Learn about Game Development

Explore this collection of free game development tutorials from experienced industry instructors. Learn new skills, theory, game development software, and more.

All Game Development tutorials:

  1. Create an Atari Inspired Boxing Game With AS3

    Create an Atari Inspired Boxing Game With AS3

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this Premium Tutorial, you'll learn to create an entertaining retro game using Flash and ActionScript 3.0. Check out the demo - the result is based on the...

  2. Build an Isometric Map Editor With As3isolib

    Build an Isometric Map Editor With As3isolib

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, I will introduce you to the concept of isometric content creation and the basics of designing with it, using the open source library...

  3. Celebrate Envato's Birthday With Our Freebie Pack!

    Celebrate Envato's Birthday With Our Freebie Pack!

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you haven't heard already, today marks Envato's fifth birthday! We celebrated the occasion last week with a 70% commission rate for marketplace authors,...

  4. Getting Warmer: Smart Aiming With Heat-Seeking Missiles

    Getting Warmer: Smart Aiming With Heat-Seeking Missiles

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the previous tutorial we had a homing missile chasing after a single target. This tutorial will show you how to convert your homing missiles into...

  5. Create a Nifty Polaroid Photo Viewer With Flash and Photoshop

    Create a Nifty Polaroid Photo Viewer With Flash and Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    Ever wanted to make a manageable and beautiful photo viewer app? In this tutorial, I'll show you how to design and code a nifty Polaroid photo viewer,...

  6. Review: SmartMouth for Flash Makes Lip-Syncing Simple

    Review: SmartMouth for Flash Makes Lip-Syncing Simple

    Tutorial Beginner

    I'm neither an artist nor an animator, and yet I was able to lip-sync an audio track in next to no time, all thanks to SmartMouth by Justin Putney. This...

  7. Industry News: Week 31 2011

    Industry News: Week 31 2011

    Tutorial Beginner

    Time for your latest fix of industry news. This week we learn about Adobe's brand new HTML5 platform, Edge; a new resource for creative HTML5 and CSS3 demos;...

  8. July Facebook Fan Bonus Tutorial Now Available!

    July Facebook Fan Bonus Tutorial Now Available!

    Tutorial Beginner

    Fans of the Activetuts+ Facebook page can access a new bonus tutorial, this month a sequel to Daniel Ramirez's Homing Missile tutorial. Check out the preview...

  9. Become a Flash Mathemagician With Fun Math Tricks

    Become a Flash Mathemagician With Fun Math Tricks

    Tutorial Beginner

    Good to see you here on Activetuts+. You want to be a "Mathemagician"? All you need is some simple math from your notebook! What? You're no good at math?...

  10. Carve Up a Video in Real Time With AS3

    Carve Up a Video in Real Time With AS3

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Hello, code freaks! This tutorial will show you how to split a running video into blocks as if it has exploded. And all this using just ActionScript. For...

  11. Flash Tips and Best Practices for Designers: Animation

    Flash Tips and Best Practices for Designers: Animation

    Tutorial Beginner

    For designers, a huge part of Flash's appeal lies in its ability to let users add motion and interactivity to just about anything. For most new users, the...

  12. Create a "Frenzic" Inspired Puzzle Game in Flash

    Create a "Frenzic" Inspired Puzzle Game in Flash

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Take a look at this Premium Tutorial to create an entertaining puzzle game, inspired by Frenzic, using Flash and ActionScript 3.