Houdini Indie News

The Houdini 18.0 production build on Steam has been updated to 18.5.408.


You can view the changelog here.


You can access different Houdini Indie production builds and daily builds on Steam by following these steps:

-Right click on Houdini Indie in your Steam library
-Select Properties
-Select the Betas tab
-Choose the Houdini daily build or production build you want to use from the betas list.
(Select "None - Opt out of all beta programs" to use the most current production build)

SideFX is running a survey to collect feedback and improve Houdini Indie on Steam. Help out by answering the short survey here:

SideFX is pleased to announce the release of Houdini 18.5. This release introduces KineFX - a procedural character solution designed to make motion editing and retargeting easier and more flexible - interactive brush tools for Vellum cloth, wires and soft bodies, a minimal solve for fast PyroFX sims, key enhancements to Solaris such as a Snapshot Gallery, and much more.

Houdini Indie 18.5 is available today (Oct. 21st) on Steam. Steam users can update Houdini Indie from their Steam Library to use Houdini Indie 18.5 now.

View new features and info about Houdini 18 here.

The Houdini 18.0 production build on Steam has been updated to 18.0.566.


You can view the changelog here.


You can access different Houdini Indie production builds and daily builds on Steam by following these steps:

-Right click on Houdini Indie in your Steam library
-Select Properties
-Select the Betas tab
-Choose the Houdini daily build or production build you want to use from the betas list.
(Select "None - Opt out of all beta programs" to use the most current production build)

SideFX is proud to announce the first-ever Houdini Game Jam! Everyone is invited to participate in the jam and use Houdini to make games for a chance at winning awesome prizes.

Houdini Game Jam will take place over the course of one week from August 14th to August 21st, 2020. The game jam will begin when the theme is revealed via livestream on SideFX’s Twitch channel at 11am PST on August 14th. Game jammers will then have one week to build their games and submit them before the deadline of 5pm PST on August 21st.

Game jammers are encouraged to use the hashtag #HoudiniGameJam20 for social media posts about their game development. Finished games will be entered via the Houdini Game Jam page on itch.io. The eligible game entries will be played by the judges and prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winning teams.

SideFX is offering free 2-month Houdini Indie licenses for game jammers to use for HGJ. You can request a temporary Houdini Indie license here

SideFX has also created a "Game Jam Starter Kit" to provide pre-built procedural assets for game jammers to use in Unreal Engine and Unity.

You can view the full Houdini Game Jam details here.