Ask HN: How to get started with game development?

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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?

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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.

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

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.

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