Sometimes, when I'm in the right mood, I make video games and art. Or something.

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The post discusses the advantages of creating video games without relying on large commercial engines like Unity and Unreal. It highlights personal experiences of using smaller frameworks and open-source libraries such as SDL3 for game development. The author prefers using C# for its performance, accessibility, and modern features, and stresses the importance of controlling the development stack for small indie teams. Tools for rendering, audio, and asset management are examined, with a nod to cross-platform capabilities and the transition to Linux for development.

Making Video Games in 2025 (without an engine)

Great Article, I’ve been in Software Development eyeballing the gaming industry for 20 years and its wild to me now to think Game Engines are the norm now.

I thought making games witout using tools like unity was a nonesense but Im facinated with all your work
This make me wanna start a project from 0 just using OS libs lol (sorry for bad english)