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The 12 Best Low Poly House Assets to Use With Unity

The 12 Best Low Poly House Assets to Use With Unity

Unity is a great program that caters to both experienced and inexperienced developers. The best …

October 28, 2021

3D Game Assets for Unity | Asset Store Must-Haves

3D Game Assets for Unity | Asset Store Must-Haves

When it comes to creating your own 3D realm of gameplay on Unity, it can …

October 21, 2021

Best Low Poly Dungeon Pack: 11 Must-Have Game Assets

Best Low Poly Dungeon Pack: 11 Must-Have Game Assets

Building a low polygon medieval universe would be incomplete without a low poly dungeon. Add …

August 5, 2021

Low Poly Shops Unity Pack – Malls, Shopping Centre & More | 1933 Prefabs

Low Poly Shops Unity Pack – Malls, Shopping Centre & More | 1933 Prefabs

Synty Studios has released another massive asset pack to their library. It features tons of …

July 5, 2021

Low Poly City – Best 3D City Builder Assets for Game Developers

Low Poly City – Best 3D City Builder Assets for Game Developers

Need a quick and easy way to add a 2D or 3D low poly city …

June 23, 2021

Low Poly Animals: Best Unity Assets for Low Poly Games

Low Poly Animals: Best Unity Assets for Low Poly Games

The low poly style is beautiful and these assets can provide faster load times on …

June 23, 2021

Top 16 Best Sellers This Cyber Week with Unity 2024

Top 16 Best Sellers This Cyber Week with Unity 2024

It’s that blessed time of the year when platform gifts us with amazing deals and …

November 30, 2020

Low Poly Military Pack Just Released [2024] – Synty Studios

Low Poly Military Pack Just Released [2024] – Synty Studios

The highly acclaimed (by us most certainly!) Synty Studios™ presents one of their most ambitious …

August 4, 2020

Beautiful Low Poly 3D Asset Pack from PolyPerfect

Beautiful Low Poly 3D Asset Pack from PolyPerfect

If you’re into game development or game design for the first time or as an …

June 4, 2020

Top 10 Low Poly Models & Packs on the Unity Asset Store 2024

Top 10 Low Poly Models & Packs on the Unity Asset Store 2024

Low Poly is an art style all you animators out there have no doubt encountered …

June 26, 2019

Buried Memories Volume 2: Serekh, HDRP environment and character pack

Buried Memories Volume 2: Serekh, HDRP environment and character pack

Buried Memories Volume 2: Serekh (More here) offers a range of assets geared toward an action-adventure …

June 11, 2019

A Day at Retro Epic In The Woods

A Day at Retro Epic In The Woods

Last week I went to visit Retro Epic to meet the team and to find out more about what they do. Needless to say, their name describes them already… An Epic team of 12 based right here in the mother city of Cape Town

August 11, 2015

Pendleton Ward Pitches Game Ideas to Double Fine

Pendleton Ward Pitches Game Ideas to Double Fine

Double Fine holds an annual game jam called Amnesia Forthnight which gets a lot of …

July 2, 2014

Tech Talk in Cape Town – 3D and Game Software by Donovan Cook

Tech Talk in Cape Town – 3D and Game Software by Donovan Cook

We received a notification of an even happening in Cape Town where Donocan Cook, head …

May 14, 2014

Intricacies Of Character Design For Video Games

Intricacies Of Character Design For Video Games

When dealing with character design, it’s important to remember that looks aren’t everything. A true …

March 17, 2014

Using Pixel Art In Gaming – Dungeon Village

Using Pixel Art In Gaming – Dungeon Village

I’ve somehow dropped on Dungeon Village in the Google play store when I was looking …

December 11, 2013