--- title: 5 Advanced Books Every Indie Developer Needs | daily.dev description: A curated list of five advanced technical books recommended for indie game developers looking to level up. The picks cover game math fundamentals (Eric... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/5-advanced-books-every-indie-developer-needs-7voz7qxjt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 5 Advanced Books Every Indie Developer Needs | daily.dev og:description: A curated list of five advanced technical books recommended for indie game developers looking to level up. The picks cover game math fundamentals (Eric... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/5-advanced-books-every-indie-developer-needs-7voz7qxjt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7voZ7qxJT.png og:image:alt: 5 Advanced Books Every Indie Developer Needs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 5 Advanced Books Every Indie Developer Needs **[git-amend](https://daily.dev/sources/git-amend)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A curated list of five advanced technical books recommended for indie game developers looking to level up. The picks cover game math fundamentals (Eric Lengyel's math reference), game engine architecture (Game Coding Complete), behavioral and utility AI (Behavioral Mathematics for Game AI), practical AI implementation with A*, FSMs, and GOAP (Programming Game AI by Example), and advanced C# for .NET/Unity developers (Pro C# 9). Most books are out of print but findable on eBay, Amazon used, or GitHub. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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