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Best way to start coding indie games? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by JocularGargoyle@beehaw.org to c/programming@beehaw.org

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Hey, folks! My son (currently 15) is interested in getting into game development. He's taken a class in Python in school and enjoyed it, but I know Python won't be enough. I don't think he's interested in ever making big, AAA games, but more along the lines of Undertale (which was made in Game Maker Studio) or Bug Fables (Unity).

There are just so many choices and so much content out there that I don't know where to start. Do you have any suggestions for which language(s) to learn or software (like Game Maker Studio) that you've found helpful? Thanks!

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[–] l3mming@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have a look at the pygame library for python. It's a great first step for this kind of thing. It has everything he needs to grasp the concepts and start to build some cool stuff. Then move to Godot.

[–] JocularGargoyle@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Cool! I've sent him the link to this, much appreciated!