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Best game engine to start with as a beginner to gamedev and linux? (leminal.space)

submitted 3 days ago by GrumpyCat@leminal.space to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I switched to catchyos not too long ago but i also want to get into gamedev im just not sure which engine to go with? I looked in scratch but i find it annoying (visual scripting). Im not sure if i should try godot or some other engine now. Im also not sure where to post at sense itch has become questionable, i also want to try game jams aswell.

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[–] eugenia@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Everyone says Godot, but I disagree. Godot is too high level and it won't teach you much about how it all works. Godot is good if you have already mastered languages and common gaming algorithms (e.g. collisions), and you just want to get going. But as a first foray, I'd say, go with SDL. After you done something simple in SDL and learned some hands on knowledge on how things work under the hood, go with Godot or Love. That knowledge will help you troubleshoot godot better then.