When I was 8 years old, I started playing video games and when I was 17, I was interested in how these games are made and now I am 19 got into 2nd year college.
I know the basics of C/C++ programming language with OOPS Concept and have started learning Data Structure and Algorithm in C++ and by the end of this year it will be completed. I have also learned some basics of JAVA and Python. What are the thing that I need to learn for Game Development or to become a Game Developer. Please Guide me 🙏.

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An individual shares their journey from playing video games to studying game development in college, seeking advice on the key skills and knowledge required to become a game developer. They have basic knowledge of C/C++ with OOP concepts and are learning Data Structures and Algorithms, as well as some Java and Python basics.

How to become a Game Developer?

Those are advices that i knew on my journey in game developement:
–Choose a game engine that matches the Genre of your games.
–Choose a game engine that matches the requirements of your pc : don’t make the same mistake like me and start with simple engines and don’t start with complicated new ones like Unreal engine or Unity.
–Don’t stop on your game: even when you finish it. make it in a backup file and try and make more uppgrades
–Start by making simple games: No one expects for another person to make a very successful indie game with max graphics for the first time. Start with simple games.

In the full picture, you need to learn a lot of things, but not too much to start something: you already know C/C++/Python and OOPS principles, so that’s a really good start, actually. Pick a Game Engine that your computer can support, with a programming language that you like and start by making little games that already exist, searching “The 20 Games Challenge”. You can choose to follow SIMPLE tutorials on the official sites of the game engines or on YouTube or Udemy [CodeMonkey, Brackeys, <a href="http://GameDev.tv" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">GameDev.tv</a>, etc…], then start making those said games. So you will Learn discipline, time management, how to focus, and similar. Then maybe you will be ready for optimize your code and follow other tutorials of said people [Or learning with ChatGPT], learning new programming patterns. Then you can read some Books on Game Design, like “The Art of Game Design” by Schell. Revisit old code to see if you can do better…

From my experience, I was waiting to start my game development journey to long… just make your first game. 😄
Remember that you cannot make better Witcher or Baldur’s Gate at the beginning. Start with something small… Maybe tower defense or a platformer?
Don’t watch tutorial like “your first platformer” but just do your own thing and watch tutorial for smaller pieces like “how to make your hero jump”. (Ok, maybe you can watch “your first platformer” video at first to get familiar with engine you choose 😋) Try Godot it’s free and open source, it has a good documentation.
Just make your game and don’t stop with only prototype!!!
Good luck my friend ❤️

Check out <a href="https://develop.games/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://develop.games/</a> . Site is made by PirateSoftware and they go over most of things you need from start to publish game, as well as a bit of motivation if you feel you lack.
Edit: Here is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMc-GKv5olA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">video</a> where Thor explains the structure and how it goes.

Most of what’s required is already posted here. I do believe that there are different genre’s of games as well, that could decide what engine to use and what coding language (Even though most languages are fundamentally the same).
One of the easier ways to learn as well, is make clones of other games. By doing this you should start learning a lot of game design fundamentals.
Good luck with your journey ^^