#GameDevelopment #LuaGameEngines #Defold #RobloxAlternatives
Hey there fellow gamers and game developers! 🎮✨
So, I’ve been kicking around the idea of diving into the world of lua game engines lately. I mean, who doesn’t love creating their own game worlds, right? But here’s the thing – I’m not really sold on using Roblox. I want something different, something that allows me to really get hands-on with my game development. I’ve heard some good things about Defold, but is it really the best option out there for someone like me who wants to start for free? 🤔
I’m looking for something with a user-friendly interface, not just a framework. I want to be able to jump right in and start creating my dream game without any unnecessary complications.
So, what do you guys think? Are lua game engines worth looking into, or should I go with one of the more famous engines instead? I’d love to hear your thoughts and recommendations on this! Let’s help each other out in our game development journey. 💪💻
Drop your suggestions in the comments below and let’s keep the conversation going! Who knows, we might just discover the perfect lua game engine together! 😉🚀
My friend did something quite successful with Gmod to create some Half-Life role play when we were about 13. But I would also suggest using something more famous like Unreal or Unity. There’s a reason you’ve heard about them more.
Is there a reason why? Genuinely curious. There’s basically no reason to use Lua for making a game when it is not only a dated development platform by a mere few years, it’s getting to the point of being a dated platform for decades. Unless you are building Roblox apps or Warcraft mods, go learn Unity or Unreal, especially if you want to make a 3D game.
Anyone recommending building games in Lua these days is almost as bad as someone recommending to build a program in COBOL. It just doesn’t make sense any more to do.
If you still don’t care about any of that and want to, look into Love2D, which is a useful library.
Never looked at the game code and only ever enjoyed playing, but go look at project zomboid, it uses Lua.
Have you looked at PICO-8 or TIC80?
If you’re just looking for a simple introduction to create retro style games you should look them up.
Hades is coded in lua. Some people got Bejeweled working as a wow add-on that’s also in lua.
Love2D ?? When my son was ab0out 10, we wrote a Bender game, it was surprisingly easy and the ability to quickly get results kept him interested.
[https://love2d.org](https://love2d.org)
Is dota2 using lua.