DragonRuby Game Toolkit Devlog - itch.iohttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtkAn intuitive 2D game engine. Fast, cross-platform, tiny, hot loaded.https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/1497015/dragonrubys-seventh-year-where-we-started-and-where-were-goingDragonRuby's Seventh Year - Where We Started and Where We're Goinghttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/1497015/dragonrubys-seventh-year-where-we-started-and-where-were-goingWed, 22 Apr 2026 23:12:45 GMTdevlog

April 19th 2026 marks the seven year anniversary of DragonRuby Game Toolkit. In celebration of this milestone, the game engine will be free for the next few days . Enjoy. Why was DragonRuby created? I...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/809843/dragonruby-hits-v60DragonRuby Hits v6.0https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/809843/dragonruby-hits-v60Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:10:06 GMTdevlog

Celebration Time! With the release of v6.0, Ludam Dare 56 kicking off, and Rocky Mountain Ruby 2024 around the corner, DragonRuby Game Toolkit is free the next few days . Let’s talk about all the ne...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/655686/2023-year-end-review2023 Year End Reviewhttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/655686/2023-year-end-reviewMon, 25 Dec 2023 08:39:11 GMTdevlogWith the year coming to a close, I wanted to provide a summary of all that’s happened with the engine in 2023 (168 releases since inception, 29 releases in 2023 alone). Itch.io Rankings In 2023, Dra...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/542709/mid-year-update-quacks-steam-distribution-sound-synthesis-and-pixel-arraysMid-year Update: Quacks, Steam Distribution, Sound Synthesis, and Pixel Arrayshttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/542709/mid-year-update-quacks-steam-distribution-sound-synthesis-and-pixel-arraysThu, 08 Jun 2023 01:51:03 GMTdevlogSince we are halfway through 2023, I wanted to give y’all an update about what’s new with DragonRuby Game Toolkit. Quacks The Rubber Duck Dev Show is making June the month of DragonRuby. All month...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/488700/dragonruby-2023-roadmapDragonRuby 2023 Roadmaphttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/488700/dragonruby-2023-roadmapSat, 11 Feb 2023 19:05:27 GMTdevlogHey everyone we are coming close to starting new development for 2023. Before we jump into things, I wanted to let y’all know that the presentation I gave about DragonRuby at RubyConf 2022 is live...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/450794/dragonruby-steam-deckDragonRuby + Steam Deckhttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/450794/dragonruby-steam-deckSat, 12 Nov 2022 12:31:04 GMTdevlog

DragonRuby Game Toolkit just released version 3.24. This marks the last major release of this year (large changes during the holiday season are usually a bad idea when it comes to game engines). A ton...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/317218/30-rtm-oculus-vr-indie-tier-and-black-friday-discounts3.0 RTM, Oculus VR, Indie Tier, and Black Friday Discountshttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/317218/30-rtm-oculus-vr-indie-tier-and-black-friday-discountsMon, 22 Nov 2021 19:10:09 GMTdevlogWe’ve wrapped up this major release and a lot of great things are now available. DragonRuby Game Toolkit 3.0 Improvements You should see massive performance improvements. 3.0 is generally 2x to 3x f...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/313314/oculus-quest-and-dragonrubyOculus Quest and DragonRubyhttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/313314/oculus-quest-and-dragonrubyWed, 10 Nov 2021 19:09:42 GMTdevlogDragon Riders, We’ve been secretly working on a new capability of the game engine, and finally are to a point where we can share what we’ve done. DragonRuby Game Toolkit will receive VR capabiliti...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/307226/dragonruby-game-toolkit-30-gm-releasedDragonRuby Game Toolkit 3.0 GM Releasedhttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/307226/dragonruby-game-toolkit-30-gm-releasedSun, 24 Oct 2021 20:07:06 GMTdevlogDragonRuby Game Toolkit 3.0 GM (Golden Master) has been released. We are one step away from 3.0 going RTM (Release to Market). The GM release includes a couple of new sample apps, mouse wheel fixes (f...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/304437/dragonruby-game-toolkit-30-release-candidateDragonRuby Game Toolkit 3.0 Release Candidatehttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/304437/dragonruby-game-toolkit-30-release-candidateSat, 16 Oct 2021 06:46:06 GMTdevlogVersion 3.0 is at the release candidate stage! Here is the changelog for the release: 3.0 Change Log [Note] Don’t panic or be afraid to upgrade. This is a major release of DragonRuby Game Toolkit. I...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/300810/beta-2-released-for-dragonruby-game-toolkit-30Beta 2 released for DragonRuby Game Toolkit 3.0https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/300810/beta-2-released-for-dragonruby-game-toolkit-30Tue, 05 Oct 2021 01:03:53 GMTdevlogDragon Riders, We’ve just released BETA 2 of DragonRuby Game Toolkit 3.0. This release includes fixes for Windows along with helpful error messages related to breaking changes. The full details of t...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/298467/beta-released-for-dragonruby-game-toolkit-30Beta released for DragonRuby Game Toolkit 3.0https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/298467/beta-released-for-dragonruby-game-toolkit-30Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:26:29 GMTdevlogDragon Riders, We’ve just released a beta of the next version of DragonRuby Game Toolkit. This version has incorporated language features new to mRuby 3.0. We’ve also made some significant leaps i...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/152952/were-a-part-of-the-the-bundle-for-racial-justiceWe're a part of the the Bundle for Racial Justice!https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/152952/were-a-part-of-the-the-bundle-for-racial-justiceMon, 08 Jun 2020 22:35:43 GMTdevlog

Just a heads up! Share with your friends!! Excerpt from: https://www.archyde.com/you-can-get-over-700-indie-games-for-e-5-and-support-racial-equality-and-fairness/ With this initiative, the Itch.io we...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/92995/lowrez-game-jamLOWREZ Game Jam!https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/92995/lowrez-game-jamSat, 03 Aug 2019 04:34:15 GMTdevlog

The LOWREZ Game Jam 2019 is fully underway. Amir has been incorporating feedback (along with clearing out some of his pending commits). Here's what we've got: A web based DragonRuby GTK Sandbox has be...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/92577/lowrez-game-jam-prepLOWREZ Game Jam Prep!https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/92577/lowrez-game-jam-prepWed, 31 Jul 2019 17:55:57 GMTdevlogThis one is just a quick update with some minor improvements. We're likely going to be doing little updates and hotfixes all week for LOWREZJAM 2019 , as we get feedback and fill in needs. I promise...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/89646/headless-testing-and-2x-performanceHeadless Testing and 2X performancehttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/89646/headless-testing-and-2x-performanceFri, 12 Jul 2019 15:47:52 GMTdevlogNew build! We did this thing this time, where we'd say "I just want to add this one more little thing," and then that would be done and there was just one more little thing, and then after a month of...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/84358/dragonruby-quake-consoleDragonRuby Quake Consolehttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/84358/dragonruby-quake-consoleWed, 05 Jun 2019 04:03:31 GMTdevlog

Here's what's new! Added the ability to create replays for your game. This lets you record a run of your game and play it back later, for demos, automatic testing or just to show off how cool your st...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/81444/gorillasbas-raspberrypi-and-html5GORILLAS.BAS, RaspberryPI, and HTML5https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/81444/gorillasbas-raspberrypi-and-html5Thu, 16 May 2019 05:27:25 GMTdevlogIt's that time again! We've been grinding away at the next release, and here we are with a fresh build, just for you! The most notable changes: Experimental HTML5 support! You can now package games to...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/78445/flappydragon-sample-appFlappyDragon sample app!https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/78445/flappydragon-sample-appSat, 27 Apr 2019 06:12:43 GMTdevlog

We're continuing to iterate on the Game Toolkit, and pushing updates out to you as fast as we can. Here's what's changed: Packaging Windows builds of your game now sets a proper icon and metadata in t...

]]>https://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/77694/hello-worldHello Worldhttps://dragonruby.itch.io/dragonruby-gtk/devlog/77694/hello-worldMon, 22 Apr 2019 16:41:56 GMTdevlog

First devlog! Hooray! We're pushing a new build today with a bunch of fixes. Right now we're just putting out fires that came from initial feedback, and we can start focusing on improvements. Here's w...

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