diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a466d0c0a..28fcaae2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,147 +6,12 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [master]
 
+# Temporarily reduced to only Ubuntu_GCC_JSC for LPT flake validation.
+# Revert this file before merging.
 jobs:
-  # ── Apple: macOS ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-  MacOS:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-macos.yml
-
-  MacOS_Ninja:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-macos.yml
-    with:
-      generator: 'Ninja Multi-Config'
-
-  MacOS_Sanitizers:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-macos.yml
-    with:
-      enable-sanitizers: true
-
-  # ── Apple: iOS ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  iOS_iOS180:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-ios.yml
-    with:
-      deployment-target: '18.0'
-
-  iOS_iOS175:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-ios.yml
-    with:
-      deployment-target: '17.5'
-
-  # ── Apple: Xcode 26 ──────────────────────────────────────────
-  MacOS_Xcode26:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-macos.yml
-    with:
-      xcode-version: '26.4'
-      runs-on: macos-26
-
-  iOS_Xcode26:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-ios.yml
-    with:
-      deployment-target: '26.0'
-      xcode-version: '26.4'
-      runs-on: macos-26
-
-  # ── Win32─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  Win32_x64_D3D11:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-win32.yml
-    with:
-      platform: x64
-
-  Win32_x64_JSI_D3D11:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-win32.yml
-    with:
-      platform: x64
-      napi-type: jsi
-
-  Win32_x64_V8_D3D11:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-win32.yml
-    with:
-      platform: x64
-      napi-type: V8
-
-  Win32_x64_D3D11_Sanitizers:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-win32.yml
-    with:
-      platform: x64
-      enable-sanitizers: true
-
-  Win32_x64_D3D12:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-win32.yml
-    with:
-      platform: x64
-      graphics-api: D3D12
-
-  Win32_x64_D3D11_PrecompiledShaderTest:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-win32-shader.yml
-
-  # ── UWP ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  UWP_x64:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-uwp.yml
-    with:
-      platform: x64
-
-  UWP_arm64:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-uwp.yml
-    with:
-      platform: arm64
-
-  UWP_arm64_JSI:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-uwp.yml
-    with:
-      platform: arm64
-      napi-type: jsi
-
-  # ── Ubuntu / Linux ────────────────────────────────────────────
-  Ubuntu_Clang_JSC:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
-    with:
-      cc: clang
-      cxx: clang++
-      js-engine: JavaScriptCore
-
   Ubuntu_GCC_JSC:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
     with:
       cc: gcc
       cxx: g++
       js-engine: JavaScriptCore
-
-  # ── Android ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  Android_Ubuntu_JSC:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-android.yml
-    with:
-      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      js-engine: JavaScriptCore
-
-  Android_Ubuntu_V8:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-android.yml
-    with:
-      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      js-engine: V8
-
-  Android_MacOS_JSC:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-android.yml
-    with:
-      runs-on: macos-latest
-      js-engine: JavaScriptCore
-
-  Android_MacOS_V8:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-android.yml
-    with:
-      runs-on: macos-latest
-      js-engine: V8
-
-  # ── Installation Tests ────────────────────────────────────────
-  iOS_Installation:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-install-ios.yml
-    with:
-      deployment-target: '17.2'
-
-  Linux_Installation:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-install-linux.yml
-
-  MacOS_Installation:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-install-macos.yml
-
-  Win32_Installation:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-install-win32.yml
diff --git a/Apps/Playground/Scripts/config.json b/Apps/Playground/Scripts/config.json
index f3328016f..1a44b9c4b 100644
--- a/Apps/Playground/Scripts/config.json
+++ b/Apps/Playground/Scripts/config.json
@@ -1,581 +1,125 @@
 {
-    "root": "https://cdn.babylonjs.com",
-    "tests": [
-        {
-            "title": "Gaussian Splatting Compressed ply SH",
-            "playgroundId": "#U8O4EP#1",
-            "renderCount": 15,
-            "referenceImage": "gsplat-compressedply-sh.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Gaussian Splatting Update Data",
-            "playgroundId": "#Q0LBM8#2",
-            "renderCount": 15,
-            "referenceImage": "gsplat-update-data.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Native Canvas",
-            "playgroundId": "#TKVFSA#7",
-            "referenceImage": "native-canvas.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "EXR Loader",
-            "playgroundId": "#4RN0VF#151",
-            "referenceImage": "exr-loader.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "NME Shadow Map",
-            "playgroundId": "#M3QR7E#83",
-            "referenceImage": "nmeshadowmap.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Procedural texture with NME",
-            "renderCount": 2,
-            "playgroundId": "#8S19ZC#3",
-            "referenceImage": "procedural-nme.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Extension EXT_mesh_gpu_instancing",
-            "playgroundId": "#QFIGLW#9",
-            "renderCount": 10,
-            "errorRatio": 25,
-            "referenceImage": "gltfExtensionExtMeshGpuInstancingTest.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF ext MSFT_LOD",
-            "playgroundId": "#2YZFA0#422",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMSFTLOD.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Texture Linear Interpolation Test",
-            "playgroundId": "#WGZLGJ#3009",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfTextureLinearInterpolation.png",
-            "renderCount": 10
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Extension KHR_materials_volume with attenuation",
-            "playgroundId": "#YG3BBF#18",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfExtensionKhrMaterialsVolumeAttenuation.png",
-            "excludedGraphicsApis": [ "Metal" ],
-            "errorRatio": 10,
-            "renderCount": 10,
-            "comments": {
-                "Metal": "No object rendered"
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF ClearCoat",
-            "playgroundId": "#YG3BBF#33",
-            "referenceImage": "glTFClearCoat.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Iridescence GLTF",
-            "playgroundId": "#2FDQT5#1508",
-            "referenceImage": "iridescence_gltf.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "EXT_texture_webp",
-            "playgroundId": "#LSAUH2#6",
-            "referenceImage": "webp.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Animation Skin Type",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Animation_SkinType, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfAnimationSkinType.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "reason": "https://github.com/BabylonJS/BabylonNative/issues/1111",
-            "title": "Thin Instances",
-            "errorRatio": 25,
-            "playgroundId": "#V1JE4Z#1",
-            "referenceImage": "thinInstances.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Sheen",
-            "playgroundId": "#YG3BBF#2",
-            "referenceImage": "glTFSheen.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Serializer multimaterial with raw texture",
-            "playgroundId": "#KU72PX",
-            "referenceImage": "glTFSerializerMultimaterial.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Extension KHR_materials_specular",
-            "playgroundId": "#RNT7K4#9",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfExtensionKhrMaterialsSpecular.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Extension KHR_texture_transform",
-            "playgroundId": "#RNT7K4#2",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfExtensionKhrTextureTransform.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Extension KHR_materials_variants",
-            "playgroundId": "#BKGTKL#3",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfExtensionKhrMaterialsVariants.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Visibility",
-            "playgroundId": "#PXC9CF#6",
-            "referenceImage": "visibility.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Edges",
-            "playgroundId": "#TYAHX#244",
-            "referenceImage": "edges.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Outline",
-            "playgroundId": "#10WJ5S#14",
-            "referenceImage": "outline.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Glow layer and LODs",
-            "playgroundId": "#UNS6ZV#2",
-            "renderCount": 50,
-            "excludedGraphicsApis": [ "Metal" ],
-            "referenceImage": "glowlayerandlods.png",
-            "comments": {
-                "Metal": "Result doesn't match reference"
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Nested BBG",
-            "playgroundId": "#ZG0C8B#6",
-            "renderCount": 10,
-            "referenceImage": "nested_BBG.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Dynamic Texture context clip",
-            "playgroundId": "#FU0ES5#47",
-            "referenceImage": "dynamicTextureClip.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GUI3D SpherePanel",
-            "playgroundId": "#HB4C01#9",
-            "renderCount": 50,
-            "referenceImage": "spherepanel.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Kernel Blur",
-            "playgroundId": "#Y0WKT0#0",
-            "referenceImage": "KernelBlur.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Mesh Primitive Attribute",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Mesh_PrimitiveAttribute, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMeshPrimitiveAttribute.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Mesh Primitive Vertex Color",
-            "renderCount": 5,
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Mesh_PrimitiveVertexColor, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMeshPrimitiveVertexColor.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Alpha Blend",
-            "playgroundId": "#SYQW69#579",
-            "referenceImage": "glTFAlphaBlend.png",
-            "renderCount": 1
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Node Attribute (1)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Node_Attribute, __page__, 1, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfNodeAttribute1.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Soft Shadows",
-            "playgroundId": "#0YYQ3N#0",
-            "errorRatio": 50,
-            "excludedGraphicsApis": [ "Metal" ],
-            "referenceImage": "softShadows.png",
-            "comments": {
-                "Metal": "Nothing rendered"
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Soft Shadows (Right Handed)",
-            "playgroundId": "#0YYQ3N#2",
-            "errorRatio": 50,
-            "excludedGraphicsApis": [ "Metal" ],
-            "referenceImage": "softShadowsRightHanded.png",
-            "comments": {
-                "Metal": "Nothing rendered"
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "RenderingGroupId",
-            "playgroundId": "#1J6IGD#0",
-            "referenceImage": "RenderingGroupId.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Light Projection Texture",
-            "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
-            "renderCount": 2,
-            "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Point light shadows",
-            "playgroundId": "#U2F7P9#4",
-            "excludedGraphicsApis": [ "Metal" ],
-            "referenceImage": "point-light-shadows.png",
-            "comments": {
-                "Metal": "Rendered result doesn't match reference"
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Texture cache",
-            "playgroundId": "#3TFH5I#0",
-            "referenceImage": "texture cache.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Sharpen",
-            "playgroundId": "#NAW8EA#1",
-            "renderCount": 20,
-            "referenceImage": "sharpen.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF BoomBox with Unlit Material",
-            "playgroundId": "#GYM97C#2",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfUnlit.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Ribbon morphing",
-            "playgroundId": "#ACKC2#1",
-            "renderCount": 50,
-            "referenceImage": "ribbon morphing.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Solid particle system",
-            "playgroundId": "#WCDZS#92",
-            "renderCount": 150,
-            "referenceImage": "sps.png",
-            "errorRatio": 60.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "LightFalloff",
-            "playgroundId": "#20OAV9#11218",
-            "referenceImage": "lightFalloff.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Chromatic aberration",
-            "playgroundId": "#NAW8EA#0",
-            "renderCount": 20,
-            "referenceImage": "chromaticAberration.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Normals",
-            "playgroundId": "#WXKLLJ#2",
-            "referenceImage": "normals.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "LOD",
-            "renderCount": 10,
-            "playgroundId": "#FFMFW5#0",
-            "referenceImage": "lod.png",
-            "errorRatio": 9.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Capsule",
-            "renderCount": 10,
-            "playgroundId": "#JAFIIU#4",
-            "referenceImage": "CreateCapsule.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Fresnel",
-            "playgroundId": "#603JUZ#1",
-            "errorRatio": 50,
-            "referenceImage": "fresnel.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Unindexed mesh",
-            "playgroundId": "#4IHSY2#0",
-            "referenceImage": "unindexedmesh.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Black and White post-process",
-            "playgroundId": "#N55Q2M#0",
-            "renderCount": 20,
-            "referenceImage": "bwpp.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Multi camera rendering",
-            "playgroundId": "#1LK70I#22",
-            "errorRatio": 50,
-            "referenceImage": "multiCameraRendering.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Multi cameras and output render target",
-            "renderCount": 2,
-            "playgroundId": "#BCYE7J#31",
-            "excludedGraphicsApis": [ "Metal" ],
-            "referenceImage": "multiCamerasOutputRenderTarget.png",
-            "comments": {
-                "Metal": "Result does not match reference"
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Multi camera rendering with scissors",
-            "playgroundId": "#1LK70I#35",
-            "errorRatio": 50,
-            "referenceImage": "multiCameraRenderingWithScissors.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Scissor test",
-            "playgroundId": "#W7E7CF#34",
-            "referenceImage": "scissor-test.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Scissor test with 0.9 hardware scaling",
-            "playgroundId": "#W7E7CF#34",
-            "replace": "//options//, hardwareScalingLevel = 0.9;",
-            "referenceImage": "scissor-test-2.png",
-            "errorRatio": 50
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Scissor test with 1.5 hardware scaling",
-            "playgroundId": "#W7E7CF#34",
-            "replace": "//options//, hardwareScalingLevel = 1.5;",
-            "referenceImage": "scissor-test-3.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Scissor test with negative x and y",
-            "playgroundId": "#3L5BCD#2",
-            "referenceImage": "scissorTestNegativeXandY.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Scissor test with out of bounds width and height",
-            "playgroundId": "#3L5BCD#3",
-            "referenceImage": "scissorTestOobWidthAndHeight.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "setParent",
-            "playgroundId": "#JD49CT#2",
-            "referenceImage": "setParent.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Billboard",
-            "playgroundId": "#UJEIL#13",
-            "renderCount": 20,
-            "referenceImage": "Billboard.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Up Vector",
-            "playgroundId": "#2FNBTG#27",
-            "referenceImage": "upVector.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Normals",
-            "playgroundId": "#SMEAEB#0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfnormals.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Animation Node",
-            "renderCount": 2,
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Animation_Node, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfAnimationNode.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Animation Node Misc",
-            "renderCount": 2,
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Animation_NodeMisc, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 1",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfAnimationNodeMisc.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Animation Skin (0)",
-            "renderCount": 2,
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Animation_Skin, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfAnimationSkin0.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Animation Skin (1)",
-            "renderCount": 2,
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Animation_Skin, __page__, 1, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfAnimationSkin1.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Buffer Interleaved",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Buffer_Interleaved, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfBufferInterleaved.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Material",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Material, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMaterial.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Material Alpha Blend",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Material_AlphaBlend, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMaterialAlphaBlend.png",
-            "errorRatio": 8.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Material Alpha Mask",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Material_AlphaMask, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMaterialAlphaMask.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Material Double Sided (Front)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Material_DoubleSided, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMaterialDoubleSidedFront.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Material Double Sided (Back)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Material_DoubleSided, __page__, 0, alpha = Math.PI / 2, alpha = -Math.PI / 2, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMaterialDoubleSidedBack.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Material Metallic Roughness (0)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Material_MetallicRoughness, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMaterialMetallicRoughness0.png",
-            "errorRatio": 5.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Material Metallic Roughness (1)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Material_MetallicRoughness, __page__, 1, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMaterialMetallicRoughness1.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Material Mixed",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Material_Mixed, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMaterialMixed.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Material Specular Glossiness (0)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Material_SpecularGlossiness, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMaterialSpecularGlossiness0.png",
-            "errorRatio": 5.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Material Specular Glossiness (1)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Material_SpecularGlossiness, __page__, 1, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMaterialSpecularGlossiness1.png",
-            "errorRatio": 5.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Mesh Primitive Mode (0)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Mesh_PrimitiveMode, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMeshPrimitiveMode0.png",
-            "errorRatio": 8.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Mesh Primitive Mode (1)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Mesh_PrimitiveMode, __page__, 1, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMeshPrimitiveMode1.png",
-            "errorRatio": 8.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Mesh Primitives",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Mesh_Primitives, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMeshPrimitives.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Mesh Primitives UV (0)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Mesh_PrimitivesUV, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMeshPrimitivesUV0.png",
-            "errorRatio": 5.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Mesh Primitives UV (1)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Mesh_PrimitivesUV, __page__, 1, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfMeshPrimitivesUV1.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Node Attribute (0)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Node_Attribute, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfNodeAttribute0.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Node NegativeScale (0)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Node_NegativeScale, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfNodeNegativeScale0.png",
-            "errorRatio": 5.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Node NegativeScale (1)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Node_NegativeScale, __page__, 1, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfNodeNegativeScale1.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Texture Sampler (0)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Texture_Sampler, __page__, 0, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfTextureSampler0.png",
-            "errorRatio": 8.0
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Texture Sampler (1)",
-            "playgroundId": "#DS8AA7#27",
-            "replace": "__folder__, Texture_Sampler, __page__, 1, __disableSRGBBuffers__, 0",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfTextureSampler1.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "GLTF Alien",
-            "playgroundId": "#XN37SR#5",
-            "referenceImage": "gltfAlien.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Interleaved buffers test",
-            "playgroundId": "#AVFNTW#5",
-            "referenceImage": "interleaved-buffers-1.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Interleaved buffers test (integerPositionsAndNormals = true)",
-            "playgroundId": "#AVFNTW#5",
-            "replace": "//options//, integerPositionsAndNormals = true;",
-            "referenceImage": "interleaved-buffers-2.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Interleaved buffers test (updateUVs = true)",
-            "playgroundId": "#AVFNTW#5",
-            "replace": "//options//, updateUVs = true;",
-            "referenceImage": "interleaved-buffers-3.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Interleaved buffers test (updateUVs = true, updateAfterRender = true)",
-            "playgroundId": "#AVFNTW#5",
-            "replace": "//options//, updateUVs = true; updateAfterRender = true;",
-            "referenceImage": "interleaved-buffers-4.png",
-            "renderCount": 2
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "CesiumMan from Khronos Sample Assets",
-            "playgroundId": "#4GWX8M",
-            "errorRatio": 2,
-            "referenceImage": "CesiumMan.png"
-        },
-        {
-            "title": "Two vertex buffers pointing to one buffer",
-            "playgroundId": "#RZNHXT#7",
-            "referenceImage": "two-vertex-buffers.png"
-        }
-    ]
+  "root": "https://cdn.babylonjs.com",
+  "tests": [
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #1",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #2",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #3",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #4",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #5",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #6",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #7",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #8",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #9",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #10",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #11",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #12",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #13",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #14",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #15",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #16",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #17",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #18",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #19",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    },
+    {
+      "playgroundId": "#CQNGRK#0",
+      "title": "Light Projection Texture #20",
+      "renderCount": 2,
+      "referenceImage": "LightProjectionTexture.png"
+    }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/Apps/Playground/Scripts/validation_native.js b/Apps/Playground/Scripts/validation_native.js
index a4070e51c..5741ce68d 100644
--- a/Apps/Playground/Scripts/validation_native.js
+++ b/Apps/Playground/Scripts/validation_native.js
@@ -7,6 +7,33 @@
     const testHeight = 400;
     const generateReferences = false;
 
+    // -- TEMPORARY VALIDATION PATCH for BabylonJS PR #18355 --
+    // Mirrors the fix in packages/dev/core/src/Meshes/Builders/groundBuilder.ts
+    // by registering pending scene data around the async heightmap load so that
+    // scene.isReady() correctly waits for it. Remove this block before merging;
+    // once the BJS fix ships in a published version and BN bumps to it, the
+    // patch becomes redundant.
+    (function patchCreateGroundFromHeightMap() {
+        const original = BABYLON.Mesh.CreateGroundFromHeightMap;
+        BABYLON.Mesh.CreateGroundFromHeightMap = function (name, url) {
+            const ground = original.apply(this, arguments);
+            if (typeof url !== "string") {
+                return ground;
+            }
+            const scene = ground.getScene();
+            scene.addPendingData(ground);
+            const originalSetReady = ground._setReady.bind(ground);
+            ground._setReady = function (ready) {
+                originalSetReady(ready);
+                if (ready) {
+                    scene.removePendingData(ground);
+                    ground._setReady = originalSetReady;
+                }
+            };
+            return ground;
+        };
+    })();
+
     const engine = new BABYLON.NativeEngine();
     engine.getCaps().parallelShaderCompile = undefined;
 
diff --git a/Apps/PrecompiledShaderTest/JavaScript/package-lock.json b/Apps/PrecompiledShaderTest/JavaScript/package-lock.json
index 5b501ab85..9cf8b246f 100644
--- a/Apps/PrecompiledShaderTest/JavaScript/package-lock.json
+++ b/Apps/PrecompiledShaderTest/JavaScript/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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                 "@babel/core": "^7.28.3",
                 "@babel/preset-env": "^7.28.3",
-                "@babylonjs/core": "^9.0.0",
+                "@babylonjs/core": "^9.3.3",
                 "@types/node": "^24.7.1",
                 "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
                 "terser-webpack-plugin": "^5.3.10",
@@ -1571,9 +1571,9 @@
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         },
         "node_modules/@babylonjs/core": {
-            "version": "9.0.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/core/-/core-9.0.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-Y4xbHFUw28X4EC5C7NOSzPCOaenxZQgztCB1QZ64y0C85FjZaq5DfWd6gy+EUYklbigmcMIFzCpLj78Wc8EwVw==",
+            "version": "9.3.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/core/-/core-9.3.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-7/H736aO2NRi9/ocOWKUpzwt0rrL9fWmDIeLvM0F9g2cGURLLO26ZwqzoJmA19UvBAgrud8XgVZdZ6TaFl0OFQ==",
             "dev": true,
             "license": "Apache-2.0"
         },
diff --git a/Apps/PrecompiledShaderTest/JavaScript/package.json b/Apps/PrecompiledShaderTest/JavaScript/package.json
index 3e3bcf8fa..3d93dddad 100644
--- a/Apps/PrecompiledShaderTest/JavaScript/package.json
+++ b/Apps/PrecompiledShaderTest/JavaScript/package.json
@@ -11,18 +11,17 @@
         "prepare:shaders": "tsx ./tools/prepareShaders.ts"
     },
     "license": "MIT",
-    "dependencies": {},
     "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/cli": "^7.28.3",
         "@babel/core": "^7.28.3",
         "@babel/preset-env": "^7.28.3",
-        "@babylonjs/core": "^9.0.0",
+        "@babylonjs/core": "^9.3.3",
         "@types/node": "^24.7.1",
         "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
+        "terser-webpack-plugin": "^5.3.10",
         "ts-loader": "^9.5.4",
         "tsx": "^4.20.6",
         "typescript": "^5.5.4",
-        "terser-webpack-plugin": "^5.3.10",
         "webpack": "^5.101.3",
         "webpack-cli": "^6.0.1"
     },
diff --git a/Apps/UnitTests/JavaScript/package.json b/Apps/UnitTests/JavaScript/package.json
index 94bc7298e..997e2c28e 100644
--- a/Apps/UnitTests/JavaScript/package.json
+++ b/Apps/UnitTests/JavaScript/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     "watch": "webpack -watch"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "babylonjs": "^9.0.0",
-    "babylonjs-materials": "^9.0.0",
+    "babylonjs": "^9.3.3",
+    "babylonjs-materials": "^9.3.3",
     "chai": "^5.2.0",
     "jsc-android": "^241213.1.0",
     "mocha": "^11.1.0",
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
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     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.27.1",
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.28.2",
-    "@babylonjs/core": "^9.0.0",
-    "@babylonjs/materials": "^9.0.0",
+    "@babylonjs/core": "^9.3.3",
+    "@babylonjs/materials": "^9.3.3",
     "babel-loader": "^10.0.0",
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
     "core-js": "^3.45.0",
diff --git a/Apps/package-lock.json b/Apps/package-lock.json
index 1b579bc90..52937475a 100644
--- a/Apps/package-lock.json
+++ b/Apps/package-lock.json
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
         "UnitTests/JavaScript"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
-        "babylonjs": "^9.0.0",
-        "babylonjs-gltf2interface": "^9.0.0",
-        "babylonjs-gui": "^9.0.0",
-        "babylonjs-loaders": "^9.0.0",
-        "babylonjs-materials": "^9.0.0",
-        "babylonjs-serializers": "^9.0.0",
+        "babylonjs": "^9.3.3",
+        "babylonjs-gltf2interface": "^9.3.3",
+        "babylonjs-gui": "^9.3.3",
+        "babylonjs-loaders": "^9.3.3",
+        "babylonjs-materials": "^9.3.3",
+        "babylonjs-serializers": "^9.3.3",
         "jsc-android": "^241213.1.0",
         "v8-android": "^7.8.2"
       }
@@ -1921,6 +1921,23 @@
         "node": ">=6.9.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@babylonjs/core": {
+      "version": "9.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/core/-/core-9.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7/H736aO2NRi9/ocOWKUpzwt0rrL9fWmDIeLvM0F9g2cGURLLO26ZwqzoJmA19UvBAgrud8XgVZdZ6TaFl0OFQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0"
+    },
+    "node_modules/@babylonjs/materials": {
+      "version": "9.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/materials/-/materials-9.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QyW0Sgn0E0jBsbcgXmGtpeWUNLTvQRAE8Ax+bzqjOZ6rgaAN/X8EWdMywqJrVxc/YglixaQC2IZo9ShzIa+tgA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@babylonjs/core": "^9.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@discoveryjs/json-ext": {
       "version": "0.6.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@discoveryjs/json-ext/-/json-ext-0.6.3.tgz",
@@ -2578,54 +2595,54 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/babylonjs": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs/-/babylonjs-9.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-NlHOf9R6GwHMoYZ+9uT0VxzhFwjoMqc9HT0o/TpEAymZZKZOa15IS2be8QTBpgHCOq0T3t3gwWq9ecpw3IQlIw==",
+      "version": "9.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs/-/babylonjs-9.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DubXimIGJtle2wC5H0U+usqHPPeyIh7N6fVBPl4k9evdJ95jVisbIaE+jfocYOnno6zBtBH5Qd2LOKRA17F/6Q==",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0"
     },
     "node_modules/babylonjs-gltf2interface": {
-      "version": "9.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-gltf2interface/-/babylonjs-gltf2interface-9.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-k2B6B39stVxJcATNqPGJp19732pQouZPGiMsa1uke3812ZPd2M3h2Xm+QHpRo9n8wPMFC2tPUVu+dSka0skR1w==",
+      "version": "9.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-gltf2interface/-/babylonjs-gltf2interface-9.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v4x7AX7ugx6auVitzHzYnQTsznlsDzIefXBSZLC9t4LjH0jgghzm+nUSG2lQGokwt591NUh6Rvlmv/RFFI1bpA==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0"
     },
     "node_modules/babylonjs-gui": {
-      "version": "9.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-gui/-/babylonjs-gui-9.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kBZUHZpJmB/pgs95RXVMGQJjHYC1hEPyE/9emjjGvQAGHARCUTsyJdN4lVY+VoeazM/3oy3vXMZCysAwg0eDew==",
+      "version": "9.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-gui/-/babylonjs-gui-9.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-h+Kg5NzcBugHZcA8UAY2VpXNqZfq6dukSXUxCiglmjjLMyDfpr1jraCnwY+OYGGb7/upRJVxkQga6B13E6q3Ww==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "babylonjs": "9.0.0"
+        "babylonjs": "9.3.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/babylonjs-loaders": {
-      "version": "9.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-loaders/-/babylonjs-loaders-9.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hrbXvHi8gvdOcqdMk9Zyx9A7WQ7SJ+Svt4s1IP5bUVLabWIrqo8oBHWpV4Ybw5spK48SE8EjvRPe4xwK0IbNEA==",
+      "version": "9.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-loaders/-/babylonjs-loaders-9.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lJbhaUIsBMKUpVB8EBHhQe61NbMa1yTBOMsZCAiB1gLMwITBslw1iBvME9d5ufxHdk/w0FvFUU0AmKwSbOl2PA==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "babylonjs": "9.0.0",
-        "babylonjs-gltf2interface": "9.0.0"
+        "babylonjs": "9.3.3",
+        "babylonjs-gltf2interface": "9.3.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/babylonjs-materials": {
-      "version": "9.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-materials/-/babylonjs-materials-9.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4Ua2xfM3Oe7xE5CnZiEyyRWdwBajPOgV5dNlJkLBn5MZUCUU8mptHClYGTnIhDnCIMZg1FWNpqgC3StD3k7XQQ==",
+      "version": "9.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-materials/-/babylonjs-materials-9.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XCDI4lj0+sW2DFF2/pB2YHmA6+rSBH2I2/gUrP4aNrahuKruqRgJn7QLOfr0ibsm+cGkqR9ycCcf2VHYcaFdJA==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "babylonjs": "9.0.0"
+        "babylonjs": "9.3.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/babylonjs-serializers": {
-      "version": "9.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-serializers/-/babylonjs-serializers-9.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-YoDDmVLwtapsbeg+UZ3SCF/vv/qMioNJhNbIKrR4WzwD7IDYNsbBKHDcUEvnmj1B8K4Z2LgUVUv2yawjsrCNqQ==",
+      "version": "9.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-serializers/-/babylonjs-serializers-9.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qbCggcOSoSMx4/aTPpWn0X8tEX26mPK773aGDeAvR2BbmhgRGQk/dyeVgM5EVHlrqlGawTspLwXwty0Tm2MtlQ==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "babylonjs": "9.0.0",
-        "babylonjs-gltf2interface": "9.0.0"
+        "babylonjs": "9.3.3",
+        "babylonjs-gltf2interface": "9.3.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/balanced-match": {
@@ -5594,8 +5611,8 @@
       "name": "UnitTests",
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "dependencies": {
-        "babylonjs": "^9.0.0",
-        "babylonjs-materials": "^9.0.0",
+        "babylonjs": "^9.3.3",
+        "babylonjs-materials": "^9.3.3",
         "chai": "^5.2.0",
         "jsc-android": "^241213.1.0",
         "mocha": "^11.1.0",
@@ -5614,8 +5631,8 @@
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         "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.27.1",
         "@babel/runtime": "^7.28.2",
-        "@babylonjs/core": "^9.0.0",
-        "@babylonjs/materials": "^9.0.0",
+        "@babylonjs/core": "^9.3.3",
+        "@babylonjs/materials": "^9.3.3",
         "babel-loader": "^10.0.0",
         "buffer": "^6.0.3",
         "core-js": "^3.45.0",
@@ -5626,23 +5643,6 @@
         "webpack": "^5.101.0",
         "webpack-cli": "^6.0.1"
       }
-    },
-    "UnitTests/JavaScript/node_modules/@babylonjs/core": {
-      "version": "9.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/core/-/core-9.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Y4xbHFUw28X4EC5C7NOSzPCOaenxZQgztCB1QZ64y0C85FjZaq5DfWd6gy+EUYklbigmcMIFzCpLj78Wc8EwVw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "Apache-2.0"
-    },
-    "UnitTests/JavaScript/node_modules/@babylonjs/materials": {
-      "version": "9.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/materials/-/materials-9.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wATGzT/IQZ9/h9VhjgrZt8W59ZWXZ/mEZdCP2zHdopz3fqKP3gpJlbGt8UpAQUQF6XFKJrGuzVe7Vesrg36vyw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "Apache-2.0",
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "@babylonjs/core": "^9.0.0"
-      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/Apps/package.json b/Apps/package.json
index a7f233741..b8609e7d0 100644
--- a/Apps/package.json
+++ b/Apps/package.json
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
     "getNightly": "node scripts/getNightly.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "babylonjs": "^9.0.0",
-    "babylonjs-gltf2interface": "^9.0.0",
-    "babylonjs-gui": "^9.0.0",
-    "babylonjs-loaders": "^9.0.0",
-    "babylonjs-materials": "^9.0.0",
-    "babylonjs-serializers": "^9.0.0",
+    "babylonjs": "^9.3.3",
+    "babylonjs-gltf2interface": "^9.3.3",
+    "babylonjs-gui": "^9.3.3",
+    "babylonjs-loaders": "^9.3.3",
+    "babylonjs-materials": "^9.3.3",
+    "babylonjs-serializers": "^9.3.3",
     "jsc-android": "^241213.1.0",
     "v8-android": "^7.8.2"
   }