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A comment on Ask HN: 9-yo son wants to build a game, I'm lost. What can I do?.

Re:Ask HN: 9-yo son wants to build a game, I'm lost. What ca... by bitpow on Thursday January 18, 2024 @08:56AM (#39041691)
My son started making games in Scratch at around 8 or 9. He eventually graduated to Pico-8 and at 12 that is still his preferred tool for making games.

A few threads here recommend pico-8, however, you said he specifically wants the game to be 3D.

The developer of pico-8 has another project named Voxatron which is similarly accessible like pico-8, but for 3D gaming.

Worth a look: https://www.lexaloffle.com/voxatron.php

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Re:Ask HN: 9-yo son wants to build a game, I'm lost. What ca... by bit_shifter on Friday January 19, 2024 @11:15AM (#39057126)
Voxatron is what came to mind for me given OP's requirements. I own it but still haven't used it myself, but given it's from the same group as pico-8, I would bet it fits the bill perfectly.
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