- 001 Game Creator Beta Update + Open Dev Kit Progress + Autumn Sale! - 1 October 2026
Autumn is here, and development across both 001 Game Creator and Open Dev Kit continues moving forward! This time around, we have a new 001 Game Creator beta to share, featuring important groundwork for expanded localization support alongside several editor and project-data fixes. We’re also taking another look at some of the major Open Dev Kit features introduced recently, while giving you an early glimpse at several visual and world-building improvements currently in development.And, of course, the Steam Autumn Sale is here too! Latest 001 Game Creator Beta Our newest 001 Game Creator beta primarily focuses on localization groundwork, editor improvements, and reliability fixes.One of the largest behind-the-scenes developments is the completion of translations throughout the 001 Game Creator editor and resources for 31 languages, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish,…
- Expanded Gamepad Support in New 001 Update + Major Open Dev Kit Progress! - 23 August 2026
It’s been another busy summer for SoftWeir, with major developments underway across both 001 Game Creator and Open Dev Kit.This month, we’re releasing a new public update for 001 Game Creator focused heavily on platform compatibility and input support, including expanded gamepad functionality beyond Windows, new vibration support, Android improvements, and several scripting and editor fixes.We’re also celebrating 10 years since real-time online functionality first arrived in 001 Game Creator, sharing some of the latest major developments happening in Open Dev Kit, and kicking off our August Sale! 10 Years of Online FunctionalityTen years ago, 001 Game Creator took a major step forward with the introduction of real-time networking functionality, opening the door for developers to create connected experiences and bring players together over the internet. Since then, 001’s networking capab…
- Celebrating 10 Years on Steam + Open Dev Kit Expands to New Platforms - 25 June 2026
This year marks an important milestone for SoftWeir and the 001 Game Creator community: 10 years on Steam!To celebrate the occasion, we're kicking off one of our biggest sales of the year while also taking a look at how far 001 Game Creator has come, and where we're headed next.Open Dev Kit continues to evolve at an incredible pace, with support for iOS, macOS, Linux, HTML5, DirectX 12, Vulkan, Metal, raytracing, and many other major features currently in active development. Read on for a preview of what's coming next.10 Years on Steam!When 001 Game Creator first arrived on Steam, our goal was to make game development more accessible. We wanted to provide creators with powerful tools that could be used by beginners taking their first steps into game development, while still remaining flexible enough for experienced developers building ambitious projects.Over the past decade, that vision…
- Open Dev Kit Expands Even Further + Major Documentation Improvements! - 11 May 2026
A brand-new Open Dev Kit update is about to be released, bringing some major new functionality and improvements across the editor, rendering pipeline, scripting systems, and workflow tools. Alongside that, we’ve also rolled out significant performance improvements for both the 001 Game Creator and Open Dev Kit online documentations to make browsing, searching, and learning much smoother than before.To celebrate the upcoming update, 001 Game Creator is also now available at 75% off, with all DLCs discounted by 20% until May 25th!Documentation & Website ImprovementsOver the past few weeks, we’ve continued refining both the 001 Game Creator and Open Dev Kit web experience, with a strong focus on documentation accessibility, organization, and overall performance.For 001 Game Creator, the Events and Use Values wiki sections received major backend and structural improvements to significantly…
- Video Playback Comes to 001 Game Creator Beta + Open Dev Kit Android Testing - 20 March 2026
Video playback support is now rolling out in the latest 001 Game Creator beta, enabling developers to integrate video directly into their games. Cinematic cutscenes and animated intros... this long-awaited feature opens up entirely new possibilities for storytelling and presentation.The 001 Game Creator beta is currently available to Insiders and Open Dev Kit subscribers, giving our community early access to upcoming features while helping us gather valuable feedback.Alongside this milestone, we’re also preparing the next major step for Open Dev Kit: Android support. Testing for Android builds will begin soon, and we’re actively looking for testers to help us ensure everything runs smoothly across devices.Let’s take a closer look at what’s new and how you can get involved. Major Feature: Video Playback SupportWe’re so excited to introduce a major new capability for 001 Game Creator, and…
- Fantastic February Is Here with Huge Discounts! - 20 February 2026
February is off to a fantastic start! To celebrate everything we’ve been building across 001 Game Creator and Open Dev Kit, we’re kicking off our Fantastic February Sale with some of our biggest discounts of the season.With major development updates, deeper tool integration, and continued community-driven improvements, there’s never been a better time to jump in.Open Dev Kit Website RefreshAlongside the latest development updates, we’ve also given the Open Dev Kit website a visual and structural refresh. The updated design focuses on clarity, usability, and better showcasing the its ecosystem.The new layout is cleaner, more modern, and easier to navigate, making it simpler for both new and existing users to explore features, documentation, and updates.You can check it out here: https://opendevkit.com/We’ve also rejuvenated the 001 Game Creator workspace experience, giving it a much clea…
- Open Dev Kit - New Debugging Tools, Stability, and Integration Features - 3 February 2026
We’ve rolled out a major update that brings Open Dev Kit and 001 Game Creator even closer together. From now on, an active Open Dev Kit subscription also grants access to the 001 Game Creator beta, along with the ability to vote on and request new 001 features. This makes ODK the main way to support development while directly shaping the future of both tools.Open Dev Kit - Subscription & 001 Game Creator AccessAn Open Dev Kit subscription now does more than just unlock powerful tooling. Subscribers automatically receive access to the 001 Game Creator beta, along with the ability to vote on feature priorities and submit feature requests. This unifies development feedback under a single, streamlined system and ensures that the people actively using our tools have a direct voice in where they go next.As part of this transition, we also performed a long-overdue cleanup of our feature reques…
- End of Year Review & Future Plans - 6 January 2026
2025 has been another landmark year for our team and community, filled with exciting growth, major releases, and long-requested features coming to life. Open Dev Kit took some huge steps forward with the release of brand-new demos like the Space Shooter and 3D Platformer, along with fully immersive VR functionality powered by 3D physics. We also kicked off Community Showcases to better highlight the incredible projects being built by you, and reached a major milestone by bringing 001 Game Creator to the Epic Games Store. More recently, we’ve been laying the groundwork for deeper input support and more immersive feedback in 001 Game Creator, with features that will begin rolling out in 2026 after further testing. As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back on everything we’ve accomplished together in this 2025 Year-in-Review.We kicked off 2025 by continuing to expand…
- Celebrate the Holidays with unstoppable deals! - 18 December 2025
The holidays are nearly here, and we’re closing out the year with a fresh sale and a quick roundup of the latest improvements to 001 Game Creator. Whether you’re beginning a new project over the break or returning to a long-running one, now’s a great time to jump in and take advantage of the newest update.Insiders UpdateToday our Insiders over on Patreon got some information regarding new features coming to 001 Game Creator, which will be available for beta testing soon.Stay tuned for updates! 🎮Previous Update HighlightsOur most recent version focused on stability improvements and smoother development workflows. We fixed an issue where table data could be lost in saved games after unrelated tables were removed, ensuring projects remain reliable even as you reorganize resources. Android developers are now guided to install Java SE Development Kit 17, which is required for building moder…
- New 001 Version & Special Black Friday Sale - 19 November 2025
We’re kicking off this year’s Black Friday with a significant celebration! Massive discounts, a fresh public update of 001 Game Creator, and the 5-year anniversary of our Educational E-Books! Let’s dive into everything happening right now.001 Game Creator UpdateA fresh public build of 001 Game Creator has just been released, bringing the latest improvements from our Patreon beta into the main version.This update fixes an issue where table data could get lost in saved games after removing unrelated tables, clarifies that Android developers should now install Java SE Development Kit 17, and resolves compatibility problems that prevented Android Bundle (.aab) files from building properly with newer versions of Gradle. It’s a smaller but important update, especially for creators preparing mobile releases.While this release focuses on stability and compatibility, we’ve got some exciting new…
- New 001 Version & Autumn Sale - 30 September 2025
With the leaves falling and the air being crisp... now would be the perfect time to cozy up and work on your next big project. We’re back with a brand-new public version of 001 Game Creator, plus some great discounts to help you kick off the season!New Version Out NowThe latest public update of 001 Game Creator is here and brings major stability improvements and fixes that many of you have been waiting for. Resource editors are now much more reliable thanks to fixes that prevent random crashes when switching between resources. Large maps now scroll properly (even when zoomed in), actor acceleration will now correctly reach minimum negative velocity, and actor tint/ specular colors now apply correctly when holding items. On the platform side, Android projects now target API version 35 (with a new minimum of 21), support 16KB page sizes, and use the updated Google Play Billing Library 7.1…
- 20 Years Strong - 23 August 2025
001 Game Creator Turns 20!This year marks two decades since 001 was first released to the public back in August 2005, and boy what a journey it’s been! From those humble beginnings to becoming the powerful and flexible engine it is today, none of it would have been possible without our amazing community of creators.The story actually began even earlier in 2001, when development first started on what would become the engine you know today. From the start, the vision was to give creators of all skill levels the tools they needed to build games without barriers. That dream took shape with the first free public release as a free tool in August 2005, marking the beginning of a journey that would empower countless creators around the world.By September 2008, 001 expanded into basic 3D functionality, laying the groundwork for more ambitious projects. Just a few years later, in August 2013, a b…
- Summer Sale Begins! - 26 June 2025
Summer’s heating up, and so are these deals! Whether you're polishing up a long-term project or starting a brand new game idea you've been thinking about, now’s a great time to jump in. We've had some exciting developments over the last couple weeks, and with a fresh round of community creativity in full swing, it’s the perfect season to create something awesome with 001 Game Creator!Community ShowcasesWe’ve been blown away by the talent in our community lately, as we’ve been featuring some of your creations in our monthly Community Showcases! Our most recent spotlight featured Pact of the Mystics, an eerie 2D platformer dripping with style, and Bellows Below, a surreal mix of survival horror and fishing mechanics built in 3D. These projects are a great reminder of what’s possible in 001, whether you’re working in 2D or 3D.Check out the full post here: https://001gamecreator.com/news/20…
- Hotfix v2025.005.001 is now live - 13 May 2025
A new hotfix version of 001 Game Creator is now live, fixing a few issues that popped up in the latest version. Most importantly, we fixed the "Critical Error #-1" error various users experienced. 2025.005.001 -Fixed incorrect arctangent calculation resolving holding point and sprite script rotation issues and further fixing geometry use value “Direction from Point (ArcTan2)” and math use value “Arctangent” from returning incorrect values. -Fixed regression crash when using color interpolation. -Fixed very tall tiles from disappearing when they are near the bottom of the screen. -Made it not warn about missing “Return Value” when editing a sub script. -Fixed not being able to provide large values for sprite pose rate. In case you missed our previous announcement on the massive update that just dropped, check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/347400/view/51183174608853…
- Huge Update: Alpha-Layered Tile Support, Scripting Fixes! - 8 May 2025
Spring is now in full swing, and we’re back with another round of awesome updates! With fresh 001 Game Creator and Open Dev Kit updates just out the oven, and more ways than ever to get involved in the community, there’s never been a better time to dive into development. This update introduces a very exciting visual upgrade which is alpha-layered tile blending! Alongside that, there are major scripting fixes for geometry logic and value reliability, improvements to mobile input handling, and better Android/iOS exporting tools. Jump into everything that's been happening lately for more details! New Version Out Now! A new version of 001 Game Creator is now live! This one includes several resolved bugs plus a couple critical scripting fixes that many of you will appreciate. Most notably, we’ve fixed an issue where setting an actor’s direction via scripting wasn’t properly triggering collis…
- Community Showcase + What’s Next - 11 April 2025
With April finally here Spring is now in full bloom, and while we're busy squashing bugs and polishing the next big release of 001 Game Creator, we wanted to take a moment to show off what our community has been up to lately! It's been great seeing more activity from you, and we’d love to keep that momentum going, so let’s kick things off with the very first community showcase for this month! Community Showcase Kicking off our very first community showcase is a project that's oozing with charm and retro flair: "Dungeon Mori" by FilthyDrawings! This wonderful and stylish dungeon crawler blends SNES-era visuals with roguelike mechanics, all wrapped up in a moody, mysterious pixel world. With beautifully crafted dungeons and a solid narrative, it’s exciting to see how far this one will come, and it's even got a demo out now on Steam! View the #show-off thread on our discord server here: ht…
- Upcoming Software Updates, Sales and more! - 13 March 2025
Spring right into the warmer days of this season with a new 001 Game Creator beta update, as well as sweet discounts on the software and DLCs! The change log is huge with over 30 changes fresh off the press, with a wide assortment of new features, enhancements and bug fixes. So let's dive right in and break down some of the best parts of this update! New Beta Update - Public release soon! A fresh BETA version of 001 Game Creator has been released and is available to our patrons, with a public release on the horizon! This update will bring a couple key fixes, including resolving a crash from fast-moving actors, improved projectile behavior, and better tile shadow rendering. We’ve also fixed issues with actors taking damage when they shouldn’t, invalid network messages, and a major script editor bug that caused parameter argument changes to be lost. Android/iOS devs will also find and imp…
- New Update Soon, Huge Updates to Open Dev Kit + Heartwarming Deals! - 4 February 2025
A fresh update for 001 Game Creator is just around the corner, bringing key fixes and improvements, while Open Dev Kit has some new and very exciting things in the works. Plus, with Valentine’s Day approaching us, we’ve got some lovely deals you won’t want to miss. Upcoming 001 Game Creator Update A new version of 001 Game Creator is just on the horizon, bringing with it a bunch of fixes for improving overall stability, and addressing long-standing issues. Some key highlights include new map options that improves alpha blending support for tiles. Android users will also see a major fix where certain older/lower-end devices could not render 3D models properly at all, meaning way better 3D model rendering compatibility on all devices now! Additionally, we've fixed an item function "Maximum Value" for "Statistic Impact on Target", and newly created Custom Events now execute properly withou…
- End of Year Review & Future Plans - 2 January 2025
2024 has been an extraordinary year of growth and progress for our team and community! From Open Dev Kit transitioning from Alpha to Beta, making remarkable progress in its development, to introducing Steam Items for 001 Game Creator as well as other new content, we've reached incredible milestones together. As the year wraps up, we take a moment to reflect on these achievements and celebrate what we’ve made in this End-of-Year review. At the beginning of the year, Open Dev Kit received a major update that introduced 3D Jolt Physics to the engine, something that is considered to be a staple in many 3D games nowadays, and a thing that was impossible to do in 001 Game Creator. Few weeks later on, Open Dev Kit kept receiving significant updates one after another, such as support for extended OpenAI functionality, which brought with it DALL-E-3. This new model was capable of generating imag…
- HUGE Black Friday Discounts & New Open Dev Kit 3D Demo - 27 November 2024
With the leaves falling and the air growing crispier by the minute, we're turning up the heat with a fantastic warm and welcoming Autumn Sale, plus exciting updates from Open Dev Kit! Get ready to fall in love with game development all over again! New Upcoming Open Dev Kit Demo Get hyped for the approaching Space Shooter demo for Open Dev Kit! Inspired by the 001 Game Creator iconic Space Shooter, this upgraded template showcases the sheer potential of Open Dev Kit. Upgraded in every aspect such as visuals, gameplay and new features, it allows you to play in 2D or 3D, design epic space battles with stunning Effekseer particle effects, and craft custom alien ships, projectiles, and dynamic backdrops. With smoother mechanics, arcade-style excitement, and endless flexibility, this demo gives you the chance to create breathtaking intergalactic adventures. Stay tuned for more updates and pre…
