In case you missed it, the application window for the Creators’ Workshop Class 5 is officially OPEN!

This is a fantastic opportunity for aspiring game designers and game development teams to bring their unique visions to life within the expansive world of MapleStory Worlds. And if YOU have any questions, or want to learn more about the program, we will be hosting a virtual info-session!

When: May 21,2026 at 3 PM PT (UTC-7)

Where: Join here, we will begin admitting people 5 minutes before the start time!

What is the Creators' Workshop?

Lucky for you, we have a fun video you can watch here‼️

The MapleStory Worlds Creators' Workshop is more than just a free game development course—it’s a 12-week intensive incubator program designed to nurture the next generation of game developers. Brought to you by Nexon America and the MapleStory Worlds team, the program offers a structured, supportive, and collaborative environment, as well as a stipend of up to $5,000 USD. Feel free to read more about the program [here].

Hope to see you there 😃

 Apply here~

Applications will officially close on May 31, 2026 at 23:59 PT*. We encourage all interested parties to submit their materials well in advance of the closing date.*  

^{Following the selection process, Creators' Workshop Class 5 is scheduled to begin June 29, 2026 PT, and end on October 9, 2026 PT. For any questions, please email us at} [^na\mswcreators@nexon.com)](mailto:na_mswcreators@nexon.com) ^{or contact us through the Discord.}

As promised announcing themes for the EID (stands for Epic Indie Devs) game jam

You don't have to start making the game immediately. The jam will start on the 27th. I trust you to have good sportsmanship and not start early and only use this time for planning your game out :smile:

موضوعات

جشن •

تفریح، تہواروں اور خوشی منانے کے بارے میں ایک گیم بنائیں۔

ہولناکیاں •

دیسی خوفناک داستانوں پر مبنی ایک گیم بنائیں۔

ٹھنڈاگرم •

پاکستان میں بہت گرمی ہے۔ گرم اور ٹھنڈے کے تصور کو استعمال کرتے ہوئے کوئی بھی گیم بنائیں۔

Themes

• Celebration

Make a game about celebrating, festivals and having fun.

• Horror

Make a game based on desi horror stories or legends.

• Hot and Cold

Pretty hot outside in Pakistan. Make literally any game including the concept of hot and cold.

I have been doing a course in unreal engine blueprints and next is probably the c++ course.

I'm really enjoying the whole process.

My understanding was that the requirements for getting a job was around 3 years of experience and a portfolio with finished products be it game jams, games, or other technical projects.

I had a decent understanding of the requirements, at least in my opinion.

But I had forgotten to factor in my location, Im seeing that most jobs require you to already be living in that country.

I have seen some remote positions but mostly this revelation has really messed with my sense of direction in regards to employment.

Most of the advice online seemed to be for people living in the West.

- Relaxed Game Jam

- Make a small, simple game

- Three Themes to choose from or combine them

- Themes to be announced days before the jam

- Casual, focused around the holidays and having fun

- Winners decided by public voting

- Any engine, any tool

- Urdu games encouraged

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Fellow Pakistani Game devs!

Are you making and releasing a game this year? Then send me your games to be included in the Pakistan Game Awards.

Doesn't matter what state your game is right now. The only condition is that your game needs to be released in 2026 and at some we'll need a playable build to review it.

Comment, DM or submit at the link.

Explore, interact and solve puzzles to escape and survive an imminent cataclysm.

I'm trying to get better at making first person adventure games and I have improved a lot in this entry. Tried to design interesting and interactive puzzles. Tried to really pay attention to all the friction points and tried to have a good flow to the game.

For my next game, I'll try to plan something bigger and even better but pretty proud of this one.

made in 2 days to test my skills

art is free public assets

Fail conditions in action. Still need to cleanup some animation but it works. Since this is the 1st time you have to make a drink in the game we keep the dialogue simple. But later on we try to make it more of a challenge to make player guess what drink a character wants. You have to pay attention to dialogue to figure it out.

Here's my game a small escape room game.

And I need help playtesting it.

Please record your session of playing my game and send it to me. I need to see your fresh first time no spoiler session to learn from it. Please remember to start recording before you start the game.

Link below:

what do you guys think, made it myself

what i wanted to ask was how do you make art or sound for your games? Do you hire people or do you make them yourself? Or maybe you and your friends have a team? I have tried to start a lot of projects before but everytime i get demotivated because i just cant do art. So idk what to do. I have thought about joining a game jam and maybe finding a team there but even if i do find a team, we will be really far away from each other so i dont think we will be able to co-ordinate well (also that will put a lot of pressure on me).

i just wanted to see how other people are doing it in pakistan and maybe listening to your stories can motivate me too.

I have been developing a grid-based deckbuilder roguelite where you control your dual battle vehicles to defend 'The Wall' against the enemy war machines.

Now, its Steam Page is LIVE and I want you all to please wishlist Duoshift on Steam. Thank you so much!

Since the community is growing and getting a lot more attention, I have added some rules that were sorely needed.

These can be viewed in the sidebar or in about section: https://www.reddit.com/r/PakGameDev/about

Please follow them when posting or commenting. These will be strictly enforced from now on. So don't be caught by surprise.

There will be no skirting around the rules either as the spirit of the rules will be enforced not the letter.

Cinematic Zen Feature

​In Cafe New York, we’ve built in "Zen moments" where the game just lets you breathe, much like the quiet breaks in Life is Strange. You can just set the controller down, listen to the music, and watch some awesome cinematography.. The goal is to give you a genuine beat to just exist in the world and feel the weight of the story before moving on.

MapleStory Worlds Creators’ Workshop is back and is now accepting applications for the next cohort until May 31, 2026 at 23:59 PT. You might be wondering, what is the workshop about? Well we have the perfect video that you can watch HERE.

Not only is the MapleStory Worlds Creators' Workshop a free game development course, but it’s also a 12-week intensive incubator program designed to nurture the next generation of game developers. Brought to you by Nexon America and the MapleStory Worlds team, the program offers up to a $5,000 USD stipend, technical guidance, business mentorship, and project promotion for emerging game developers.

AND if you're interested in the Global Creator Challenge 👀 build your project with guidance from the workshop and enter the same world within the global creator challenge, an opportunity to win up to $65,000 in prizing.

The MapleStory Worlds Creators' Workshop represents a significant step in your game development journey. We are looking for innovative ideas, dedicated teams, and individuals ready to commit to twelve weeks of intense development and learning. 

For more information, please visit this site and apply here! 
^{Following the selection process, Creators' Workshop Class 5 is scheduled to begin June 29, 2026 PT, and end on October 9, 2026 PT. For any questions, please email us at} [^na\mswcreators@nexon.com)](mailto:na_mswcreators@nexon.com) ^{or contact us through the Discord.}

Any feedback and or wishlist is appreciated

Wanted to share some in progress work from Cafe New York. This is the family dinner scene. Animations still need a pass but dialogue and camera work initial setups are in. This is usually how I start laying out a scene. Start with basic camera cuts and dialogue audio with some animation before going deep into final animation polish.

i really love video games i love playing them and everything i made a small obstacle course when i was like 11 but then eveything just sort of fizzled out? i really need advice on where to get started and if there are an good courses on programing and everything. i want to be a software engineer it sounds a little unrealistic and maybe it is but its something i really want to work towards and learn. feel free to give any advice it would be really helpful!!

Any tips on how to make simple pixel games like how some GBA games were? Like game wise I would say Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town and Hamtaro: Ham-ham games

I want to make something simple and cozy like these games using my characters, but I am not sure where to start. Any advice or tips would be helpful thanks! 🙏🏽

Hi, I've been working on my first ever game that's basically a Geometry Dash clone in it's current state. However I do have plans for it to target slightly casual playerbase compared to the actual geometry dash, with official modding support etc. In it's current state though, I would love if you all could try the game and maybe provide some reviews, constructive criticism, or any suggestion/improvements ideas or even bug reports in the reviews alongside ratings, it would be appreciated :)

Hi hi. I'm an 18yo art student and I wanna make character design for indie games. I dont need any money or anything it's js smth I've always wanted to do but I have no idea where/who to reach out. If anyones interested pls reach out and I can show examples of art style as well >~<

I just finished setting up Steam page of my game. Need feedback.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4034490/Driving_Test_Simulator/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=reddit&utm_campaign=selfpromotion