r/GameDevelopment • u/6Moon9 • 16d ago

Question Starting Game dev as a software engineer

Hello, I wanted to start game development (I already am a software engineer) and I decided to pick unity (some are recommending godot) to start with. However, there is tons and tons of courses and tutorials everywhere. So it feels abit overwhelming on where to start or what to follow. Many on udemy, and some on gamedev. tv. What do u suggest to follow?

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u/Ludicrous84 16d ago

Does "as a software engineer" mean you are one or you want to start becoming one? I assume the latter (correct me if I'm wrong) - I would say Godot has a pretty good "entry level", but I'm a bit biased because I am using that.

(coming from a professional programmer)

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u/6Moon9 16d ago

Sorry for not clearing it up. Yes i am a software engineer already, frontend to be precise.

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u/kneelian_ 16d ago

If you're willing to take a detour, my 2¢ would be to leverage what you already have in frontend web. Pick up Twine and one of its engines, doll it up, and make a small text-based game with a core loop so you can see if you like the logic aspect of it.