Game Development Books

Starting point for anyone wanting to learn how to program using C++.

Lessons based on C++ to make a 2D game on Windows.

Intended for an audience that already knows a bit of Java. Covers 2D and 3D games.

Cross-platform 2D game development using C and the Allegro framework.

2D game development for Windows using DirectX and C++.

Cross-platform 3D development using OpenGL.

Explains what game engines do and how to create one. Covers OGRE, SDL, and BASS.

Explains good game engines at a high level - it doesn't go deep into programming.

Introduction to the AI techniques used in video games.

Tips and techniques used for cross-platform development. Covers cross-platform APIs, build systems, scripting, and more.

Create 2D games for Linux using the open source SDL library.

Walks through creating nine games using Game Maker.

Unity is a cross-platform game engine. This book is a walkthrough of the unity environment using a full 3D mini-game as an example.

Cocos2D is an iPhone game development framework. This book includes a hands-on project building a 2D viking game.

Build games for Android mobile phones.

Making Computer and Mobile Games