The Tools I'm Using for Game Dev in 2026
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The new year is always a great time to review your tools to make sure you’re getting the most of your gamedev workflow. With 2026 right around the corner, I’d like to share the tools I used to develop an award winning game for PC and consoles, and the tools I’m using for the art, development, writing, planning, audio and video editing for my next game, plus a few new tools I’m looking at learning in the new year.
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Art
Blender (https://www.blender.org/)
Auto Rig Pro (https://superhivemarket.com/products/...)
FaceIt (https://superhivemarket.com/products/...)
Rokoko (https://www.rokoko.com/)
Material Maker (https://www.materialmaker.org/)
GIMP (https://www.gimp.org/)
Substance Painter (https://store.steampowered.com/app/33...)
Texture Packer (https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker)
Pure Ref (https://www.pureref.com/)
Development
Unity (https://unity.com/)
VAT Baker (https://github.com/Mamantenok1599/Uni...)
RTLTMPro (https://github.com/pnarimani/RTLTMPro)
AmbientCG Importer (https://github.com/agroth01/AmbientCG...)
Ragdoll Helper (https://assetstore.unity.com/packages...)
SALSA (https://assetstore.unity.com/packages...)
Live Capture (https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com...)
FEEL (https://assetstore.unity.com/packages...)
Mesh Combine Studio (https://assetstore.unity.com/packages...)
Jetbrains Rider IDE (https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/)
Git (https://git-scm.com/)
Github (https://github.com/)
Audio
FMOD (https://www.fmod.com/)
Audacity (https://www.audacityteam.org/)
Writing & Planning
Notion (https://www.notion.so/)
Video
DaVinci Resolve (https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...)
Neat Noise Removal Plugin (https://www.neatvideo.com/home)
Sony zv-e10 (https://www.sony.co.uk/interchangeabl...)
Yeti Mic (https://www.logitechg.com/en-gb/shop/...)
0:00 Reviewing Gamedev Tools for 2026
0:19 Art and Animation
3:19 Game Engine and Plugins
5:03 Coding and Source Control
7:05 Audio
8:27 Planning & Organization
8:50 Video Editing
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