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name: pc-games
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description: "PC and console game development principles. Engine selection, platform features, optimization strategies."
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risk: unknown
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source: community
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date_added: "2026-02-27"
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# PC/Console Game Development
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> Engine selection and platform-specific principles.
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## 1. Engine Selection
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### Decision Tree
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```
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What are you building?
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│
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├── 2D Game
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│ ├── Open source important? → Godot
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│ └── Large team/assets? → Unity
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│
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├── 3D Game
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│ ├── AAA visual quality? → Unreal
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│ ├── Cross-platform priority? → Unity
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│ └── Indie/open source? → Godot 4
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│
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└── Specific Needs
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├── DOTS performance? → Unity
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├── Nanite/Lumen? → Unreal
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└── Lightweight? → Godot
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```
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### Comparison
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| Factor | Unity 6 | Godot 4 | Unreal 5 |
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|--------|---------|---------|----------|
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| 2D | Good | Excellent | Limited |
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| 3D | Good | Good | Excellent |
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| Learning | Medium | Easy | Hard |
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| Cost | Revenue share | Free | 5% after $1M |
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| Team | Any | Solo-Medium | Medium-Large |
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## 2. Platform Features
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### Steam Integration
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| Feature | Purpose |
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|---------|---------|
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| Achievements | Player goals |
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| Cloud Saves | Cross-device progress |
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| Leaderboards | Competition |
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| Workshop | User mods |
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| Rich Presence | Show in-game status |
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### Console Requirements
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| Platform | Certification |
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|----------|--------------|
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| PlayStation | TRC compliance |
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| Xbox | XR compliance |
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| Nintendo | Lotcheck |
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## 3. Controller Support
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### Input Abstraction
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Map ACTIONS, not buttons:
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- "confirm" → A (Xbox), Cross (PS), B (Nintendo)
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- "cancel" → B (Xbox), Circle (PS), A (Nintendo)
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```
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### Haptic Feedback
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| Intensity | Use |
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|-----------|-----|
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| Light | UI feedback |
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| Medium | Impacts |
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| Heavy | Major events |
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## 4. Performance Optimization
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### Profiling First
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| Engine | Tool |
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|--------|------|
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| Unity | Profiler Window |
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| Godot | Debugger → Profiler |
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| Unreal | Unreal Insights |
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### Common Bottlenecks
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| Bottleneck | Solution |
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|------------|----------|
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| Draw calls | Batching, atlases |
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| GC spikes | Object pooling |
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| Physics | Simpler colliders |
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| Shaders | LOD shaders |
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## 5. Engine-Specific Principles
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### Unity 6
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- DOTS for performance-critical systems
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- Burst compiler for hot paths
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- Addressables for asset streaming
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### Godot 4
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- GDScript for rapid iteration
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- C# for complex logic
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- Signals for decoupling
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### Unreal 5
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- Blueprint for designers
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- C++ for performance
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- Nanite for high-poly environments
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- Lumen for dynamic lighting
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## 6. Anti-Patterns
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| ❌ Don't | ✅ Do |
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| Choose engine by hype | Choose by project needs |
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| Ignore platform guidelines | Study certification requirements |
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| Hardcode input buttons | Abstract to actions |
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| Skip profiling | Profile early and often |
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> **Remember:** Engine is a tool. Master the principles, then adapt to any engine.
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## When to Use
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This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.
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