Brackeys

Brackeys is a channel that teaches people how to make video games. All of its content is free, and it runs a large online community and a regular game jam.

Tutorials cover game engines such as Unity and Godot, programming and game design. Videos start from the basics, like moving a character or setting up a camera, and build up to complete small games. The style is upbeat and well edited, with clear on screen code. The channel paused for several years and has since returned with new Godot tutorials.

Some highlights include:

A full beginner’s tutorial that makes a complete small game in the Godot engine.

How to make a simple 2D game in Unity, from an empty project to something playable.

A short guide to getting started with programming, aimed at total beginners.

Brackeys has over 1.9 million subscribers.

Making games is one of the most fun ways to learn to code. The same skills, from programming logic to physics and maths, are used in software engineering, simulation and computer graphics. These tutorials are a good way into computer science, and a game made by following them could make a great project for a personal statement. Game jams, where people build a game in a set time, are also good practice for working to a brief and a deadline, just as engineers do.