Game Programming Patterns
This is the book I wish I had when I started making games,
Game Programming Patterns launched on June 22, 2017 with 5 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
What it does
I’m here to help! Game Programming Patterns is a collection of patterns I found in games that make code cleaner, easier to understand, and faster . This is the book I wish I had when I started making games, and now I want you to have it. It’s available in four formats: Nope! Each format has every chapter in full, every illustration, and all of the asides you know and love. Even the free web version. First of all, thank you for caring about this! Since I self-published, I set the prices so that the royalties are about the same for each format. (I also get the lion’s share of the money since there’s no publisher taking a cut.) Buy the format you want and I’ll get…from gameprogrammingpatterns.com
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