Ok, so I'm assuming you are talking about a video game development, because if you want to make card or board games all you need is pen, paper and maybe some dice :)
But as a video game developer you are going to need some tools, and you will need to learn how to use them. Luckily, thanks to the internet and YouTube, you will not have any shortage of tutorials to guide you. Also I will assume you have zero programming or scripting skills. All the software I mention below is free to download.
GameMaker: Studio: GameMaker is a game engine that specialises in the creation of 2D games. It has a drag and drop interface that makes it accessible to beginners, and it also has a scripting language for when you want to harness all of its power. You can check out the official GameMaker tutorials here.
Gimp and Krita: Both are fantastic 2D image editing tools that can help you create all the art (or place holder art) you'll ever need for your game.
Audacity: A good entry level audio editing tool. It has some nice effects you can apply to your audio (like echo, bass boost, fade in and out), and I often use it to mix and stitch together sounds for my games.
So there you go, everything you need to get started. By the time you've completed the GameMaker tutorials you will have 2 to 3 games under you belt already, and you can start bringing your own game ideas to life.
The other popular game engines out there are Unity and Unreal. These are both great 3D game engines, that can also do 2D games. They require a bit more work to get into initially (you need to learn either C# or C++), but they have a lot more support. Unity is also used by quite a few devs here in South Africa, so there's lots op people you can poke for advice.
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Ok, so I'm assuming you are talking about a video game development, because if you want to make card or board games all you need is pen, paper and maybe some dice :)
But as a video game developer you are going to need some tools, and you will need to learn how to use them. Luckily, thanks to the internet and YouTube, you will not have any shortage of tutorials to guide you. Also I will assume you have zero programming or scripting skills. All the software I mention below is free to download.
GameMaker: Studio: GameMaker is a game engine that specialises in the creation of 2D games. It has a drag and drop interface that makes it accessible to beginners, and it also has a scripting language for when you want to harness all of its power. You can check out the official GameMaker tutorials here.
Gimp and Krita: Both are fantastic 2D image editing tools that can help you create all the art (or place holder art) you'll ever need for your game.
Audacity: A good entry level audio editing tool. It has some nice effects you can apply to your audio (like echo, bass boost, fade in and out), and I often use it to mix and stitch together sounds for my games.
So there you go, everything you need to get started. By the time you've completed the GameMaker tutorials you will have 2 to 3 games under you belt already, and you can start bringing your own game ideas to life.
The other popular game engines out there are Unity and Unreal. These are both great 3D game engines, that can also do 2D games. They require a bit more work to get into initially (you need to learn either C# or C++), but they have a lot more support. Unity is also used by quite a few devs here in South Africa, so there's lots op people you can poke for advice.