Questions in Game Dev

Most of the time I have trouble coming up with concepts for fun games, are there are any stratagies for brainstorming that you could recomend?

Any tips for making a good puzzle game? I'm having a little trouble coming up with a good central mechanic that works well with a story and isn't too... all over the place.
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Is there a way to make a 2D rpg game using visual studios c++. Or at least a text game with graphics?

What free game program is actually good for making 3D or 2D games? I have been told that certain free programs for making games are awesome while also being told the same one sucks really suck and just need some first hand experience.

Developing the game is the easy part. Getting people to download it is the hard part. My games are so basic because they are just words. Nobody will download. What should i do?

Hi! Can you help me? I want to create images like the ones on the 80s' computers. Something between Atari 2600 and NES. Does anyone has a tutorial to share?

Thanks =)

Any great information for game development, such as Software I can use, Tutorials, or Communities besides this one? (of course I am going to stay here). I have a lot of ideas but 3D games, and pixel games are my main focus. Such as #fnaf and #horror. Thx!

Is creating your own language a good idea?

who is from Ukraine or Europe. Give me a message.

Just downloaded unity after finding out the world of .obj files and thought about putting them to good use, any tips?