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You know, taking a look at your profile tells me that you are quite desperately searching for fellows who will form a game creation group with you. However, imho, Hashnode is the wrong place for asking such a question. We are a community who wants to discuss stuff and grow our abilities by writing articles and sharing news and links. We are not a wanted-list or quest-board. While I say that, I also think that having a dedicated area for searching people and jobs would be great! Afaik, the Hashnode team is already working on this idea, so it might become reality at some point.

Writing a good question

Since you urgently want a group nevertheless, let me help you rephrase the question, so that it fits in and can become a real discussion, which is interesting for many people, not only for you. Try to spark a discussion by asking for ways to find a group instead of asking for a group itself. For example:

Finding an interest group


I am looking for a group of game developers,
with whom I can learn and create a game in Java.
Unfortunately, I don't even know where to start looking :(

How do you guys find a (programming) interest-group
if you want to work with others on a project?

Such a question can be answered by a lot of people, and it is interesting for other users who are also searching for fellow programmers (I have seen such questions pop up from time to time and back in the days I also yearned for a group to learn and grow with). Ideally, one of the answers leads to a solution for your initial problem.

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Getting an answer

So let's see. If I had to answer my above question, I would first of all think about tools I already use which would allow me to contribute to a project. Contribution usually is the first step to becoming part of a team or group. You could search on GitHub or Reddit for games written in Java, which are active with few developers working on them. Take a look at the code, open issues, or open your own discussion there and ask in what way you can help. Then I would wonder: are there actually small game projects on GitHub or Reddit? Probably... a few. Maybe you cannot find one which is to you liking. In that case, why not just start alone? Put together a simple game design, upload it, write some code, then go to a community to discuss it and get feedback. Reddit usually yields good results and often people start contributing if they like what they see and feel like you have enough motivation to finish the project. One example of a rather successful game WIP is Yandere Simulator, which actually even started on 4chan. A lot of people want to contribute for free! In the end, I would still ponder, if that isn't too big for you, since you are quite at the beginning, if I understand you right, however personally, I learn the best when I sit down in front of a huge mountain and start working on flattening it with a very small shovel. Start out small. Create the simple games I suggested alone, then go to something bigger and find people who want to work on that project :)

On that note, it always is easier to find people who want to work on a project than people who want to work with you, because with a project, they can easily decide if they like it, however you are a person, so they would have to get to know you first, which is way toooo much of a hazzle to decide that they will create some unknown project with you, which they might not even like ;)