Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Usagi v1.3.3 has been released with a fix for gamepads on web not working and a new `gfx.text_ex` spacing arg; full details at: codeberg.org/brettchalupa... Update with `usagi update` or download the latest executable! 022
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Usagi v1.3.2 has been released! It includes a bug fix for GIF export not working in dev mode (sorry everyone!); you can get it with `usagi update` or via Homebrew or download from Codeberg or itch; full release notes: codeberg.org/brettchalupa...codeberg.orgCorresponding difftool.<tool>.cmd variable is false, git will.--full-history without rewriting above. 021
Reposted by Brett Makes Gamesmaddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com · 27/08/2026i have made many-a silly comic about MGS4 and PW, and they are all nicely archived on my website!! enjoy!!! 🫡 mgs4: www.othatsraspberry.com/mgs4 pw: www.othatsraspberry.com/mgs-pw 61209298
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Usagi v1.3.1 has been released! It's an important bug fix release that fixes the new `usagi.conf` not getting included in exported games (my bad, sorry!). Download the latest ver, run `usagi update`, or update via homebrew! full details here: codeberg.org/brettchalupa...codeberg.org-f git-*.sh Because this example /etc/gitweb.conf) as a regular.Log --since="2 weeks ago" -- gitk Show the remote-tracking branches: $ git config. 031
Reposted by Brett Makes GamesBloody Lizard @bloody-lizard.bsky.social · 22/08/2026- Yesterday I was like, "yo, imma draw a mascot for this indie engine I’m crazy about." Not like I was begging for a spot - nah, I was totally begging - but whatever, I just went for it. #pixelart #digitalart #gamedev #indiegame #programming #usagi #furry #bunny 2164
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I made a Lua + Usagi screencast covering how to code robust scene switching from scratch. It starts with the basics and then expands from there! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttnt...youtube.comCoding robust game scene switching from scratch with Lua & UsagiYouTube video by Brett Makes Games 051
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I made a video about why I think Lua is the best language for learning game programming! youtu.be/BklgEGF1gLU There are so many great tools, frameworks, engines, and I think it's great language to grow with!youtu.beWhy Lua is the best language for learning game programmingYouTube video by Brett Makes Games 052
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026i made a video going over usagi v1.3 and show how to migrate from the old function _config to the new usagi.conf file! youtu.be/3x1qDJMP5Zcyoutu.beusagi.conf file explained | Usagi v1.3 OverviewYouTube video by Brett Makes Games 041
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 15/08/2026usagi v1.3.0 has been released! it includes some important bug fixes for window sizing & excessive memory usage by sfx; it also includes the new config approach, game rotation, gif record length opt, and more! codeberg.org/brettchalupa...codeberg.orgGit-fsck-objects - Verifies the connectivity.Merges appear in any kind of object to treat all pathspecs as. 163
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I was sick for most of July, I caught some kind of daycare bug from one of my kiddos. So I haven't been working on games or Usagi or videos. But I did use that time to play games! I beat the original Resident Evil 4 and really enjoyed that. I'm doing better now and working on Usagi v1.3! 150
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Just under 2 hours until submissions for #usagijam close! itch.io/jam/usagi-ja...itch.ioUsagi Jam 2026A game jam from 2026-07-03 to 2026-07-13 hosted by Brett Chalupa. To celebrate the release of Usagi Engine v1, let's do a casual game jam! This is a great way to try the engine out. The jam starts on ... 030
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026#usagijam has officially started! The theme is: MOON Join the jam: itch.io/jam/usagi-ja... Join the Discord: usagiengine.com/discord Can't wait to see what people make!!itch.ioUsagi Jam 2026A game jam from 2026-07-03 to 2026-07-13 hosted by Brett Chalupa. To celebrate the release of Usagi Engine v1, let's do a casual game jam! This is a great way to try the engine out. The jam starts on ... 050
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Usagi v1.2.0 has been released! It has a lot of bug fixes, Intel Mac support, new sfx funcs, alpha params for drawing, and more! I tried to get things in as good a place as possible for the Usagi Jam starting tomorrow!! Full details & download: codeberg.org/brettchalupa... 051
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I started a fun project for research where I'm playing through every PC Engine shoot-em-up in release order and sharing my thoughts on the Insert Credit forum. Currently playing Hany in the Sky, a weird and charming game from March 1989. forums.insertcredit.com/t/pce-stg-pr...forums.insertcredit.comPCE STG ProjectExploring the PC Engine’s shooting game library in chronological order! NEC/Hudson Soft’s PC Engine console (released in Japan on October 10, 1987) is renowned for its sheer number of shooters, many ... 010
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Make Games for Playdate with Lua is on sale on itch for US$5.99 for the Summer Sale 2026 until Monday, July 6th! It's a great way to jump into learning Lua, game programming, and #Playdate game dev. brettchalupa.itch.io/playdatebookbrettchalupa.itch.ioMake Games for Playdate with Lua by Brett ChalupaA fun introduction to game programming with Lua and the Playdate SDK 150
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026working on Rev. 2 of the NEOGEAR caravan incorporating player feedback: wave-based spawns, increased player ship speed, 16x9 UI with gadgets, and less tanky enemies. it's feeling good! plenty to do over the next ~2 weeks 010
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I wrote a bunch of new recipes for the Usagi book: quickstart guide, particles, scenes, level editors, collision detection, & more book.usagiengine.com/recipes/quic... (gonna take a break from the book writing for a bit)book.usagiengine.comUsagi Quickstart - Game Programming with UsagiA beginner-friendly guide to programming 2D games in Lua with Usagi Engine. 141
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I made a little template for Usagi games that I've been using. It includes basic scenes, some starter sprites by Kenney, particle system, and more codeberg.org/brettchalupa...codeberg.orgusagi_templateQuickstart template for Usagi Engine games, featuring scenes, helpful enums, itch.io deploy script, a particle manager, and more 031
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026new usagi vid on the upcoming game jam, the recent book updates, and the new quickstart template I've been working on: youtu.be/PDBrbCqYYnsyoutu.beJoin the first Usagi Jam, book updates, and a new quickstart templateYouTube video by Brett Makes Games 041
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Usagi Jam 2026 starts on Friday, July 3rd! Join the jam (itch.io/jam/usagi-ja...) for 10 days of diving into making games with Usagi Engine. Looking forward to seeing what you make! (Also, thanks to @omarudraw.bsky.social for the BunBun illustration used in jam graphic!) 052
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Ben H. is writing a tutorial on making Asteroids with Usagi, super cool to see! ben-heil.com/blogs/usagi-...ben-heil.com 021
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I just finished writing the 2nd chapter of the Usagi book. We make a shoot 'em up in it. Enemies spawn in waves, fire bullets at the player, and we dip our toes into sound effects. book.usagiengine.com/02-shoot-em-... 011
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026wrote a bunch of recipes for the Usagi book today, like building dev tools, dev mode-only functionality, and advanced state and data usage: book.usagiengine.com/recipes/dev-...book.usagiengine.comDev Mode Functionality - Game Programming with UsagiA beginner-friendly guide to programming 2D games in Lua with Usagi Engine. 031
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I've given into the haters: an example on how to compile TS to Lua with Usagi codeberg.org/brettchalupa... 000
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 15/06/2026first chapter of the (free) Usagi Book is ready! we make a dodge 'em up in it where you dodge incoming circles, written for beginners as if it's someone's first game they're making! book.usagiengine.com/01-dodge-em-... 131
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 15/06/2026wow, @wuffmakesgames.bsky.social @petthepetra.com & co. made an incredible NES-inspired yoyo based platformer Mouse Go Roll! in Usagi Engine! wuffmakesgames.itch.io/mouse-go-roll really neat to see people making games with the engine 0112
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I wrote a little bit about why you might want to install usagi for your user vs putting the engine executable in your project folders: book.usagiengine.com/recipes/user... 010
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 11/06/2026designed the usagi engine book cover today and outlined the contents! feeling good and excited 022
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 11/06/2026"WE MUST STOP TREATING EVERYTHING WE MAKE AS A POTENTIAL PRODUCT" hit me hard 110
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Really neat to see NEOGEAR -Summer Caravan '26- be in the top 4 most popular shoot 'em ups on itch today: itch.io/games/tag-sh... The feedback from people who play the game has been really positive, which is extremely gratifying and motivating. 021
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 10/06/2026NEOGEAR -Summer Caravan '26- has been released! It's a free, tight, 2-minute time-attack shmup. You play as Porter, a retired frame pilot, brought back into the fray to fight the rampant AI KAMI. Key art by Chromatic Arcana. Game design and programming by me. brettchalupa.itch.io/neogear-summ... 3103
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Usagi v1.1.1 has been released! It includes a performance fix for web, doc fixes, and some more character ranges when font baking. Get the latest version with `usagi update`. Then run `usagi refresh` in your projects. codeberg.org/brettchalupa...codeberg.orgRefs would become corrupted). For safety.Before --stdin, the revisions passed through to. 121
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Does anyone have any advice/guidance on how to find artists to potentially hire for sprite work? I in particular am looking for someone experienced in making shmup art, which has its own visual needs quite different from other games due to visibility being a top concern. 21203
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I've been working on a 2 min caravan mode for NEOGEAR. Goal is to release it this Friday! 010
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Usagi v1.1.0 overview covering `usagi loveify` and some of the other changes and fixes www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSDi...youtube.comUsagi Engine's killing feature: Love2D Export - Usagi v1.1.0 Changelog OverviewYouTube video by Brett Makes Games 010
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Usagi v1.1.0 has been released, including `usagi loveify` to convert your project to Love2D, Linux ARM exports, debug function support, a whole bunch of bug fixes, and more! Run `usagi update`. Full details and download here: codeberg.org/brettchalupa... 042
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I have decided that Usagi Engine will not accept AI contributions. I have also decided to move the project off of GitHub. The source code now lives on Codeberg at codeberg.org/brettchalupa...codeberg.orgusagiSimple 2D game engine for rapid prototyping with Lua, featuring live reload and cross-platform export 091
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Really awesome to see the Playdate zine Cranko! (cranknockout.com) covering my Playdate book and doing a raffle for free copies! 030
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 02/06/2026sola-raylib v6.2.0 has been released with more Rust-y loading for some assets, a request_quit function,Windows build improvements, and SDL version fixes for Windows: github.com/brettchalupa...github.comRelease v6.2.0 · brettchalupa/sola-raylibBREAKING RaylibHandle::load_shader and load_shader_from_memory are now fallible (#51). Both return Result<Shader, Error> instead of Shader. raylib silently logs a warning and substitutes the defa... 020
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I set up an Usagi Engine discord channel if anyone wants to join it usagiengine.com/discord 021
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 29/05/2026big music day for me: new Kurt Vile and new Guided by Voices albums; they're both fantastic 000
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 29/05/2026save the date: july 3-13, Usagi Jam 2026 casual game jam to use the engine, let's go itch.io/jam/usagi-ja... 132
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Whoa, Game from Scratch covered Usagi Engine! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGW1...youtube.comUSAGI Engine - New Stupidly Easy 2D Game Engine 🕹️YouTube video by Gamefromscratch 162
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Really awesome video overview of Usagi by jrondev: www.youtube.com/watch?v=efAJ...youtube.comUsagi Engine in 100 Seconds - 2D Game Development with LuaYouTube video by jrondev 062
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 22/05/2026streaming working on my shmup NEOGEAR youtube.com/live/S3GQL5F...youtube.comWorking on my shmup NEOGEAR with Usagi EngineYouTube video by Brett Makes Games 041
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I made a video showing how to utilize dev-only functionality to make game development easier in Usagi Engine www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4xr...youtube.comHow to use dev mode checks to make game development easier - usagi.IS_DEV TutorialYouTube video by Brett Makes Games 011
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Usagi v1.0 has been released! It's a simple 2D game engine I made that uses Lua. It live reloads your code and assets as you change them. Exporting for web and PC is as simple as a single command. It's ideal for rapid prototyping to explore ideas. usagiengine.com 1338
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Usagi v1.0.0 is live!! Includes arbitrary data loading (with live reload of course), critical bug fixes, and triangles!! Let's all go make fun games with Usagi Engine Full release details: github.com/brettchalupa... 110
Brett Makes Games @brettmakesgames.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I made a video showing some of the new data loading functionality w/ live reload I've been adding to Usagi (for v1.0.0) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frhv...youtube.comI added a simple, yet incredibly powerful feature to Usagi Engine - Data Loading PreviewYouTube video by Brett Makes Games 000