I had the exact same thought: a Vampire Survivors clone seems like a genuinely great first game project. The core gameplay is really simple but actually fun (un

I had the exact same thought: a Vampire Survivors clone seems like a genuinely great first game project. The core gameplay is really simple but actually fun (unlike making a Pong clone or whatever), and drawing hundreds of sprites and particles on-screen forces you to learn how to use the GPU and collision detection properly.