# It ain't easy making a high-performance game. I want to cry

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**Tags:** games\
**Created:** [November 26, 2023, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/it-aint-easy-making-a-high-performance-game-i-want-to-cry/106735 "2023-11-26T11:13:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mason](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mason/32/2423_2.png) [@Mason](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Mason)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/it-aint-easy-making-a-high-performance-game-i-want-to-cry/106735/2 "2023-11-26T13:34:37Z")

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Video games are some of the most complicated software stacks in the world. Making even a very simple video game from scratch is probably better thought of as a life-long project, not a quick couple of afternoons unless you’re just wanting to make tic-tac-toe.

If this is something you really want to do, I’d encourage you to keep it up, but if you’re already this upset, I think that’s a serious sign of misaligned expectations.

It’s probably best to think of this project as a way to teach yourself about programming and various ideas in game design. **Focus on the journey, not the destination, because if we’re being honest, it’s very unlikely you’ll make it to the destination you appear to have in mind.**

But that’s okay! Unfinished projects can still be very rewarding, so long as you enjoyed the process.

To quote your own words:

> [@Should we make a push into gaming industry?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/should-we-make-a-push-into-gaming-industry/98792/5):
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> To clarify, who said it’s gonna be easy?  
> I’m asking if we could create a game engine/etc to get Julia ready for game development.  
> We’re greedy! We want more!

It ain’t easy being greedy!

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