So, you want to make a game engine

A developer with 3 years of custom engine experience shares a comprehensive overview of what it means to build your own game engine, prompted by the Unity pricing controversy. Covers the pros and cons of rolling your own engine, a practical definition of what a game engine actually is, and a feature-by-feature breakdown including windowing, game loops, input handling, graphics, audio, asset management, physics, scripting, networking, AI, UI, and build/distribution. The key advice: don't start by building an engine — start by making games in game jams, then extract reusable code into an engine organically over time.

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