![]() Next, we’ll talk through key points in the process of using Godot to make games.Īs you go through the step by step guide you’ll begin to understand how to navigate around the Godot editor. The one I entered was the ‘Game Off’ Jam hosted on itch.io. It’s a great place to find many online based Game Jams and to interact with other game developers. If you want to get into game development I highly recommend joining a Game Jam! Also checkout communities around game dev such as Itch.io. Game Jams usually have a chosen theme the submitted game can be inspired by. This is a contest you enter either on your own or with a team to submit a game before a deadline. I believe my single most motivating factor in completing the game quickly was entering a Game Jam. The most important thing is that you’re learning game development and working towards your goals □ And obviously, the complexity of the game and amount of time you dedicate to it also matters. Some may do it in a day or some may take a couple of weeks or a couple of months. Keep these points in mind when you think about if you can produce a game in under a week and whether it’s realistic given your situation.Īlso to point out, it doesn’t really matter how long it takes you to make your first game. So this literally forced me to make a game within a week. ![]() I was determined to submit a game to the contest and the submission deadline was a couple of days from when I started learning how to use Godot. (As you’ll see the game is really nothing special □ ) I made a very very simple game just to become familiar with basics of game development.I was already familiar with Python (I chose to make the game using GDScript which is similar to Python).There are a couple of factors that enabled me to do so: Now, let’s address the admittedly clickbait-y element of the title… How can you actually make your first game in under a week? Can I really make my first game in under a week? If you’re interested in learning Python, get stuck into projects and try these 5 creative python project ideas for beginners. So as well as C# and C++, Python is also another choice if you want to use Godot for making games.įor more guidelines on getting started with coding see our post on how to select a first programming language. Also, the Godot engine native language called GDScript is highly based on Python. It’s considered easier to pick up than C# and C++ and in general great for beginners. However, Python is also a great choice in this case. If your goal is to become proficient in game development be aware that C# and C++ are the typical languages used to make games. If you’re completely new to coding with no prior experience, I would advise you should first take some time to learn the basic concepts of your selected programming language and to do a few projects. However, regardless of your experience know that game development is accessible to any type of developer! What if I’m new to coding? If you do have some GUI development knowledge, I believe it will help a bit when it comes to the concept of working with UI elements. This for me was the closest to any sort of graphics based design I had. ![]() ![]() I did have a little experience developing a GUI (Graphical User Interface) based application. With no previous experience it might be tricky to know how to actually start out in the process of making a game. Starting with no previous game development experience
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