Challenge to "Space Invaders from Scratch"

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Learn to build a Space Invaders game from scratch using C++ and SDL2, and improve your game development skills

beginner Published 27 Sept 2025
Action Steps
  1. Follow the Space Invaders from Scratch tutorial by Nick Tasios to learn game development basics
  2. Use SDL2 in C++ to create a simple game loop and handle entity management and rendering
  3. Structure your code to make it readable and maintainable
  4. Experiment with different game development techniques and libraries, such as SDL2
  5. Build and run your own Space Invaders game using the knowledge gained from the tutorial
Who Needs to Know This

Game developers, programmers, and beginners in C++ and game development can benefit from this tutorial to improve their skills in game loop structuring, entity management, and rendering

Key Insight

💡 Building a game from scratch can help improve programming skills, especially in areas like game loop structuring, entity management, and rendering

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Learn to build a Space Invaders game from scratch using C++ and SDL2, and improve your game development skills

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# Challenge to "Space Invaders from Scratch"

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Hi, I’m Minmin55.

I'm a full-stack engineer from Japan with 1.5 year of experience in Rails and React.

I'm currently learning C++ and improving my English skills at the same time.

This is my first game development project using this tutorial:

👉 [Space Invaders from Scratch by Nick Tasios](https://nicktasios.nl/posts/space-invaders-from-scratch-part-1.html)

### [](https://dev.to/minmin55/challenge-to-space-invaders-from-scratch-58ig#what-i-learned) 🧠 What I learned

* How to structure a simple game loop
* Basic use of SDL2 in C++
* Entity management and rendering
* The challenge of writing readable and maintainable code

### [](https://dev.to/minmin55/challenge-to-space-invaders-from-scratch-58ig#my-github-repository) ⚙️ My GitHub Repository

🔗 [GitHub - invader_game](https://github.com/Mimirin55/invader_game)

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