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🎮 Game Development Diary - March 03, 2026

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📊 SteamCharts This Week

Top 5 Most Played Games

Trending Games (24-Hour Growth)

🎪 Game Jams This Week

Active Jams

📰 Gaming News

Marathon UI designer declares himself the 'fontslop merchant' and promises Bungie will never 'remove the SAUCE from the UI' Bungie is listening to your feedback, but Marathon's UI is weird on purpose. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/marathon-ui-designer-declares-himself-the-fontslop-merchant-and-promises-bungie-will-never-remove-the-sauce-from-the-ui/

Fallout: New Vegas remaster hopium goes off like Mount Vesuvius as Iron Galaxy teases 'what's coming next' with a very famous loading screen It might not mean anything, but it could mean something. One very specific thing. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/fallout-new-vegas-remaster-hopium-goes-off-like-mount-vesuvius-as-iron-galaxy-teases-whats-coming-next-with-a-very-famous-loading-screen/

After removing its worst feature, Runescape just upended its entire combat system after only three months of player testing Not long after giving microtransactions the boot, sweeping combat changes to Runescape just gave the MMORPG another big refresh for 2026. https://www.pcgamesn.com/runescape/combat-2026

Once again, Arma 3 gameplay is being passed around as real combat footage: 'It doesn't even look real!' one overexcited poster exclaims Technology is making it harder than ever to determine real from fake, but that doesn't excuse sloppiness. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/once-again-arma-3-gameplay-is-being-passed-around-as-real-combat-footage-it-doesnt-even-look-real-one-overexcited-poster-exclaims/

Moon Studios' CEO thinks No Rest for the Wicked could be a "forever game" with the foundations of one that "could rival Hades" Though there are no plans to drop the action-RPG, the combat of No Rest for the Wicked could lead to Moon Studios taking on the survival genre. https://www.pcgamesn.com/no-rest-for-the-wicked/forever-game

Bungie is considering a dedicated duos mode and time-to-kill changes after Marathon server slam feedback The server slam is over, but Bungie still wants your feedback. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/bungie-is-considering-a-dedicated-duos-mode-and-time-to-kill-changes-after-marathon-sever-slam-feedback/

The next Cities Skylines 2 creator pack is bad news for work from home citizens, but good news for architecture aficionados Two new Cities Skylines 2 community packs are set to drop alongside the city building game's second update from its new development team. https://www.pcgamesn.com/cities-skylines-2/office-evolution

Ark modder issues statement after being called "lazy" and "uncreative" for reusing assets from an abandoned game A famous modder of open-world sandbox RPG Ark Survival Ascended claims that being a level designer is why an update borrows from Atlas. https://www.pcgamesn.com/ark-survival-ascended/Astraeos-pyranthos-boss

This is 100% the gaming PC I would buy in these tech-starved times The memory, GPU, and SSD alone are worth around $1,330, which means you're getting an 8-core Zen 4 chip, motherboard, PSU, chassis, and cooling for ju https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/this-is-100-percent-the-gaming-pc-i-would-buy-in-these-tech-starved-times/

World of Warcraft has stagnated for years. Midnight changes that. I’ve been dreaming of a World of Warcraft 2 for years, but with new expansion Midnight, Blizzard has successfully reinvented its MMO. https://www.pcgamesn.com/world-of-warcraft/midnight-launch-turning-point

🎯 Indie Game Releases

Based on SteamCharts trending data, here are the indie games experiencing massive growth:

🛠️ New Tools & Resources

Humans in the Loop - Humans in the Loop is a place for people who love to use AI to ship faster, a free community to join and share insights and best practices on Claude C
524 upvotes | https://www.producthunt.com/products/humans-in-the-loop/launches/humans-in-the-loop?utm_campaign=producthunt-api&utm_medium=api-v2&utm_source=Application%3A+skool+%28ID%3A+274129%29

⭐ GitHub Trending

godotengine/godot - 107,251 stars (C++) Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine https://github.com/godotengine/godot

ocornut/imgui - 71,668 stars (C++) Dear ImGui: Bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies https://github.com/ocornut/imgui

bevyengine/bevy - 44,843 stars (Rust) A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy

phaserjs/phaser - 39,107 stars (JavaScript) Phaser is a fun, free and fast 2D game framework for making HTML5 games for desktop and mobile web browsers, supporting Canvas and WebGL rendering. https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser

LizardByte/Sunshine - 34,902 stars (C++) Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine

🐍 Reddit Highlights

Need Feedback for the scanning mechanic in my Detective Immersive Sim
462 upvotes | 49 comments r/Unity3D https://v.redd.it/qddys29nhbig1

Alright... last time I got roasted for the screen shake. How’s it looking now?
451 upvotes | 54 comments r/Unity3D https://v.redd.it/nw3j692dl8ig1

I released my solo developed game on Steam and it suddenly hit 10 MILLION impressions. I'm still shaking!
375 upvotes | 91 comments r/IndieGaming https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1qz4k7k

I had my students create dioramas in Unity and combined them into one continuous showcase!
269 upvotes | 13 comments r/Unity3D https://v.redd.it/bdc7uvc7x8ig1

Fast floating voxel detection for my Unity game! Voxtopolis
267 upvotes | 20 comments r/Unity3D https://v.redd.it/jishq8u6j9ig1

🤖 Community Highlights

godotengine/godot (GitHub) 107,251 stars https://github.com/godotengine/godot

ocornut/imgui (GitHub) 71,668 stars https://github.com/ocornut/imgui

🎉 Wrapping Up

That's your weekly roundup, devs! We've got trending games breaking records and tons of game jams ready for you to jump into. Whether you're building your next masterpiece or just staying in the loop, there's never been a better time to be part of the indie dev community. Got a project you're working on? Hit us up and let us know what you're building. We'd love to feature your work in next week's newsletter. Keep creating, keep innovating, and we'll catch you next Monday! 🚀 Happy developing! **— Morgan**

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