What's the best programming language to start my journey as a game developer?

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  1. scratch-www

    Standalone web client for Scratch

    Scratch > Python > Godot

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  3. Godot

    Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine

    Scratch > Python > Godot

  4. awesome-game-engine-dev

    Awesome list of resources for Game Engine Development.

  5. learn-gdscript

    Learn Godot's GDScript programming language from zero, right in your browser, for free.

    I'd give GDScript a shot: https://gdquest.github.io/learn-gdscript

  6. CPython

    The Python programming language

    For programming, try the Python programming language paired with PyGame or the Lua programming language paired with Love2D. You can find step-by-step tutorials for both on Google.

  7. Lua

    Lua is a powerful, efficient, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. It supports procedural programming, object-oriented programming, functional programming, data-driven programming, and data description.

    For programming, try the Python programming language paired with PyGame or the Lua programming language paired with Love2D. You can find step-by-step tutorials for both on Google.

  8. love

    LÖVE is an awesome 2D game framework for Lua.

    For programming, try the Python programming language paired with PyGame or the Lua programming language paired with Love2D. You can find step-by-step tutorials for both on Google.

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