11 tools to get you started making video games
11 tools to get you started making video games
11 tools to get you started making video games
By Michael Moore
April 14, 2020
Summary
Making a video game is much less daunting than it might seem.
While you likely aren't going to go from having no experience to making the next Grand Theft Auto, it has actually never been easier to get started making games.
To try to make things easier for those looking to get started making games, we've put together a list of 11 game engines / editors.
Others are professional development tools for AAA games, but are effectively free to use for hobbyists and still offer a lot of learning tools to help those with limited programming experience get started.
GameMaker A cross-platform commercial 2D game engine developed by YoYo Games.
Learning tools: A few free written and video tutorials that cover the basics and some that dive more into how to make specific genres of games like turn-based RPGs, tower defense, and farming games.
Learning tools: There are a variety of guides and tutorials available on the GDevelop wiki, and also more than 80 example files of how to make specific genres of games and specific game features.
Intended for: 3D games, with Twitch integration and multiplayer games that use Amazon Web Services.
Unreal A cross-platform commercial game engine developed by Epic Games.
Learning tools: Epic Games offers a number of free online video courses that cover some introductory aspects to using the engine's editor and some more advanced topics like post processing effects and creating asset pipelines.
Reference
Moore, M. (2020, April 14). 11 tools to get you started making video games. Retrieved April 16, 2020, from https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/14/21219609/video-game-tools-editor-developer-make-price-free-programming