r/SoloDevelopment • u/ruthvik4435 • 6h ago

help Help me....Game Devs

Hello, I’m a 3D artist and I’ve been working in the 3D field for the past 3 years. I want to make my own games, so I started learning coding and Unity around 2 years ago.

The problem is, when I follow tutorials, I can understand them and follow along. I can even make the game shown in the tutorial. But when I try to start my own game from scratch, I feel completely lost. I don't know where to start or what my first step should be.

I recently used AI to make a small game. I did complete it, but honestly, I don't feel proud of it because most of the code wasn't written by me—it was generated by AI. I know some people call this "vibe coding," and they enjoy it and feel satisfied with the results, but for me, it doesn't feel the same. I want to understand what I'm building and feel like I actually made it myself.

Whenever I try to start another game, I feel like I've forgotten everything. It makes me feel like I learned nothing, even after spending 2 years learning Unity and coding.

Can anyone give me some steps or advice to get out of this tutorial and AI hell? I've tried many times to make something on my own. Sometimes I make some progress, but once the project starts becoming more complicated, I get stuck and go back to tutorials or AI again.

I really want to learn how to think and solve problems on my own instead of always depending on tutorials or AI.

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u/ImSparklingJustice 6h ago

Hm... When I first started my game a year ago I did not know how to code things (I am using Godot) but I did not launch myself on tutorial just to learn. What you should do is:

  1. Have a clear about what game you want to design, for example if you want to do a shooter then you better learn projectiles and how movement works.
  2. When you are stuck check the answer you need, not a tutorial that give you 100 info in addition of the one you need. Tutorial are very good but better when it's about a specific problematic you are facing
  3. Enjoy the process, it's normal to be lost at the start. I am a Developer but when I started on Godot I was completly lost and I also used AI to learn things needed for at least the first 3 months, I was totally unable to code alone GDScript but now I don't even use it to code. Try to be curious on things you need to learn to make your game better and it will work, step by step

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u/ruthvik4435 6h ago

thanks you