2026-08-23 19:22 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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 Sa
2026-06-25 22:50 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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
2026-05-11 23:32 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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
2026-03-20 00:56 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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
2026-02-20 00:14 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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.
2026-02-03 18:31 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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 fea
2026-01-06 02:06 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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
2025-12-18 23:35 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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 de
2025-11-19 23:34 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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 reso
2025-09-30 01:59 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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 acceler
2025-08-23 01:34 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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 fir
2025-06-26 19:06 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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 Mys
2025-05-13 16:46 UTC · Community Announcements · MrNumbers
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 w
2025-05-08 21:53 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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!
2025-04-11 00:01 UTC · Community Announcements · AnvilHouse
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
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