5 Best Programming Languages For Android Game Development

Today, there are around 3.6 billion expected active Android smartphone users spread across 190 countries worldwide. Globally, Android takes 70.94% of the mobile operating system market share. (Source: Bankmycell) Android game development services are a booming business. As we write this, millions are sitting glued to their Android smartphones playing their favorite mobile games - PUBG, Coinmaster, Candy Crush Saga, Gardenscapes, and Garena Free Fire: Rampage, to name a few. 

With the competition so high and so many Android developers in the market, choosing the right development company for your game idea is important. GoodFirms’ list of Top Android Game Development Companies can help you make that decision, where Logic Simplified occupies prime position. Our full-scale design and development services are backed by the latest trends and are optimized for high performance on all devices, different screen sizes, and OS

While there are many programming languages available for Android game development, it is essential to choose the right one for your project. Let’s try to make that decision simple for you.   

5 Popular Programming Languages For Android Game Development 

Javascript 

Our company uses Javascript which is a user-friendly language and offers plenty of frameworks to work on.  Our game app developers use JavaScript engines that offer advanced-level facilities, comprehensive options of tools, and add-ons that improve the quality of the game development process compared to other engines. It has various frameworks and libraries - Phaser, Pixi.js, Babylon.js, Cocos2d, PlayCanvas, Kiwi.js, Panda Engine, MelonJS, QICI Engine, and CraftyJS that are open-source and free, with fast rendering for 2D and 3D elements, contributing to top-quality games. 

C#  

C# is a modern object-oriented programming language and is widely used for mobile games that are primarily programmed using the Unity game engine. C# is a high-level language and our game app developers are at ease with this programming language as it abstracts away many of the most complex tasks. Since the language itself is statistically typed, the code is checked before it is turned into a game application. So, it becomes easier to find errors which in turn saves time. Over the years, we have used C# to develop Android games and applications.

C++ 

C++ is another popular programming language used for building Android games. Our C++ developers use this lower-level language to build Android apps and games that run close to the hardware by getting the best performance out of it with limited use of resources. In addition, real-time operating system (RTOS) operations using C++ help control and time tasks, inter-task communication and synchronization, and memory management. Some popular C++ game engines are Unreal Engine, CryEngine, Lumberyard, Torque3D, and Source Engine. C++ is preferred for making heavy games for smartphones due to better customizability and 1 codebase maintenance. The compilation, as well as the execution time of C++ programs, is much faster when compared to most other languages and can be easily mixed with C/Assembly code to improve efficiency. 

TypeScript

This programming language follows “classic” Object-Oriented design, which plays nicely with many patterns and approaches prevailing in the game development industry. Logic Simplified has been building high-performing, cost-effective C++ Android games that run efficiently on all OS, from desktop apps to gaming consoles. Our team's best development practices and coding standards ensure that the software we create is reliable, scalable, and maintainable. When required, we use a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output which is TypeScript. 

Java

Android app development, including games, has traditionally used Java as its language, and it remains the most commonly used language for this purpose. Our team of Android developers uses Java for its powerful capabilities to build Android game applications that work as intended. A significant number of gaming apps in the Play Store are built with Java, and it is also the language most widely supported by Google. Java’s strong online community, along with a comprehensive suite of tools and libraries and extensive documentation, makes it a great choice for beginners. Plus, Android Studio, the official IDE for Android development, offers full support for Java.  

The game designers and developers at Logic Simplified understand the ropes of Android game development through different programming languages. Our development team has built many Android games using various programming languages and game engines like Unity and Unreal. If you have an Android game idea, contact our specialists and turn your idea into a real game! All you need is to contact our game design and development studio or write to enquiry@logicsimplified.com and we will get in touch with you soon.