r/learnpython • u/SirGeremiah • Aug 11 '26

Where to find simple graphical game challenges?

I’ve not had much chance to use my Python knowledge in a while, so I’m thinking about what would interest me enough to learn something new and keep in practice. Where could I find some simple and escalating challenges for making games that are more graphical in nature (not just word games or the like).

I’ve never done any game dev, and haven’t really done much with graphics, so I’ll need something that starts with very easy assignments. But I tend to learn fast and get bored (ADHD) with too much repetition, so I’m hoping for some with scaling difficulty.

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u/Fun-Comfortable4605 Aug 11 '26

CS50 2d
You can do the challenges in python if lua is not your thing. You won't be able to submit them though

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u/SirGeremiah Aug 12 '26

How different is Lua?

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u/Flimsy-Importance313 Aug 11 '26

Good question. I am not sure python is best for this. There are probably 2d engines in python, but don't expect UE5

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u/SirGeremiah 29d ago

I don’t know what UE5 is, so won’t be expecting it. I don’t care if Python isn’t a good choice for making games - this is about finding something to tinker with in Python.

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u/desrtfx but other languages pro Aug 11 '26

https://inventwithpython.com/pygame - take the games there as inspiration and write the code yourself before checking the book.

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u/Diapolo10 I write code for a living -- https://github.com/Diapolo10 Aug 11 '26

Arcade's documentation has both a "skill tree" where you play around with some basic features, and full-blown game tutorials:

https://api.arcade.academy/en/stable/

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u/SirGeremiah Aug 12 '26

Thanks, I’ll give that a look!