Brackeys
Learning
Beginner-friendly video tutorials for Unity and Godot.
- Free resource
- Good for beginners
A free Harvard course that rebuilds classic games step by step.
- Free resource
- Good for beginners
GDQuest
Learning
Godot tutorials and courses, with plenty of free material.
- Free + paid plans
- Good for beginners
Game Maker's Toolkit
Learning
Video essays about why great game design works.
- Free resource
- Good for beginners
Game Programming Patterns
Learning
A free online book about structuring game code.
- Free resource
- Good for beginners
Godot documentation
Learning
Official Godot docs with a step-by-step first-game tutorial.
- Free resource
- Open source
- Good for beginners
The Book of Shaders
Learning
A gentle, interactive introduction to writing shaders.
- Free resource
- Good for beginners
Unity Learn
Learning
Free official courses and pathways for learning Unity.
- Free resource
- Good for beginners
r/gamedev
Learning
A large community for questions, feedback and discussion.
- Free resource
- Good for beginners
Awesome Game Jam
Game jams
A community-curated list of tools and assets for game jams.
- Free resource
- Good for beginners
Game Jam Resources
Game jams
A curated hub of resources so jammers spend more time creating.
- Free resource
- Good for beginners
Game UI Database
UI & UX
Thousands of screenshots of real game interfaces to learn from.
- Free + paid plans
- Good for beginners
Lospec
2D & pixel art
Palettes, tutorials and tools for pixel artists.
- Free resource
- Good for beginners
Scratch
Game engines
Snap code blocks together to make your very first games.
- Free
- Open source
- Good for beginners
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