If you are new to making games, or you want some options beyond pen and paper, consider checking some of these out:
- Twine
- Ren'Py
- Bitsy
- Puzzle Script
- GB Studio
- Decker
- Narrat
- Pocket Platformer
- plingpling
- Adventure Game Studio
- engine.lol
- bipsi
- Godot Engine
Additionally, if you are curious about the actual work and though that goes into game design, check out some of these materials:
For a friendly local game development community in Gothenburg, check out: https://www.gamedevgbg.com
Do you have any suggestions or recommendations related to any aspect of creating games of your own? Feel free to add them here!