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A list of software available in the studios, along with licensing information and versions for you to be able to work at home.
Please note that in most instances the software available is not the latest version. This is because we finalise our IT build in the summer before each academic year begins, and we generally leave that version installed throughout the year to avoid any upgrade bugs (e.g. new versions of game engines tend to deprecate APIs that can be complex and time consuming to resolve in your projects). We always prioritise tried-and-tested and slightly older versions of applications over cutting edge features, which mirrors industry practice.
We have deployed 5.7.4 in the studio, but any future bugfix releases within 5.7.X will be backwards compatible with this version. You can safely ignore any version mismatch warnings.
We have deployed 6000.3.17f1 in the studio, but any future bugfix releases within 6000.3.XX will be backwards compatible with this version. You can safely ignore any version mismatch warnings.
Microsoft Office is free to download and use on your own computer as a student at Falmouth University. Click the link and sign in with your student account, you can then select 'Install Office apps'.
Free for educational use. Create an Autodesk account to download and activate your free license.
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
11.0.3
Substance Tools are free for student use on your own personal computer, this is the version we use within the studio. (To access substance tools from home you will need to register for a student substance license via their webpage which can be found here.)
Adobe Substance 3D Designer
15.0.1
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Adobe Substance 3D Sampler
5.1.0
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Adobe Full Suite (Photoshop, Premiere etc.)
Latest
While available for all students to use for free in the GA studios, at-home access requires a paid license. Falmouth University has a deal with Adobe, which allows students to purchase an annual license at a sizeable discount - £64.47/year. (To purchase the cut-price deal for at-home Adobe access, please click here.)
ZBrush
2026
ZBrush is available via the Maxon One subscription, available with an educational discount at £66 for one year.
Suite of 3d asset creation and viewing/presenting tools. Has a free trial but is other wise a subscription based software license. This is best accessed via the machines in the studio.
Middleware used for implementing audio into your game. Sign up is required for download.
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Offical software list for courses run within the Falmouth Games Academy. Version information will be updated each year as we deploy the new software packages.