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jMonkeyEngine is a modern, open-source 3D game engine for Java. Get started at jmonkeyengine.org and join the discussion on the community hub at hub.jmonkeyengine.org.
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jMonkeyEngine @jmonkeyengine.bsky.social · May 24
Fight. Upgrade. Repeat. Turn seconds of combat into unstoppable power in Rapid Escalation.

Wishlist and play the demo on Steam now!

#gamedev #videogames #indiegame #indiedev #steam

store.steampowered.com/app/4411170/...
Rapid Escalation on Steam
A fast-paced incremental space shooter where short battles fuel permanent upgrades and exponential growth.
store.steampowered.com
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
The weekly Mythruna stream is live now!
simsilica.bsky.social Simsilica, LLC @simsilica.bsky.social · 11d
Join me at 9PM GMT-4 as we add more detailed wind to the clouds. If there's time I may integrate it with the flora shaders so that the grass blows in the wind again.
Mythruna - Cloud experiments pt 7 www.youtube.com/live/lZVL0ut...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames
Mythruna - Cloud experiments pt 7
YouTube video by Paul Speed
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September 20, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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simsilica.bsky.social
Join me at 9PM GMT-4 to play with the cloud cellular automaton at least one more time. If this turns into a dead end then at least it's a very interesting dead end.
Mythruna - Cloud experiments pt 4 www.youtube.com/live/EJ9hv7i...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames
Mythruna - Cloud experiments pt 4
YouTube video by Paul Speed
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August 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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bruynhuisgames.bsky.social
New trailer out of my upcoming steam game, Rapid Escalation.
How powerful can you become in just 60 seconds?
Build your ship, unlock powerful upgrades, and escalate your way through increasingly intense battles.
#indiegame #gamedev #spaceshooter #incremental #screenshotsaturday

youtu.be/LfJm47wD27U
Rapid Escalation Trailer
YouTube video by BruynHuisGames
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August 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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simsilica.bsky.social
Clouds. A long way to go but so far the technique shows promise. This is what we've been working on for the last two live streams, an interesting diversion.
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #screenshot #screenshotsunday
August 17, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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simsilica.bsky.social
Starts in about 30 minutes.
simsilica.bsky.social Simsilica, LLC @simsilica.bsky.social · Aug 15
Join me at 9PM GMT-4 as we keep playing with clouds. Not sure this will pan but it also hasn't been ruled out completely yet. Figure you all can fly along as I play.
Mythruna - Cloud experiments pt 2 www.youtube.com/live/DiaoWhe...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames
Mythruna - Cloud experiments pt 2
YouTube video by Paul Speed
www.youtube.com
August 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
The weekly Mythruna game dev stream is Live now! #gamedev #indiedev #java
simsilica.bsky.social Simsilica, LLC @simsilica.bsky.social · Aug 8
Join me at 9PM GMT-4 as I play around with some cloud rendering ideas. Giving myself a bit of a mental break from AI and playing with something 'visual'.
Mythruna - Cloud experiments www.youtube.com/live/gX9i_-s...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames
Mythruna - Cloud experiments
YouTube video by Paul Speed
www.youtube.com
August 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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simsilica.bsky.social
Join me tonight at 9PM GMT-4 as we continue fleshing out the bandit camp. I think we might be working on settlement data storage.
Mythruna - Finalizing AI Cont. Again - Bandit Camp www.youtube.com/live/e3cR4fm...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #ai
Mythruna - Finalizing AI Cont. Again - Bandit Camp
YouTube video by Paul Speed
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July 25, 2026 at 10:44 PM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
The weekly Mythruna game dev stream is Live now!

Join one of jMonkeyEngine's core devs while they work on AI for their game Mythruna.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_RQB3WpDVE

#indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev #ai
Mythruna - Finalizing AI Cont. - Bandit Camp
YouTube video by Paul Speed
www.youtube.com
July 19, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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simsilica.bsky.social
Join me at 9PM GMT-4 as we essentially continue where we left off last week. We'll be working on whatever I'm in the middle of at 9PM.
Mythruna - Finalizing AI Cont. - Bandit Camp www.youtube.com/live/S_RQB3W...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #ai
Mythruna - Finalizing AI Cont. - Bandit Camp
YouTube video by Paul Speed
www.youtube.com
July 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
Our merch store has just launched!

All proceeds go to our OpenCollective budget and help cover our website hosting, code bounties, and other project expenses.

Consider picking up a jME themed t-shirt, mug, or mouse pad to help support our open source engine!

#opensource #gamedev #indiedev #java
jMonkeyEngine | Shop
The official shop of jMonkeyEngine. Find the latest content, buy merch, and support your favorite creator.
shop.jmonkeyengine.org
July 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
Check out these screenshots from June's monthly Work-in-Progress thread on the jMonkeyEngine forums:
hub.jmonkeyengine.org/t/june-2026-...
#gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev #java
July 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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simsilica.bsky.social
Join me at 9PM GMT-4 as we continue finalizing the new AI layer by implementing a bandit camp using the new settlement systems.
Mythruna - Finalizing AI - Bandit Camp www.youtube.com/live/KSYyfe7...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #ai
Mythruna - Finalizing AI - Bandit Camp
YouTube video by Paul Speed
www.youtube.com
July 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
The weekly Mythruna game dev stream is Live now!

Join one of jMonkeyEngine's core devs as they work on finalizing AI and creating Bandit Settlements for their game.

www.youtube.com/live/_DnFaB6...

#IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #ai
Mythruna - Finalizing AI - Settlements
YouTube video by Paul Speed
www.youtube.com
June 28, 2026 at 1:18 AM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
A new version of the jMonkey SDK has just been released targeting the recent 3.9.0-stable release of jMonkeyEngine.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #java

hub.jmonkeyengine.org/t/sdk-3-9-0-...
SDK 3.9.0 released
Good news everyone! We have released jMonkeyEngine SDK 3.9.0 targeting the jME 3.9 release. Of course it can be used with older or newer jME versions via Gradle projects. Highlights (compared to SDK ...
hub.jmonkeyengine.org
June 18, 2026 at 3:29 AM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
Some screenshots from May's monthly Work
in-Progress thread on the jMonkeyEngine forums:

hub.jmonkeyengine.org/t/may-2026-monthly-wip-screenshot-thread/49579

#gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev #java
June 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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simsilica.bsky.social
Join me at 9PM GMT-4 as I explain why I didn't finish last weekend and attempt to finish this weekend. Hopefully see something 'in game' soon. Tonight?
Mythruna - Even More Finalizing AI Code p2 www.youtube.com/live/y7fea0n...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #ai
Mythruna - Even More Finalizing AI Code p2
YouTube video by Paul Speed
www.youtube.com
May 30, 2026 at 10:10 PM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
Fight. Upgrade. Repeat. Turn seconds of combat into unstoppable power in Rapid Escalation.

Wishlist and play the demo on Steam now!

#gamedev #videogames #indiegame #indiedev #steam

store.steampowered.com/app/4411170/...
Rapid Escalation on Steam
A fast-paced incremental space shooter where short battles fuel permanent upgrades and exponential growth.
store.steampowered.com
May 24, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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simsilica.bsky.social
Join me at 9 PM GMT-4 for wherever I am in this last marathon push. Trying to get this integrated into the game this weekend.
Mythruna - Even More Finalizing AI Code youtube.com/live/j92-W-n...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #ai
Mythruna - Even More Finalizing AI Code
YouTube video by Paul Speed
youtube.com
May 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
The weekly Mythruna stream is Live now!

Tune in to see one of jME's core devs do some game dev with jME.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiQ3...

#gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev #java #indiegame
Mythruna - More Finalizing AI Code
YouTube video by Paul Speed
www.youtube.com
May 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
Check out some screenshots from the monthly WIP (work in progress) thread showcasing what jME game devs have been working on recently

hub.jmonkeyengine.org/t/march-2026...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegames #java
April 13, 2026 at 5:24 AM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
The weekly Mythruna stream just went Live now!

Tune in to see one of jME's core devs doing some game dev with jME.

www.youtube.com/live/Ph7PKIEs7sk?si=D9-tHhriBjgPaO3M

#gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev #java #indiegame
Mythruna - AI Something
YouTube video by Paul Speed
www.youtube.com
April 12, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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simsilica.bsky.social
Starts in about 40 minutes. We'll start by going over what's left to get parity and then pick a path, I think.
simsilica.bsky.social Simsilica, LLC @simsilica.bsky.social · Apr 11
Join my tonight at 9PM GMT-4 as I work on something AI related. Trying to reach parity with the old code and so just going where things take me.
Mythruna - AI Something www.youtube.com/live/Ph7PKIE...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #opengl #ai #lwjgl
Mythruna - AI Something
YouTube video by Paul Speed
www.youtube.com
April 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
We are excited to announce that the former jMonkeyEngine is now being rebranded to rCrabEngine.

We've done a full rewrite in Rust and we've dropped the monkey in favor of a crab!

Check out the full post here: hub.jmonkeyengine.org/t/jmonkeyeng...

#gamedev #indiedev #aprilfools
jMonkeyEngine Is Dead. Long Live rCrabEngine
Hello Crabs, After careful consideration, extensive community feedback, and several highly scientific alignment meetings with ChatGPT and SuperGrok, we have decided to move forward with an immediate ...
hub.jmonkeyengine.org
April 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
jmonkeyengine.bsky.social
"Rapid Escalation" is now available to play on itch!

This fast-paced, incremental space arena game is made with jMonkeyEngine, and the developer has just released an early prototype for testing and feedback.

Give it a play now!

#gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #videogame #gaming
Rapid Escalation Prototype by The Giant
A small incremental space battle arena game where you have to defend yourself by upgrading your spaceship.
tgiant.itch.io
March 30, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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simsilica.bsky.social
Join me tonight at 9PM GMT-4 as we continue the AI stuff. Back after 2 week illness break, looking fwd to start wrapping up AI.
Mythruna - "Signals and Triggers" Live Stream youtube.com/live/ypKFA5j...
#mythruna #IndieGameDev #indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #opengl #ai #lwjgl #goap
Mythruna - "Signals and Triggers" Live Stream
YouTube video by Paul Speed
youtube.com
March 28, 2026 at 9:36 PM