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starting a small 2D game today, which engine would you pick?
poll51 viewsOct 15, 2026

starting a small 2D game today, which engine would you pick?

Jake Morrison@jakemakesgames

October 15, 2026 · 1 min read

51 views4 comments
14 votesEnds Oct 22, 2026

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Jake Morrison

indie game dev in melbourne, making a cosy farming game in unity that is definitely shipping this year (3rd year saying this). shaders, pixel art, coffee

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Olivia Martin@liv_codes
voted custom engine bc im learning rust and i have no self preservation
2 net votes
Tomasz Kowalski@tomasz_k
Custom engine is how you learn a lot and ship nothing. Do it, but small. Pong first, not MMO.
1 net votes
Olivia Martin@liv_codes
pong in rust by the weekend. tomasz if i finish it u have to play it
2 net votes
Jake Morrison@jakemakesgames
honestly if i was starting fresh i'd try godot for a small 2D thing. the 2D workflow is lovely and the editor is tiny. but 3 years of unity muscle memory says no
2 net votes