Game Bytes · June 2023

Game Bytes is a monthly series that explores the world of game development on GitHub, highlighting various aspects like game engine updates, open-source games, mods, and game jams. This edition covers projects such as the Text Engine, a JavaScript-based engine for creating text adventure games, and Beyond All Reason, a real-time strategy game with a growing community. It also features Sine Rider, a game about graphing equations developed by Hack Club students, and GDTLancer, a space simulator inspired by classics in the genre. The article mentions post-processing effects for Unity, the role of GitHub Copilot in game development, and contributions to ScummVM through Google Summer of Code. It also highlights recent game jams and the game jam game of the month, Neo City Express, which blends arcade racing with a visual novel format.