The Best Games for Learning Game Development [2020]

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Comment from : Ask Gamedev

There's an obscure iOS and Windows game called Blocksworld that lets you build things and it has a drag-and-drop programming language Unfortunately the servers shut down in 2020 so you can't share anything Also it shut down because of an unfixable error that wouldn't let you create or share any worlds, so you can't use it anymore unless you've already created worlds before the error happened There is a fanmade server for the PC version though
Comment from : sammytiel

Sad, don't have any well game for PC(
Comment from : Chris

I actually did design games on paper when I was in high school
Comment from : HPloveCraftMacNcheese

minecraft/ terraria sandbox mode can help a lot too i've seen the community built really creative stuff
Comment from : seighart90

i like to call games for learning game dev: GAME GAMES
Comment from : aki mayo

Hi did you play Chirpy?
Comment from : Sara Klai

This was an awesome video, especially for mentioning Levelhead! I specifically got Levelhead to work on my level design skills for game dev & it's been great for that, but I never could've imagined what I was getting into when I got it brbrI would've gotten Mario Maker 2 but decided to give Levelhead a try since MM2 would've required buying a switch, a controller, etc & Levelhead was cheap Now I've put hundreds of hours into Levelhead & have made over 30 levels I've also given myself a reminder that I enjoy playing games more than making them, but it's great that Levelhead is really fun to play, and not just for making levelsbrbrIt's neat to see all these options out there now I loved games like Lode Runner, Robot Odyssey, and Adventure Construction Set in the mid to late 80s, so it's always great to see that those kind of games have only gotten more complex and more popular
Comment from : Azecy

Where's Scratch
Comment from : Nour Art

You should also check out Geometry Dash, people managed to make amazing stuff using the ingame editor Just search up "GD MasterGame" or "GD H O W"
Comment from : Zeptrus

[MAUS] Mechwarriors Are Us Mercenary Unit

Compared to the games in your list, this game is quite light and more casual, but it does fit the ideia of programing robots running in a factorybrbr storesteampoweredcom/app/1218020/Factory_Rally_Madness/
Comment from : [MAUS] Mechwarriors Are Us Mercenary Unit

I so wish Dreams was available on PC The tech behind the engine is amazing, but the interface, though well designed, is clunky and slow to navigate
Comment from : Raisins

u also recommend Fuze4 for nintendo switch! its great
Comment from : Griffin Brooks

Gladiobot is cooltoo
Comment from : DeutanDev

I am really surprised TimeSplitters and their Level Editor is not on the list
Comment from : Onye Nacho

Kotaku Patricia Hermandez Oh hell Dear Void help this industrybr_brMy handsome eyes It burns
Comment from : Onye Nacho

I think "Dreams" is actually not just a game, but a full blown game engine on PS4 You will even be able to sell your games in the future
Comment from : RegularCliqueMember

how about codecombatcom/
Comment from : King Roosta

Hey Ask Gamedev, I'm curious on how you make the animation in every video and the opening too
Comment from : Azlanta Family

there`s 1 more, Struckd: anyone can create a game out of it and it is amazing (available on mobile phones and steam)
Comment from : IndiaHV

Bro I am interested in taking game designing but I got a question that will I get a job placement? what if I didn't want to study and quit what can I do further ? please clear my doubt
Comment from : Prashanth Joshi

I see someone already suggested Geometry Dash for part 2, and being a part of the Geometry Dash community (and a level creator) mysefl since 2016, I would like to help youbrbrThe Geometry Dash editor allows you not only to create and publish online your own rythm-based levels with blocks, orbs, spikes or other obstacles, combined to create a gemeplay following the rythm of any song you can import from the Newgrounds website (songs are made by artists or even by you as the website is a free portal for indie artists to publish their creations), but also to create EVERYTHING you'd like to create, like recreations of entire games (such as "Break a leg", "Super Mario Bros", "Sonic", "Electronic Super Joy", "Just shapes and beats" and a lot more the community already created and shared), your own unique big game inside the game itself (like the top down zelda-like level/game "Mastergame" by Serponge) or even animated shorts (in the form of automatic levels called "Auto levels", some of which are groundbreaking, pushing the editor capabilities to its limit)brbrBasically, the game has an editor full of pre-built and color-customizable blocks, spikes, enemies, monsters, orbs, portals (etc) all with their unique features or style, plus there are triggers, which you can use to make objects move, rotate, change color, disappear, pulse, etcbrbrThe combination of the previous makes everyone capable of creating whatever he/she wants, with the in-game level editor looking more as a 2D game engine as of version 211 of the gamebrbrA lot of very known creators in the Geometry Dash community even started their own indie game development journey (creators like Serponge or Etzer, who kept the names they had in-game as their nicknames)brbrHope this was helpful :D
Comment from : Bronks

I'm waiting for you guys to mention WarioWare DIY
Comment from : Rick van Leeuwen

Can $100,000 be enough to build a mobile battle Royale game like pubg mobile?brPS I am not a game developer and I intend to outsource the game devbrI truly appreciate your help
Comment from : Umazu Oge

Lol the timing on this was perfect-my little brother's been begging me to teach him game dev thanks guys
Comment from : conw

Can I make a game based on movies? I am think to create a Marvel Thor Game
Comment from : VIOLET 444

No mention of Wario Ware DIY? I know it is an older title, for the DS, but it is essentially a game programming simulator Also, the Nintendo Labo VR kit has a VR game development system built in
Comment from : AnonPer

what about geometry dash? there's a discussion in the community if it should be considered a game engine of itself, with its flexible level editor and it's trigger system (just my opinion though)
Comment from : SkyGreenTangerine

My favorite games on little big planet were mechs, flood survival, and boat survival where shakes destroy a massive cargo ship and there is a helicotper!!!
Comment from : Clever Python

I felt so deep into Human Resources Machine I played it to 100 through and afterwards i became an Indie game dev Hobby programmer I love it brDefinitely my recommendation !
Comment from : Just4KeigA

Animal Crossing is another good one
Comment from : Leon Dreamcast

This video was seriously awesome I'm an amateur dev already, but didn't know how to instill the wish to craft in my daughters Now I know 👍
Comment from : Abelius

they missed little big planet ps vita
Comment from : Player Two

Zachtronics games are AMAZING I love them, I bought them all this winter's Steam Sale but they have been featured in some of the past months Humble Bundles, so there's a chance any of you got them recently Give them a trybrbrI've studied Computer Engineering and these games are great I don't think you need to have studied anything about computers to play the games (though it certainly helps) as everything is REALLY well explained on the manuals If you love this games I'd suggest studying the same as I did if you haven't made the choice yet, as it makes you feel the same waybrbrI bought TIS-100 many years ago and loved all of it's levels It's really fun to optimize either code line counts, core usages or clock ticks Some achievements even encourage you to take a different perspective on the levels, making it really fun to come up with the solutionbrbrLater I bought Shenzhen I/O because I had just taken some courses on microcontrollers and was left wanting more Oh boy did this game scratch that itch I can't state how well crafted these games arebrbrAs a token of appreciation, I decided to buy all of Zach's games, and try to make people play them more because they are amazingbrbrThanks for all these games!
Comment from : Nil Vilas

Great video! Games, where you build your own levels, are not really my cup of tea, but I think they are a smart way to grow a community for your company brLevelhead by Butterscotch is very fun to play and as a plus, they have a weekly podcast where they talk about game dev! brIt's worth to check it out, the 3 of them are very fun to listen tobrWhat I am a fan of is the third type of game, where you can "learn" programming! As a programmer that feels like home brI think you forgot to include a great title in this category: while True: learn(), in this one you can taste the waters of machine learning!
Comment from : Bee Sanz

If Dreams would be available on PC, I'd get it immediatelly
Comment from : Peter Eckmann

What about ARMA series, if I am right, Zombie survival, battle Royale type games originated from there
Comment from : Depakkumar

awwwwe yeah! levelhead!
Comment from : ImPopcorn

LittleBigPlanet has been my first favorite game, I started at 5 years old and still play it today, 16brI've improved a lot in level and sound design, but I still have troubles understanding coding
Comment from : V3RYM3GAFUN

Plazma Burst 2 deserved a mention in this video Its a 2D shooting flash game that has realistic physics, ton of characters and weapons, and online multiplayer aside from the story The map editor functionality is incredibly diverse and complex that you can make anything in it Obviously, it was plain simple back in 2011, because it was meant for simple PvP maps However, the community at that time still came up with unusual map ideas, such as saw/traps maps, boss-fight maps, parkour maps, and many others I remember seeing maps that resemble Minecraft and Black Ops zombiesbrbrAll of the logic in the map editor is retained in an element called Triggers These triggers contain what is called as an action type, which receives two inputs: A and B Example of this is an action that moves a door to a region, in which input A is the door and input B is the region where the door moves to This is a very basic action to mention, as there are actions that control variables just like what you see in programming
Comment from : HasanRx7

Is unreal engine 4 suggested for a beginner?
Comment from : Big B

They didn't add factorio
Comment from : Csanád M

You forgot about the geometry dash level editor, it has this things called triggers that you can place in the world its kinda like coding
Comment from : Zays

I played little big planet when I was younger, now i actually develop games
Comment from : Noel Jasik

There's a game called fancade that released less than a month ago, it's made by one guy and the amount of effort he put into it is astonishing, his name is martin magni, you might know him for 2 great games on the app store and play store, odd bot out and mekoramabrbrYou guys should check it out
Comment from : StickEE

what about Roblox? It’s probably the closest thing to real game development
Comment from : Misterk7_-

With the other games are in the list I don't understand why there was no Minecraft nor gMod
Comment from : gibarel

You guys didn't even show the warioware DIY on DS Has a game maker in there complete with logic based events and more
Comment from : mryoyo

Dreams and littlebigplanet are the ones I highly recommend for beginners, especially littlebigplanetbrThe other games don't have that coding and logic stuff unlike dreams and lbpbrbrbrbrSo if youre into that, these 2 games are for you
Comment from : 2Krash2

Dreams is Underrated, it needs more marketing
Comment from : RashadZ

littile big planet was one of my fav games on the psp
Comment from : Anas Ahmed

LBP2 was the shit
Comment from : 3rdaxis

Romania Cluj GG !
Comment from : Mmf

Wwooohhooo!!! LevelHead! That game is epic :D
Comment from : RetroBananaManNL

Spoiler alert;brbrPart 2 include brbrMinecraft, Roblox, Microsoft project spark ,RPG maker And recent retro game which you can blend to classic games to get combination in one game ( I forgot its name)
Comment from : prestige

It’s kinda sad to not see Roblox in lists like this lol
Comment from : UNALART

May I recommend checking out Core from Manticore Games too?
Comment from : Razvan Bolohan

You guys should do a follow-up video about best games to mod
Comment from : Caleb Whitehead

I was trying to remember little big planet finally
Comment from : Achose

Dreams is such a babe tbh
Comment from : Pingouinnn

I remember when Mario maker came outthat game was great
Comment from : Sean Andrews

Dreams is hands down the best game for learning game development It's the future and this is coming from someone who only plays games in Dreams
Comment from : Project Genesis

Gosh, I am literally watching this video after working on my 3d fps game ,I am having trouble with animation controlls So I am thinking of quitting the project😯😯😯😯
Comment from : Abrar Zaheen

LBP2 is the best I've seen in terms of motivating people to create their own levels
Comment from : UE4 PC Game - Escape Condition

There were some games that also teach you how to manage the economy and also level design that, for me, are essential Like SimCity, Rollercoaster Tycoon, or even The Sims (they can also teach about AI and NavMesh) I think those should've had at least a mention Hopefully they will appear in the next vid :D
Comment from : Francisco Miranda

I'm gonna shout out Far Cry's Level Editors & Halo's Forge Modes Both of these in my childhood really got me into Level Design and likely became the reason I have a job in the industrybrAlso Trials Fusion seems to be good for simple Plug-and-Play events A fun starter to get a better understanding in coding
Comment from : Holo

I would like to know a way to show a game that i develop to a publisher that it's safe so they don't steal the idea or prototype
Comment from : Alexandre

Awww little Gamedev guy! 🥰
Comment from : Joe Essay

I love the videos
Comment from : Vertex

RPG Maker is also another great beginning software! That's what I used before transitioning to GameMaker years ago Comes with lots of assets and music! Btw guys I am working on an a project myself called RGB on itchio The prototype is out right now with a big update coming out in a couple of days I'd love to hear some feedback from my fellow developers :)brbrEdit: Update is out, which includes a new level, gamepad support and more! Thank you guys for the support!
Comment from : Swyft Productions

roblox: am i a joke to you?
Comment from : Golden Quotes

What personally kicked-off my game dev journey was WarioWare DIY! It has an easy-to-learn pseudo-code, music & graphic creators and great tutorials! It's a simplified game making tool, down to your creations only being microgames (or music/mangas if you like those too) but once you get the hang of it, it's a great way to learn the programming logic and start making little things before going on a way bigger project!
Comment from : Spongyoshi

rip LBP3
Comment from : Deprecated

Hello sir
Comment from : Navaneeth Ambati

I think minecraft can really help in getting into gamedevelopment aswell Be it modding, mapmaking or writing plugins, you get introduced into a diverse ecosystem of APIs and tools You learn to design on a more basic level and without the comfort of getting everything served on a silver plate
Comment from : flummi zockt

1 This is not how Shenzhen is pronouncedbr2 Opus Magnum and Infinifactory barely qualify as programming They are still good logic puzzles but the mechanics lack even a simple conditionalbr3 It's human resource, not resources machine
Comment from : Sellis Simoh