Watch How To ACTUALLY Start Making Games Video Tutorial

In this video, I teach you guys everything you need to start making games and become a game developer. I take you all the way from having never touched a game engine before, to being ready to tackle any project that comes your way. I talk about picking the right game engine for you, what your first game project should be, planning and scoping out projects, as well as sharing a bunch of free and cheap resources to help you with your game dev journey! Join my new discord server to talk to other developers, as well as see some behind the scenes stuff I’m working on! https://discord.gg/HUJ7YsgcCe Game engines I talked about: RPG Maker: https://www.rpgmakerweb.com Game Maker: https://gamemaker.io/en Godot: https://godotengine.org/download/windows/ Unity: https://unity.com/products/unity-personal Unreal: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/download Make your First Game in Unreal Engine (My Tutorial Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@ItsRascalTutorials Dani’s tiny game project for inspiration: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYCF9m5Atk1cjoJG7t5min4oz4NalvtgI&si=-P4p5JraY27fSiE- Software for learning new skills: Aseprite for pixel art ($20):https://store.steampowered.com/app/431730/Aseprite/ LibreSprite for pixel art (free): https://libresprite.github.io/#!/ Blender for 3D modeling and animation: https://www.blender.org/download/ Audacity for mixing sound effects: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/ Jsfxr for creating retro sound effects: https://sfxr.me For finding gamejams and sharing your projects: itch.io Organizing your game: Miro as a master doc: https://miro.com Trello for keeping track of tasks: trello.com Stores for game assets: Fab: https://www.fab.com Unity store: https://assetstore.unity.com Humble Bundles: https://www.humblebundle.com/software Places to get assets for free: Free 3D models: https://www.thebasemesh.com Free materials/textures: https://polyhaven.com/textures Free animations: https://www.mixamo.com/#/ Free high quality game sounds: https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/ Good luck making games, and let me know if I missed any other resources or tips in the comments! Intro: 00:00 Picking a Game Engine: 1:04 Your First Game: 4:04 Making your First Original Games: 5:35 The Biggest Trap for New Devs: 7:30 Tools and Software for Game Dev: 9:30 Revision Control: 11:23 Making Big Games Solo: 12:56 Stores and Resources for Game Assets: 14:58 Finding a Community: 16:00