It depends on the kind of game you're making, but C# is a less ideal language because of garbage collection. Fighting GC pauses are no fun when you're trying to

It depends on the kind of game you're making, but C# is a less ideal language because of garbage collection. Fighting GC pauses are no fun when you're trying to make a real-time game. C++ is largely used because of speed, memory control, and momentum with tools, libraries and experience.