I second Godot. You can make cross platform/mobile games with it. The IDE itself is built with the engine which is rather cool. Fair warning, the syntax is pyt

I second Godot. You can make cross platform/mobile games with it. The IDE itself is built with the engine which is rather cool. Fair warning, the syntax is python inspired but not compatible, which most of the time that will trip you up. My second suggestion, is for your first project to develop a top down 2D (instead of a classical side scroller), using itch.io assets. To get a nice jump feeling for a side scroller 2D game, you straight ahead have to start using a state machine and fiddle a bunch, no hand holding with that.