love2d is great. I've dabbled with a bunch of game engines and am an avid lover of Processing and p5.js, both of which are great for learning to code. Love2d is

love2d is great. I've dabbled with a bunch of game engines and am an avid lover of Processing and p5.js, both of which are great for learning to code. Love2d is right up there with them, though the documentation is less newbie-oriented, IMO. The best thing for you to do would be to go through this tutorial yourself and then decide if you think it would be appropriate for your kid. http://sheepolution.com/learn/book/contents http://sheepolution.com/learn/book/contents