11 Android Developers Blog The latest Android and Google Play news for app and game developers. Meet some of the best indie game devs 02 August 2021 Posted by Patricia Correa, Director, Global Developer Marketing During the month of June we received thousands of submissions for two of our annual developer programs - the Indie Games Accelerator and the Indie Games Festival. These programs support the growth of small games studios on Google Play. Every year we’re impressed with the art and creativity of the entries. This year was no exception. Many thanks to everyone who submitted their game. Meet the Festival finalists Today, we’re announcing the finalists of the Festivals in Europe, Japan, and South Korea… drumroll, please. Indie Games Europe Beat Workers by NaturalPad Games, France Bird Alone by George Batchelor, United Kingdom Cats in Time by Pine Studio, Croatia Figment by Bedtime Digital Games, Denmark Froglike: The Frog Roguelike by Jimjum Studios, Israel Garson by Anastasiya Shabunia, Belarus Gumslinger by Itatake, Sweden Lyxo by Emoak, Austria Psychofunk by Tommy Søreide Kjær, Norway Railways by Infinity Games, Portugal Sticky Terms by kamibox, Germany Sweet Sins Superstars by Platonic Games, Spain Tiny Robots Recharged by Big Loop Studios, Bulgaria Tofu Drifter by Roach Games, Russia Towers by JOX Development, Ukraine Unholy Adventure by Dali Games, Poland Warplane Inc by Nuclear Games, Russia Watch Me Stream My Mental Breakdown by Ultaan Games, Poland Woof: The Good Boy Story by CHPV.GAMES, Russia Zen Symmetry by 8tbl, Russia Sign up to attend the European finals. Indie Games Japan 3D Chess: NOCCA NOCCA by Curiouspark, Inc. 5colors in Nate by NekodoraSoft Amabie san by HARAPECORPORATION Inc. Archer Battle Online by Takuya Fujieda Cthulhu DreamStairs by Tenyu ElectriarCode by ELECTRIAR LABO Escape from the Closed Circle by Hanachiru Heart of Sengoku by ZEN APP Leaving Two Tiles Dojo by ScreenPocket Living in the Ending World by illuCalab. MAKOTO WAKAIDO’s Case Files “Executioner’s Wedge” by HafHaf-Oden（Sukashiuma-LAB） Mini Mini Farm by CoffeeBreak MonohakobiPro by CGO Mousebusters by Odencat Numpurr Card Wars by Nukenin Parasite Days by Zxima Quantum Transport by ruccho Super Glitter Rush by tiny cactus studio Survivor's guilt by aso Wolf Chess by Baton Sign up to attend the Japanese finals. Indie Games South Korea Angel Saga by Alchemist Games Inc. Animal Card Royale by Banjihagames Animal Doll Shop by Funnyeve BattleLive: Zombie&Human by PLOTRICK Box It Up! Inc. by team TAPE CATS & SOUP by HIDEA Cats are Cute: Pop Time by kkiruk studio Detective Mio by 1N1 Dicast: Rules of Chaos by BSS COMPANY Forest Island by Nanali Studios Frontier of Fortune by Dotomchi Games Inc. FUNKYGUNNER by FUNKY5 Group Project Simulator! by Studio806 Gun Tactics by Gimle Games Hybrid Warrior: Dungeon of the Overlord by Cat Lab Metro Blossom by The Sane Studio Portal Dungeon by Oblique Line Rush Hour Rally by Soen Games The Way Home by CONCODE Titan Slayer by Touchholic Sign up to attend the South Korean finals. Join the adventure on September 4 This year the three Festivals are virtual, so everyone has the chance to explore the games, meet the developers who made them, cheer them on, and be the first to hear who the winners are. Expect plenty of fun and some very special surprises. So, don’t miss out. Sign up now to virtually attend the events showcasing the finalists from Europe, Japan, and South Korea. The events are free to attend and will all take place in the same space, so sign up to one and you will be able to teleport to all events! How about the Indie Games Accelerator? If you’re interested in knowing which developers are joining the 2021 class of the Indie Games Accelerator, sign up to attend the European Festival, where we will also announce the selected developers.
We are excited to announce that Android Studio Arctic Fox is now available to download in the stable release channel. This latest release brings to life Jetpack Compose 1.0 , Android's new toolkit for building native UI. The release also focuses on devices, including Wear OS, and helps with developer productivity, with features like a new Background Task Manager. We used your feedback to create this suite of new Android Studio features that will help empower the developer community to create high quality, modern apps across devices faster! Note: As we announced last year, we adjusted our version numbering of Android Studio to match the year and version of the IntelliJ IDEA that Android Studio is based on, plus our own patch number. We will be using code names (in alphabetical order); the first is Arctic Fox and the next is Bumblebee (currently in canary). Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1) updates Android Studio to version 2020.3 of the IntelliJ...