You don't need coding experience to create your first game — just a free game engine, a vision, and passion. Read on to learn how to make a video game.

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Believe it or not you can use Microsoft's Visual Studio Code from your web browser, or at least, versions of it.

Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide.