Post by Scoot in Serenitrove comments

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To be honest, I originally made this game just for fun, so I built it using plain HTML and JavaScript, no game engine involved. At some point I thought, why not upload it to itch.io just for fun, and to my surprise, it started getting a fair bit of attention.

Looking back, I kind of regret not using a proper game engine from the start, since the current setup has a lot of limitations and performance issues. So yeah, I wouldn't really recommend building a full game with just HTML and JavaScript. It's meant to build websites and web apps.

If you’re interested in game dev, I'd suggest starting with something like Unity or Godot. Both are great beginner-friendly options, and I'd say they're around a 3/10 in terms of difficulty for making a simple game.

yoyo2011133 days ago

yeah sadly the only problem with those options is unity is like 2 grand a year. it really expensive now.

Scoot133 days ago

Unity is free as long as your game's revenue stays under $200,000 a year. So you can use it at no cost, and by the time you exceed that limit, the $2,000 annual fee likely won't be a big deal. That said, Godot is also a great option, it's open source and completely free.

yoyo2011132 days ago

oh i never knew that, although i would have to learn gskript instead of C# or C++ or Javascript.