I mean would I need a host/server from the net like when putting a website up? How much do they usually cost?

Putting a website up?

Are you talking about HTML5 Games?

For most games, which are not massively multiplayer or don't require lot of authentication, shared hosting will suit well.

Otherwise you'll need vps hosting or dedicated server hosting.

How much do they usually cost?

For shared hosting, you have Dream Host, Blue Host, Hostgator, etc.

Here are some rated options for VPS and dedicated server hosting:

• Digital Ocean
• Linode
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform

Check out the pricing yourself!

For the last 2 options, you can get a lot of free credits.

Actually, I would suggest starting out with learning game development first.

Since, before I started I had various doubts about how various things work and I wasted a lot of time dreaming about those things.

Here are answers to some common questions before starting out, they helped me a lot.

http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TommyRefenes/20130107/184432/How_do_I_get_started_programming_games.php

More getting started resources, they would give some more insight:

• http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/technical/game-programming/your-first-step-to-game-development-starts-here-r2976 (here at gamedev.net!)
• http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2011/08/04/I-want-to-be-a-game-developer.aspx

Good Luck!

There are some free options for VPS hosting also. But these will have some limitations (you are learning :D).

• Cloud9
• Codeanywhere
• Nitrous

I suggest you start with simple SINGLEPLAYER games first before worrying too much about the cost of servers.

Because without a client you have no game at all. And creating that client, the game logic, and the content is already enough to learn about for years.

The usual routine is to start with simple 2D games like pacman, and slowly move up the ladder until you reach your destination (be it 16bit style 2D sidescrollers with pixel art, or 3D openworld sandbox games).

When you are competent enough to actually build your game client, I would start worrying about the server part.

Of course, if you are already skilled enough, it might make sense to write the server before creating the client. For learning purposes, that sounds the wrong way around to me.

But that is me, of course you can start with the game server if you like writing servers more than having a working game (without multiplayer, but at least you can move things around). Just pointing out that you might put the cart before the horse.

Good luck!

I mean would I need a host/server from the net like when putting a website up? How much do they usually cost?

Putting a website up?
Are you talking about HTML5 Games?
For most games, which are not massively multiplayer or don't require lot of authentication, shared hosting will suit well.
Otherwise you'll need vps hosting or dedicated server hosting.

How much do they usually cost?
For shared hosting, you have Dream Host, Blue Host, Hostgator, etc.
Here are some rated options for VPS and dedicated server hosting:

• Digital Ocean
• Linode
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform

Check out the pricing yourself!
For the last 2 options, you can get a lot of free credits.

Actually, I would suggest starting out with learning game development first.
Since, before I started I had various doubts about how various things work and I wasted a lot of time dreaming about those things.

Here are answers to some common questions before starting out, they helped me a lot.
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TommyRefenes/20130107/184432/How_do_I_get_started_programming_games.php

More getting started resources, they would give some more insight:

• http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/technical/game-programming/your-first-step-to-game-development-starts-here-r2976 (here at gamedev.net!)
• http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2011/08/04/I-want-to-be-a-game-developer.aspx

Good Luck!

I suggest you start with simple SINGLEPLAYER games first before worrying too much about the cost of servers.

Because without a client you have no game at all. And creating that client, the game logic, and the content is already enough to learn about for years.

The usual routine is to start with simple 2D games like pacman, and slowly move up the ladder until you reach your destination (be it 16bit style 2D sidescrollers with pixel art, or 3D openworld sandbox games).
When you are competent enough to actually build your game client, I would start worrying about the server part.
Of course, if you are already skilled enough, it might make sense to write the server before creating the client. For learning purposes, that sounds the wrong way around to me.


But that is me, of course you can start with the game server if you like writing servers more than having a working game (without multiplayer, but at least you can move things around). Just pointing out that you might put the cart before the horse.

Good luck!

Depends on where you put the game, If you make a mobile game for Android then you'd upload it to google playstore and the people only need to download the game off the store, or if you're using a game website like kongregate for browser games, same again they can play in the browser using Kongregates stuff.

Of course if you want to direct people to your own website to download the games you'd need to mess around with servers and hosting for yourself that way.

I could search this on google but I prefer automated multiple answers hehe.

This is, for reference, quite rude.