Game Dev Facts

Physics-based puzzles are rigid setups. #GameDev #VideoGames

Boss fights are often scripted sequences. #GameDev #VideoGames

Shiny floors are reflection probes. #GameDev #VideoGames

Timers drive cooldown logic. #GameDev #VideoGames

Hit markers are UI elements. #GameDev #VideoGames

Pause menus freeze time with a flag. #GameDev #VideoGames

Crouching scales the character collider. #GameDev #VideoGames

Falling through maps is a missing collider. #GameDev #VideoGames

Fog is used to hide poor draw distance. #GameDev #VideoGames

Spawn points are hidden coordinates. #GameDev #VideoGames

Camera shake is just a transform offset. #GameDev #VideoGames

Explosions are mostly sound and particles. #GameDev #VideoGames

Jumping is velocity math, not real physics. #GameDev #VideoGames

Walk animations are looped and scaled. #GameDev #VideoGames

Day-night cycles often rotate the skybox. #GameDev #VideoGames

Games cap particle counts for performance. #GameDev #VideoGames

Dynamic lights are expensive—static lights are baked. #GameDev #VideoGames

Enemies walk along pre-set waypoints. #GameDev #VideoGames

Health pickups are invisible colliders, not items. #GameDev #VideoGames

Doors are usually just scene transition triggers. #GameDev #VideoGames

Glowing objects are tagged as important by devs. #GameDev #VideoGames

Footstep sounds are timed, not based on foot movement. #GameDev #VideoGames

Invisible walls stop players from breaking the game. #GameDev #VideoGames

Characters usually float above ground slightly. #GameDev #VideoGames

Water is often a textured plane with fake reflections. #GameDev #VideoGames

Hitboxes are simple shapes, not complex meshes. #GameDev #VideoGames

Damage numbers are often randomized slightly. #GameDev #VideoGames

Game physics are usually fake but feel right. #GameDev #VideoGames

Shadows are usually faked with simple meshes. #GameDev #VideoGames

Most enemy AI is just raycasts and timers. #GameDev #VideoGames