the game loop. Makes it easy to consider those systems that should still be running (e.g. ui, input).

Zack Zwiezen@zackzwiezen.com · 6mo ago

Game devs, plz tell me how "pausing the game" works in your game? Is it weird? Is it simple? Is it janky? I'm curious how such a common feature--the ability to pause and check your settings, etc--actually works & what happens when players hit pause! Reply / DM / email me at - Zzwiezen@kotaku.com

New #devlog is up! 📖 Taking a step back to reflect on the engine architecture and the road from #OOP to #ECS. Some lessons learned, some trade-offs, and where things are headed next: garagecraft.games/devlog/2026-... #enginedev #gameengine #indiedev #indiegames

Thorsten Suckow-Homberg@thorsten.suckow-homberg.de · 6mo ago

Finished and published the report on #helios, my C++ game engine that slowly shifted from #OOP toward DOD #ECS. What started as a small prototype turned into a deeper dive into #architecture, #performance and trade-offs. I enjoyed the ride tremendously! 🕹️ www.researchgate.net/publication/...

On #helios’ way toward an #ECS-driven infrastructure, I’m rewriting resource management, abstracting it into a TypedHandleWorld - a handle-oriented, domain-specific registry that simplifies access to resources otherwise scattered across the system(s). #gameengine #enginedev #indiedev #indiegames

helios is currently rendering ~10.000 objects in the #gameloop at stable 60 fps (w/o inst.). Lets crank those rookie numbers up and make sure the render resources are managed more cache friendly, render commands batched and queues optimally sorted. #gamedev #helios #enginedev #indiegames #indiedev

finished my project assignment on the exploratory dev of an #ECS-based #gameengine. Now it’s time to refactor the remaining tech debt into more idiomatic ECS. Out with the old (SceneGraph), in with the new! (flat list of components sharing relationships) #helios #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames

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Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #8

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Prof. Dr Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarkt. This week's topics include Half-Life, the new issue of Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds ...

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Dat Dithering though ❤️

Deivore / Stephen@thedeivore.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Finished forest piece with all the directions blocked off! #pixelart

Ich suche Stimmen aus der Spielkultur! Wenn ihr spannende Projekte habt, Video-Essays macht oder in der Game-Kultur aktiv seid, freue ich mich, von euch zu hören. Ich leite das Spielkultur-Ressort beim TITEL Kulturmagazin und möchte eure Arbeit gern vorstellen. Bitte meldet euch bei mir!

As I’m closing in on milestone_6 of #helios, I’m adding high scores and player lives as components and systems in my #ecs #gameengine - come join me! twitch.tv/garagecraft_... #twitch #streamer #gamedev #enginedev #indiegames #indiedev

F R I S C H ERSCHIENEN Inderst, Rudolf/ Tobias Klös: Spielerfolg ungleich Spielforschungserfolg? Vom stagnierenden Zustand der deutschsprachigen Digital Game Studies. S. 131–148. In: ...

#helios now supports #GameState management and menu rendering. Next up: Implementing menu commands! #gamedev #enginedev #indiedev #indiegames

Migrated helios' architecture to an #ECS-based setup, and reworked the #gameloop to allow much finer-grained control over when events become visible and when commands are applied. 📖 garagecraft.games/devlog/2026-... #devlog #helios #indiedev #indiegames #dod

ECS refactor drop in #helios 🔧 Value-type GameObject handles, tag-based filtering, centralized component registration, plus new unit tests. #gamedev #cpp #ecs #indiedev #gameengine #indiegames #enginedev

My fellow Weavers & Chaos Weavers, This February, we finally wrap up filming "Louise Blackwick vs. the Algorithm" - a funny, tongue-in-cheek Youtube show where I meet versions of myself from parallel realities. Editing & post-production will behind shortly. 🎥 Hope you'll tune in when it's out! 🥰❤️

Now that collision detection and SpawnPlans are in place, I’m moving on to 2D UI integration - score display and menus next. Let’s go! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #helios #twitch #streamer twitch.tv/garagecraft_...

✅ Collision Detection - working ✅ Spawn Scheduling - implemented Next: Span queues & support for more Spawn logic. Let's go! 🔧 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #gameengine #helios