Videogame for a 1-year school project, what scale is realistic for a beginner? (I have several ideas)

1

Unity

A generalist engine such as Unity or Unreal Engine will take much more effort to learn and use but will allow you to choose whatever type of game you want to write and give you complete control of what your game is.

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2

Godot Engine

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3

Twine

A specialist engine such as Ren'py Twine, or Inkle for VNs; Adventure Game Studio or Visionaire for point and click will give you good results but with more limitations. These engines generally don't require coding so are suitable for artists but can often be expanded a little to support extra gameplay features. Nowhere near as powerful in general as the more general engines but easier to get something engaging from it in a limited timeframe and without starting high on the skillset. These aren't toy engines either- all of these have produced popular games when done with skill, such as the Blackwell and Deponia series.

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4

RenPy

A specialist engine such as Ren'py Twine, or Inkle for VNs; Adventure Game Studio or Visionaire for point and click will give you good results but with more limitations. These engines generally don't require coding so are suitable for artists but can often be expanded a little to support extra gameplay features. Nowhere near as powerful in general as the more general engines but easier to get something engaging from it in a limited timeframe and without starting high on the skillset. These aren't toy engines either- all of these have produced popular games when done with skill, such as the Blackwell and Deponia series.

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