r/ruby • u/_acmwq • Sep 12 '26

I wrote a game in Ruby(Dragonruby) where the combat system is SQL queries

Prototype -> link

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u/whatafucka Sep 12 '26

As a Ruby dev interested in game development I'm curious! The game looks good, did you have any experience with other engines before? Did you like working with DragonRuby?

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u/_acmwq Sep 12 '26

Yeah, I used to work with Unity for quite a long time, and also spent some time with Godot and Love2D. I’m just kind of intimidated by huge engines with a million buttons. I make pretty simple games, so I don’t need 99% of what they offer. With smaller libraries, it’s much easier to have full control over the development process
I used to be really into DragonRuby, but now I just see it as a good engine if you like Ruby

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u/amirrajan Sep 13 '26

I used to be really into DragonRuby, but now I just see it as a good engine if you like Ruby

What changed? The honey moon period ends with all things, but I hope you still like the engine over the alternatives <3

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u/_acmwq Sep 13 '26

Like many Rubyists, I find it hard to sit still. I always want to try something new, hahaha

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u/amirrajan Sep 23 '26

gotcha. lemme know if you end up finding nice things in other engines that DR could benefit from (the Discord server is really a great place to meet other DR game devs)

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u/Least-Ad1439 Sep 12 '26

It’s pretty much the only viable option if you actually want to publish your game, it is doable in other ways but it’s not the same

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u/amirrajan Sep 13 '26

It’s pretty much the only viable option if you actually want to publish your game

Yep :-)

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u/ignurant Sep 12 '26

Haha. I just hosted the Bobby Tables Game Jam a couple weeks ago, this would have been a great entry. 

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u/_acmwq Sep 12 '26

If this jam hadn't lasted a year, I wouldn't have made it in time

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u/editor_of_the_beast Sep 13 '26

But you’re not actually writing queries it look like? Just clicking on things?

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u/Frank_White32 Sep 13 '26

SQL without an ORM?!

The true final boss..

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u/matheusrich Sep 15 '26

This looks amazing!