2x Thanks! I'm using C++, SFML (graphics framework), and SQLite (for data storage/saves). Game & engine is developed from the ground up. A lot of people choos

2x Thanks! I'm using C++, SFML (graphics framework), and SQLite (for data storage/saves). Game & engine is developed from the ground up. A lot of people choose existing engines for their games. I definitely would if I were to go 3D. With 2D grid based games, it's not too difficult to get an engine up and running. It took me around 6 weeks IIRC (no physics or networking code though) to have basic tile placement functionality and outputting the game world to the screen.