I second what our friend here said. Most people spend so much time researching the best game engine that would exactly fit their needs.
I remember falling into that rabbit hole when I first started showing interest in making games.
I settled on learning the most beginner-friendly engines like Godot and Game Maker Studio.
Try and have fun. The engine won't matter much if you end up not enjoying using it.
I wish you all the best! Right now I'm dabbling in pixel art. Focusing too much on the technical side of game-making bored me a little.
I just started enjoying the process again by working on ai-aided concept art.
I'm honestly taking my sweet time. We as new devs have time on our hands. Ai tools keep advancing and it's making the learning process so much more accessible and easier to go through.
A little advice I would like to give you. Keep Chatgpt open in your browser at all times. At any point during your learning when you get stuck at something or just can't get to understand it well, ask the ai.
That should accelerate your learning and make it enjoyable quite a lot.
It's like having a friend that helps you be there for you at all times.
