You can build a 2d game in just about any language. For Java, http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/ http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/ is really popular these days. F

You can build a 2d game in just about any language. For Java, http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/ http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/ is really popular these days. For C++, you have unreal engine, but you can just roll your own with SDL or SFML. The /r/GameDev community on reddit has a wealth of information if you are just starting out, I'd start with http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/wiki/getting_started http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/wiki/getting_started and http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/wiki/engine_faq http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/wiki/engine_faq