Major update25 May 2026Leadwerks 5.1 Beta is Now Available, with Support for Potato PCsI'm excited to announce that after several months of work, the beta of Leadwerks 5.1 is now available on Steam . Version 5.1 is a significant update that brings a wealth of new features, enhancements, and optimizations designed to empower developers and elevate your 3D projects. What’s New in the 5.1 beta? Efficient New Deferred Renderer The clustered forward+ renderer has been replaced with a…
Leadwerks Game Engine 5 is an all-new update that makes game development easier than ever. Dive into our video tutorials and learn everything you need to bring your ideas to life. Create with ease using our intuitive visual editor and Lua script. When you're ready to publish, you keep 100% of your profits with our royalty-free license. Optimized by Default Our new multithreaded architecture pre…
Leadwerks Game Engine 4.6 is now available on Steam! This free update adds Steam peer-to-peer networking, lobbies, voice chat, and more. A new multiplayer game template makes it easy to get started with your own multiplayer games, adding new depth and interactivity to the fun. We've also added over 100 bug fixes, making this the most stable release ever to build your game on! This update also i…
An update for Leadwerks Game Engine 4.5 has been pushed out on Steam. The following fixes have been made: · View projection for Oculus Rift VR headset is fixed. · Added VR.AButton, VR.BButton, VR.GripAxis for improved compatibility with Oculus Touch controllers. · Fixed terrain collision bug. · Added missing Workshop toolbar icons on Linux. · Fixed script editor not opening on Linux. · Fixed Lo…
A beta build of version 4.5 is now available on the beta branch on Steam. This updates the engine to the latest Newton 3.14. Versions 4.5 and 5 beta are now compiling side-by-side with the same source code. Because of major engine changes in version 5, some bugs may need to be resolved before the final release. Some preliminary information on updating C++ projects can be found in this thread .…
Let's take a moment to review some of the great new features coming soon in Leadwerks Game Engine 4.4. The release is due out at the end of the month, but you can try it now by opting into the beta branch on Steam. Leadwerks GUI Leadwerks GUI provides you with an in-game GUI to handle all your game menus and interfaces. Each widget uses a Lua script that controls drawing and user interaction. Y…
Leadwerks Game Engine 4.4 beta is now available on the beta branch on Steam. This adds support for virtual reality with the OpenVR library. OpenVR supports both the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift headsets. To enable VR mode in your Leadwerks game, simply enable it as follows. If a VR headset is detected and initialized, this function will return true: VR:Enable() Any cameras not attached to a ren…
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