New to game development? Not a programmer? Want to make a computer game?
Here's some free resources for you that are easy to medium difficulty to learn, though some are only free trials or only free for non-commercial use or releasing to certain platforms.):
- Twine - http://twinery.org/
- Ren'Py - https://renpy.org/
- Bitsy - https://ledoux.itch.io/bitsy
- Flicksy - https://candle.itch.io/flicksy
- Mosi - https://zenzoa.itch.io/mosi
- Inform - http://inform7.com/
- Construct 2 - https://www.scirra.com/
- Stencyl - http://www.stencyl.com/
- Gamemaker Studio 2 - https://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker
- RPGMaker - http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/
- GameSalad - https://gamesalad.com/
- Adventure Game Studio - http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/
- Quest - http://textadventures.co.uk/quest
Other resources for beginners:
Here’s some resources for if you want to create an analog (tabletop or live action) game:
- RPG Design Zine - https://ndpdesign.itch.io/rpg-design-zine
- The Gauntlet RPG Forums - https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/
- r/RPGDesign - https://www.reddit.com/r/RPGdesign/
- https://medium.com/a-taste-of-madness/level-zero-how-to-start-designing-your-first-tabletop-role-playing-game-c70820702041
- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/SoYouWantTo/WriteATabletopRPG
- http://www.genesisoflegend.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Tabletop-RPG-Design-101-Public-Draft.pdf
- https://nerdyshow.com/rpgfromscratch/
- Golden Cobra Challenge - http://www.goldencobra.org/
- Pattern Language for LARP Design - http://www.larppatterns.org/
- Nordic LARP - https://nordiclarp.org/
- Game Wrap - https://gamewrap.interactiveliterature.org/
- Larp Library - https://library.interactiveliterature.org/
- Leaving Mundania - http://leavingmundania.com/start-here/
- http://analoggamestudies.org/2016/11/the-mixing-desk-of-larp-history-and-current-state-of-a-design-theory/
- https://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter/how-to-design-a-tabletop-game/
- https://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-learn-board-game-design-and-development--gamedev-11607
- Board Game Design Lab - https://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/