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Posted by Dov Brodkin
Dov Brodkin
2,695 Points

What is the best programming language to learn if I want to create games?

What is the best programming language to learn if I want to create games? Or what are some languages that are good to know?

4 Answers

geoffrey
geoffrey
28,736 Points
geoffrey
geoffrey
28,736 Points

C++ is definitely one of the top languages. It's widely used in game development.

Dov Brodkin
Dov Brodkin
2,695 Points
Dov Brodkin
Dov Brodkin
2,695 Points

Thanks so much. Are there others also widely used for games?

Ryan Hellerud
Ryan Hellerud
3,635 Points
Ryan Hellerud
Ryan Hellerud
3,635 Points

unity plus C# is probably your best bet.

Ryan Hellerud
Ryan Hellerud
3,635 Points

also its a lot easier than c++

Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points
Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points

For learning on Treehouse your best bet would be Java or Python in my opinion. Currently C++ and C# are not offered but C# may be soon.

For python you can use PyGame and for C# Unity is a great choice like Ryan Hellerud said. The other I know little about for game making.

You might also want to try building a browser based game with JavaScript.

Goodluck! --Ricky