You need experience in a variety of different skills to make a video game. There is far more to it than simply coding. Unless you're making something very simple, you'll likely need a team to help you make it, because it's very difficult for a single person to master all the different skillets required to bring a video game to completion. You may also require startup funds to purchase those things that you or your team cannot fulfill with its skillset. Last but not least you need lots and lots of time dedicated to making a game. Game development is extremely time consuming. Here are a few of the basic skills you'll need to look into for game development: - 3D modeling and animation - PBR texturing - Visual effects artistry, lighting and graphic design - Sound effects, music - Programming, scripting, artificial intelligence - UI design - The game engine of your choice in order to build levels and put all these things together You CAN do it yourself, if you're planning to do something relatively simple. It's been done before. It just takes lots and lots of time and dedication. Look into these programs and look up tutorials for them if you're serious about it: - Blender (3D modeling and animation, free) - GIMP (PBR texturing and graphic design, free) - Unity (C#) or Unreal Engine (C++) (both are free) There are also lots of resources out there that are free and royalty free, I suggest taking advantage of them when appropriate. However if you use only free resources in your game to avoid learning the skills needed, I'm afraid your game may come out very low quality and you won't really be able to make the kind of game you want, and people who play it will definitely be able to tell.
