What are the languages used in gaming?

If you know nothing about programming, you should probably start by learning Python and the PyGame engine.

If you already know programming, then a lot of games are written with either the Unreal engine (using C++) or Unity (using C#).

There are certainly exceptions. Minecraft was originally written in Java, but I don't know of any other major games using Java. Undertale was made in GameMaker Studio. Any game with a custom engine is likely using C or C++, but I wouldn't try writing your own engine unless you really know what you're doing. It is not a task for the inexperienced.

Most game engines are probably written in C++, with scripting done in C#, Python, Lua or a custom language.

But all languages are used. Minecraft was written in Java. A guy called Michal Ziulek is working on game development ecosystem for Zig, which I think is really neat.

https://github.com/michal-z/zig-gamedev

C++ is the #1 language used for commercial games. Followed by C# (because Unity). Those languages would be my #1 recommendation if you want to do commercial games. If you just want to have fun and get something done quick then Python might be a good choice.

Should say "Ask HN: What are the Languages used in gaming?"

It depends what platform you wanna release the game on. Google your favorite game and type programming language along with it.

I'm probably not current but Lua used to be an important one, used as a DSL within games. That is a fun one to spend some time learning anyway.

Autohokey and Rust seem to be very popular for cheating (auto mouse clicking, things like that)

Download UE5 and learn blueprints.

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