General resources (to be split into multiple pages)

This page contains links to lots of resources for general game development. This will be split into more specific pages at some point

General
http://www.pixelprospector.com/indie-resources/ - contains a complete guide to being an independent developer with sections on development, graphics, sound, distribution, business and marketing.

http://makegames.tumblr.com/post/1136623767/finishing-a-game A great blog post on why and how you should always finish your projects

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/gameprog.html Contains information on most algorithms you will need when creating a game; pathfinding, AI etc. as well as game design topics such as balancing and core gameplay mechanics

Game Ideas
The following websites can give you some ideas for a game. (Very useful for game jams)

http://ideaguy.99k.org/ - Allows users to either retrieve an idea from the database or submit one of their own. The majority of the ideas on this site are rubbish but there's some gems if you keep clicking e.g. "Zoo Animal Deathmatch. Head to head fighting as different zoo animals."

http://orteil.dashnet.org/gamegen Randomly generates a game idea (untick "Sanity" if you want some really weird ideas)

http://www.squidi.net/three/index.php 300 fully explained gameplay ideas free for anybody to use.

Planning
A template Game Design Document that can be used to describe and plan a game idea - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YjznMNX9Gs_uV2CTRC4ix4JWzkkXm59HvQZtRjhbbXQ/edit?usp=sharing

I will update with an explanation of each section in a separate page eventually

Art
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/pixel-art-tutorials/ - 30 pixel art tutorials; covers spriting, textures, colour theory and loads more

http://www.indiedb.com/groups/unity-devs/downloads/100-free-fantasy-assets-by-digital-roar-studios - 100 free fantasy assets. Can be used in commercial projects

http://opengameart.org/ - A website containing loads of free art for use within your game. Check the licensing on each asset, some cannot be used in commercial projects, others require you to give credit to the artist etc.

http://www.aseprite.org/ - brilliant sprite editor for drawing and animating. Costs $10

Sound
http://www.bfxr.net/ - An online sound effect generator. Runs in your browser and lets you customise sounds for your game and download them.

http://www.freesound.org/ - A website that contains thousands of recording you can use. Check licenses before using.

https://autochords.com/ - If you want to make music for your game and don't know any theory you can use this to generate chord progressions that sound good

http://tonecarver.wordpress.com/nova3-generative-sequencer-vst/ - a plugin for use inside a DAW, link it up to a synth of your choice and add some rovers. It will generate, sometimes decent, music

http://bedroomproducersblog.com/ - A huge resource of free samples and plugins for making music

http://www.reaper.fm/ - a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) with an unlimited free trial

https://lmms.io/ - a free DAW that works on OSX, Windows and Linux

Game Jams
You can use these links to find game jams to enter

http://itch.io/jams

http://compohub.net/

http://www.indiegamejams.com/

Finished a game?
Free hosting for your game available on http://itch.io/

Great tools and information on marketing and distributing your game available here - http://vlambeer.com/toolkit/