Community18 Jan 2026Winter Games RoundupAs the new year begins, we reflect on this year’s Winter Games Tournament, a vibrant showcase of talent, innovation, and collaborative spirit from the Leadwerks community. Over the course of 30 days, developers of all skill levels poured their ideas into a variety of creative, fun, and impressive games built using Leadwerks. From charming strategy games to fast-paced challenges, each entry demo…
We’re excited to invite all our community members to a special live developer meeting happening this Saturday morning on our Discord server . This is a fantastic opportunity to connect directly with the Leadwerks community, ask questions, and get the latest updates firsthand. In this special session, we will share our experience using the powerful level design features in Leadwerks 5 to bring o…
Another game made with Leadwerks Game Engine , the fixed-camera mystery advanture Resonant Dusk has been released: Unravel the secrets of the Bariton mansion! Take on the mantle of detective in the role of Lucas Usher, and solve the riddles plaguing the ghosts of those left behind! Uncover their secrets and help them find salvation…or damnation.
I'm proud to announce the release of the first Leadwerks Games Bundle. Start building your own games with Leadwerks Engine and discover indie titles created by developers just like you. This bundle includes Leadwerks Game Engine, along with three games created with Leadwerks, and a generous discount. Unleash your creativity and embark on an exciting journey into game development with Leadwerks…
A new update for Leadwerks Game Engine 4.6 is available on the default branch. This fixes a physics bug that would cause boxes to float into the air after the player stepped on them.
Leadwerks 3.0 was released during GDC 2013. I gave a talk on graphics optimization and also had a booth at the expo. Something else significant happened that week. After the expo closed I walked over to the Oculus booth and they let me try out the first Rift prototype. This was a pivotal time both for us and for the entire game industry. Mobile was on the downswing but there were new technologi…
Bladequest: The First Chapter is a short, but highly atmospheric first person game experience, Powered by Leadwerks Game Engine and inspired by games like The Elder Scrolls, or the Gothic Series. It is called the “The First Chapter”, because it is one, in a series of games, created to directly test existing game mechanics in field and step by step craft an awesome game from your feedback! Watch…
Summer is here, and you know what that means! Yes, it is time for another LEGENDARY game tournament. This year the theme is "Retro Gaming". Create a modern take on an arcade game hearkening back to the days of NES, Neo Geo, Sega, or just make anything you want. Either way, you get this totally radical poster as a prize! How does it work? For one month, the Leadwerks community builds small playa…
We've added a new website feature called Projects to help teams collaborate on their games. A project can be created with several privacy features so you can use this for public open-source games everyone can participate in, or for your team's secret project. You can add a forum, blog, and downloads section to your project and use it to host files, carry out discussions, and post updates to you…
An update is available on the beta branch on Steam that adds support for multiplayer games with the following features: · NAT punch-through with relay server fallback. · Connectionless peer-to-peer UDP messages with multiple channels and optional reliable flag. · Public server list of available games to play. · Voice-over-IP for in-game chat (and taunts!). The new multiplayer system will open u…
Ladies and gentlemen, come one, come all, to feast your eyes on wondrous sights and behold amazing feats! It's "Cirque des Jeux", the next Leadwerks Game Tournament! How does it work? For one month, the Leadwerks community builds small playable games. Some people work alone and some team up with others. At the end of the month we release our projects to the public and play each other's games. T…
Today we are pleased to announce the release of Leadwerks Game Engine 4.5. Version 4.5 introduces support for VR headsets including the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and all OSVR-based hardware, with support for both room-scale and seated VR experiences. The Leadwerks virtual reality command set is robust yet incredibly simple allowing you to easily convert your existing 3D games into VR titles. To he…
Border Recon is a 32 multi-player third-person shooter inspired by SOCOM and the events of Desert Storm. The game features infantry and soon: jets, cars, and tanks. Almost a year in the making, soon to be released! This project is being developed from the ground up by Jen (solo developer) using Leadwerks Engine. The game will release in Q1 of 2018. Download the alpha version free here:
Our most recent game tournament was a smashing success. We had fewer entries this time, but they more than made up for it with the great quality of this round of games. Without further ado I am happy to present the entries... Behind Enemy Lines Wow! This game by burgelkat features a variety of missions from blowing up drug manufacturing facilities to sabatoging a plane. Although the same mechan…
Fall is in the air. The leaves are changing colors, people are bundling up, and game developers are itching to try their hand at another community game tournament. How does it work? For 30 days, the Leadwerks community builds small playable games. Some people work alone and some team up with others. At the end of the month, on Halloween day, we release our projects to the public and play each o…
Black as your Soul by RagingMages is a short horror puzzle game about a scientific corporation trying to do everything to save mankind from total extinction. Sometimes it is better to not play god, sadly it is too late. In this game you have to explore, fight, and solve puzzles to uncover the truth. Made in Leadwerks Engine, the world is set in a near future where water has become scarce and a…
Leadwerks Game Engine 4.4 is now available on Steam. This version adds a new GUI system, support for inverse kinematics, and enhanced visuals. The free update goes out today to over 20,000 paid users on Steam. Leadwerks Game Engine 4.4 sees the introduction of Leadwerks GUI, a system for creating resolution-independent in-game menus. Custom GUI elements can be created with Lua script, or an ite…
An update for version 4.4 beta is now available. The Newton Dynamics library has been updated to the current version. Vehicles are temporarily unavailable, but everything else should work. The Newton DLLs have been moved into external DLLs, which allows the author of Newton to debug his own physics code in Leadwerks from Visual Studio. You can get the update by opting into the beta branch on St…
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Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.