What do i need to learn to make a game like haven and hearth

[MagicManICT]

C# is C++ with certain functionality removed and with Microsoft's .Net Common Language Runtime added over the top.

The ideas for the .Net CLR are very similar to what the design principle of Java is, at least on desktop or larger computing devices: develop machine independent code that can run on any system that supports the .Net platform without recompiling. I don't think .Net includes room for the ME version (which is what Android and other mobile OSes use) or embedded devices, but it's been a while since I've looked at the design docs.

The difference is that .Net hasn't been widely adopted compared to Java for several reasons that, 10+ years later, Microsoft still hasn't fully addressed.

[razfen]

You can take the easy way and just get a proprietary game engine, make your own resources (textures, sounds etc) and click away.

The hard way... Well, I highly suggest taking a look at programming.

Everyone talks about what language to use, but it honestly doesn't matter. Instead you should look at what API to use (I recommend SDL for your first project).

[MagicManICT]

What engine you use for the game a lot of the time dictates the language, anyway. Odds are, it's going to be C++ (URE, CryEngine, Source, others), C# (Unity), or Java. If you go mobile, it's Java or Objective C (iOS) (C# for Windows 10 Mobile IIRC, but does anyone actually have a Windows phone?).

[NOOBY93]

Nah, syntax is pretty much identical to C++. The higher concepts are more Java like, sure, but then you're not really gonna be concerned with those as a beginner.

C# syntax and Java syntax are pretty much the same IIRC

[DamJNeT]

From a beginner perspective, I've tried a bit of both, and they seemed pretty similar yeah.

[xChapx]

Sorry for not entering in details, i just said i wanted to make a game and didn't specify what i wanted to know, i already know how to program but i don't know which techniques are used in video games, the other day i was reading about state machines and i was intrigued, wanted to know if there are more best practice techniques for game programming, after writing this i also think i should ask in other places too haha

[Granger]

Sorry for not entering in details, i just said i wanted to make a game and didn't specify what i wanted to know, i already know how to program but i don't know which techniques are used in video games, the other day i was reading about state machines and i was intrigued, wanted to know if there are more best practice techniques for game programming, after writing this i also think i should ask in other places too haha

I suggest you start with a clone of pong and work your way up from there.

[MagicManICT]

Pong is easy, but as a beginning programmer, it's a great start. (For shits & giggles, I made a version of pong that runs in an excel spreadsheet. Requires Office 6 or something like that, and the HDD it's on is probably bad after sitting on the shelf for 20 years.)

There's no easy way to answer your question other than "everything" as game development requires a really diverse set of tools and is entirely dependent on what kind of game you're making. It also depends on what platform and engine you're using. You'll need far fewer working with Gamemaker or RPG Maker than Unity, and fewer with Unity than with URE, Source, or CryEngine (or something similar). You'll need to know all of it if you decide to create your own engine.

[sMartins]

Use this engine to start with Javascript: http://lib.ivank.net/
Easy,powerfull and free.

[Potjeh]

What engine you use for the game a lot of the time dictates the language, anyway. Odds are, it's going to be C++ (URE, CryEngine, Source, others), C# (Unity), or Java.

Unity also supports Javascript