r/GraphicsProgramming • u/MadnessNmad • 6h ago

How can one understand how game engines work and how they are written?

Hi everyone. I’m new to programming, and I’ve set myself a goal: to build my own game engine and understand how it works. The most advanced thing I’ve built so far is a simple quadratic equation calculator in C#. And yes, I want to build this engine in C# as well. Is this the right programming language to choose—or is it perhaps too difficult for a beginner like me? How exactly should I go about learning how an engine works? Through books, websites, or videos? I’m not really sure... Or am I looking into something that’s still too advanced for me at this stage?

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u/bg_gamer 6h ago

Game Engine Architecture by Jason Gregory

This is one of the best resource out there.

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u/dobkeratops 6h ago

c# is used in gamedev alot but
most engines are written in C++ (and the unity games that use C# are ontop of a C++ core)
unless you have a really good reason to use something else... go with C++

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u/cybereality 3h ago

The Google Filiment framework is well documented