I'm so frustrated with tutorials that show you how to start a game but never finish it. I want to find complete game tutorial resources that take you from concept to completion. I'm talking about tutorials that cover everything: gameplay mechanics, UI/UX, audio, optimization, and publishing. Has anyone found any good complete game tutorial series that actually result in a playable, finished game? I'm open to any engine but prefer something with good game development documentation.
Brackeys' 'How to make a Video Game' series on YouTube is a classic for a reason. He takes you through creating a complete 2D game from start to finish, including menus, audio, and publishing. The series is a bit old but the concepts are timeless, and there are updated versions by other creators following his structure.
The 'Create with Code' course on Unity Learn is exactly what you want. It's a free, official course that takes you through building a complete game with all the polish. What's great is that it's project-based - you're not just learning concepts, you're building an actual game that you could show in a portfolio.
I feel your frustration! What helped me was finding tutorial series that are explicitly labeled as 'complete game' tutorials. Channels like 'Code Monkey' and 'Jason Weimann' often do series where they build a game from start to finish over 20-30 videos. These are gold because they show the entire process, including the boring parts like UI and saving.
Check out GameDev.tv's 'Complete Unity Developer' course. It's structured as multiple game projects that get progressively more complex. Each project is complete and polished, and they cover different genres so you learn varied techniques. The course is huge (like 100+ hours) but you end up with several portfolio-ready games.