Ask HN: How to get started with game development?

#1

Post by hcoura » Sun, Dec 01, 2019, 1:17 AM UTC

I am decent programmer who always wanted to learn how to develop games, but never actually got to it. Recently I decided to dedicate a bit less on my career and more on stuff I like, thus I want to learn all there is to create a game on my own as a hobby.

What are good resources to start this journey?

Re: Ask HN: How to get started with game development?

#2

Post by jay_kyburz » Sun, Dec 01, 2019, 1:28 AM UTC

I'm a Game Dev with many years experience. My most recent release is Void Bastards.

If you want your game to be look great, and performance is important, I would recommend downloading Unity and working through their large set of tutorials. You'll write your game in C#.

I really like Gotdot for my fun personal projects, but it doesn't have the same full feature set.

You can also check out Unreal, but its a more specialized tool.

Re: Ask HN: How to get started with game development?

#3

Post by a3n » Sun, Dec 01, 2019, 1:40 AM UTC

jay_kyburz wrote: post #2

I'm a Game Dev with many years experience. My most recent release is Void Bastards. If you want your game to be look great, and performance is important, I would recommend downloading Unity and working through their large set of tutorials. You'll write your game in C#. I really like Gotdot for my fun personal projects, but it doesn't have the same full feature set. You can also check out Unreal, but its a more specia…

Why are "we" still writing games in programming languages? It's like if Gone With The Wind was done in stop motion.

Re: Ask HN: How to get started with game development?

#4

Post by stazz1 » Sun, Dec 01, 2019, 2:13 AM UTC

Learning how to create games with Unity is fun. If you want something more basic with immediate results, RPG maker was always a grand fascination.