I think each of us, someday, wanted to develop our own video game. So that you can play as palace guards, elves, and wooden houses. But few people actually managed to make the game of their dreams. Even a simple working toy is not so easy to make. Most often, we give up even before development begins, having estimated the amount of work ahead.
So how can mere mortals develop a game alone??
For those who are not good with programming, there are a lot of designers for creating 2D games. I’m only familiar with Clickteam Fusion 2.5, so I can only talk about her. Why is she good??
It is functional, convenient and easy to learn.
With CF 2.5 really cool games developed such as Five Nights at Freddy’s, NightSky, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures and many others.
As far as I know, there is also a free version of CF 2.5 (not without significant limitations, of course)
How I https://privecasinouk.org met Fusion
Once upon a time, when the Internet was available only in computer science classrooms (not all), I came across the book “Creating Computer Games Without Programming”. It came with a disc containing a demo version of The Games Factory program. Following the instructions from the book, I downloaded a couple of simple games in TGF, but then I closed the program with disappointment, because in the demo version it was impossible to save the game in exe format, and at that time I couldn’t even think about buying a paid version.
Ten years have passed. I accidentally came across Clickteam Fusion 2.5 on Steam and recognized it as the same The Games Factory, only much prettier.
And so, I recently released my first game for Android devices on Google Play. It’s small, simple and doesn’t pretend to be successful, but still it’s a working game that I made with my own hands. And even the developers from Clickteam tagged her on their Facebook* for her art style. And this is very nice.
Tips for beginners
— Don’t immediately take on complex projects, try to do something small, but of more or less high quality. and when you have more experience, you can take on a more interesting project.
— I don’t advise you to even estimate the time that development might take. I spent about 60 hours on my first and so far only game, and initially planned to finish it in a couple of evenings. Just make your game and enjoy the process.
— Don’t blindly follow the manual. many problems can be solved easier if you think with your own head. There are a lot of CF 2 training videos on YouTube.5, but not all of them are worth attention.
P.S. If anyone is interested, I can post a couple of fusion manuals
* The activities of the parent organization “Meta” are recognized as extremist and prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation
