Do you want to build professional-level games using C++, the world's fastest and most powerful language?

Welcome to the "50 Days of Professional Game Development with SDL2" — a step-by-step guide that will transform beginners into confident and skilled C++ game developers using SDL2 (Simple DirectMedia Layer) — one of the most powerful and widely used game development libraries.

In this course, we will begin by introducing SDL2, and with each passing day, we will move on to cover more and more advanced-level topics of SDL2. After covering each concept, you will be given an assignment specifically tailored to that topic, so you can get more hands-on practice.

In just 50 days, you will go from understanding basic graphics and window creation to building full-fledged professional games.

SDL2 is the industry-standard C++ library used in:

• Indie game development

• Game engines (like Unity and Unreal under the hood)

• Emulators

• High-performance desktop and embedded systems

This is not just theory. Every day of this course focuses on hands-on, practical development with mini-projects, assignments, and real-world implementations.

To reinforce your understanding, we’ve included:

• Challenges to test your learning

• Weekly assignments focused on building components from scratch (e.g., collision detection, text animation)

• Mini projects combining multiple SDL2 features

• Final Game Assignments – where you’ll build and showcase your very own game!

You’ll also get hints, solutions, and community support along the way.

What Will You Achieve?

By the end of this 50-day course, you will:

• Understand how SDL2 works under the hood

• Be able to create games entirely in C++

• Handle audio, fonts, inputs, rendering, and animations

• Know how to manage collision detection and physics

• Be confident in managing object states, levels, scoring, and menus

• Have your own collection of playable games

• Be ready to start your own indie game or join a development team

Let's Get Started!